On Feb. 9 MESF PhD candidate Safiullah Taye was awarded the People’s Choice Award in the Three Minute Thesis competition at the Faculty of Arts & Education PhD Summer School! Congratulations!
Impacts of the ‘War on Terror’ on the (De-)Humanization of Christians in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Reporting
On Jan. 7 Dr. Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Mr. Musharaf Zahoor published new research in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. Link here.
PhD Candidate Sara Cheikh attends Activism 2020 Conference
PhD Candidate Safiullah Taye presents at the 2020 Development Studies Association Australia Conference
Rap and Mizoued Music: Claiming a Space for Dissent and Protest in Post-Arab Spring Tunisia
On Feb. 2 Dr. Zouhir Gabsi published new research on the use of rap and Mizoued music as a means of escapism from the political and socio-economic conditions in Tunisia. See link here.
Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh interviewed on TRTWorld
On Jan. 27 Prof. Akbarzadeh was interviewed on TRT World in relation to the recent attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad. Link here.
The Islamic State’s destruction of Yezidi heritage: Responses, resilience and reconstruction after genocide
New research has been published by A/Prof. Ben Isakhan and Sofya Shahab in the Journal of Social Archaeology. Link to article here.
Far From A Rallying Cry, Death Of Divisive Soleimani Foreshadows Iran’s Decline
On Jan. 18 Dr. Ali Mozaffari published his take on the targeted assassination of Soleimani in Iran. Link to full article here.
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed contributes to UNDP Report
On Jan. 15 Dr. Zahid Shahab Ahmed’s contributed to the UNDP report ‘The Peace-Development Nexus’ with analysis on the correlation between peace and sustainable development. Further details here.
Prof. Akbarzadeh interviewed by ABC News
On Jan. 8 Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh was interviewed on ABC News. Link to interview here.