It is with great pleasure that the Islamic Council of Victoria announce the next session of City Circle (http://citycircle.weebly.com/ ).

Who: Dr Peta Stephenson. Dr Peta Stephenson, an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne, specialises in the study of cross-cultural encounters between Indigenous and non-white migrant communities in Australia. Peta is the author of The Outsiders Within: Telling Australia’s Indigenous-Asian Story (UNSW Press: 2007). Her current book-in-progress, called Islam Dreaming, traces the long history of Islam in Indigenous Australia as a way of understanding its growing popularity among contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Topic: "Islam in Indigenous Australia: A History of Community Survival and Self-Renewal". An increasing number of Indigenous Australians are identifying with Islam. This presentation will highlight this recent phenomenon and its historical antecedence. It will cover the existence of a religious and cultural phenomenon that goes back to pre-colonial times and, not only persists today, but enjoys a renewed vitality.

When: Sunday 28^th March, Starting at 11.45am(Sharp)– 1.00pm

Where: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, corner of Swanston Street and Monash Road, University of Melbourne. See map below. Snacks will be provided

There are trams from Melbourne Central to this location. Street side parking is available. The university grounds also have parking for a $5 fee. Please contact Hyder Gulam if you have any queries on 0401161295/ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Australia's Muslim Cameleers:
Pioneers of the Inland 1860s-1930s

This exhibition reveals the remarkable contribution which Australia’s first Muslim community, from Afghanistan and British India, made to the exploration and settlement of Australia’s arid interior.

Cameleers assisted all major expeditions into Australia’s uncharted interior starting with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860 and have contributed significantly to Australia's economic and cultural development.

These Muslim pioneers provided the lifeblood for many inland settlements, isolated stations and mines, and forged communication routes through remote Australia.

A South Australian Museum travelling exhibition.

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