Australian Muslims and the Voice Referendum

CMMS Public Lecture
The Centre for Muslim States and Societies, UWA, invites you to a public lecture on 
Australian Muslims and the Voice Referendum
by
Senator Fatima Payman.
Senator Payman will reflect on the rationale for the Voice to the Parliament from a Muslim community perspective in multicultural Australia. 

CMSS Director, Professor Samina Yasmeen AM CitWA, will chair the session.    

About Fatima Payman

Fatima Payman is a Senator for Western Australia. She is an Australian Muslim with cultural roots from Afghanistan. Her father arrived in Australia as a refugee and his experience working around the clock to provide for her, her mother and her siblings instilled in Fatima the values of hard work and perseverance.

Raised in the northern suburbs of Perth, Fatima put her hand up to represent all Western Australians, including First Nations people and people from cultural minority groups who remain unrecognised for their contributions.

DATE      Fri, 29 September 2023
TIME       2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
VENUE   Alexander Lecture Theatre, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawly, WA 6009

Eventbrite Registration: 
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-muslims-and-the-voice-referendum-by-senator-fatima-payman-tickets-713515974487

Centre for Muslim States and Societies
The University of Western Australia
Building 8, Claremont Campus
Website:https://www.uwa.edu.au/able/research/centre-for-muslim-states-and-societies
Email: cmss-ss@uwa.edu.au

For further enquiries, reach out to:

Dr Azim Zahir
Lecturer, School of Social Sciences
E: azim.zahir@uwa.edu.au

Shifa Kouser
Research Assistant, CMSS
E: shifa.kouser@uwa.edu.au
P: +61 476 721 587