This seminar, which will take place on April 11th, from 1pm– 2pm, showcases work from a large-scale project on youth and environmentalism in Indonesia. It looks specifically at the engagement of some Indonesian university students with environmental activism...

The Christchurch terrorist attack has highlighted questions around the relationship between hate speech, violence and public political discourse. Are we now in an era where hateful and vengeful language directed toward segments of Australian and other faith and ethnic...

AAIMS and the University of Melbourne look forward to hosting a seminar on ‘Muslims in Australia: A matter of trust’ with Dr Mario Peucker and Dr Susie Latham. The seminar, which will take place on Thursday June 28, will be chaired by AAIMS President...

AAIMS was a proud sponsor of the May 4th Conference on Radicalisation and De-radicalisation: Post-ISIS, hosted at the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, University of Western Australia. Led by the Director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, Samina...

Pakistan celebrates the Pakistan Day on 23rd of March to commemorate the Lahore Resolution passed on this day in 1940. It was the Resolution of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the British India which ultimately led to the creation of India and Pakistan in August 1947.

On 21 September 2017, the Melbourne launch of AAIMS was held to discuss ‘Islamophobia in Australian public and political life’. After opening remarks by Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh, the panel discussion commenced with Prof Fethi Mansouri (Deakin University) on growing...

In conjunction with Sydney Ideas, the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies launched at the University of Sydney last Friday 28th 2017. Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission and Professor Samina Yasmeen...