Fethi Mansouri

Jul 24, 2024 | theconversation.com | Fethi Mansouri

President Joe Biden’s recent decision to step down from the 2024 presidential elections in the United States and support Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee has led to a landslide of sexist and racist reactions. As a woman of Indian and Jamaican heritage, Harris is facing a flood of disinformation, stereotypes and deeply offensive racist slurs against her.

May 30, 2024 | johnmenadue.com | Fethi Mansouri

The recent public uproar about the comments made by ABC journalist Laura Tingle, where she stated that in her view Australia ‘Australia is a racist country’, demonstrates how, as a society, we are still incapable of having a nuanced, mature and respectful conversation about a wicked social problem that continues to be a blight on our collective conscience. I have been involved in research about intercultural relations, diversity governance, and social justice for over two decades now.

May 28, 2024 | theconversation.com | Erin Cooper-Douglas |Justin Bergman |Matt Garrow |Andrew Jakubowicz |Erika Martino |Fethi Mansouri | +2 more

Over the weekend at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, high-profile political journalist Laura Tingle told the audience Australia is a racist country, and always has been. It prompted widespread media coverage and criticism from Coalition politicians and media commentators. But is it true? Is Australia fundamentally a racist country? We asked five experts what they think. Here’s what they had to say.