WHEELER CENTRE VIDEOS: Hanifa Deen - "Muslim Fatigue, or Aren’t you Tired of the “M” Word Too?" AND Ayaan Hirsi Ali talking with Jennifer Byrne [22.08.2010]
Wheeler Centre videos:
Hanifa Deen – “Muslim Fatigue, or Aren’t you Tired of the “M” Word Too?” http://ow.ly/2q5Ki
Hanifa Deen is fed up with writing about Muslims, reading about Muslims, defending Muslims and obsessing about Muslims in general but is having trouble getting off the ‘Muslim merry-go-round’.
In this Lunchbox/Soapbox presentation, Deen offers her vision for extending multiculturalism beyond tokenism. She also warns against oversimplification and the temptation to see ‘communities’ rather than individuals, and suggests a marketing campaign for Muslims – including a handful of star recruits who might help to bring Islam to the Australian heartland.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali talking with Jennifer Byrne – http://ow.ly/2qx55
Feminist and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali brought her controversial take on Islam to Melbourne. She spoke to Jennifer Byrne about her personal journey from Islam, how “multiculturalism is a form of racism” and how human rights and cultural belief clash.
Hirsi Ali looks at how “Liberal societies enable, enhance, ignore what is going on” and asks why Australia’s politicians are ignoring the debate about Muslims in favour of “cosmetic debates” about burqas and minarets.