Cultural Diversity News
Shakira Hussein in pursuit of the dangerous burqa
Wednesday, 06 July 2011 14:56
Crikey.com today reports: The burqa has become an unnecessary symbol of fear BURQAThe post 9/11 decade has been bookended by stories, from the burqa as a symbol of Taliban misogyny to the burqa as an unwanted intrusion into the West’s “Enlightenment culture”. “Veiled women” have long been represented as either helpless victims in need of rescue or as dangerous agents of an alien ideology in need of discipline. If the Afghan women under the Taliban-imposed burqa fitted into the “rescue” narrative, then Carnita Matthews could have answered a Hollywood casting call for the role of veiled-woman-as-menace.
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New Matilda stories and Sydney refugee forums
Monday, 04 July 2011 14:26
CulturalDiversity News has selected these news items and events for your information. New Matilda is covering two SBS stories, one on the Lost Raquel show by Tim Brunero ( Go back to Where You Came From) and the other by Tim Burke on the passing on of SBS MD Shaun Brown, whose reputation with his former colleagues is interesting. Meanwhile important events for Sydneysiders coming up include: July 21 at the Australian Human Rights Commission (9.30-12.30) a forum on human rights and refugees with the Australian Sociological Association, and at Sydney University July 22 the US Studies Centre is hosting a Harvard/Sydney day on immigration, refugees and asylum seekers.
SBS smashes ratings record again, says B&T
Friday, 24 June 2011 13:16
(B&T 24 June2011) The final episode of SBS’ threeparter Go Back to Where You Came From again delivered another ratings record for the station last night reaching 600,000 viewers. The documentary series following six Australians as they embark on a refugee passage to Australia in reverse, has proved a big hit with the viewing public and generated a lot of media, forcing those involved to re-examine their views on our immigration policy.
Living in Limbo: Indian international student experiences in Australia
Friday, 10 June 2011 11:30
[Pic] Consul General Amit Dasgupta with Intern Jani Seneviratne, Sydney.
by Jani
Seneviratne- Intern at the Institute for Cultural
Diversity (ICD). The international student crisis emerged quickly
and several efforts were carried out to enhance the safety of international
students. However, 18 months later engagement with students and key
stakeholders reveal that the international students continue to live in limbo
with extreme uncertainties surrounding their safety and productivity. The 7:30 Report on ABC News about the sexual
exploitation of international students by agents and landlords earlier this
year appeared to have been heard loud and clear by the Australian Human Rights
Commission.
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