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UNESCO’s Third Academic Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, UNITWIN Network Convenor and Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, co-chaired UNESCO’S Third Academic Forum of the UNITWIN Network on Inter-Religious...
Renewal of the UNITWIN Network on Inter-Religious Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding (IDIU)
I am delighted to announce that the Cooperation Programme between UNESCO and the UNITWIN Network on Inter-Religious Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding (IDIU) has been renewed for a further four years, until 1 April 2023. The UNITWIN Network’s positive report,...
BAKU 2019: World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
The 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2-3, 2019. The 2019 WFID Forum theme was ‘Building dialogue into action against discrimination, inequality and violent conflict’. The Forum examined the critical...
The Racialisation of Religion
As we reflect on the Christchurch mosque massacre – in which an Australian white nationalist murdered 51 Muslims who were simply praying – the debate about religion, race and culture bubbles away. The opponents of Islam say it’s a religion, not a race, so a critique...
Contesting the Theological Foundations of Islamism and Violent Extremism
Edited: Fethi Mansouri, Zuleyha Keskin (2019, Palgrave Macmillan) With the surge of hate crimes and hate speech and the normalisation of Islamophobia worldwide, the release of this new edited book by Professor Fethi Mansouri and Zuleyha Keskin, “Contesting the...
UNESCO/UNODC Panel Session: Global Citizenship Education for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
Professor Fethi Mansouri UNESCO Chair, Cultural Diversity and Social Justice What are the factors fuelling the decline of public trust in institutions? How can the education sector contribute to changing this situation, in particular by fostering students’ engagement...
Expert Meeting on Intercultural Dialogue, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
As the UNESCO led International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013 – 2022) reaches its halfway point, UNESCO is reflecting on how its work on intercultural dialogue can be rendered more evidence-driven and responsive to the needs of Member States....
Feature on 2019 dKin Magazine
UNESCO Chair of Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Professor Fethi Mansouri, featured in the 2019 dKin Magazine, Deakin University's alumni magazine that presents research highlights and achievements over 2018. Featured in an article titled 'Recalibrating...
2018 UNESCO Chair Oration: Professor Raimond Gaita
Professor Raimond Gaita was the 2018 UNESCO Chair Orator who spoke to his topic on 'Different Ways of Saying 'We'' at Deakin University's Deakin Downtown on 28 November 2018. He was welcomed by the UNESCO Chair of Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social...
‘An Overview of Islam and Muslims in Australia’ Presentation
Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, presented his paper on 'An Overview of Islam and Muslims in Australia' at the Australian National University's Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies' (Middle East...
2018 Alfred Deakin Institute Oration
Professor Fethi Mansouri, Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation and UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, opened and welcomed Australia's Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for...
‘End of the Spring? The Democratic Challenge in the Middle East Post-Arab Spring’
UNESCO Chair of Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Professor Fethi Mansouri, was keynote speaker at the Trump and the Middle East conference on October 30 held at Deakin University in Burwood. In Professor Mansouri's presentation, titled...
Participation at the Baku International Humanitarian Forum 2018
Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, will be speaking at the Baku International Humanitarian Forum on 26 October 2018. He will speak on the topic of 'Baku Process – Advancing Intercultural Dialogue...
Reflections at Mr Kofi Annan’s Commemorative Service
Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair of Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, spoke at the commemorative service for Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, who passed away at the age of 80 on 18 August 2018. He reflected on the many achievements of Mr...
2018 Victorian Local Government Multicultural Issues Network Forum: ‘Civic Participation: Strengthening Councils’ Engagement Practices’
Prof. Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair of Cultural Diversity and Social Justice gave a keynote address at the the Victorian Local Government Multicultural Issues Network Forum held on 11 Oct 2018 at the Springvale Town Hall, Melbourne. Through presentations, panel...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...