“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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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 discursive... 
