Tasneem’s Blog Archive
Cultural Immersion of the Corporate Kind
A Cultural Immersion program as a component for the Asialink Leaders Program for business leaders, involved a dinner and tour at the Islamic Museum of Australia on Tuesday night, 9th August 2016. Speakers included Tasneem Chopra, IMA Curator, Sherene Hassan , Director...
Deconstructing The Weight of Hate
Last night at Benevolenceaustralia's 'Conversations' series, I facilitated the salient topic, "Islamophobia: Making Sense of the Senseless". All of us were grateful to BA for providing a safe space in which to explore reactions & strategies for navigating through...
Close Encounters over Conflict
Delivered a guest presentation today at Kilvington Grammar with a Year 12 cohort. Following a candid conversation about conflicts I've encountered over two decades in the social justice sector, we shared some insightful Q and A. Capped off the presentation with a...
Adventurous Minds with TED in the Shed
This season's #TEDxMelbourne at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, aka, The Jeff Shed, was themed #AdventurousMinds. And expectations were met with an array of speakers bringing new ideas about in breaking convention with the way we think. A warm and spirited...
Face to Face with Democracy
Now for something a little different.. 'Face Up' is an interactive experience that celebrates Australia's vibrant democracy and the power of your voice within it. This exhibition will be projecting in King’s Hall for the next year or so. Every three months the...
Traditional Ties that Bind
Taking Co-Chairs of the National Congress of Australia's First People's-Dr Jackie Huggins & Rod Little, for a tour of the @islamicmuseumaustralia. An absolute delight sharing stories of connections between the First People with Macassans and Cameleers from the...
Much Aadil About SomethingÂ
In some refreshingly good news, I'm pleased to report we had Aadil Abedi in the #islamicmuseumaustralia today, folks?? So fabulous seeing him and his lovely family visit for the first time. An artist from the UK, Aadil's stunning paintings are a heady mix of the...
FUNction As Anything
Tonight, Lentil As Anything held their annual fundraiser in tandem with the launch of their #PayAsYouFeel function space, 'Common Ground'. As Chair of the Lentil franchise, I was thrilled to welcome revellers and thank our amazing fundraising team and volunteers...
Connecting to Country, through Art and Stories: NAIDOC week
As Senior Curator at the Islamic Museum of Australia , I was delighted to attend the incredibly moving NAIDOC celebration at Ilim College Celebrating the relationship between Indigenous Australians with firstly the Macassan fishermen in the 1600's and then the...
The Captn. Shindy’s Ship of Cool
Met with Capt. Mona Shindy of the Royal Australian Navy, guest speaking at #CrescentInstitute tonight. Regaling her tomboyish youth, right through to a professional career strewn with impressive academic accolades and awards, Cpt. Shindy shared her thoughts candidly....