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The Ismaع
Reference Group
The Ismaع project was advised by a reference group of 17 people,
which included representatives from government agencies and religious
and community organisations from across Australia.
The role of the reference group was to provide support and
advice to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission on the project
objectives, the scope and conduct of community consultations and the project's
findings and recommendations.
- Father Geoffrey Abdallah, Episcopal Vicar
for Youth and Dean of St Maroun's Cathedral, Maronite Catholic Diocese
of Australia - Mrs Aziza Abdel-Halim AM, President, Muslim
Women's National Network of Australia - Ms Rawan Abdul-Nabi, independent youth
representative - Dr Leela de Mel, Director, Office of Multicultural
Interests Western Australia; alternate Ms Anne Rida - Assistant Commissioner Garry Dobson, Commander
Education Services, NSW Police; alternate Commander Alan Clarke - Mr John Doyle, broadcaster and writer
- Ms Joumanah El Matrah, Coordinator, Islamic
Women's Welfare Council of Victoria - Mr George Green, Assistant Director General,
Schools, NSW Department of Education and Training - Mrs Fatima Hamdan, Chairperson, Al Zahra
Islamic Council - Mr Roland Jabbour, Chairperson, Australian
Arabic Council; alternate Mr Laurence Abou-Khater - Ms Randa Kattan, Executive Director, Australian
Arabic Communities Council - Mrs Maha Krayem Abdo, President, United
Muslim Women's Association - Mr Christopher Kremmer, author and journalist
- Mr Stephen Maguire, Director, Multicultural
Affairs Queensland, Department of Premier and Cabinet; alternate Mr
Warren McMillan - Ms Linda Matthews, Commissioner, South
Australian Equal Opportunity Commission; alternate Ms Anne Burgess - Mr Amjad Mehboob, Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Federation of Islamic Councils - Mr Hasan Sowaid, Manager, Multicultural
Affairs and Settlement, Department of Immigration and Multicultural
and Indigenous Affairs
Last updated 16 June 2004.