Radio Interview: France’s crime should be condemned, so should other crimes

Oct 27, 2020 | Radio interview

Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently interviewed by SBS Arabic24 Radio to provide his views on recent events in France. The interview, conducted by Iman Riman and Manal Al Ani explored comments from the French Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin where he said he was...

Journal Article: Public Attitudes Towards Multiculturalism and Interculturalism in Australia

Oct 8, 2020 | News

New Journal Article by Professor Fethi Mansouri is coauthored with Dr Amanual Elias and Ms Reem Sweid. The growing intellectual and policy debate around optimal approaches to diversity governance, particularly in relation to criticism of multiculturalism, is now...

Journal Article: On the Discursive and Methodological Categorisation of Islam and Muslims in the West: Ontological and Epistemological Considerations

Oct 2, 2020 | News

Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently published in Religions (MDPI). This article reflects on the ethical and epistemological challenges facing researchers engaged in contemporary studies of Islam and Muslims in the West. Particularly, it focuses on the impact of the...

Virtual Conference: UN International Day of Peace 2020

Sep 21, 2020 | Conference, COVID-19, Event

Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently invited to participate as a plenary speaker at the UN International Day of Peace Virtual Conference. Professor Mansouri presented on critical reflections on World peace / International relations in the context of the emerging...

Presentation: Multiculturalism and Global Citizenship in a post COVID19 World: The role of global youth in emerging/post-covid recovery agenda

Sep 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Event

Professor Fethi Mansouri gave a keynote presentation on 10 September to the Y20, the Youth Engagement Arm of the G20 Group. The presentation was titled ‘Multiculturalism and Global Citizenship in a post  Covid-19 World: The role of global youth in...

COVID’s Metamorphoses

Sep 11, 2020 | COVID-19, UNESCO, UNITWIN Network

Following is a deeply reflective piece conveying a message of hope and resistance to other Covid 19 patients from Dr Hassan Nadhem, UNESCO Chair on the Development of Inter-religious Dialogue Studies in the Islamic World, based at the University of Kufa. Dr Nadhem was...

New Briefing Paper: The Socio-Cultural Impact of Covid-19: Exploring the Role of ICD in Emerging Responses

Sep 10, 2020 | COVID-19, News, UNESCO, UNITWIN Network

Through inductive exploration of authentic, local, community responses to the COVID-19 crisis, this brief examines the new context in which the ICD agenda is being pursued, complementing the many existing quantitative analyses of the socio-cultural impact of...

UNESCO United Against Racism message rallies leading personalities to fight against racial discrimination

Aug 7, 2020 | News, UNESCO

UNESCO Press Release No.2020-75 Paris, 05 August — Leading personalities from all over the world have joined UNESCO in denouncing mounting racial discrimination in an advocacy video, United Against Racism, released today. The 2’41” black and white film features...

News Item – UNESCO Statement on Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Jul 22, 2020 | News, UNESCO, UNITWIN Network

Hagia Sophia: UNESCO deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities, made without prior discussion, and calls for the universal value of World Heritage to be preserved Paris, Friday 10 July – The Director-General of UNESCO deeply regrets the decision of...