“As a father who lost his children in Gaza, I call for an end to this bloodshed” Palestinians and Israelis must work together to build a new generation that believes in humanity and freedom Izzeldin Abuelais theguardian.com, Friday 18 July 2014 22.29 AEST Insanity, as Einstein said, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting […]

Israelis Pay Condolences To Family Of Murdered Palestinian Teen The Huffington Post  | By Yasmine Hafiz Over 350 Israelis made their way to a mourning tent in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pay their condolences to the family of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian teenager who was brutally beaten, burned, and murdered last week. Khdeir’s death is believed to […]

The remarkable journey of this Adelaide Catholic to Australia is the stuff of legend, and his achievements within Australia almost as extraordinary. If there was a defining moment which said to the world that Hieu Van Le would be a leader, it came in a small wooden fishing boat crammed with more than 50 seasick […]

Over the Easter weekend I joined Tri Nguyen and three other asylum seekers, Linda, Daniel and Majid on the last leg of their walk from Melbourne to Canberra to take a message to the heart of the nation. Tri wanted to thank Australians for giving him the gift of refuge when he came with his family […]

The Huffington Post UK  |  Posted: 21/03/2014 14:21 GMT  |  Updated: 21/03/2014 14:59 GMT A group of Australian protesters have been arrested after holding a peaceful prayer vigil outside the office of the country’s immigration minister. The group of nine people had been praying in protest over the government’s “cruel” asylum seeker policy. Participant Matt Anslow told Australia’s SBS that the protest was […]

On Sunday night, we were a sight to behold. We stood with 20,000 Australians, across the country and around the world, to spread light during a dark time in Australian history. We gave hope and radiated compassion to asylum seekers under our government’s cruel and punishing policies. It’s absolutely amazing what you made possible in […]

How to Build a Perfect Refugee Camp www.nytimes.com Kilis is one of the cleanest, most humane, most efficiently run refugee camps in history. And therei…

A Muslim Leader Reflects On The Holocaust After Visiting Auschwitz Posted: 27/01/2014 11:26 am Muhamed Jusic was quiet throughout much of our journey and we only learned afterwards why. He had his own story to tell. From the Kenyan mall massacre and the Boston Marathon to renewed violence in Iraq, Muslim extremists capture the headlines. […]

Chris Arnade  theguardian.com, Thursday 12 December 2013 06.15 AEST Edward Snowden was not chosen as Time magazine‘s Person of the Year, and for this many in the media are outraged. Instead Time chose Pope Francis, a man who in the last year has been transforming the Catholic church by focusing on the searing inequalities brought […]

Israel loves Iran is not a refrain you’ll hear often from politicians. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called Israel “a cancerous tumor”. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Iran “brutalizes its own people, colludes in the murder of thousands of innocent Syrians and leads millions in chanting ‘Death to America, death to Israel’.” But […]

This is great example of how we can reach out to one another across the divide of hatred between nations. When war between Israel and Iran seemed imminent, Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry shared a poster on Facebook of himself and his daughter with a bold message of love for Iran. http://youtu.be/6Lp-NMaU0r8 Israel and Iran: A […]

Listen now Download audio Saturday 23 November 2013 1:23PM Fortnightly, a group of residents in Brisbane organise a community meal in a church hall in South Brisbane. On first appearances it appears to be at least a little chaotic and haphazard. But it’s well loved by those who go. It’s most definitely NOT a soup […]