Sara Cheikh Husain
Dr Sara Cheikh Husain is a researcher and writer specialising in Islamophobia, social justice, and human rights, with a focus on Palestinians, Muslim communities in the West, and refugees. She completed her PhD in Social Sciences at Deakin University’s Alfred Deakin Institute, supported by the UNESCO Chair for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice. Sara has published widely in leading academic journals and policy reports, co-authored A War of Words on media coverage of the Israel–Gaza war, and has a forthcoming book with Palgrave (2025): The politics of anti-Islamophobia in Australia: The case of the Muslim community organisations. She serves on the Executive of AAIMS and advises the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Anti-Racism Campaign.
Sara Cheikh Husain's articles (3 total)
The government cannot ask Muslims not to compare
The government created a legitimate comparison when it appointed envoys for Islamophobia and antisemitism, and Muslim communities are entitled to ask whether both responses reflect equal protection.
Protection for some, pedagogy for others
The racial hierarchy of the Australian government’s response to its envoys’ recommendations leaves Muslims unprotected by the law.
Albanese is expelling the wrong embassy
Two days after hundreds of thousands of Australians joined nationwide protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza, the Albanese Government abruptly announced that it would expel Iranian diplomats.