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Professor Fethi Mansouri joins the ‘Routledge Series on Life and Values Education’ Editorial Board
Routledge Publishers have endorsed a new book series, the Routledge Series on Life and Values Education (RSVLE). The purpose of the new Series is to explore the way religious and spiritual dimensions of life are adopted, integrated and practiced by schools and their...
Professor Fethi Mansouri, in conversation with Professor Ricard Zapata Barrero
Professor Fethi Mansouri, in conversation with Professor Ricard Zapata Barrero (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona Spain) were invited panel speakers at the ‘Intercultural Cities’ event held on 18 July 2019 at Swinburne University. The discussion, chaired by Dr Glenda...
UNESCO’S THIRD ACADEMIC FORUM ON INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Academic Forum, held 1 May 2019, focused on “Inter-religious Dialogue and the Governance of Religious Diversity”. The participants included UNESCO Chairs of the UNITWIN Network on Interreligious Dialogue for Intercultural Understanding, experts in Interreligious...
The Tunis Process – “Islam and Europe: Overcoming Differences, Sharing Paths”
Professor Fethi Mansouri was an invited plenary speaker at the recently launched Tunis Process on Europe-Islam engagement, held in Tunisia 28-29 June. The Tunis Process was hosted under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Tunisia, in partnership with key...
International Conference on Cohesive Societies, Singapore 19-21 June 2019
Professor Mansouri takes part in the International Conference on Cohesive Societies held in Singapore 19-21 June 2019. Professor Mansouri was invited to participate at the International Conference onCohesive Societies (ICCS). The Conferencedrew on the diverse...
Deakin University Iftar dinner celebrates inclusion, diversity and equality
Professor Fethi Mansouri In partnership with the Australian Intercultural Society and supported by the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University was delighted to host a 2019 Iftar Dinner featuring an insightful interfaith panel....
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...