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> The National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (NCEIS) is funded by the Australian Government to provide outstanding higher education level programs in Islamic studies. The University of Melbourne is collaborating with Griffith University and the University of Western Sydney to deliver a world-class, multi-disciplinary program from 2008.
City Circle Forum, 28th March - Islam in Indigenous Australia
Topic: "Islam in Indigenous Australia: A History of Community Survival and Self-Renewal"
An increasing number of Indigenous Australians are identifying with Islam. This presentation will highlight this recent phenomenon and its historical antecedence. It will cover the existence of a religious and cultural phenomenon that goes back to pre-colonial times and, not only persists today, but enjoys a renewed vitality.
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Mar 15 2010 Public Lecture: "Muslims and the West: What Future?"
Contemporary Muslim societies and the Western world are locked in an intimate embrace that is at once pregnant with mutually enriching opportunities and devastating collisions. How to capitalize on the first and minimize the latter are key to the management of the present and the making of the future. This lecture addresses the topic by posing and exploring two related questions -- one from the West and the other from the Islamic world.
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Feb 21 2010 - ISSAM NABULSI: Muslim Minorities, Minarets and Modernity
"Muslim Minorities, Minarets and Modernity" covering Islamic principles in Architecture, contemporary understanding of 'Islamic Architecture', and challenges for Australian Muslim communities in the 21st century.
Mar 8 2010: International Women's Day - Launch of Challenging Identities: Muslim Women in Australia
Feb 18 2010 - Muslim Women and Gender Justice: Methods, Motivation and Means
US scholar Amina Wadud will speak on "Muslim Women and Gender Justice: Methods, Motivation and Means" in a free public lecture on 18 February 2010 at 6.30pm. This is the first of a series of exciting public lectures to be presented by the Asia Institute in 2010. To register, please click here
(This lecture is co-sponsored by the US Consulate to Melbourne)
Video: Australian Family Law for Muslims, Children and the Law
Dec 8 2009: Muslim Leadership – USA experience by Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid
DATE: DEC 8, 2009
TIME: 6.30-9.00pm
VENUE: Room 321, Level 3 Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Corner of Swanston Street and Monash Road,
University of Melbourne
COST: Free
All are welcome
ABOUT ABDUL MALIK MUJAHID
Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid is founding Chairman of Sound Vision Foundation, the leading producer of educational content on Islam and Muslims. He is also executive producer of the daily Radio Islam talk show on WCEV 1450 AM in Chicago.
He has excelled in building alliances and coalitions among Muslims as well as non-Muslims. He is currently Chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago. The Council is a federation of mosques serving 400,000 Muslims in the greater Chicago.
Dec 5 2009: Q and A with Anwar Ibrahim
'Q and A with Anwar Ibrahim'
Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim, former prime minister of Malaysia, is at the forefront of great changes in the Malaysian political scene. Anwar Ibrahim is also current leader of the opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat. This event is an opportunity for students and interested watchers of Malaysian politics to directly engage with Dato' Sri Anwar in a wide-ranging discussion of current Malaysian issues.
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