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An excerpt from the play "Mass in Phaneromeni Church" by Zhtaro:

Left Chorister (A Refugee)

"There’s no island on the waves,
Only lamentations,
There’s no bread in this land,
Only pain,
Where is my land
Land of Love and Truth,…

Lord, Tomorrow, let not
Our bread be made
Of ashes or scorched earth
Nor kneaded in blood
To soften it.
(Poem by Zhtaro, translated by B. Mihranian)

This is the first refugee stamp which is not "Black on White" or "White on Black". (see the 1984 stamp). Its power of expression is noticeably reduced. The background colour has changed thus reducing its emotional intensity and the sensation that it…

Rina Katselli, herself a refugee from the charming sea-side town of Kyrenia, and once a deputy in the House of Representatives wrote in her book "Blue Whale": "I could starve in my place, in Kyrenia, and nothing would I miss.
Now that I have a…

Takis Evdokas in his book "How did we start and what do we seek (Feb.1976)"wrote: Anyhow- the word refugee has started to acquire a negative emotional feeling; it has become a somewhat sensitive issue. Under certain circumstances the refugee is…

The history of Europe may be divided into two major periods. A period of wars and distensions, of societal or economic relations or differences, a history of destruction of limited duration according to unfolding events at any particular time, and…

The history of Europe may be divided into two major periods. A period of wars and dissentions, of societal or economic relations or differences, a history of destruction of limited duration according to unfolding events at any particular time, and…

World Clay Target Shooting Championship

Church of Virgin Mary, Asinou / Church of Virgin Mary, Moutoullas / Church of Virgin Mary, Podithou / Three Apostles, St. Ioannis Lampadistis Monastery / Annunciation, Church of the Holy Cross, Pelentri /Saints, Church of the Cross, Ayiasmati /…

This stamp depicts a bowl of dark-grey andesite from the Neolithic Period, 7th millennium B.C., which was found at Khoirokitia, where the earliest visible remains of a house were excavated, and where the earliest known culture in Cyprus indicated a…