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Monash University vice chancellor Sharon Pickering: “We can’t just rely on dialling things down.”

‘You can’t just turn it off’: Monash vice chancellor on confronting hate on campus

Sharon Pickering says universities need to do more than just dial down conflicts on campus when confronting antisemitism.

  • Chip Le Grand

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People hold a photo of teacher Samuel Paty.

Eight convicted over the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty

Paty was killed by an Islamic extremist in 2020, after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a mandated lesson on freedom of expression.

  • Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin

The quickest way to divide a country is to ‘other’ those we know little about

The response to October 7 has unleashed a tsunami of misinformation and disinformation about Islam and Muslims. There is clearly a problem in Australia that needs to be addressed.

  • Aftab Malik
An Iranian woman with her headscarf protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran in October 2022.

Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab

The centre, called the Clinic for Quitting Hijab Removal, is the Islamic Republic’s latest attempt to quash female dissent.

  • Melanie Swan
Senator Fatima Payman

Payman’s party shares name with anti-Islam party linked to her top adviser

The ex-Labor senator has revealed “Australia’s Voice” but says she has not set key policies, secured donors or chosen candidates.

  • Paul Sakkal and Millie Muroi
A pro-Palestine protest at Hyde Park in Sydney on Sunday. Police made one arrest at the rally, but praised the conduct of demonstrators.

Islamic leaders accuse premier of threatening social cohesion over protest ban

Chris Minns has faced a backlash over his proposal to give police more power to block repeated protest marches.

  • Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
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American law professor Khaled Beydoun at a rally outside Lakemba Mosque.

This US professor sparked outrage at a Sydney mosque. Here’s why

The immigration minister is reviewing the American’s visa after saying October 7 is “not fully a day of mourning” as MPs and the Jewish community condemn the comments.

  • Max Maddison and Carrie Fellner
The Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City in Jerusalem.

The Middle East conflict was never just about land. This is the oldest war

The region has erupted since the October 7 last year, but these conflicts are as old as the prophets.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Premier Chris Minns speaking in Sydney on Friday.

Premier hits out at pro-Palestine rally organisers ahead of October 7 ‘vigil’

Chris Minns also hit out at organisers of planned demonstrations on Sunday and Monday, accusing them of not representing the communities on behalf of whom they are protesting.

  • Michael McGowan
Sheikh Ahmad Jundi, a board member of Al Sadiq College, has resigned after video emerged of him expressing support for Hezbollah.

Sydney school board member stands down after Hezbollah speeches

Sheikh Ahmad Jundi has resigned from an Islamic college after questions from the Herald about his support for the Iran-backed group in two speeches.

  • Patrick Begley and Lucy Carroll

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