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5. Al-Nawawi, Sharh al-‘Arba‘ in 123. Editor’s note: for a further
commentary on this particular hadith, refer to the explanation by
Shaykh Muhammad Afifi available at:
onesr/d/ mubn_e.pdf
Cultural diversity through transformative action research: translating
ideas into real world impact
Author details:
- Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair-holder, Cultural Diversity and Social
Justice and Director, Alfred Deakin Research Institute for Citizenship and
Globalisation (ADRI-CG)
- David Tittensor, Research Fellow to the UNESCO Chair/ADRI-CG
- Riccardo Armillei, Associate Research Fellow to the UNESCO Chair/ADRI-CG
1. A prime example of how ADRI-CG is approaching this challenge of
fostering both intercultural relations and social cohesion is a recent
flagship project entitled ‘Diversity: An Educational Advantage’.
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3. Mansouri, F. et al (2009), Building Bridges: Creating a Culture of
Diversity, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
4. The Australian Research Council featured this innovative project in
its Discovery Magazine (Winter 2007 issue) while many academics
and practitioners provided very positive reviews of these resources.
For example A/Professor Libby Tudball, from Monash University,
provided a glowing review in the Spring 2010 issue of Ethos, the
journal for Social Education Victoria, explaining that the resource
filled a much needed gap in the literature.
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Sites of understanding and transformation: Māori and cross-cultural research
1. The Waitangi Tribunal is a permanent commission of inquiry charged
with making recommendations on claims brought by Mā ori relating
to actions or omissions of the Crown that potentially breach the
agreement made between the British Crown and Māori in 1840
Cooperation between faith-based organizations
1. For a full description of the principles, see ICRC, Code of Conduct
for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-
Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief, .
icrc.org/eng/assets/files/publications/icrc-002-1067.pdf. The Code of
Conduct has been subscribed by over 520 organizations.
2. The principles of partnership established by the Global Humanitarian
Platform provide five helpful principles which also need to be
applied to faith actors specifically: equality, transparency, results-
oriented approach, responsibility and complementarity. See Global
Humanitarian Platform, Principles of Partnership, July 2007. .
icvanetwork.org/sites/default/files/7934-principlesofpartnership.pdf
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Additional references
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Humanitarianism in Contexts of Forced Displacement’, Journal of Refugee
Studies, Vol. 24, No. 3: Oxford.
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and the promotion of resilience in humanitarian situations: a scoping
survey, Refugee Studies Centre/Joint Learning Initiative on Local Faith
Communities Working Paper, Oxford.
- Kadayifci-Orellana, S. A., Abu-Nimer, M. and Mohamed-Saleem, (2013),
A., Understanding an Islamic Framework for Peacebuilding, Islamic Relief
Worldwide, Working Paper Series No. 2013-02: Birmingham, UK.
- Ramalingam, B., Gray, B. and Cerruti, G. Bill Gray, (2013), Missed
opportunities: the case for strengthening local partnership-based
humanitarian responses, ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam GB
and Tearfund, London.
- Social Science Research Council, (2011), Religion, Development and
the United Nations,
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Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2: Oxford.
- UK Department for International Development, (2012), Faith Partnership
Principles: Working Effectively with Faith Groups to Fight Global Poverty,
data/file/67352/faith-partnership-principles.pdf
- UNAIDS, (2011). Partnership with Faith-based Organizations: UNAIDS
Strategic Framework,
fbo_en.pdf
- UNDP, (2014), Guidelines on Engaging with Faith-based Organizations
and Religious Leaders,
librarypage/civil_society/UNDP-Strategy-on-Civil-Society-and-Civic-
Engagement-20121.html
- UNFPA, (2009), Guidelines for Engaging Faith-based Organizations as
Cultural Agents of Change,
engagement.pdf
- UNFPA, (2009), Global Forum of Faith-based Organisations for Population
and Development,
documents/publications/2009/global_forums_fbo.pdf
- UNHCR (co-published with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
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to Asylum between Islamic Shari’ah and International Refugee Law: A
Comparative Study,
- UNHCR, (2012), Background Document for the High Commissioner’s
Dialogue on the theme of Faith and Protection, .
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