The enormity of Hamas’ 10/7 mass atrocities breaks the heart and scorches the mind. Or so a person of ordinary human decency would think. In a few hours and under the cover of thousands of rockets ...

In his nearly forgotten book Notes Towards the Definition of Culture, T.S. Eliot observed that “One people in isolation is not aware of having a ‘culture’ at all.” Until I was 12, I lived in western ...

One of the many signs of the rightward creep of Western European politics is the recent unison of voices denouncing multiculturalism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel led off last October by claiming ...

To some, it’s a celebration of diversity, to others, the creation of barriers. We need to be honest about the issues facing our communities ‘Has multiculturalism failed?” It is a debate that raged a ...

Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. As the European Union is ...

La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Bowen’s speech contained some noteworthy elements. The first is the powerful affirmation he offered of Australian ...

Numerous heads of state including Nicolas Sarkozy (France), Angela Merkel (Germany), and David Cameron (UK) have recently proclaimed that multiculturalism has been an utter failure (see here). Many ...

Maxime Bernier‘s new political party, which plans to run candidates in every riding in the upcoming federal election, is calling for the end of “official” multiculturalism in Canada and the ...

Andrew Jakubowicz researches on issues to do with multicultural Australia. He is a member of MulticulturalNSW Advisory Board but writes here in a private capacity. He has received research and ...

Part two in a series addressing the myths that conflate multiculturalism and anti-racism. This article is the second in a four-part series addressing the myths that conflate multiculturalism and ...