Podcast appearances and mentions of shakira hussein

On this episode on Uniting FNd Therapy Sessions we talk about FND , from Flares, What Jake packs in his fnd bag parenting with FND and more. It's always an interesting conversation on life with FND and just life in general with Jake. . Follow Jake on Instagram on @punkchef41 and his podcast it's me it's me it's fnd & Facebook page and Instagram FND & US. Fnd and Us is also run by Steph and Rach Follow Steph on Instagram @_fnd_and_me follow Rach on @unwireddesigner they are also incredible xo Notes:Not all disabilities are visible stickerclick Here to viewwhen I mention the claw im referring to the dystonia in my hands :https://www.fndaction.org.uk/supporting-dystonia-awareness-week-29th-april-7th-may-2017-functional-dystonia/How to manage yourself in a flare , this was an interesting article that I found that I could relate to A Chronic illness flare kit https://thediscerningyou.com/chronic-illness-flare-kit/an article on how to survive a flare uphttps://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/turning-straw-gold/201901/7-ways-survive-flare-when-you-re-chronically-illIt's so true that some of us may criticise ourselves for being in a flare in the first place this was an interesting perspective : don't blame yourself for being in a flarehttps://www.bezzymigraine.com/discover/real-talk-mig/health-a-flare-does-not-mean-youve-done-something-wrong/Hidden disability sunflowers scheme lanyards fnd action uk:https://www.fndaction.org.uk/fnd-action-join-the-hidden-disabilities-sunflower-scheme/recommendation: black adderhttps://youtu.be/vDVxq76-qOwEmergency crisis kits for chronically  ill I'll admit there is some good ideas here!https://themighty.com/2017/10/chronic-illness-crisis-kit-products-emergencies-flare-ups/what's in jakes fnd bag? Flashlight, first aid kit phamplets , emergency, excercise book to write if can't communicate, text to speech and more. What do you have?https://www.medicalrecords.com/2021/09/02/blog/11-people-with-chronic-illness-show-us-whats-in-their-bagfnd treatments : including alternative therapies check out FND action https://www.fndaction.org.uk/treatment/recommendation from detty ;parenting with disability : we've got thishttps://www.booktopia.com.au/we-ve-got-this-eliza-hull/book/9781760642938.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwquWVBhBrEiwAt1KmwljkzlExyP3163f8_BtVm__wjtZGWticg29oc6XqEeJHRQ6IeQGwJxoCLBkQAvD_BwEa compilation of stories from disabled parents about parenting disabled. It is achievable. You can with fnd it is not easy. But we do the best we can. ”When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be she was a mix of excited and nervous. But as a person with a physical disability, there were added complexities. She wondered- Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting? More than 15 per cent of Australian households have a parent with a disability, yet their stories are rarely shared, their experiences almost never reflected in parenting literature.In We've Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people's attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory and empowering anthology. As Rebekah Taussig writes, 'Parenthood can tangle with grief and loss. Disability can include joy and abundance. And goddammit - disabled parents exist.'Contributors include Jacinta Parsons, Kristy Forbes, Graeme Innes, Jessica Smith, Jax Jacki Brown, Nicole Lee, Elly May Barnes, Neangok Chair, Renay Barker-Mulholland, Micheline Lee and Shakira Hussein."Finding your passion or something to focus on can help with fnd .https://www.bezzyra.com/discover/living-well-ra/health-the-value-of-pursuing-hobbies-when-youre-living-with-a-chronic-illness/‘little puppy buddy getting acquainted with the vacuum The FND Podcast with Detty acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which we stand, the Bundjalung, Awakabal, Djinduburi , Arawak, Boon wurrang & Wurundjeri People. The FND Podcast pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.The FND Podcast with detty : song resonating at the moment maybe our song :The new normal by Kahlid to hear it it is on our playlist or click below to view lyrics and listen on YouTube.https://youtu.be/o3sXlxg4d5cWhat has the team been listening to? What are are their song preferences ? In a flare and would like to listen to some songs? Head over to our playlist! Thank you Maggie for making it :) we have recently updated the list which features an eclectic list; itunes playlist : the fnd podcast with detty playlist or click on the link below for the playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lvGhN4Ab3AtwBj42L5DDA?si=i1RzVbhmQ3GeJ6a3Iu7sHw&dl_branch=1FND TSHIRTS BAGS MASKS AND MORE ; FND PODCAST MERCHANDISE-CLICK BELOWhttps://imprintmerch.com.au/collections/lets-have-the-chatfrom masks to bags hoodies and tshirts featuring Friends of FND and FND will not hold me back : all proceeds going to FND Australia Support Services also FND Podcast merchanise check them out!HELPFUL RESOURCES:A website all things Functional neurological Disorder written by Professor Jon Stone who is the leading FND researcher and Consultant Neurologist in Edinburgh, Scotland.https://www.neurosymptoms.org/Neurosymptoms has an app that you can download now too. Look up neurosymptoms or Jon stone and you will find it there.https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-events/podcast/my-amazing-body-the-brain-2.0An excellent podcast episode which explains what Functional Neurological Disorder is. Have a good listeners brilliant!Dr Mohsin Butt is an excellent doctor who explained what FND is perfectly click here to watch his explanationhttps://vm.tiktok.com/ZSeYtCw7W/https://www.neurokid.co.uk/A website for young people and families living with NEAD and neurological symptomhttps://fndportal.org/Amazing website with information and links to fndInformation on Non Epileptic Seizures or NEADhttps://www.sth.nhs.uk/clientfiles/File/Epilepsy/pil2072.pdfFND ORGANISATIONS:https://www.fndaus.org.au/FND AUSTRALIA SUPPORT  SERVICES INC: A wonderful resource for people in Australia with FND: from reasearch into FND, finding medical specialists and services and just information about FND. Solely dedicated to all things FND and helping those with FND in Australia.FND Australia Support services App:Androidhttps://apksos.com/app/fndaustralia.comApplehttps://apps.apple.com/au/app/fnd-australia-support-services/id1613121706Click below to hear more about FND Australia Support services and who Dr. Katherine Gill ishttps://thefndpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-fnd-podcast-with-detty-dr-katherine-gill-and-fnd-australian-support-servicesFND Action is a patient-led charity who offer a caring and supporting hand to people living with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in the UK.https://www.fndaction.org.uk/FND Dimensions aims to develop a network of ‘peer support groups' across the UK either in face to face meetings or online via methods such as Skype. By bringing people together on a regular basis, this helps alleviate the isolation that many FND patients feel. It also gives  opportunity  for others to open up dialog and to talk to others in a similar position about the day to day challenges, issues or concerns with one another.http://fnddimensions.org/A really helpful article and explanation of what FND is: 'https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1367576277956370432.html?fbclid=IwAR1GZpXe7IgC9qVlIr7ygA9RslPy6nxhQIumdUw9XMu2fs8MsMf8SwYZeVQ Other podcasts/ blogs / vlogs to follow:itsmeitsmeitsfndby none other than our Jake! HTTPS://www.tomplender.comTom Plender : follow this amazing creative human his art, music and writing on fnd https://open.spotify.com/show/6RSjTADQCw9tA4Udnutf0L?si=JZy4CAfuSB6FWaBCi8Avgg&dl_branch=1Bed Life and Beyond by Rach also a lovely FNDerhttps://pandoralocksmith.wordpress.com/about/John McLeans Fnd Journeyhttps://m.facebook.com/JohnsFND/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=0Lmtd Life with FNDhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UC3xLKpn7gkgvVoH29ulu4IA/videosFNDer amplified: Meg Jacks follow on Instagram @ Meg.jacks_ TicTok: @megjacksInstagram follow Emma's journey :@emmas_fnd_funPeople Amplified on the FND Podcast by Maggies Corner ,brilliant incredible humans who you should look up / check outDylan AlcottAthelete , paraolympics , podcaster , raising awareness and voices of the disabledInstagram :@ listenable_podcast @dylanalcottWebsite: www.abilityfest.com.au Elle StellaBusiness Success Coach , Paraolympian & intuitive healerInstagram: @iamellesteeleWebsite: www.iamellesteele.comCarly FindlayActivist, writer, Blogger with a condition called ichtchyosis.Instagram: @carlyfindlayWebsite: www.carlyfindlay.com.auSophie ButlerShes empowering women, disabled after a spinal cord injury , she inspirational and has an amazing attitudeInstagram: @sophjbutlerYouTube: https://youtu.be/wgfAYDlXXvMMeg JacksShe is a fellow FNDer who is very open about her journey with FND and has helped raised awareness with FNDInstagram: @Meg.Jacks_TicTok: Megjacks Julian Gavino(he/him) is a trans-masculine model, writer, coach, and sex-positive disability influencer living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and comorbidities. ... In his work, Julian aims to normalize and destigmatize trans and disabled bodies in media — by facing discrimination down and creating space for representationInstagram:  @thedisabledhippieNina Tame aka the Lunch LadyShe's a single mum who's disabled and a disability advocate. Parenting with disabilityWebsite: https://hellolunchlady.com.au/parenting/parenting-around-the-world-nina/Chloè Hadenshe is an Australian actor YouTuber singer dancer and she's autistic. She beings awareness about Autism and talks openly about life with Autism.Instagram: @princesssapienWebsite: https://www.chloehayden.com.au/Youtube: Chloè Haden Style like UFounded by mother-daughter duo, Elisa Goodkind & Lily Mandelbaum, StyleLikeU is a multimedia platform for radically honest docu-style content that gives voice to diverse role models who stand proudly outside of norms and are comfortable in their skin.Website: https://stylelikeu.com/about-us/Lucy Dawsonwho unfortunately became Disabled during a medical situation. Click this link to find out more https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/25/lucy-dawson-the-model-who-got-a-mystery-headache-a-misdiagnosis-and-a-new-mission-in-life However despite this all she continues now to advocate and model and be bloody amazing.Instagram : @luuudawWebsite: https://lucyintheskywithencephalitis.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/all-my-links/Cripple MediaCripple media is a disability led media which represents the voice of the youth. As they have mentioned that the youth especially disabled have been represented by those who aren't the youth primarily the teachers or parents , those in the medical fields so they are raising their voices and speaking up and being heard. It's really important for their voices their oppinions to be heard and what a great idea and platform. A way to educate aswell as raise awarenessInstagram: @cripple mediaWebsite: https://cripplemedia.com/about/Aaron Rose Philip For more information check out this wonderful article herehttps://www.uncrazed.com/aaron-rose-philip-makes-runway-debut-says-disabled-talents-matter/32893Instagram:aaron_phillip transgendered disabled fabulous Model check him outNicole Parishshe is raising awareness on Autism, how she lives with autism, what tools she uses and her love for insects. Follow her on Tik Tok at Sound of the ForestA great news platform for young Australians to get the news firsthand ; available internet podcast and app easily digestible and accessible check it outhttps://www.thedailyaus.com.au/ 

 Do we really need to suffer? There seems to be so much suffering in the world right now, but for what purpose? How do we respond to it? On this week's episode of God Forbid, Breann Fallon and the panel focus on suffering and resilience, both personal and collective.

More than three million Australians face a health crisis that can severely impact their quality of life: chronic pain.But many people experiencing chronic pain are let down by an outdated healthcare system.It's a system that frustrates both patients and doctors, so is it time for a radical overhaul of how public health operates in Australia?Today, Beth Atkinson Quinton speaks to The Saturday Paper's health columnist Dr Mel Cheng and The Saturday Paper contributor Shakira Hussein about the challenges doctors face when trying to help patients with chronic pain, and how we ended up with a system that fails to address it. Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuests: Health Columnist for The Saturday Paper Dr Mel Cheng and contributor to The Saturday Paper Shakira Hussein.Background reading: Opioids and chronic pain in The Saturday Paper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today’s show, we discuss the proposed changes to the National Insurance Disability Scheme as well as the broader political context surrounding the restructuring of the NDIS. Afterwards, we discuss the eugenic underpinnings of disability framing and 'governance' in the West - with a focus on imperial hygiene in colonial Australia.To discuss these issues we are joined by Dr Shakira Hussein who is a writer and researcher based at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women since 9/11 and has researched and published articles on disability as a result of her lived experience with multiple sclerosis.Follow or connect with Shakira on Twitter: @shakirahusseinYou can find some of her work discussing disability in The Saturday Paper, Crikey and Two Degrees.

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly Mozhgan Moarefizadeh and Nicole Curby, co-hosts of The Wait, join us to introduce listeners to the podcast. The Wait is a new five-part narrative podcast series, telling the story of the refugees stranded in Indonesia as a result of Australia’s border crackdown. The Wait will be airing each week on Thursday Breakfast during our summer programming.  Kristin O’Connell, spokesperson for the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union, gives us a rundown of the big changes in social security policy in 2020. Shakira Hussein  joins us to discuss two of her recent articles: The Christchurch Massacre:an Australian Crime and the other on ecofacism and disability published on the other film festival. Shakira Hussein is a writer and researcher based at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of From Victims to Suspects:Muslim Women from 9/11.  Joshua Badge, a queer writer and philosopher living on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, joins us to discuss and contextualise the most recent spate of queer and transphobic articles in Australian media. Joshua's writing has been featured in places like Meanjin, Overland, The Guardian, & Junkee. They previously lectured at Deakin University and currently volunteer with Thorne Harbour Health and the Renters and Housing Union. Priya reads No Flowers, a poem by Bridget Flack, as a tribute to her memory. Vale Bridget Flack. SongsJerome Farah - Vibrate

The Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terrorist attacks led to an apology from the New Zealand government. But in Australia, there’s been an unwillingness to grapple with how the shooter was steeped in a culture of far-right extremism. Today, Shakira Hussein on Australia’s responsibility for the Christchurch massacre. Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper Shakira Hussein.Background reading: Christchurch massacre: an Australian crime in The Saturday Paper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shakira Hussein joined the show to discuss invisible and visible disability/illness. We ask about the usefulness of using these terms and also talk about how to make space for all experiences in the disability community. Shakira Hussein is the author of From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11 and a contributor to the anthology #MeToo: Stories from the Australian Movement. She is a research fellow at The University of Melbourne, and has published on topics including racism, gender violence and disability. Connect with Skaira on twitter at: @shakirahussein

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly In episode 7 of Liberation Loops, Carly speaks with Anna Carlson about how surveillance operates in so-called Australia and how it's operating amidst COVID-19.Anna Carlson is a cofounder and organiser of the Brisbane Free University, co-host of 4zzz's Radio Reversal and a freelance radio producer, illustrator, writer and community (dis)organiser. She is mid way through her PhD, supervised by Dr. Alissa Macoun, Associate Professor Chelsea Bond, Dr. Liz Strakosh, and Dr. David Singh. Her research examines the relationship between surveillance and colonial governance in (so-called) Brisbane, focusing on how surveillance functions to produce and maintain settler colonial regimes of possession, ownership and belonging. Victoria’s only free legal service for the LGBTIQ community will host the first ever virtual Change Your ID Day this Monday 18 May. Sam Elkin speaks with Max about the upcoming live online session, which will provide practical information on how trans and gender diverse people can change their name and preferred sex descriptors on legal identification documents. (note more tix to be released soon)  Neika Lehman, a writer and artist living and working on Kulin Country, reads a number of poems. Neika grew up in Tasmania | lutruwita and descends from the Trawlwoolway peoples of north east Tasmania. Their ancestral and contemporary stories inform Neika’s written and visual practice.  We hear the second part of Scheherazde’s conversation with Dr Shakira Hussein is a writer and academic in multiculturalism and Muslim studies at the National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne. Last week Shakira spoke about the intersection of race, islamophobia and COVID19, this week she discusses the dynamics of race, class and the far-right within the settler colony. Priya Speaks with Raj Patel, a former university cleaner stood down during COVID-19 and member of the United Workers' Union, about the Australian Universities Support Your Cleaners petition. This interview follows on from Priya's chat with Nick Ferguson about the same petition a few weeks ago. Songs Sophiegrophy - Boii

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly In episode 6 of Liberation Loops, Carly speaks with Lauren Caulfield. Lauren works at the intersection of interpersonal and state-sanctioned gender violence, and is involved in training, organising work and community-based interventions to violence. She also coordinates the “Policing Family Violence: Changing the Story” project, which is a collaborative, integrated community legal and survivor support project that responds to harm and criminalisation of people through family violence policing. Max speaks with Apryl Watson, daughter of Aunty Tanya Day, on the open letter and petition from families of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody calling on the Australian Governments to urgently release people from prison to prevent COVID-19 deaths. Scheherazade speaks with Dr Shakira Hussein, a writer and academic in multiculturalism and Muslim studies at the National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne, about the intersection of race, islamophobia and COVID-19.Priya speaks with Chelsea Bond, a Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman and long-term Aboriginal Health Worker and researcher. Chelsea is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland’s Poche Health Centre for Indigenous Health, and a co-host of the show Wild Black Women on 98.9FM in Meanjin. They discuss the public discussion around the 250th anniversary of Cook’s invasion.To intro this segment we hear a poem by Neika Lehman titled ‘Cook 250’. Neika Lehman is a writer and artist living and working on Kulin Country. Neika grew up in Tasmania | lutruwita and descends from the Trawlwoolway peoples of north east Tasmania. Their ancestral and contemporary stories inform Neika’s written and visual practice.

When a communications agency started contacting members of the Muslim community for social media training, it seemed like their intentions were to elevate new voices. But the program was funded by the Department of Home Affairs, and the messages being positioned were from the government. Shakira Hussein on what it’s like to be pulled into a propaganda machine.Guest: Writer and academic Shakira Hussein.Background reading: Strategic communication’ and Muslim communities in The Saturday PaperThe Saturday PaperThe MonthlyFor more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr Shakira Hussein is a writer and researcher at the University of Melbourne's National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies. In this talk she looks at how Muslim women are represented in the media from Australia to the UK.

Presented by Grace and ScheherazadeAcknowledgement of CountryAlt news: the viral icon of the Sudanese uprisings Alaa Salah and women's frontline role in uprisings and revolts in Nubia/East Africa     Cheryl from Indigenous Social Justice Association talks about Stop deaths in custody both onshore and offshore contingent at 'Palm Sunday' rallies for refugees and the links between incarceration of Indigenous and refugee folx.Megan Williams, River Country Coordinator at Friends of the Earth Melbourne, chats about the latest updates with the Darling River, its mismanagement, and the importance of water and healthy rivers.Shakira Hussein, researcher and academic, has been following far-right groups in Australia for a number of years and discusses the far-right trends we're seeing in the wake of the white supremacist conference in Finland a few days ago and Christchurch.Camille Nurka, independent gender studies scholar, traces the origins of contemporary ideas of genital normality. Her book Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery delves a long tradition of pathologizing 'female anatomy' and how 'medicin' shapes our commonly held ideals.The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of the program featured the following music track Yemen Blues by Jat Mahibathi  (Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions) 

Interview with Jacob and Harry from Dispossessed Part 1: on the whiteness of the punk scene and Australia as an active prison colonyInterview with Jacob and Harry from Dispossessed Part 2: on using music as a political platform to inspire change and fundraising for Gamilaraay mob on country facing a water crisis Shakira Hussein talks about community and media response to Christchurch and the failure to address the structures that enable white supremacy Uncle Robbie Thorpe (on Fire First) speaks with Zallanach at the Djap Wurrung embassy about the importance of continued to resist and protest the intended beginning of works that would destroy sacred tree sites and how you can support. Kate Pern, Daniel Wars and Gaia Miler-Foote join us in the studio to talk about the PARTi project (Sesh Ed), a peer-led harm reduction project, and free drug awareness trainingnext Wednesday 27th March.The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of this program featured the following music tracks: DRMNGNOW, Indigenous Land (Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions) 

Tuesday Breakfast 5 Feb 2019 7.00 am  Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am  We play the audio of a TED talk by Stella Young called 'I'm not your inspiration thank you very much' 7.15 am  (parts 1 and 2 with a break in between) Anya chats to Dr Shakira Hussein about disability through an intersectional lens, unconscious bias in the medical community with regards to Aboriginal, black and POC bodies, voluntary euthanasia and the links between feminist theory/activism and disability theory/activism.8.00 am Ayan speaks to Marijo Pozega, community worker, teacher and producer/ presenter of Chronically Chilled, about chronic and invisible illnesses, how they affect a person's quality of life, and about the gaps that exist in the Australian healthcare system.8.30 am End Songssong: Ancestors artist: DRMNGNOW ft Kee'ahn song: Mad artist: Solange ft Lil Wayne song: Happy artist: Thando song: For those who need it artist: Alice Skye song: The children came back artist: Briggs ft Gurrumul & Dewayne Everettsmith 

Thursday 14 June 2018 - Radiothon editionwith Apeec, Katia and ScheherazadeSpecial Radiothon edition talking about the importance of community radio and taking pledges of support. We reached $815 by the end of the episode! To help us reach $1,000 donate to Thursday Breakfast here. 7.00am Acknowledgement of country7.10am Song - Briggs, Bad Apples7.20am Song - Alsarah & The Nubatones, Aroos el neel 3roos7:25am Caller Michele Vesio, 3CR producer for In Ya Face and Breakfast Mentor, pledges their support.7:35am Caller Charlotte King, ABC journalist and formerTuesday Breakfast presenter7.45am Song - Eddy Current Suppression Rings, She's dancing away7:50am Shakira Hussein talking about the Home Affairs Department and thescheme to recruit 'good Muslims'8:15am Song - Kaia Kater, Sun to Sun8:25am Song - Beaches, Horizon

The third episode, which is really just the rest of the second episode, but which we will all agree to call the third episode, okay?

The second episode, in which The Vadge bangs on for entirely too long in a vain attempt to disguise the fact that she did not leave nearly enough time to edit her and Knackers' interview with Dr. Shakira Hussein in time for International (Working) Women's Day.

7:00am Acknowledgement of country7:10am Daniel Ajak, criminal defense lawyer ,  in the media as a model citizen with South Sudanese background, the media hype surrounding #Africangangs is still ongoing.7:25am Prof Scott McQuire speaking about a paper he wrote about surveillance in our cities, and the way cameras, billboards and other devices track our data. #Geomedia Networked Cities and the Future of Public Space.7:35am Fred Gesha, producer of Yalukut Weelam Ngargee Festival, on the phone speaking about the upcoming indigenous music and arts festival happening on St Kilda foreshore on Saturday 3 February. 7.55am Dr Shakira Hussein on the gentrification of Melbourne's northern suburbs like Coburg and Brunswick following VICE documentary with Aamer Rahman .8:05am Yael from Allies Decolonising on the phone speaking about Decolonise Now, a fundraiser on Jan 20. Funds will go to WAR ahead of Invasion Day, a mulit-genre benefit gig and community event to get active and thinking during #7daysofresistance.8.15am Tallulah, Billy and Ruby from Girls Rock! joined us live in the studio to talk about the amazing experience of Girls Rock!, a music/art/self-expression/acceptance camp for trans youth.  8:30am EndMusic:Rebel Girl, Bikini KillRosie Burgess, It's written [and more]

Hope Mathumbu - Speaking about a project that aims support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women living in regional Victoria to access mainstream family and domestic violence and sexual assault services, Facebook Jan Bartlett caught up with Ahmed Saleem - The campaign REJECT ELBIT against The Royal Australian Flying Doctors service venture with a major arms manufacturer Elbit Systems AustraliaJane Green - Vixen Collective - Talking about the use of family violence funding for sex work abolition organisations (Twitter @vixoncollective #sexwork #16daysofactivism #projectdisrespect)Maya - soul singer and songwriter based in Melbourne. They discuss the upcoming launch of her debut EP ‘Future Soul,’ and the release of her new song 'What We Are Worth', more info check out FacebookDr. Shakira Hussein - (Twitter @shakirahussein), Honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne specialising in Gender, Islam and Multiculturalism - Should the assisted dying bill be scrutiniised more? 

In this episode, Kate spoke with Shakira Hussein, a researcher at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute and author of the recently released book From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11. We discussed her new book’s main theme - the transformation of Muslim women in the public eye since 9/11, from being helpless victims awaiting rescue, to becoming potential threats to be monitored and kept under control. The episode covers her research on Muslim women in Pakistan, and how the War on Terror has effected the lives of women there. We then discuss how counter terrorism (CT) and countering violent extremism (CVE) has changed the aid landscape in Pakistan, before discussing recent developments in the Australian government approaches to CVE, including the dilemmas of funding community programs with CT money and the potential that CVE policy-initiatives targeting the Muslim community have for securitising them and further alienating some people. Finally, we discuss the role of women in terrorist organisations, Western-raised women who have offered themselves as ‘Jihadi Brides’ to the Islamic State, and the way the participation of Muslim women in acts of violent extremism received a greater degree of attention because of the perception of such acts being an aberration of Muslim gender norms.

Over four days, our 20 plus speakers – philosophers and theologians, historians and writers, believers and non-believers – will consider what it means to be religious, and what role the voice of faith may legitimately have in the conversations of citizens in a multicultural, democratic state and the community of nations. Across Saturday, three keynote lectures from distinguished international guests each consider the challenges posed by – and to – faith in the building of modern communities. Following the three lectures, all three keynote speakers will be in discussion with each other, exchanging and challenging one another’s views. In ‘Faith, Multiculturalism and the Community of Nations’, UK multiculturalism advocate Tariq Modood, Pakistan-raised Quar’anic scholar Asma Barlas and US moral philosopher Susan Neiman will discuss their keynote addresses, in a fascinating meeting of minds, with Shakira Hussein as participating chair. They’ll talk about the links between religious belief and a multicultural society, the relationship between Islam and contemporary Europe, and the importance of reason in public life. For a recording of this lecture plus transcripts and recordings of the series, visit our Faith and Culture archive.