Tasneem’s Blog Archive
The Foley Effect
It's rare these days to be genuinely challenged in new ways about the historic extent of this country's racist culpability. But tonight , Prof. Gary Foley, Historian & renown Aboriginal activist, did precisely this at the Second Annual Mandela Lecture, speaking to...
The Seasons are a Gogh
Delighted to attend the largest exhibition of Van Gogh masterpieces ever to travel to Australia at the National Gallery of Victoria. 'Van Gogh and the Seasons'- featured works lent by leading international museums, including the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam and the...
Combatting the Ummm Factor, Like a Pro
The Mumtaza Network today held the first of its Masterclass Series: Public Speaking Like a Pro. This was a day-long workshop hosted by co-Founder and CEO of the Mumtaza Network, Yassmin Abdel-Magied.The session aimed to equip participants...
Occupational Violence Kills our Life Savers
The Australian Medical fraternity is deeply saddened by the death of heart surgeon, Mr Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann who was fatally attacked with a one-hit punch while on duty last month, in a random act of violence perpetrated by a visitor at the hospital. My deepest...
Islamophobia… please explain?
Today I participated in a frank conversation with fellow activist Sakdiyah Ma’ruf from Jakarta, on the topic "Islamophobia... please explain?" for a student conference at the University of Melbourne. Sakdiyah and I talked through our experiences of living...
Courting Cultural Competence
Today I facilitated a session on 'Cultural Sensitivity in the Courtroom' for the Judicial Council of Victoria today. With a combined group of Judges, Justices and Magistrates from across theState, this was a stimulating workshop examining: how to be alert to the...
Judging the ‘Weight of the World’
As part of Refugee Week across the Nation, I was delighted to be a guest judge at their inaugural youth art exhibition, 'Weight of the World', curated by Hotham Mission. It was a vital and insightful event which celebrated youth, diversity, community, social...
Messages That Matter
Dinner at the @victoriapolice Iftar in fine company of @benevolenceaustralia's Saara & Jessica. A beautiful evening affirming why multiculturalism is one of Victoria's greatest assets delivered with powerful and timely messaging ?? Meanwhile, in other news, am...
Footy & Fasting on the G
Congrats to all involved with the AFL Iftar tonight. A surreal night & sight seeing 'Ramadan Kareem' upon a neon lit billboard - illuminating the MCG oval. Beautiful speeches were delivered in earnest from the AFL CEO and Multicultural Liaison head on top of an...
Speaking Before You’re Spoken About
Presented at Hailebury College today, about the importance of diverse voices in the community getting traction and respect. Given the news of the past 24hours I was feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of making a presentation - but realised making the effort to be...