Shakira Hussein
Writer and academic in multiculturalism @shakirahussein
Shakira Hussein is a writer and academic in multiculturalism and Muslim studies at the National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne.
A look inside the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disabilities.
Years of racist scapegoating came to a head in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, with a spike in racist harassment and abuse against ‘outsiders’ of all descriptions.
Islamophobia may be more visible in modern Australia, but anti-Semitism is just as deeply entwined with the ideologies of the growing far-right. And it's becoming more common.
Disability advocates are calling for the royal commissioners to step aside, the Medicare levy to be reinstated and yes, to stop being used a political football.
We are what we eat — so as more and more restaurants close their doors, what does the increasingly bland state of British cuisine say about underlying attitudes?
As dangerous fringe groups move into the mainstream, a conversation needs to be had about media responsibility and how best to report on the far-right.
Women and girls are being held responsible for national and global demographics by under- and over-population scaremongers alike.
White fragility in Australia is looking particularly fragile at the moment on the back of a joke war.
Eulogies of Stephen Hawking miss the mark in understanding the pop icon and scientist's wheelchair.
The death of Jahangir, who was a champion of women and human rights, drew calls to continue her work from across Pakistani's ideological spectrum.
