Intellectual History

The Work of Dzavid Haveric for Queensland History

The Work of Dzavid Haveric for Queensland History

Dr Dzavid Haveric of Charles Sturt University is the leading historian in the story of Muslim-Australian experiences. He has also published about an Islamic leader, sometime ago, in Queensland history, who was a philosopher.   His work covers those experiences of...

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Is there Room for “Minor” Public Intellectuals?

Is there Room for “Minor” Public Intellectuals?

From Peter FitzSimons, "David Marr on Dutton, Waleed … and being an outsider on Insiders," The Sydney Morning Herald online.       Fitz: David! I interviewed the brilliant Hannah Ferguson last week, and one of the things she was decrying is that there’s...

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The Propaganda War on liberalism

The Propaganda War on liberalism

Dear friends,   Today, at a BBQ, a young woman suggested that the edifices of peace in the middle east be forbade, due to her reading of biblical history. When I challenged her on an alternative -- postmillennial -- reading, she clammed up. So I let her know of...

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