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Victoria University Iftar 2018
Victoria University (VU) in collaboration with the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) hosted 80 guests at their fourth Ramadan Iftar Dinner at Victoria University’s VU at MetroWest community space on 28 May 2018. The evening’s master of ceremonies was Professor Ian Solomonides Vice President of Teaching & Learning at Victoria University. Professor Aladin Zayegh, Associate Professor […]
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Graduate House Iftar 2018
The Graduate Union of the University of Melbourne in conjunction with the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) hosted 80 guests at their inaugural Graduate House Ramadan Iftar Banquet at the Graduate Union function centre on the 26th of May 2018. The evening’s master of ceremonies was Dr Kerry Bennett, CEO and Head of College at the […]
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Craigieburn Uniting Church Iftar 2018
On Friday the 25th of May, members from the St Thomas Uniting Church in Craigieburn and guests from the Australian Intercultural Society broke bread to signify unity and solidarity in celebrating the month of Ramadan with an iftar dinner to remember. Rev Peter Weeks was the MC for the night and members of his congregation […]
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Judicial College Iftar 2018
Article provided by the Judicial College of Victoria: ‘The Victorian judiciary… are privileged to learn about the Islamic faith and the beliefs that underpin it and, specifically, the importance and significance of Ramadan and fasting in Islamic societies.’ Chief Magistrate Peter Lauritsen 2018 The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria again welcomed the Victorian Islamic community […]
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Home Iftars 2018
It all started with an invitation: come join us at a house you don’t know with people you’ve never met to enjoy a tradition you may have never heard of. But leave with a heart full of love. Such is the home iftar tradition that AIS and many other organisations around the world work to […]
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Victoria State Parliament Iftar Dinner 2018
On Monday 4 June 2018, the AIS in partnership with the Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Finance the Hon Robin Scott MP and the Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs & Scrutiny for Government Ms Inga Peulich co-hosted the 13th Victorian Parliament Iftar Dinner at the Sofitel Hotel. This was the AIS’ 18th annual iftar […]
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Listening to the Female Voice: Women and Faith
Panellist – Professor Sophia Pandya / California State University, USA Sophia Pandya is currently a full professor at California State University, USA in the Department of Religious Studies. She received her BA from UC Berkeley in Near Eastern Studies/Arabic, and her MA and PhD from UC Santa Barbara in Religious Studies. A Fulbright […]
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From Democracy to Authoritarianism: The Corruption Link
From Democracy to Authoritarianism: The Corruption Link Speaker: Professor Nick Bisley Nick Bisley is the Executive Director of La Trobe Asia and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University. Nick is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of International Affairs, the country’s oldest scholarly journal in […]
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Muslims in the face of rising populism in the West and the Muslim World
Muslims in the face of rising populisms in the West and the Muslim world Charismatic political leaders can wield ferverous rhetoric and tug at moral heartstrings in order to justify their hard line stances and gain overwhelming support. While in principle the leaders claim to be advocating for the common people against the privileged elite, […]
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Walking the fine line of liberalism in a pluralistic society
Walking the fine line of liberalism in a pluralistic society Speaker: Tim Wilson MP Tim Wilson is the Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein, and was first elected on 2 July 2016. Tim was formerly Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner. In that role he worked with government to reform laws to stop and prevent terrorism, improving […]
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