Category: Media
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Book Review: Managing Diversity and Inclusion
Book Title: Managing Diversity and Inclusion: An International Perspective (Second Edition) Publisher: SAGEEditors: Jawad Syed and Mustafa Özbilgin Overview A wide range of social and economic factors have led to greater diversity in the workplace. This means that the book co-edited by Professor Jawad Syed and Mustafa Özbilgin is ultra-relevant…
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Extremism in Bangladesh is a Threat to Diversity
2016 Targeted killings in Bangladesh: Victims, culprits and countermeasures – Jawad Syed Since 2013, Bangladesh has been repeatedly in headline news across the world due to systematic and incessant targeted killings. In the mainstream media, both in South Asia and the West, the focus has been generally on high profile murders…
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Oscars So White: An Institutional Racism Perspective
Author: Jawad Syed; Courtesy: CounterPunch (2016) For a second year in a row, all of the 20 acting nominations for the Academy Awards went to white actors. Not unlike 2015, this has resulted in a heated debate about racial bias in the Oscars, and the opinions of film artists and activists…
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From Karachi to San Bernardino: In Quest of an Alternative Discourse on Terrorism
Author: Jawad Syed, Cross posted from The Huffington Post, 2015 In the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, the world can no longer afford apologist and politically correct discourses on terrorism. During my recent trip (2015) to Pakistan to attend an international educational and cultural conference in Karachi, I…
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Oscars Diversity Row – Interview with Radio Huddersfield
Prof Syed talk about the Oscars and how, for the second year in a row, all of the 20 acting nominations for the Academy Awards are for white actors. Interviewed by Nicole Reid of Music Radio Huddersfield on 16 Feb 2016. It is no secret that the Oscars have received…
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3% Rise in the National Minimum Wage in the UK
Jawad Syed’s interview with BBC Radio Kent on the 3% increase in the national minimum wage (12 March 2014 6pm) BBC Radio Kent: It is feared today’s announcement of a rise in the minimum wage could put small businesses in Kent under even more pressure. It’ll go up by 19p…
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Sexual Orientation Diversity and Islam
Guest Lecture by Professor Jawad Syed at the SexGen Seminar Date: 30 October 2015Venue: Quayside, University of Huddersfield British South Asian Issues of Gender and Sexuality foreground some of the challenges and opportunities facing British South Asians living in the UK today. These experiences are forged via the intersections of…
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Djokovic Business Case for Higher Men’s Pay in Tennis Harms Equality
Source: The Conversation / The Newsweek In a controversial yet thought-provoking comment, world number one Novak Djokovic has questioned the equality of prize money in tennis, suggesting that men should be paid more as they have more spectators. Djokovic made the remarks following the furore created by Raymond Moore, CEO of the…
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Intersectionality and Identity
Dr. Jawad Syed, Professor at Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at LUMS was interviewed by the Financial Times (1 Dec 2016) about his thoughts on the notion of “intersectionality.” Intersectionality is a relatively new concept, describing how oppressive institutions such as racism, sexism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, classism, etc. are interconnected…
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Refugee and Immigrant Millennials in NZ Struggling to Get into High-Paying Jobs
Report by: Lincoln Tan, the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter. Tuesday Feb 14, 2017 Despite having a better work ethic, refugee and immigrant millennials (RIM) still struggle to get good jobs in New Zealand, a study has found. A “RIM @ work” study by AUT…
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Panel: Ideological and Legislative Responses to Terrorism
Panel Discussion and Press Conference on “Ideological and Legislative Responses to Terrorism,” hosted by the Interfaith Unity for Tolerance (IFUT). (Symphony Space, New York, 24 June 2017). Panelists:Congresswoman Tulsi GabbardProfessor Jawad SyedProfessor Edwina PioProfessor Tahir Kamran A unique combination of academic and legislative efforts, this event presented a coherent response…
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Diversity and Inclusion: Interview
Publication: Workforce Tomorrow (Issue 8, 2017)Publisher: HR MetricsInterview with: Jawad Syed Excerpt: “Diversity premises on the understanding that there are multiplicities of identities, experiences, and perspectives. By inclusion, I mean the understanding that there are various interpretations and ways of life, apart from the mainstream version, and that these diverse…
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The Rise of the Radicals – The Narrative of Terror Hides Behind its Ideologues
The 2016 BBC documentary on Deobandis in the UK exposed what many of us knew all along. That the Muslim communities in the United Kingdom are not a monolithic and that there are some schools of thoughts that dominate terrorist violence and intolerance, while other Muslims are held collectively responsible. Most disturbingly,…
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Ethnicity and Diversity: Why We Need Top of the Cliff Solutions
By Leonie Hayden The experiences of migrants and refugees are addressed in an annual summit hosted by AUT’s Immigration and Inclusion Research Group. This year a range of speakers will be tackling the workplace. “We are in a woven universe, so how do we create a weave that doesn’t fray?”…
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Building Staff Engagement for Uncharted Waters – Peter Murray
Peter Murray (PM) – My name is Peter Murray. I’m the Professor of Management at the School of Management and Enterprise at the University of Southern Queensland. My research typically follows organisational learning, team learning and probably also diversity management. Jim Lindsay (JM) – My name is Jim Lindsay, I’m…
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Role of Education in Countering Extremism and Intolerance
Dr. Jawad Syed recently spoke with the newspaper, Pakistan Today, about “Role of Education in Countering Extremism and Intolerance”. He spoke about the importance of tolerance in educational institutes and sharing of knowledge, belief and ideas without conflict. On April 13, 2017, Mashal Khan, 23, a student at the Abdul Wali…
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Creating Inclusive Organizational and Public Spaces
The Centre for Governance and Public Management (CGPM) housed at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) organised an International Conference on ‘Creating Inclusive Organizational and Public Spaces’ on March 30-31, 2018. Renowned academics, development practitioners, post-graduate and undergraduate research students and professionals from…
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Diversity, Peace and the Future of Leadership in the United States
Source: GECHR, 2019 The world today, more than ever, is in need of leaders who could work towards weaving and achieving a shared vision of diversity and peace, a vision that could in turn enable an inclusive notion of prosperity. History has shown that an enduring peace is possible only…
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Christchurch Mosque Massacre is Yet Another Addition to Our Hall of Shame!
The horrifying massacre of forty-nine Muslims in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has shaken the entire world. New Zealand is known for its pluralistic history and pro-diversity policies. The incident is a somber reminder that issues of religious, ethnic and racial divisions and ‘othering’ are not only evident, mostly…
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Tantalizing Ingredients: The Indian-Owned Dairy in New Zealand
Professor Ed wina Pio, New Zealand’s first professor of diversity, traces the history of the Indian-owned dairy shop in New Zealand and in doing so, explores the migration and work trajectories of early Indian settlers. She was recently featured in a Prime TV documentary on the topic, and her book Sari, released by Sir John Key,…
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Gender Diversity on Boards
Cross-posted from: University of Kent Dr Jawad Syed’s Comment The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) commissioned report titled “Gender diversity on Boards: the Appointment process and the role of executive search firms” provides an in-depth study into the appointment process to corporate boards and the role of executive search firms…
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