The Word ‘Freedom’
The following is an extract from an interview with Murdoch student, Jamila Jafari, who fled Afghanistan when she was just five. This piece was originally published on Behind The Wire. Behind the Wire is an oral history project documenting the stories of men, women and children who have experienced Australian mandatory detention over the past 23 years. It seeks to bring a new perspective on mandatory detention by sharing the reality of the people who have lived it. If you want to tell your story, or volunteer with Behind the Wire, please contact them and get involved. Go ahead and check out their website to read the full story.
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Scott McArdle: A rising Murdoch star
By Madura McCormack
This theatre major is going places, and fast. METIOR caught up with him to steal some of his contagious passion and find out what he’s up to.
Self-assured, he speaks in scenes, choosing words that craft a reel of images in the mind. He radiates theatre, the glint in his eyes dancing as he discusses his favourite medium. At just 22 years old, Scott McArdle is arguably Murdoch University’s fastest rising theatre star, on the verge of presenting his fifteenth show.
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Guess who’s back
By Madura McCormack
The newsstands lay empty and the Facebook page hasn’t been updated in months. Where has METIOR gone?
Heads up kids, we’re still here, but things have changed and we have some explaining to do.
Firstly, the METIOR Magazine you know and love no longer exists. After some hard discussion with members of The Guild, it has been decided that it is time for METIOR to make the switch to online.
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The Simple Things
By Adam Semple
It took me about a week to figure out what the locals were so insistent on when they spoke of “the walking track to Meelup Beach.” I mean, I’m from the city so I have to wrestle with my ego to take seriously what a salty, tanned, and beach bound country resident has to say. I’m usually comforted by clusters of shops selling me things I don’t need, and short-to-medium waiting times at traffic lights are a pleasant reminder each morning that nothing has gone too weird or changed on me.
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