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Event: ‘Q&A: Is God Good For You? With Greg Sheridan’
Following the recent release of God is Good For You: A Defence of Christianity in Troubled Times (2018) by Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor, Foreign Affairs Journalist and Commentator of national newspaper The Australian, UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research in Cultural...
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Public Lecture: ‘Citizenship Regimes in Times of Crisis’
Professor Jo Shaw, Salvasen Chair of European Institutions, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, was hosted by the UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Professor Fethi Mansouri at the Alfred Deakin Institute for...
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Interculturalism debate: the need to move beyond binary discourses
Within the context of ever-increasing polarisation in our societies, intercultural dialogue has been proposed as a possible conduit toward diversity governance. In a talk aimed at scrutinising current discourses within academia and among policy makers on the growing...
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Public Lecture: ‘Intercultural Citizenship in the Diversity Debate Today’
Professor Ricard Zapata-Barrero from the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona-Catalonia, Spain) was hosted by UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Professor Fethi Mansouri at the...
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New Article: ‘Intercultural contact, knowledge of Islam, and prejudice against muslims in Australia’
UNESCO Chair of Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Prof. Fethi Mansouri has co-published an article on 'Intercultural contact, knowledge of Islam, and prejudice against muslims in Australia' with Dr Matteo Vergani. More on the article: Abstract This article...
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Attendance at 25th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress
Prof. Fethi Mansouri will be attending the 25th World Congress of Political Science, organised by the International Political Science Association (IPSA). The conference runs from 21 to 25 July 2018 and 'will bring together around 2,500 political scientists and...
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UNESCO Chair Attended a Digital Initiative by the Tunisian House-of People’s Representatives
Prof. Fethi Mansouri attended an interesting initiative by the Tunisian House-of People’s Representatives that incorporates a digital platform for civil society input and engagement into key legislative initiatives. Nearly 300 people were in attendance at this launch...
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Productive Discussions between UNESCO Chair and Members of the Tunisian Parliament
Prof. Fethi Mansouri had interesting and productive meetings today with members of the Tunisian Parliament: the honorables Maher Medhioub, Samy Fatnassi, Yassine Ayari and former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh. The meeting focused on discussion on how to initiate and...
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UNESCO Chair and Team Contributes to Community Interaction at #Eid Festival in Deakin University
"We grow as a society by respecting differences" and that was evident tonight at Deakin University's #Eid festival. A diverse audience was in attendance to warm messages from the event speakers - Vice Chancellor Prof Jane den Hollander, Graeme Watt MP, Prof. Shahram...
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UNESCO Chair holder takes tough stance on Australia’s aid program
In a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s aid program, Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chairholder for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, has argued Australia is not pulling its weight in the global community. The Parliamentary inquiry into...
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Gaza and Australia’s vote
In an interview with SBS Arabic on the Gaza violence Prof. Fethi Mansouri talks about Australia’s vote against the UN Human Rights Council resolution to send independent observers to investigate human right violations and the disproportionate use of force by the...
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Ramadan Mubarak from the UNESCO Chair
In this short video Prof. Fethi Mansouri talks about the research the Alfred Deakin Institute does as well as the importance of Ramadan.
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Interview with UNESCO Chair as Advisory Member of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies Inc.
In an interview with the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies Inc. (AAIMS) as its Advisory Board member, Prof. Fethi Mansouri discussed his research interests as the UNESCO Chair of Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice and the...
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Seminar: UNESCO Chair Intern Sali Hafez
UNESCO Chair Intern Sali Hafez gave a seminar 'How the Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms Influenced Humanitarian access in Yemen?' Abstract: Yemen is witnessing one of the worst and most complex humanitarian crises for the last two and a half years (OCHA, 2017). An...
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Moving beyond orange T-shirts and multicultural platters on Harmony Day
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice Professor Fethi Mansouri called for more action to be taken in order to address the deeper structural forms of social exclusion and racial discrimination. “Despite the progress made over the last few...
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Say hello to our newest intern
Specialising in public health in humanitarian crises, protection, and humanitarian action, global health expert Sali Hafez has joined the UNESCO Chair team to work on intercultural dialogue (ICD). "I’m currently working on developing an ICD index that will be...
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Research opposes media narrative of ‘African gangs’ in Melbourne
Earlier in 2018, a moral panic erupted over so-called 'African gangs' in Australia after federal and state politicians became vocal about 'African youth' since December last year. UNESCO Chair-holder Professor Fethi Mansouri called for contextualisation of the issues...
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Advancing conceptual understanding of Islamophobia in Australia: RMIT workshop
In the context of Islamophobic narratives in ‘western’ countries, including Australia, Muslim minorities are increasingly under pressure. Some attribute this hostility towards minorities to the long-standing conflict in the Middle East and more recently a series of...
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Tunisia’s spring seven years on
What does Tunisia look like seven years after the revolutions of 2011? The North African country instigated what is referred to as the 'Arap Spring' when Tunisians took to the streets after the self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi. Despite many...
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UNESCO Intern, Dr Neda Salahshoor’s seminar on critical analysis of media discourse
UNESCO Chair, Cultural Diversity and Social Justice Intern Neda Salahshoor gave a seminar on critical analysis of media discourse This presentation looked at two complementary methods for critically analysing media discourse to better understand the...
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