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Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 20: Cypriot wine expert, aka ‘Dr Xynisteri’ from Australia. Meet Dr Alex Willem Copper (2/10/2024)

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In the 20th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Dr Alex Willem Copper Willheim. Also known as ‘Dr Xynisteri’, he is an expert on Cypriot wine, with a strong focus on the indigenous Xynisteri and Maratheftiko varieties. He introduced these drought resistant grapevines to Australia, in particular in South Australia, and the rest is history! From the foothills of Troodos in Limassol to the plains of Down Under, he is leading the way for the future of Australian wine, and taking the famous Cypriot variety to the global stage. Great to discuss the richness of the Cypriot cultural heritage in its cusine and produce.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 33: Dr. Habiba Sarābi, 1 of 4 women at the Doha negotiation table with the Taliban discusses life of Afghan women (2/10/2024)

Read more about the article KaleidHERscope – Episode 33: Dr. Habiba Sarābi, 1 of 4 women at the Doha negotiation table with the Taliban discusses life of Afghan women (2/10/2024)

Dr. Habiba Sarābi, the first Afghan woman to become a provincial governor and 1 of the 4 women at the negotiation table with the Taliban in Doha this year, speaks on kaleidHERscope about the life of the women in Afghanistan, the mental health of all Afghans and the rise in suicides and about how we can help.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 32: Evie Theocharous, board member of Cyprus Youth DiplomaCY, discusses substantive inclusion of youth in the Cyprus peace process (26/9/2024)

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Evie Theocharous, a researcher and a board member of Cyprus Youth DiplomaCY, speaks on kaleidHERscope about why it is imperative that there is a substantive inclusion of youth in the Cyprus Peace Process and about transitional justice, especially its gender perspective. Disclaimer: The House of Youth Representatives is a simulation of the House of Representatives co organised by Cyprus Youth Council and Cyprus Youth DiplomaCY. DISACT is a 5 year ERC - Funded Project. It investigates the logic of the crime of disappearances in repressive and (post)conflict settings.

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 52: Almanya’nın doğusu batısı (alternative take “Batı Avrupa bitmiş!”) (7/9/2024)

Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu Garip Zamanlar podcastın bu bölümünde Almanya'dan Leipzig, Bonn, Dusseldorf ve Berlin manzaraları, Almanya'nın doğusu ile batısının sosyolojik analizleri; Amsterdam. Brüksel, Riga, Kopenhag ve Tokyo izlenimleri masaya yatırıldı. Adeta seyahat programı gibi bir bölüm oldu. Bölüm başlığı "Almanya'nın doğusu batısı"olacaktı ki Sertaç izlenimlerini bir cümlede özetledi: Batı Avrupa bitmiş yeaa. Bu arada ekonomi de konuştuk - dikkat yatırım tavsiyesi değildir!

Figure It – Episode 14: How big is the population of northern Cyprus? (6/9/2024)

In this 14th episode of Figure It, Sapienta Economics Director Fiona Mullen talks to Mete Hatay, Senior Research Consultant at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Cyprus Centre, about the delicate question of the number of people who live in northern Cyprus. There has been no census since 2011, when the population (de jure) was counted as 286,257. The population has definitely grown a lot since then. But is it now 380,000, 550,000, 1 million or even 6 million? In 30 minutes Mete gives good reasons for citing one of those figures, and also explains why it is such a…

KaleidHERscope – Episode 31: Naw Angeline, a women human rights defender speaks about Myanmar, one of the ‘invisible’ conflicts (3/9/2024)

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Naw Angeline, a Women Human Rights Defender, an educator and a member of WASL speaks on kaleidHERscope about Myanmar, one of the ‘invisible’ global conflicts; what is happening in the country now, the lack of security, the internal displacement, the humanitarian needs, the role of the women and Gen Z and the message she wants to send to the international community.

Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 19: Childhood cancer researcher and innovator. Meet Dr Maria Kavallaris (31/8/2024)

In the 19th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Dr Maria Kavallaris. Dr Kavallaris is a cancer researcher at NSW Uni Children's Cancer Institute. Born in Sydney, she went to primary school in Morphou, Cyprus, until war broke in 1974. Her family returned to Australia. At only 21 years old she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This inspired her to compete a PhD in cancer research. During her studies her 30 year old brother passed away from pancreatic cancer. Today her research focuses on childhood cancer, using nanotechnology to develop cancer therapies, and to determine mechanisms which lead to anti-cancer drug resistance. In 2011 she established the Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and today heads the Translational Cancer Nanomedicine Theme at NSW Uni Children's Cancer Institute. In 2019 she was appointed a member of the Order of Australia, in 2020 she received the NSW Premier's Woman of the Year Award and in 2022 she received a Cyprus Presidential Medal for her life’s work.

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 51: Ferrante’yi küçümseyenler bizden değildir (18/8/2024)

Garip Zamanlar'ın bu bölümünde Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan; New York Times okuyucuları tarafından 21. yüzyılın en iyi kitabı seçilen L'amica Geniale'yi (Benim Olağanüstü Akıllı Arkadaşım), yazarı Napolili Elena Ferrante'yi, bu çağın ruhunu, değişimin hızını, Trump'a yapılan saldırının komplo teorileri çerçevesinde polarizasyonu nasıl artırdığını, pesketeryanlığı ve balık tutmayı konuştular.

KaleidHERscope – Episode 30: Phyllis Ellis, film-maker & former Olympian, discusses sport organizations, misogyny& disinformation (15/8/2024)

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Following the brutally public discussion and treatment of Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting’s during the Paris Olympics especially online, on kaleidHERscope Magda Zenon speaks with Phyllis Ellis, film-maker and former Olympic field hockey player about gender and the focus on ‘what you look like’ rather than on performance, the 90-year history of sex testing and how sports organizations police only women’s bodies, and the toxic misinformation spread on-line, lead mainly by rich, uninformed, white people. Phyllis Ellis is director of the 2022 documentary Category: Woman about the heart-breaking stories of 4 women athletes from the Global South, torn from their sport,…

Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 18: Award-winning author who delves into the world of our mothers’ torment. Meet Helena Kidd (15/8/2024)

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In the 18th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Helena Kidd. With family hailing from Skarinou in Larnaca and born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, she set out to share with the world the sufferings of her mother, and that of many mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Cyprus and the world. Her brave book ‘When The Past Awakens’ received a Commendation at the Victorian Community History Awards in 2020 and she won the CYDIA Award for Literature at the 2024 Cyprus Diaspora Awards in Limassol. Helena has also written ‘When The Past is Left’ where she continues to inspire by further sharing the story of her family in the diaspora and their challenges and pathways. Her story, and that of her loved ones, is a story shared by so many.