Dr Eeqbal Hassim

Dr. Eeqbal Hassim is a consultant academic and Islamic educationist. As director of Opus Magnum, he provides strategic advice, professional development and project management in: 1) Muslim education; 2) Asia literacy; 3) international education; 4) interfaith and intercultural education; and 5) studies of Islam and Muslims in Asia. Previously, he was the Myer Foundation Education on Islam Lecturer and Professional Learning Coordinator at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, as well as a Research Fellow of the Asian Law Centre at the same university.

Eeqbal completed a BA (Hons) in Arabic/Islamic Studies and Indonesian Studies at the University of Melbourne in 2004. In 2009, he completed his PhD at the same university on motivational theory and practice in Muslim education.

Eeqbal is currently coordinating the design and delivery of Education with Muslims, a series of professional learning workshops and resources for educators in Victoria and New South Wales, in conjunction with the Australian Curriculum Studies Association and the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies.

Irfan Yusuf

Irfan Yusuf is an Australian lawyer, social commentator and author of the memoir Once Were Radicals: My years as a teenage Islamo-fascist.

Anisa Buckley

Anisa Buckley is a PhD Candidate in Islamic Studies at the Asia Institute and a Research Assistant with the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam at The University of Melbourne, and is a recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship. Previous qualifications include an MA (Islamic Studies) from the University of New England, Armidale, a Graduate Certificate in International Development from RMIT, and a B.Ed from The University of Sydney. The title of her MA thesis submitted in 2004 was 'Muslim Integration in the West: A Case Study on Australia'. She has held various positions including as a consultant with LB International Consultants, as a Director with Islamic Foundation Australia Inc, and as a Board Member of Noor Al Houda Islamic College.