COVID-19 news and analysis
What lies beneath? COVID-19 and the racial politics of face masks
This opinion piece has been written by Scheherazade Bloul, PhD candidate to Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice and coauthored by Dr Shakira Hussein, a researcher based at the University of Melbourne. This piece was...
Coronaspection: Reflecting on the spiritual challenges and opportunities of COVID-19
This post is provided by Alon Goshen-Gottstein, UNESCO Chair in Interfaith Studies and Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute. Dear Friends, Shalom Some of you will surely have already received Elijah's recent newsletter, with the announcement of the release of...
The socio-cultural implications of Covid-19
Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chairholder for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at Deakin University and UNITWIN Convenor for Inter-religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding, shares his views on the socio-cultural implications of COVID-19. Worldwide,...
Official launch of the UNESCO Forum
The COVID-19 crisis has had a major impact on societies, challenging what we thought were fundamental truths. Given that the pandemic is ongoing, and no one knows how it will end, it is all the more urgent that we take time to think. Indeed, these events have revealed...
What does it mean to be a student during COVID-19?
This reflective piece has been provided by Ms Brittany Banna who is currently completing a double masters at the University of Oregon and works as Assistant to Professor Steven Shankman, UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace...
Global implications of Covid-19
Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently interviewed by Iman Riman and Manal al-Ani on SBS Arabic 24 Radio. To listen to the full interview in Arabic, please click here.
Advancing a new social contract in the post COVID-19 era
Professor Fethi Mansouri, PhD., UNESCO Chairholder, Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at the Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia and UNITWIN Convenor, Inter-religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding (IDIU) shares his views on the impact of COVID-19 on...
Worse times are the test of human rights and emphasize the importance of human rights and democracy education – perspectives from Finland
Article authored by Professor Arto Kallioniemi, UNESCO Chair on Values, Dialogue and Human Rights and co-authored by Tuija Kasa, PhD-student researching human rights education; both from the University of Helsinki. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global human rights...
UNESCO Interview
Recently, Professor Fethi Mansouri was interviewed by UNESCO in his role as UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice and Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, on the global...
Current interfaith initiatives taking place in India during COVID-19
A reflection provided by Professor Priyankar Upadhyaya, UNESCO Chair for Peace and Intercultural Understanding. The All-pervasive impact of COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of human life, causing unprecedented uncertainties and anxieties. This existential...