
On 3-4 September 2007 Equity and Diversity hosted the first national conference to discuss issues relating Muslim students.
This inaugural Muslim Students at Australian Universities - Acess, Inclusion and Success Conference was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Parramatta and was attended by over 170 people. Present at the conference were representatives from Australian and Indonesian universities, Commonwealth and State Government departments, the Muslim community, TAFE and secondary schools, student associations and student support services.
The Conference proceedings are available to download in sections, in PDF or Word format, as listed below.
You can also download the full proceedings (PDF, 5Mb) or
(MS Word, 4Mb)
Conference Welcome (PDF, 289Kb) or (MS Word, 2068Kb)
Conference Program (PDF, 40Kb) or (MS Word, 64Kb)
List of Conference Participants (PDF, 91Kb) or (MS Word, 286Kb)
Speakers Biographies (PDF, 4Mb) or (MS Word, 1Mb)
Paper Summaries (PDF,67Kb) or (MS Word, 97Kb)
Conference Papers Full Set (PDF, 459Kb) or (MS Word, 607Kb)
Individual Conference Papers
Dr Tanveer AHMED (PDF,23Kb) PDF or (MS Word, 44Kb)
Is Education and Work Enough for Integration?
Dr Christine ASMAR (PDF,42Kb) or (MS Word, 63Kb)
The Power of Research:Findings from surveys of Muslim university students in Australia and the United States
Dr Krystof BATOROWICZ (PDF, 35Kb) or (MS Word, 50Kb)
Dealing with Religious Diversity within Universities
Professor Gary BOUMA (PDF,28Kb) or (MS Word, 50Kb)
The challenge of religious diversity and revitalisation to the secularity of Australian universities
Dr Hass DELLAL (PDF,27Kb) or (MS Word, 43Kb)
Views from the Muslim Youth Summits Local/International Students
Patrick DODSON (PDF,30Kb) or (MS Word, 43Kb)
Key Note Address
Christie ELEMAM (PDF,23Kb) or (MS Word, 44Kb)
Distance Education and the Muslim Student
Laurie FERGUSON (PDF,25Kb) OR (MS Word, 45Kb)
Barriers to Full Access, Inclusion and Success
Naushad Ilahee (PDF,14Kb) or (MS Word, 28Kb)
Developing Young Muslim Leaders
Inaz JANIF (PDF,19Kb) or (MS Word, 32Kb)
Developing Young Muslim Leaders
Dr Nina MAADAD (PDF,48Kb) or (MS Word, 79Kb)
Social Acceptance as a Key to Successful Integration
Dr Sudibyo MARKUS (PDF,44Kb) or (MS Word, 53Kb)
Education and Multiculturalism. A Muhammadiyah Case Study
Nesrine MOJALED (PDF, 18Kb) or (MS Word, 32Kb)
Developing Young Muslim Leaders
Dr Thu NGUYEN-HOAN (PDF,61Kb) or (MS Word, 63Kb)
The Government Role in Dismantling of the Barriers
Dr Farhad REZA (PDF,31Kb) or (MS Word, 45Kb)
Sharing our achievements: Symposiums on Australian Muslims
Dr Rosemary Suliman (PDF, 90Kb) or (MS Word, 76Kb)
Young People from Arabic-speaking background.
Global issues-Alienation and Isolation
Dr Ali WHITE (PDF,42Kb) or (MS Word, 56Kb)
Muslim University Students in Australia - an inside view
Ass Prof Joseph ZAJDA (PDF,48Kb) or (MS Word, 72Kb)
Living Together: GLobalisation, Education and Intercultural Dialogue
Dr Zuleyka ZEVALLOS (PDF,35Kb) or (MS Word, 58Kb)
The Hijab as Social Tool for Identity Mobilisation, Community Education and Inclusion
If you are unable to access these documents in PDF or Word format please contact the Equity and Diversity Unit.
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