Aggression and anger are not the same thing. When faced with open calls for discrimination, the latter is part of a healthy response, writes Lydia Shelly. Forgiveness can be a powerful step towards healing. One of the moral principles recommended in Islam’s Holy Book, the Quran, is forgiveness: “…But if you pardon...

21 January, 2021

I wish I was not standing here, before you today on International Women’s Day. Instead, I wish I was sitting where you are and listening to Mariam Veiszadeh speaking. Mariam is a well-known advocate for community rights, refugees and civil liberties. She is an asset to not only the Australian Muslim...

21 January, 2021

I oppose any amendments to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. This is despite the fact that the Act does not protect me, or any other Australian Muslim, from discrimination on the basis of our faith. I say this as both a Muslim and an Australian. Although I am not...

15 January, 2021
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