About Fethi Mansouri

Professor Mansouri holds the UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice and is a Deakin Distinguished Professor, with an Alfred Deakin Research Chair in migration and intercultural studies. He is the founding Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University in Australia. Fethi has written and edited over 20 books on themes of migration, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue.

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2025 UNESCO Oration
2025 UNESCO Oration

The UNESCO Oration this year was an enormous success, featuring Daniela Gavshon, the Australia Director at Human Rights Watch.

Iraq UNESCO Chairs Conference: Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence
Iraq UNESCO Chairs Conference: Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence

Professor Fethi Mansouri had the great honour to record and offer opening remarks at the ‘Iraq UNESCO Chairs Conference: Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence’.

Islamophobia in Australia, antisemitism's ignored cousin
Islamophobia in Australia, antisemitism's ignored cousin

Professor Fethi Mansouri has published his thoughts on the National Response to Islamophobia report in Michael West Media.

Australia stands at a crossroads
Australia stands at a crossroads

Read Professor Mansouri’s article in ABC’s Religion & Ethics, responding to the recent marches against “mass migration.”