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...
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Event – 4th International Conference “For World Balance”
"To plant ideas in favor of a better, more just and peaceful world...It is not with weapons that the problems of the contemporary world will be solved. It is the international public opinion that can favor and promote a change in the present course of global events...
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Workshops – University of Kufa, Iraq
Electoral processes and laws, educational processes, peace-making and national reconciliation and peaceful co-existence were some of the themes explored at a series of dynamic and innovative workshops held at the University of Kufa Iraq (in collaboration with the...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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New Book: ‘The Teacher’s Role in the Changing Globalizing World’
UNESCO Chair on Values, Dialogue and Human Rights, Prof. Arto Kallioniemi, has co-edited a new book The Teacher's Role in the Changing Globalizing World together with Hannele Niemi, Auli Toom and Jari Lavonen. The book was published in May 2018. About the book: The...
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Seminar: ‘Equipping Schools and Teachers to Provide Interfaith Education’
Prof. Arto Kallioniemi, UNESCO Chair on Values, Dialogue and Human Rights, has co-organised an upcoming seminar at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Kannada, Toronto, November, 2nd, 2018. The title of the seminar is 'Equipping Schools and Teachers to Provide...
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Event: Participation at the Baku International Humanitarian Forum 2018
Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research in Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, presented at the Baku International Humanitarian Forum on 26 October 2018. He spoke on the topic of 'Baku Process – Advancing Intercultural Dialogue for Human...
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Event: ‘The protection of ethnic, cultural and religious minorities: an issue of peace and international security in a time of globalization’
The UNESCO Chair in Memory, Cultures and Interculturality Assoc. Prof. Roger Koussetogue Koudé is organising a symposium entitled 'The protection of ethnic, cultural and religious minorities: an issue of peace and international security in a time of globalization' on...
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New Article: ‘Implications of Lived and Packaged Religions for Intercultural Dialogue to Reduce Conflict and Terror’
Professor Gary Bouma, UNESCO Chair in Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Relations, has published a recent article that broadens the challenges of interreligious engagements through a deepened understanding of the diversity of religions--those of 'packaged' and...
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Event: 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...
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