14 Days at Home
Parwana Amiri is an author, poet and activist from Afghanistan who is living in Greece since September 2019. Her poetry may seem softly written, but it contains hidden stories and bitter truths. This poem is a direct reflection of Parwana and her family’s condition during 14 days of quarantine. During pandemics many of us experience being left alone, at home, with less passion, but no dark sky stays dark and there is a light behind each dismal, scary night. What we all need to know is that as [...]
Don’t look at me like that
Parwana Amiri is an author, poet and activist from Afghanistan who is living in Greece since September 2019. Her poetry may seem softly written, but it contains hidden stories and bitter truths.This poem is a direct reflection of her nights, her days, and her time in an effort to change her life for the better. She is not the only person, the only young girl or the only youth, who experiences these scenes and will the expectations she may have from society there is no support in her side, [...]
Culture Is To Survive: THE NUBIAN STORY
The Nubian story is the story of the culture, discrimination and displacement of the Black Egyptian ethnic group; the Nubians. Starting in Ancient Nubia, the story unfolds itself and guides the viewer through the tragic immigration and displacement of the Nubian people in the 1960s. Stretching along the Nile river from Aswan, Egypt to Khartoum, Sudan, was the home of 50,000 nubians. Attached to the Nile and the rich land, the Nubians were moved into villages miles away from the river. Thousands of families are displaced [...]
The Bride of Snow
Parwana Amiri is an author, poet and activist from Afghanistan who is living in Greece since September 2019. Her poetry may seem softly written, but it contains hidden stories and bitter truths. In the camps we face many pains, problems and tough conditions. When it snowed it was as though the snow could cover all our problems - covering the colours of nature and the colours of our pain so that all you could see was the smile on our faces. This poem is inspired by all nice [...]
Keep me Drugged
Parwana Amiri is an author, poet and activist from Afghanistan who is living in Greece since September 2019. Her poetry may seem softly written, but it contains hidden stories and bitter truths. Lots of young people are suffering from addiction in the camp where she lives. Their passion gets wasted as they lose their desire to live and stay active in these limited spaces. Some people in the camp are addicted to alcohol, some to games and others to hashish. Drugs are easily to access in the local [...]
The Political Fabric in Kenya and its Impact on Youth Employment
Scenes from riots in Kenya in 2007 By Winnie Linnet Globally, politics plays a very crucial role in the growth and stability of countries. Thus, it is a matter that attracts important discussion worldwide. No country can escape this topic since governments are initiated by politics and one cannot exist without the other. The distinguishing feature is the nature of politics practised - healthy or unhealthy. Stability, growth, and development are characteristics of healthy politics, these factors are not evident when it comes to a lot of [...]