The saying, “Opou geis, kai patris,” is a familiar one attesting to the Greek spirit of seeking out fortune and adapting to many foreign soils. But as evidenced by the Greek community of Madaba, Jordan, not only can Greeks simply exist in foreign lands, they usually prosper. At the heart of this community is the [...]
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Greek Film Festival in Lebanon
Under the joint patronage of the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon and the Embassy of Greece in Beirut, Lebanon, the 4th Greek Film Festival will begin on Thursday. Organized by the League of Lebanese Graduates from Greek Universities (LLGGU) in collaboration with the Greek Film Center (GFC), the festival will last until October 16th at [...]
Visiting the Ancient city of Petra in Jordan
Photo Credit: Rachel Portele Petra was a place that the local Beduins knew for years and tried to hide for the rest of the world. They knew it was a place that everybody would like to go and wonder around the narrow streets which are shaped in between huge stones. This is the reason the [...]
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