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The Faith Communities Council of Victoria, in partnership with the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Education is conducting research on religious education in schools, and is looking for school teachers and principals to complete an online survey.

When is it?  World Interfaith Harmony Week is celebrated annually on the first week of February (February 1st to February 7th).

What is it about? World Interfaith Harmony Week aims to promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith and non-faith. It provides a platform, one week in the year, where people of every group can recognize their common values, build ties with each other, and work alongside one another to bring peace and harmony to their communities.

Senior Buddhist monks from across the world gathered at Wat Buddharangsi Melbourne temple in Springvale South this month.”

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Source: Dandenong Star Weekly

Mr Adel Salman said the lack of prayer rooms in the CBD had made it difficult for practising Muslims who work or visit the CBD, to observe their religious obligations.

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Source: ABC

Grants of up to $150,000 are available to support community-led responses to racism. The program funds First Peoples, multicultural and multifaith community organisations and groups to deliver community-led responses to racism.

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Source: State Government of Victoria

In many countries, religion and politics are deeply intertwined. The belief that a country’s historically predominant religion should be a central part of its national identity and drive policymaking is sometimes described as “religious nationalism.”

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Source: Pew Research

On Friday morning in Sydney's east, in the suburb of Dover Heights, a house was vandalised.

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Source: ABC

While there is broad agreement between us that both antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise, Andre Oboler’s recent article highlights a trend that I find rather troubling — namely, the tendency to debate which form of prejudice represents the bigger problem.

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Source: ABC