Islamophobia

Academic, author and social commentator Dr Susan Carland joins Tim Costello and Mel Wade to talk about islamophobia ahead of the 2019 Federal Election. On the agenda: Christchurch; terrorism; stereotypes; hijabs; charity; her own conversion to Islam; and respectful relationships between Christians and Muslims.

Show Notes

In this episode of The Good Vote, hosts Tim Costello and Mel Wade speak to Dr Susan Carland about the issue of Islamophobia.

Episode guest: Susan Carland

Susan Carland is an academic, author, and social commentator. She has a PhD from Monash University’s School of Social Sciences, where she is a lecturer and researcher at Monash University’s National Centre for Australian Studies. Her teaching and research expertise are in gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, and the modern Muslim experience.

Susan is a regular reviewer and Friday panellist on ABC TV’s News Breakfast, and was also the host of the ABC Radio National Series Assumptions. She has appeared on the Agonyseries, Lateline, Q&A, The Drum, Home Delivery, and has featured in InStyle, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Dumbo Featherand Sunday Lifemagazines. She's married to Waleed Aly, who hosts the Ten Network show The Project and is arguably Australia's most well-recognised Muslim.

Susan’s first book The Research Process(7th edition), co-authored with Professor Gary Bouma, was published by Oxford University Press in 2016 and she released her second book Fighting Hislamin May 2017 with Melbourne University Publishing. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Age, in academic publications, and numerous anthologies.

A full transcript of this episode will be available soon at eternitynews.com.au/thegoodvote. Be sure to check out Eternity News' Election Guide for a more detailed look at this election's key issues.

What is The Good Vote?

What issues matter most to Australian Christians during an election? Hosts Tim Costello and Mel Wade talk to Australia's experts and leaders - including the ones that Christians don't usually get to hear from!
Episode guests:
Prof Ian Harper (Reserve Bank & Dean of Melbourne Business School, Melbourne University) - Economy;
John Anderson (Former Deputy PM & Nationals Leader) - Religious Freedom;
Natasha Stott Despoja (former senator & Ambassador for Women and Girls) - Women
Dr Tim Flannery (leading climate scientist & Australian of the Year winner) - Environment
Dr Susan Carland (author & Muslim spokesperson) - Islamophobia
Mark Yettica-Paulson (Aboriginal leader) - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples