By Stella Tsolakidou Based on interviews and archive material, Al Jazeera World presents a documentary film on the history of the Greek community of Egypt, from antiquity to modern times, entitled “Egypt: The Other Homeland.” The two prominent civilizations of ancient Greece and Egypt form a deeper connection between the people of the two countries, something which was evident in […]

  Black-and-white photograph showing the ‘Tsouflia School’ at Gevgeli, one of the many schools founded with funds donated by expatriate Greeks, communities,or wealthy individuals, 1850-1913, Athens, Gennadeios Library. From the surviving Greek community regulations (for Thessaloniki, Monastir, Veroia, Kavala, Edessa, Krousovo, etc.), which were worked out within the framework of the reforms of 1856 (Hatt-i-Humayun), it becomes obvious that the […]

PRESS RELEASE   15 October 2010  AMAC complains to Hoyts regarding naming of naming of The ‘Macedonian’ Film Festival and use of Vergina Sun. The Australian Macedonian Advisory Council (AMAC) would like to express its disappointment at Hoyts Cinemas illegally using a registered trademark on their website to promote this year’s ‘Macedonian’ Film Festival in Melbourne to which they do […]

  The Hon. Virginia JUDGE, BEd MP                           Private Members Statements, PRIV   Ms VIRGINIA JUDGE (Strathfield—Minister for Fair Trading, Minister for the Arts) [5.37 p.m.]: Today I highlight an issue raised by a large number of constituents of Greek descent in my electorate of Strathfield. It concerns […]

Australian Macedonian Advisory Council (AMAC) Open Forum Date: , Monday, November 23, 2009 Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm Location: 470 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, 3068, Vic, Australia. The Australian Macedonian Advisory Council (AMAC) is holding an open forum on Monday 23rd November 2009 at: Level 2, Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne & Victoria Building, 470 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, 3068, […]