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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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The Muslim and religious ‘Other’: Reflections on early Islam and beyond from the perspective of contemporary scholarship

  • Dr Adis Duderija,

The relationship between the Religious Self and the Religious Other is an integral part of the dynamic understanding of every religious tradition, Islam included.

Interfaith dialogue in Australia: A brief overview of the contributions of Muslim Australians

  • Trish Prentice,

Through interfaith engagement, Muslim Australians are creating an Islamic ethos that is central to Australia’s multi-religious diversity.

INTERVIEW: Why there are grounds for optimism in Indonesia, even in an age of global democratic regression

  • Professor Robert Hefner,

What’s the state of Indonesian democracy after two years of COVID-19? Will the pandemic’s pressures result in a resurgence of Islamist groups?

Peaceful interreligious relations in Islam derive from covenants and treaties

  • Associate Professor Halim Rane,

The Qur’an and covenants of Prophet Muhammad seek to regulate interreligious relations in peace and security.

Islamophobia in Singapore and/ vs Western Islamophobia: the state, colonialism, and the Muslim experience

  • Associate Professor Paul Hedges,

In Singapore there exists a different kind of Islamophobia to that in countries with a Christian cultural heritage.