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The National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies is a consortium, established in 2007 with funding from the Australian Government, whereby Melbourne is working in collaboration with Griffith University in Queensland and the University of Western Sydney in New South Wales to deliver world-class, multi-disciplinary teaching and research in Islamic Studies at a regional, national and international level.
More information about the Centre can be found on our about page.
International Conference November 2008
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NCEIS will be hosting it's first International Conference in 2008: "Challenges to Social Inclusion in Australia: The Muslim Experience" 19 - 20 November 2008. We are currently calling for papers (abstracts due 31 July). More details available. |
Recent News & Events
- Recently, deputy director of NCEIS Shahram Akbarzadeh discussed the US and European Union's economic sanctions on Iran on ABC radio. He has also penned an opinion piece on this same issue in The Australian.
- Two new public lectures have been scheduled for the near future: "The Many Faces of Political Islam" (Prof. Mohammed Ayoob) and "A Question of Boundaries" (Hanifa Deen in conversation with Barney Zwartz). Full details can be found on the upcoming events page.
- Public Lecture Series 2008: Inside Muslim Minds (Presented by Prof Riaz Hassan). Listen to the lecture or read the transcript.
- Public Lecture Series 2008: Pakistani Politics (Presented by A/Prof Samina Yasmin and Prof William Maley). Listen to the lecture or read the transcript.
- Public Lecture Series 2008: The Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon (Presented by Kylie Baxter). Listen to the lecture, read the transcript, download the pdf, or watch video highlights.