Busting veil misconceptions
By Maya Borom“What Is Veiling?” is a timely book that provides an understanding and context that has been lacking in discussion about one of the most talked about items of clothing, writes Maya Borom.
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The blurred line between documentary and reality TV
By Christie-Anna OzorioSBS series, Living With the Enemy misses a golden opportunity to explore human rights issues in a constructive manner, instead opting for the sensational, writes Christie-Anna Ozorio.
Luka Lesson’s search for an EXIT
By Mabel KwongEXIT is a bold and creative album with an optimistic view of migrant life, at a time when there is concern about racism creeping to Australian hip-hop, writes Mabel Kwong.
Coming of Age: Growing Up Muslim in Australia – Mid-Week Review
By Sonia NairNo religious group in Australia has been subject to the level of vilification that Muslims have. Coming of Age: Growing Up Muslim in Australia offers a series of personal accounts that debunk the stereotypes, writes Sonia Nair.
10 Landmark Cases: How to Protect Rights Without a Bill of Rights
By Right NowLast month, Right Now focused on rights issues and cultural shifts. Here, Right Now’s editorial team present 10 landmark cases that arguably shifted how rights are protected in Australia.
Catholic clergy and child sex abuse
By Anne ManneAnne Manne examines the culture within the Catholic Church that allowed the ongoing sexual abuse of children.
Smiling Assassins
By John BartlettJohn Bartlett explores the conflicts of being homosexual and religious, reflecting on his own experiences, as well as the perspectives of a gay Muslim man, an Imam and a Catholic theologian.
Dear Australia
By Yasmin HassenAre you “Australian enough?” Fed up with that question, and what it implies, Yasmin Hassen writes an open letter to Australia.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist – Mid-Week Review
By Maya BoromBy Maya Borom. Mira Nair’s film adaptation of Pakistani author Moshin Hamid’s bookof the same name provides a delicate introspection into protagonist Changez’s (Riz Ahmed) struggle with his western consumerist driven identity and his eastern cultural, religious and familial background. This struggle is told as a first person narrative to investigative journalist Bobby Lincoln who […]
When a man loves a man and also loves Jesus
By Melissa ReidBy Melissa Reid. This article is a response to Love Free or Die, a film screened at the Human Rights Art and Film Festival 2013. Read more of Right Now‘s HRAFF coverage here. “We are not yet at a place in this country [the United States of America]) where we believe the full and equal […]
Disguising Islamophobia
By Mohamad Tabbaa and Yassir MorsiWhat do a conservative leader and a radical feminist have in common? More than we would have guessed, it seems.
The challenges of being a Muslim woman in a multicultural society
By Ghena KrayemMuslim women don’t have to choose between their religious identity and their Australian identity, they are in a position to embrace both.