Centre for Muslim States and Societies

28/02/2023

Cmss Uwa invites you to a public lecture by visiting Professor Mark Hill on - Precious Assets: Religious Liberty and Freedom of Conscience. Professor Mark Hill KC practices at the Bar in London specializing in ecclesiastical law and religious liberty.
The lecture is on the 2 March 2023, 10:00 - 11:30 AM, at LAWS (105) Seminar Room 3, Law Building, UWA.
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CMSS invites you to a public lecture by visiting professor Mark Hill on Precious Assets: Religious Liberty and Freedom of Conscience

21/02/2023

CMSS invites you to a talk by visiting scholars Professor Maya Panorama and Professor Muhajirin on Gender Inequality Issues in Indonesia on the 22nd Feb 2023, at Philippa Maddern VC Room - RM-106.133, Arts Building, UWA. More at

CMSS invites you to a talk by visiting scholars Professor Maya Panorama and Professor Muhajirin on Gender Inequality Issues in Indonesia

09/09/2021

We're looking forward to a fruitful symposium on Friday on Taliban's Return and the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

A symposium exploring the implications of the return of the Taliban and policy options for Australia and the West

26/08/2021

CMSS Symposium: Twenty years after 9/11 and the beginning of the Global War on Terror, the Taliban has returned to power and the United States has withdrawn from Afghanistan.
Join us on Friday the 10th of September to discuss this new future.

Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (AWST)
Venue: The University Club of Western Australia
Tickets: $25 (Students) and $60 (Standard).

Includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Signup via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/talibans-return-and-the-20th-anniversary-of-911-tickets-168244346369

17/08/2021

Sign up to our next fascinating seminar on the paradox of Tunisia, the only country that successfully transitioned to a democracy following the 2011 Arab Spring Resolution has reached a point of crisis:

RSVP for a great discussion this Friday: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmss-seminar-the-failure-of-tunisias-moderate-islamism-tickets-167257691257

04/06/2021

"It is now time for Canberra to take stock of Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan and to question whether it pursued the right strategy—and if it ever had an appropriate end game."

Take a moment to read Professor Amin Saikal AM's latest analysis - 'Australia closes it's embassy after misplaced participation in Afghanistan conflict'.

Australia has closed its Afghanistan embassy before its military involvement ends as part of the United States–Taliban peace deal for the withdrawal of all foreign troops by 11 September 2021. While that’s not unexpected, Australia ...

29/05/2021

Check out Professor Amin Saikal AM's most recent analysis for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Organisation: 'Is now the time for a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?'

https://aspistrategist.org.au/is-now-the-time-for-a-just-resolution-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict/…

Another round of fighting between Israel and Hamas has ended in a shaky ceasefire, with both sides claiming victory, as was the case with the two previous ceasefires since 2008. Israel justified its massive bombardment ...

24/05/2021

Last Thursday evening at the CMSS Symposium on Prospects for Peace in the Middle East - with special guests and panel speakers H.E Mr. Karim Medrek, The Hon. Melissa Parke, and Adjunct Professor Amin Saikil.

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06/04/2021

Join our webinar by Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, an expert on the Middle East, on 'Biden and the Middle East' | Friday, 16 April (10 a.m. Perth time/12 p.m. Melbourne time).
https://eventbrite.com.au/e/webinar-biden-and-the-middle-east-tickets-149645466619?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=estw&utm-source=tw&utm-term=listing UWA School of Social Sciences
Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies - AAIMS

This webinar by Prof Akbarzadeh, an expert on Middle East, explores key pressure points and how they may affect Biden’s Middle East policy

18/03/2021

We are rescheduling Prof Ahmet Kuru’s talk on his book, 'Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment', as 2 April 2021 is Good Friday, a public holiday. We will update you on the new date for this seminar as soon possible. Sincere apologies.