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AustraliaWhat price freedom? A Hazara refugee reflects on the sacrifices needed to feel safe
By Edith Bevin Najibeh Jafari fled Afghanistan as a refugee, but it was in Tasmania that she was forced to abandon an important part of her religion and culture to protect herself from persecution. Who are...
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AustraliaA tougher language test would punish women like my mother, who have lost everything
by Abdul Karim Hekmat My mother studied Australian history and politics for months to pass the citizenship test. It was painful, to say the least. It’s easy for an English-speaking, white politician to legislate a language...
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AustraliaWhy the Enlightenment Movement of Afghanistan Matters
by @NikValentini The rally in Canberra that was organized by thousands of Hazara activists who support the Enlightening Movement to raise requests of equality, peace and democracy, lift up also one of their main concerns: forced...
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AustraliaTerminally ill Pakistani refugee’s plea to be reunited with family
Rebekah Cavanagh A TERMINALLY ill Pakistani refugee has made a desperate plea to the government to allow him to be reunited with his family. Khadim Hazara says it is a matter of life and death...
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AustraliaColombo Plan scholarship for Hazara refugee high achiever
By Marija Jovanovic From a life of limited education opportunities in Afghanistan, Wahida Samim has become one of Australia’s highest achieving university students. Wahida Samim, 20, still remembers her first few days in Australia....
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AustraliaAdelaide student Ali Wahidi achieves academic success, wins Andrew Knox scholarship
By Simon Royal PHOTO: Ali Wahidi now plans to study medicine. (ABC News) MAP: Elizabeth 5112 Ali Wahidi arrived in Australia from Afghanistan without a word of English, but at 17 he has graduated from...
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AustraliaOn the Return of Hazaras to Afghanistan
Prof. William Maley: 1. I have been asked to provide an expert opinion on the safety of return to Afghanistan for members of the Hazara minority. I am Professor of Diplomacy at the Asia-Pacific College...
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AustraliaAsylum seekers in Indonesia say they won’t exploit Australia-US resettlement deal
by Adam Harvey ABC News [sgmb id=”1″] Asylum seekers awaiting resettlement in Indonesia say they are not about to jump on boats to try to take advantage of Australia’s refugee deal with the United States....
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AustraliaRefugees find hope in classroom despite uncertain future
Melissa Yeo, Parramatta Advertiser “Your body is in the classroom; but where is your heart?” Hazara refugees fill a classroom in Auburn for their nightly English lessons. The topic for the class is seasons and...
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AustraliaBoat survivor: I am a refugee with a voice, not just a statistic
By Najeeba Wazefadost Najeeba Wazefadost with Afghan refugee students in Iran, where she helps with education expenses. As world leaders gather in New York to discuss refugees and migration, I want to use my voice...
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