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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Ramadan, racism and the moral test facing Australian universities
Ramadan, racism and the moral test facing Australian universities

Professor Fethi Mansouri wrote an Opinion piece, reflecting on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and a new report on racism in Australian universities in the wake of rising islamophobia.

‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis
‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis

Read Professor Fethi Mansouri’s article for The Conversation, responding to the release of a report on racism at universities.

Named leading Australian researcher in Human Migration 2026
Named leading Australian researcher in Human Migration 2026

For the third year in a row, Professor Fethi Mansouri was named the leading researcher in the field of Human Migration, in The Australian’s 2026 Research Magazine.

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.