Photo: Subhi Bora, an Uyghur woman in Sydney, Australia. Photos courtesy of Sam Biddle. The Uyghur genocide is sometimes overlooked, yet it is a horrific and frightening reality unfolding for many ...
Western Sydney University (WSU) has recently moved to retire Islamic Studies as Major and Minor areas of study and replaced them with a broader Studies of Religion Major and Minor. This decision comes ...
The Abrahamic Interfaith Conference was held on Tuesday 1 July 2025 at St John XXIII Catholic College in Sydney addressing the unity amongst key faith groups which shape our contemporary religious ...
Muslims around the world during the last four centuries showed great interest in every aspect of life except education. Poetry, music, painting, ceramics, architecture, metal work etc became important ...
Our brain, heart and gut—each with their own ‘mind’ are deeply intertwined, sending vital signals to one another to maintain our health. Emerging research now adds the mouth to this circle, showing ...
Are you an Australian Muslim? Do you feel Australian? Are you proud to be an Australian? Salam, my name is Mirela Cufurovic and I would love to hear from you! I am doing a PhD at Charles Sturt ...
After looking at some of the comments on my blogpost about the first Halal Certified Hungry Jack’s outlet in WA, I thought to clear the air about the Hungry Jack’s boycott confusion. “…investigate, ...
In a landmark move, Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, has imposed a comprehensive ban on the Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) and all its affiliated ...
The recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks and the so-called “terror plots” in Sydney and Melbourne which have led to the swift passage of controversial hate speech ...
In my earlier piece I offered an examination of Ibn Khaldun’s theory of asabiyyah. In this piece I want expand on this and delve deeper into Khaldunian concept of asabiyah. As I mentioned before, Ibn ...
The 9th Muslim Mental Health Conference, hosted by Mission of Hope Australia at Western Sydney University, delivered a deeply successful two-day program where psychologists, counsellors, clinicians ...
In recent weeks, Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, an esteemed academic and vocal advocate for Palestinian rights, has found herself at the centre of an increasingly hostile political and media campaign. The ...