Under the auspices of Deakin Vice Chancellor Professor Iain Martin, and in partnership with the Australian Intercultural Society, the UNESCO Chair was delighted to host the 2025 Deakin Iftaar dinner on 7 March, at Deakin Downtown. The Honourable Peter Khalil MP delivered a timely keynote on social cohesion and multiculturalism in contemporary Australia.

The Chair would like to thank all those in attendance, for contributing to such a warm and special event.

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