The M Project
The M Project is a new initiative currently spearheaded by the Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University. It is a forum for the imaginative and creative intellectual exchange between postgraduate students and early career researchers of Muslim background and identity, with associates from across the Asia-Pacific region. The M Project provides a platform for individuals to participate, as Muslims motivated by their faith, in global debates on the truly big questions of our times. Through regular conferences, collaborative research/writing projects, seminar series and reading groups, The M Project provides the intellectual space and networking opportunities for emerging voices to articulate Muslim responses to some of the most significant challenges facing humanity as a whole.
The M Project is currently pursuing two major activities. The first is a multi-dimensional dialogue to be held in Kuala Lumpur in mid-2012 to bring together young academics and community leaders from across Southeast Asia to explore social and political implications of the apparent retreat of secularism across the region. The second is the publication of an edited volume titled Tales of two cities: Being Australian and Muslim in Melbourne and Sydney. The book, comprising twelve short essays by architects, artists, entrepreneurs, activists and Sufi practitioners, explores everyday Muslim life in multicultural Australia from unexpected angles.
Other Centre activities with a Community Engagement element include:
