OAM Appreciation

I want to thank all of you who have messaged me from far and wide over the past few days for being awarded an OAM. When I arrived in Bendigo from Kenya (via Alice Springs) at the age of 5, my aspirations were far fetched for a little brown kid missing two front teeth,...

Gordon 2020 Teachers Summit – Diversity and Inclusion

Started the working year off with a presentation at the Gordon 2020 Teachers Summit in Geelong, presenting to a cohort of TAFE educators. I spoke about the application of Diversity & Inclusion in educational settings, highlighting the value of having diversity...

Racism – it stops with me

#MindfulMessaging At last nights City of Darebin’s ‘Say No to Racism’ package launch promoting safe and constructive bystander action against racism. Sensitivities are high in an increasingly islamophobic climate, so this launch was salient on many...

2013 Australian Muslim Achievement Awards

Tasneem Chopra has been short listed as a finalist in the ‘Woman of the Year’ category for the 2013 Australian Muslim Achievement Awards, scheduled to take place in Sydney on Sunday, 1st December 2013. For more information about this event, visit the...