Hissa Hilal, Saudi Poet - The voice of the Million’s If all goes her way, Hissa Hilal, a Saudi poet, will win Dh5m next week at the finale of Million’s Poet. As a young girl she was forced to write in secret and hide her poems under the bed from strict Bedouin parents who did no...
Australia re-engaging with Africa Acknowledgment: Kristi Maroc Phone: 02 9351 7009 Email: kristi.maroc@sydney.edu.au 19 March 2010 ShareThis Mr Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has today used the University of Sydney's Internat...
Australia and Africa: Looking to the Future Speech by Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, University of Sydney International Forum on Africa, Sydney 16 March 2010 Thank you for your kind introduction. Your Excellency Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales;&n...
Prof Ahmed Samatar's Visit to Australia during the Horn of Africa week in Melbourne. 11-17th March, Prof. Samatar will engage many in Australia by giving lectures at: La Trobe University on the 12th 3-4pm (see the flyer above) Vic parliament for the Somali students ...
Friend in need.....reflections from my recent visit to Malaysia. When the whole world ignored Somalia…one country stood up quietly, without drum beats or headlines, or invitation to corrupted officials, and opened its doors to welcome the traumatized Somali youth as well as elders, mothers and c...
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Prof Ahmed Samatar's Visit to Australia during the Horn of Africa week in Melbourne.
11-17th March, Prof. Samatar will engage many in Australia by giving lectures at: La Trobe University on the 12th 3-4pm (see the flyer above) Vic parliament for the Somali students graduation ceremony on March 12th 6-8pm; more on this please contact Yusuf on 0421785194. Monday 15 March 2010, 6:30pm Melbourne University - Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Swanston Street University of Melbourne, Parkville. “Muslims and the West: What Future?” Tuesday 16 March 2010, 5.30 – 7.00 pm Baldwin Spencer-Theatre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville campus (3rd building on Tin Alley road, from Swanston street entrance, before student union house) "TERRORISM THREAT _ MYTH OR REALITY?" Wednesday 17th March 2010 2-4pm, Monash Univeisrty, School of political science and social inquiry, global terrorism research centre. " Between Two Worlds: Reflections on Diasporic Somalis and recent developments in the Horn of Africa" The purpose of these series of lectures, discussions and workshops are to inform the Australian community in general, specifically the Somali community about recent events in the Horn of Africa as well as contemporary issues regarding Islam and the West. for more information about Prof Samatar's visit to Australia, please contact Mohamed Ibrahim - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it There are more focused Somali community meetings, for more information about this 'soul searching' and frank discussions among the Somali community, please contact Yusuf on 0421785194 or Mohamed on 0425104105.
More info - updates to the schedule will appear here.
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