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Alvanoudi, Angeliki (2018), Modern Greek in Diaspora: An Australian Perspective, Switzerland: Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-90898-4 ISBN 978-3-319-90899-1, pp:164

“Modern Greek in Diaspora: An Australian Perspective”(2018) is a narrative, descriptive and qualitative study conducted by Angeliki Alvanoudi. This book underscores the fact that migration is not just relocation or movement of people from a place of origin to a place of destination. But migration is also about the transfer, amalgamation, exchange of cultures and […]

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Turbulent Journey of Little Adu to Find a Secure Place

Adu is a Spanish epic melodrama that had taken place in several African places such as Cameroon, a lower-middle-income country in Central Africa, Morocco, and North African country, directed by Salvador Calvo. The film is based on the true story that touches upon the problems of global migration crisis, the impact of migration on crime and

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OF MYTHS AND MIGRATION: Illegal Immigration into South Africa [Hussein Solomon, 2003, South Africa: Unisa Press, ISBN: 1868882063, 9781868882069; 175 pages]

In ‘OF MYTHS AND MIGRATION: Illegal Immigration into South Africa’, Hussein Solomon explores the ‘global migration crisis’ focusing on the threats posed by international migration on host countries. The study specifically focuses on rampant clandestine immigration in South Africa. Hussein frames the study within the broader Southern African regional security framework. The book provides policy-relevant

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‘Namesake’ beautifully depicts the Untold Lives of Immigrants…….!

The simplicity and subtle tone of the film tries to speak louder the notion of immigration. The movie based on JhumpaLahiri book beautifully traces the loneliness and emptiness in an individual due to migration. ‘Namesake’ indicates the whole idea of standard of living and better opportunities at the pretext of migration which is just for

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Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in International Law: Employing a Gendered Lens to Irregular Movement

*Jasmin Lilian Diab Every year thousands of migrants and refugees travel across the world in search of a safe haven and better living conditions. Among these people, there are victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants. But what does it mean to be a victim of trafficking or a smuggled migrant, and what is the legal

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