Tasneem’s Blog Archive
IMA Contemporary Australian Muslim Artists Exhibtion
Delighted to attend a launch of the IMA's Contemporary Australian Muslim Artists exhibition tonight. A variety of genres, including: short film, oil paintings, prints, jewellery, mosaic, photography and more; the calibre of works, impeccable. The IMA international...
Melbourne University Islamic Society
Speaking on 'Equality and Justice' at the MUIS 'Dream, Move, Inspire' Conference #awarenessweek
Sri Lankan Reconciliation Project
Attended launch tonight of the 'Ancient cultures, new futures' Sri Lankan reconciliation photographic exhibition. Poignant. Poetic. Powerful.The exhibition starts with the all-pervading presence of the physical and cultural beauty of the country, which penetrates...
Islamophobia Forum
Navigating through the crosshairs of stereotypes and solidarity... I spoke last night at a community public forum with ICV's Ghaith Krayem and the Greens Senator Richard DiNatale about 'Terror raids & Manufactured fear: Standing up to Islamophobia'. Evidencing a...
Love and Light, Baraka Blue
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Racism – it stops with me
#MindfulMessaging At last nights City of Darebin's 'Say No to Racism' package launch promoting safe and constructive bystander action against racism. Sensitivities are high in an increasingly islamophobic climate, so this launch was salient on many levels #speakout...
‘Dialogue Night’ Celebration
Celebrating 'Dialogue Night' an initiative of the Aust Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights. After 12 months of workshops and outreach, we enabled a leadership initiative for young Muslims across sectarian communities with support from govt and non-govt...
EXIT, Luka Lesson
Last night Luka Lesson's #MorePoetsthanPoliticians show in Brunswick was a stellar success. To an interactive crowd and epic vibe, Luka launched a number of tracks from his EXIT album, to mad applause. This album fuses poetry and song with deft success; a rapping...
“Bridging the Divide’ forum
This morning on behalf of the Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights (AMCHR), I welcomed a number of faith and community leaders to a roundtable forum to 'bridge divides' between sectarian groups. And though stakeholder organisations were present to support...
Q and A: Team Australia, Terror and Tinderboxes
On Monday I was invited to be a panellist on ABC's Q&A, live from Deakin Edge, at Federation Square in Melbourne. The session theme was, 'Team Australia, Terror and Tinderboxes'.. Panellists were Gareth Evans, Former Australian Foreign Minister; Paul Kelly,...