Miran Hosny is proud of her Egyptian heritage. But you won't know she has Egyptian heritage if you hear her Arabic dialect, simply because she cannot associate herself with belonging to Egypt only. She was born and lived all her life in Australia, in a neighbourhood full of migrants who come from different countries and cultures that influenced her composition and understanding of her Arab identity. Although she speaks Arabic, she is frequently criticised for not speaking the Egyptian...

Miran Hosny is proud of her Egyptian heritage. But you won't know she has Egyptian heritage if you hear her Arabic dialect, simply because she cannot associate herself with belonging to Egypt only. She was born and lived all her life in Australia, in a neighbourhood full of migrants who come from different countries and cultures that influenced her composition and understanding of her Arab identity. Although she speaks Arabic, she is frequently criticised for not speaking the Egyptian...

Abdulrahman Hammoud went to an Islamic school where he found solidarity to fast during Ramadan, celebrate Eid, and saw his friends’ mothers wearing hijabs. He did not feel different and never questioned himself for holding the Arab Muslim identity. But this world, which is ideal for some migrants, disappeared when he first set foot in university, a world where he found himself a stranger and a target for people who didn't welcome diversity. - عبدالرحمن حمود عاش معظم سنوات عمره في عالم لا...

Abdulrahman Hammoud went to an Islamic school where he found solidarity to fast during Ramadan, celebrate Eid, and saw his friends’ mothers wearing hijabs. He did not feel different and never questioned himself for holding the Arab Muslim identity. But this world, which is ideal for some migrants, disappeared when he first set foot in university, a world where he found himself a stranger and a target for people who didn't welcome diversity. - عبدالرحمن حمود عاش معظم سنوات عمره في عالم لا...

Ruby Hamad refused to reveal her Arabic identity and her ability to speak the language outside of her home. It broke her father's heart. She explains how some second-generation Arab-Australians are “avoiding racism” and attempting to fit in, from a young age. - روبي حمد كانت ترفض الكشف عن هويتها العربية ومقدرتها على تحدث اللغة خارج المنزل، وهذا كما وصفته كسر قلب والدها ثلاث مرات وربما أكثر. واليوم تحكي لنا عن تجربة مشتركة بينها وبين الجيل الثاني من الشباب العربي الأسترالي، وكيف يحاولون منذ...

Ruby Hamad refused to reveal her Arabic identity and her ability to speak the language outside of her home. It broke her father's heart. She explains how some second-generation Arab-Australians are “avoiding racism” and attempting to fit in, from a young age. - روبي حمد كانت ترفض الكشف عن هويتها العربية ومقدرتها على تحدث اللغة خارج المنزل، وهذا كما وصفته كسر قلب والدها ثلاث مرات وربما أكثر. واليوم تحكي لنا عن تجربة مشتركة بينها وبين الجيل الثاني من الشباب العربي الأسترالي، وكيف يحاولون منذ...

Ryan Al-Natour is a young man who lived most of his life in western Sydney, within a very multicultural space. He never thought how his cultural identity and appearance would impact on his settlement and acceptance one day in Rockhampton, North Queensland. He often had to stand up and defend the good people in his community; “They are not all terrorists and trouble makers". Ryan is seen as Muslim-Lebanese, despite being Christian –Palestinian. - ريان الناطور شاب فلسطيني أسترالي عاش معظم سنين...

Ryan Al-Natour is a young man who lived most of his life in western Sydney, within a very multicultural space. He never thought how his cultural identity and appearance would impact on his settlement and acceptance one day in Rockhampton, North Queensland. He often had to stand up and defend the good people in his community; “They are not all terrorists and trouble makers". Ryan is seen as Muslim-Lebanese, despite being Christian –Palestinian. - ريان الناطور شاب فلسطيني أسترالي عاش معظم سنين...

Amani Haydar is a young woman of Lebanese descent. She had a restricted social life as a child and was deprived of her mother in horrible circumstances. Her experience with her parents' migration to Australia revolved around a thin line between the expectations that migrants imposed on their children, and their cruelty in forcing their children to meet those expectations. Today, Amani stands against domestic violence after her father killed her mother four years ago. - أماني حيدر عاشت حياة...

Amani Haydar is a young woman of Lebanese descent. She had a restricted social life as a child and was deprived of her mother in horrible circumstances. Her experience with her parents' migration to Australia revolved around a thin line between the expectations that migrants imposed on their children, and their cruelty in forcing their children to meet those expectations. Today, Amani stands against domestic violence after her father killed her mother four years ago. - أماني حيدر عاشت حياة...

Sara Saleh speaks about a dilemma that may face some migrants – where to be buried after death. How can an Arab-Australian woman with a migrant background, mixed between Egyptian and Lebanese-Palestinian, decide in which country her body would be buried? How can she choose? - سارة صالح تشاركنا بتجربتها الشخصية حول معضلة تواجه الكثير من المهاجرين والمواطنين المنحدرين من أصول عربية – وهي مكان الدفن. كيف يمكن لامرأة عربية – استرالية، تنحدر من أصول مهاجرة، ومختلطة بين مصرية ولبنانية – فلسطينية،...

Sara Saleh speaks about a dilemma that may face some migrants – where to be buried after death. How can an Arab-Australian woman with a migrant background, mixed between Egyptian and Lebanese-Palestinian, decide in which country her body would be buried? How can she choose? - سارة صالح تشاركنا بتجربتها الشخصية حول معضلة تواجه الكثير من المهاجرين والمواطنين المنحدرين من أصول عربية – وهي مكان الدفن. كيف يمكن لامرأة عربية – استرالية، تنحدر من أصول مهاجرة، ومختلطة بين مصرية ولبنانية – فلسطينية،...

This podcast explores what it feels like to belong in two places, and nowhere at the same time. Hear from Arab-Australian migrants on how they’re dealing with the complexities of a mixed identity. - سلسلة حلقات تسلط الضوء على التحديات التي يواجهها المهاجرون العرب وابناؤهم بسبب هويتهم المختلطة في أستراليا مثل القناعات الدينية، التمييز العنصري، العنف المنزلي وغيرها من النقاشات الحساسة من خلال قصص واقعية من قلب الجالية.

This podcast explores what it feels like to belong in two places, and nowhere at the same time. Hear from Arab-Australian migrants on how they’re dealing with the complexities of a mixed identity. - سلسلة حلقات تسلط الضوء على التحديات التي يواجهها المهاجرون العرب وابناؤهم بسبب هويتهم المختلطة في أستراليا مثل القناعات الدينية، التمييز العنصري، العنف المنزلي وغيرها من النقاشات الحساسة من خلال قصص واقعية من قلب الجالية.