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نوروز ۱۴۰۱ آغاز برگی نو از قرن جدید در تقویم خورشیدی است. الهه می گوید: نوروز فراگیرترین نماد فرهنگی است که همه ایرانی‌ها آن را در چمدان خود گذاشته و به این طرف آب آورده اند.

Some 300 million people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will mark Nowruz on the 20 March - which celebrates the renewal of nature and the start of a new solar year. Hanieh Khakpour, an Iranian in Glasgow, explains the traditions.

A photo essay from journalist Jen Stout shows the people fleeing the war in Ukraine and crossing the Danube to enter the port of Isaccea in Romania, where they are greeted by offers of food, shelter and support.

In our Food Issue, Liam Smillie shadowed the anarchist group Food Not Bombs to learn about how they are tackling the food-waste crisis and seeking to alleviate food poverty.

In Issue 5 of our magazine, Eoin Carey shared some pieces from his latest photo series entitled Fathers. The Govanhill based photographer’s latest series documents “the hidden half of parenthood”.

Since the pandemic hit, there’s been a rise in women and non-binary people in and around Govanhill learning trades that have traditionally been male dominated. We spoke to some of these tradespeople to find out more about their industry, how they navigate it.

After a number of delays, the Scottish Parliament have now presented their revised version of the Gender Recognition Act. We spoke to members of the local LGBTQ+ community to get their reaction.

What could be done to make Glasgow feel more safe for women? On International Women’s Day, Becki Menzies considers what it might take for Glasgow’s urban infrastructure better support the needs of women and non-binary people.

“As Ukrainians we hold on to our culture tightly, as if it might slip away.” Kate Samuels writes about the pain of watching the war unfolding in Ukraine from so far away, each day wondering what news she will wake up to.

As a week of action in Govanhill takes a multi-agency approach to cleaning up the neighbourhood, we spoke to one resident who heads out every day to make a difference. This article first appeared in Issue 5 of the print magazine.

Greater Govanhill Magazine helped to facilitate a workshop at the Bee's Knees Café to help create a zine that will celebrate all the languages of Govanhill. The event took place as part of the BHASH Glasgow Language Festival.

A week-long operation, initiated by the Govanhill and Crosshill Community Council - with support from Glasgow City Council and various other agencies - aims to carry out a deep clean of the neighbourhood.

The Ukrainian community Glasgow, watching unimaginable scenes unfold in their home country have been out demonstrating and awareness raising in George Square. Find out what support they want and scroll down for practical ways you can help.

The 133 year old cupolas were pulled down by Sanctuary Housing Association late last week. We delve into this Southside architectural gem’s history.

The delegates may all have returned to home, but the legacy of COP26 continues in Glasgow, where many local residents opened their homes to climate activists from around the world. For Issue 5, Craig Hunter, found out about the plight of indigenous leaders from the Sapara community in the Amazon rainforest.

Alex Wilde, chairperson of the Govanhill Baths Community Trust, writes about the baths refurbishment and the ways local residents can get involved

Lisa Ann Pasquale is an architect whose focus is on building performance sustainability through low-energy designs. Throughout lockdown, she retrofitted her own tenement flat. She shares what she learned along the way.

Tenement living offers some beautiful flats with luxuriously high ceilings in lovely stone buildings. But these homes are not necessarily designed with energy and heat conservation in mind. Retrofitting is a means of making our homes more energy efficient. Taken from Issue 5 of the magazine, Rhiannon Davies spoke to Loco Home Retrofit to find out more.

Greater Govanhill are pleased to announce a new, free training course teach young people who are under-represented in the media with a variety of journalism skills including interviewing, video producing, writing and podcasting.

Govanhill has recently become known as something as a hub for the queer community in Glasgow. Yet the history of the LGBTQ+ people and places in the neighbourhood goes back much further. For LGBTQ+ History Month, Jack Howse digs into some of Govanhill’s queer history.