Don’t Be a Jill

Sunday rant: At a recent ‘fundraiser for refugees’ gig I attended, a middle-aged white woman, Jill, approached my friend and I to compliment us on our ‘turban styles’. She proceeded to tell us about her friend with cancer who would love to learn such styles to help...

Human Rights Under Attack

Presenting this afternoon at the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Conference on the panel; Are human rights under attack and do we have an obligation to uphold them? Facilitation from the ABC’s Religion & Ethics host, Scott Stephens. My...

Drumming Up Fear to Win Favor

On Tonight’s episode of ‘The Drum’: with Craig Reuchassel(host), Catherine Morrison, Paul Harcher (SMH) and Tasneem Chopra Do you have any concerns over the National Party allowing members linked to white supremacy and neo-Nazi movements, to explain...

Dine4Dignity

Tonight I attended a ‘Dining4Dignity’ event organised by a group of young Somali Australian women. These entrepreneurial minds are embarking upon a mission to provide medical relief to women enduring Fistula in Somalia. This debilitating condition affects women...