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Samina Yasmeen


Samina Yasmeen AM is the Director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies and a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia, Perth. She is author of Muslims in Australia: The Dynamics of Exclusion and Inclusion and Islam and the West: Reflections from Australia (with Shahram Akbarzadeh), a member of the editorial board at the Australian Journal of International Affairs, and a board member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra. She has served on governmental advisory bodies to deal with Muslim issues in the aftermath of 9/11 and actively participates in interfaith activities.

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