The Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians who were forced to leave their respective homelands after World War II in the wake of Soviet occupation came form exile communities across world. These continued cultural traditions practices with arts becoming a medium reaffirm identities narrate experiences. But quarter century having passed since migration, 1970s became period re-evaluating this focus...

Abstract The present article offers a critical reading of the Old English Exodus, poem that is an versified adaptation episode from biblical story Exodus narrates Israelites’ passage across Red Sea and destruction Pharaoh’s army. aim this to analyse poem’s urban exilic imagery strongly relies on metaphorical representation Israelites as city, they are actually in exile way Canaan, walls hall de...

This article presents brief life stories of select Indonesians who were forced into exile by the Suharto regime after 1965 National Tragedy in Indonesia. It focuses on staunch nationalist exiles rendered stateless self-proclaimed “New Order“ for refusing to accept overthrow President Sukarno and declare loyalty military regime. Faced with a exile, they sought refuge former colonial nation Nethe...

Iranian women were extremely active during the revolution of 1979. They were or became active within various political organizations and fought for democracy and freedom. The focus of this paper is on the activities of a group of Iranian women leftists within Marxist organizations in Iran and their experiences in exile. These political activists had to leave Iran when it became a crime to be a ...

BACKGROUND In recent years, Voluntary Assisted Return Programmes (VARPs) have received increasing funding as a potential way of reducing the number of refugees in EU member states. A number of factors may affect the mental well-being of returnees. These include adjustment to the home country following return, difficult living conditions, and long-term effects resulting from the severe traumatic...

The historical-literary analysis of the Book Isaiah suggests that 61 is oldest chapter last part Isaiah, known as Trito-Isaiah (56-66). There are messages from Babylonian exile portray post-exile Jewish community. disappointment and at same time anticipation realization earlier prophecies restoration. In Isa 61: 1-3 there a confession mysterious figure sent by God. hero, anointed with Spirit Lo...

THIS PAPER WILL PRESENT some rhetorical and discursive elements in oral versions of the history of the Kālacakratantra as currently presented by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Focusing on the definition of the Kālacakra’s “word of the Buddha” (buddha vacana), the paper will show how the Fourteenth Dalai Lama constructs an innovative version in his teachings, manifesting the relations between the es...

This paper discusses three interrela ted processes in the Tibetan areas of Western China that centre on urbanisation, and how these influence both the experience of exclusion and perceptions of interethnic conflict. These three are population transitions together with migration flows, current economic growth, and the resultant dynamics in urban labour markets, examined through the lens of educa...

In this third and final part of the special issues Spanish Exile Italian Immigration in Argentina: Gender, Politics Culture, spotlight is on theatre, dramatists’ narrative production, a...