Today I attended an afternoon lunch & fundraiser for Syrian refugees, organised by the indefatigable and boundlessly compassionate Saima Qureshi, in her stunning Melbourne home. In addition to a mother of all banquets, at this lunch, a few of the guests...
Angels crew today, with Channel 7’s KylieGillies and news.com editor, MelissaHoyer on set for Sunrise’s ‘Kochie’s Angels’. From the serious (Syria refugee intake) to the sartorial (to jeggings or not to jeggings) there was some major...
In light of the racislised divide that has come to define Australia’s proposed increased intake of Syrian refugees, I am genuinely sickened by the scramble to cherry pick refugees as if persecution were a favourites menu; it’s disgusting. I’m talking...
Tonight I was a guest on ABC’s The Drum, providing commentary on the Syrian refugee crisis and Australia’s government response in the last 24 hours. In summary, the racialised response to a humanitarian crisis was noted, as was the political expediency of...
A terrific panel discussion on ‘Coming of Age: Growing up Muslim in Australia’ this afternoon for the #BrimbankReadersandWritersFestival2015. With co-author Irfan Yusuf and editor, Demet Divaroren our conversation was brilliantly facilitated by...
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