Final week to enjoy Ramadan Nights at Lakemba

Final week to enjoy Ramadan Nights at Lakemba

The Ramadan Nights Festival at Lakemba which began on 2 April has entered its final week and will be concluding on Friday 1 May, 2022. The festival has been taking place on Haldon Street and Railway Parade of Lakemba in the city of Canterbury-Bankstown. The streets...

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Dysmorphia

Dysmorphia

TW: Body-shaming, mental illness, body dysmorphia I have a fear of mirrors.  Let me rephrase that –  I have a fear of my  reflection on the mirror.  I hate the face that  looks back when I look  into the mirror.   It does not look like me – it feels grotesque,...

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Exploring Dreamtime: art and stories

Exploring Dreamtime: art and stories

Many international students desire to learn more about Australian Indigenous culture. Here, Ishmamul Haque provides a brief guide to Dreamtime beliefs for our international students. Aboriginal people are part of the oldest continuing culture in the world. A vital...

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Humans of Western Sydney: Zareen Islam

Humans of Western Sydney: Zareen Islam

Zareen Islam is a first year information and communications technology (ICT) student at Western Sydney University, majoring in networking. Born in Bangladesh, she made Australia her home when she came to Sydney as a high-school student. An aspiring henna artist, an...

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Love in the time of Corona

Love in the time of Corona

  #1. Keep it classy with a candle-lit dinner on Zoom Missing the fancy, dimly-lit, romantic ambience of a restaurant? We’ve got you covered. Utilise the time in isolation to brush up on your culinary skill. Find a recipe you both like and get cooking. Update...

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Alexandria Burnham and ‘Swallow’: WestWords and Publishing

  Read Part 1: the Writing here.    Award-winning writer and WestWords Creative Producer Alexandria Burnham’s debut novel ‘Swallow’ will be released in November 2025, after she announced in May that WestWords Books acquired publishing rights.    From Creative to...

Alexandria Burnham and ‘Swallow’: the Writing

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