The Religion and Ethics Report - Separate stories podcast

After two weeks of hearings at the  Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Australians have a clear picture of a Jewish community experiencing harassment and violence – in the classroom, the campus, the streets, even some workplaces. 
The commission also heard different opinions on what antisemitism is -- and what’s political protest.
GUEST:
Professor David Slucki is director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University. He’s been following the hearings.

After two weeks of hearings at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Australians have a clear picture of a Jewish community experiencing harassment and violence – in the classroom, the campus, the streets, even some workplaces. The commission also heard different opinions on what antisemitism is -- and what’s political protest.
GUEST:
Professor DAVID SLUCKI is director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University. He’s been following the hearings.  
Part 3. After the Storm
Police in the US city of San Diego are treating as a hate crime an attack on a local mosque, in which two teenage boys killed three people then took their own lives. Without the heroic actions of a security guard, they say the attack could have been even worse. San Diego echoes an immense tragedy that took place 7 years ago, much closer to home. 
An Australian gunman slaughtered 51 Muslims at peaceful prayer at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. This week is the third and final part of our series, After the Storm: How faith and friendship helped three religious communities overcome violent attack, which you can find in podcast at ABC Listen. We recall the Christchurch tragedy with a man who survived but bearing a terrible loss. 
GUEST:
FARID AHMED is the author of Husna’s Story: My wife, the Christchurch Massacre and My Journey to Forgiveness.
The full episodes of AFTER THE STORM:
AFTER THE STORM: The aftermath of the Christchurch mosque massacre
AFTER THE STORM: Beyond the horror at the Tree of Life
AFTER THE STORM: Healing after terror

On the 15th of March 2019, Farid Ahmed and his beloved wife Husna travelled to the Deans Avenue Mosque in Christchurch for Friday prayer. 
As they parted to pray in their different sections, Farid couldn’t know it would be the last time he saw Husna alive.
And he couldn’t know about her bravery that ultimately cost her life.
Husna Ahmed was one of 51 Muslim worshippers murdered that night. 
Their assailant was an Australian. 
Farid’s response tells a powerful story about his own resilience and his faith.
This is part two of a special Religion and Ethics Report series on how faith and friendship helped three religious communities overcome violent attack, as Australia grapples with the aftermath of its own devastating attack at Bondi.
GUEST:
Farid Ahmed is the author of Husna’s Story: My wife, the Christchurch Massacre and My Journey to Forgiveness.

The most popular, and understandable, image of the far right today usually involves people dressed in black, shouting Nazi slogans or erupting into violence at football matches across Europe. 
But new research suggests many youths drawn to the extremes are looking for something more basic – a sense of belonging. 
Some have co-opted very traditional religion, while others try to make a religion out of their political ideology. 
GUEST:
Dr Agnieszka Pasieka of University of Montreal wrote about the “Dreams of the Far Right” for Aeon magazine. She’s also the author of Living Right: Far-Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe.

New research suggests many far right youths drawn to the extremes are looking for something more basic – a sense of belonging. 
Some have co-opted very traditional religion, while others try to make a religion out of their political ideology. 
GUESTS:
Dr Agnieszka Pasieka of University of Montreal wrote about the “Dreams of the Far Right” for Aeon magazine. She’s also the author of Living Right: Far-Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe.