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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">You may be interested in this event at the Religion and Society Research Cluster, Western Sydney University, Australia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8220;<i>Islamophobia in the Australian Context</i>&#8221;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speakers: Prof Riaz Hassan (University of South Australia); Prof Scoff Poynting (University of Auckland); Dr Jennifer Cheng and Dr Oishee Alam (Western Sydney University).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Discussant: Associate Prof Alana Lentin (Western Sydney University).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Refer to the attachment for further information on each presentation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wednesday 11 May, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Location:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bankstown Campus, BA: 3.G.55<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Time:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10:00am &#8211; 17:00pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lunch and refreshments will be provided; please RSVP to <a href="mailto:a.nixon@westernsydney.edu.au">
a.nixon@westernsydney.edu.au</a> with any dietary requirements.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Cristina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Associate<span style="color:black"> Prof Cristina Rocha<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ARC Future Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Director of Religion and Society Research Cluster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Western Sydney University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Editor:&nbsp;<i><a href="http://www.globalbuddhism.org/" target="_blank">Journal of Global Buddhism</a></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Editor:
<a href="http://www.brill.com/publications/religion-americas-series">Religion in the Americas series, Brill&nbsp;</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/religion_and_society/people/researchers/dr_cristina_rocha" target="_blank">http://www.uws.edu.au/religion_and_society/people/researchers/dr_cristina_rocha</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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