Kuranda Seyit
Kuranda Seyit is the founder of the Forum on Australia’s Islamic Relations (FAIR) and editor of Aussie Mossie Quarterly News. He is also a documentary film maker and in 2001 he wrote and directed “Always A Visitor” for SBS television. In 2002 he was appointed as the Media Liaison Officer for the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils and the editor of the Australian Muslim News. In 2004 he was selected among the Bulletin Magazine’s SMART 100 people in Australia. He has completed his Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University and is currently an Executive Member of the Sydney Peace Foundation. In 2009 he was the manager of the Auburn Migrant Resource Centre and is an advocate for refugees. Kuranda is a consultant on Muslim community issues and works closely with Muslim youth in the areas of leadership, conflict resolution and personal development.
Articles by Kuranda Seyit
Grave crimes of desecration
It has just been confirmed this morning that Australian graves were among those desecrated in Libya. Kuranda Seyit, founder of…... Read more
Dancing on graves is appalling, even if it’s Gaddafi
World leaders and of course, many Libyans, have celebrated the death of Colonel Gaddafi. Many suffered under his brutal regime.…... Read more
Don’t blame Muslims for multiculturalism’s failings
On Anzac Day, I along with about 150 protestors stood across from the Villawood Detention Centre where the crumpled remains…... Read more
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