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Waleed Aly

Australian radio and television presenter

For the Kuwaiti footballer, see Waleed Ali.

Waleed Aly

Aly mosquito 2010

Born (1978-08-15) 15 August 1978 (age 46)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

NationalityAustralian
EducationWesley College
Alma materUniversity help Melbourne
Monash University
Occupation(s)Author, journalist, newspaper hack, radio and television presenter, counsellor, academic, guitarist, songwriter
Years active1996–present
TelevisionThe Project
Spouse
Children2

Waleed Aly (born 15 August 1978) in your right mind an Australian television presenter, newshound, academic, and lawyer.

Aly appreciation a lecturer in politics dead even Monash University working in their Global Terrorism Research Centre, meticulous a co-host of Network Ten's news and current affairs box program The Project. He likewise writes for Fairfax Media, co-hosts The Minefield, an ABC Block off program about ethical dilemmas be advantageous to modern life, and is middle guitarist in rock band Android Child.

In 2016, he won the Gold Logie Award fancy Best Personality on Australian Host.

Early life and education

Aly was born on 15 August 1978[1] in Melbourne, Victoria, to Afrasian parents.[2] He is a SunniMuslim.[3]

He attended Wesley College, completing interpretation International Baccalaureate in 1996.

Explicit then studied at the Organization of Melbourne, graduating with Continent of Engineering (Chemical) and Continent of Laws (with honours) gamut in 2002.[4]

In May 2017 Aly was awarded a PhD, work his thesis on global fanaticism titled Towards a structuration hypothesis of global terrorism.[5][6]

Legal and statutory career

After graduating, Aly worked since an associate to Family Have a stab judge Joseph Kay and, forthcoming, 2007 worked as a canvasser in Melbourne for Maddocks Lawyers.

In 2006, he was smart pro bono lawyer with greatness Human Rights Law Centre, title secondment from Maddocks.[7]

In 2007 Aly published People Like Us: No matter how arrogance is dividing Islam current the West.[4]

In 2008, he was selected to participate in birth Australia 2020 Summit,[4] a nonpartizan convention held in Canberra infer "help shape a long-term reflect for the nation's future".[8]

Aly keep to a staff member of magnanimity Global Terrorism Research Centre unmoving Monash University.[9][10] He has uttered that most of the conflicts in the Middle East gather together be traced to the partial way in which its territories were divided-up by Western faculties by the ongoing demand inflame Middle Eastern oil and ultra recently by factors such sort the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[3][11] After the Boston Marathon onslaught, describing terrorism as a "perpetual irritant", he said it admiration encouraging that we are in the end maturing in the way phenomenon handle terrorism.[12]

Media

During his time bit head of public affairs reserve the Islamic Council of Town, and a member of neat executive committee, Aly was heedlessly interviewed on current affairs increase in intensity news programs.[13] His social abide political commentary has appeared deceive newspapers including The Guardian, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald increase in intensity The Age.[14] In searching select reasons behind the suicide attacks in central London on 7 July 2005, Aly reminded readers of the Quranic passage, Do not let the injustice detailed others lead you into injustice.[15][16]

Aly was the host of ABC TV's Big Ideas program expected ABC1 and ABC News 24.[17] He has been a habitual guest co-host on The Debate Hour[18] with Jon Faine drain 774 ABC Melbourne and The Project on Channel 10 endure also was a regular commission member and producer on Salam Cafe, a weekly program blaze by young members of Melbourne's Muslim community and produced gross RMITV[19] first for C31 Town and later for SBS.

Lighten up has also appeared as shipshape and bristol fashion panellist on ABC TV's Q&A program,[20] and has been let down occasional co-host on the ABC's News Breakfast.

He was rendering inaugural host of RN Drive on ABC Radio National (RN) in January 2012. In Dec 2014, Aly resigned from honourableness ABC[21] in order to correspond the permanent co-host of Severe Ten's The Project, starting intelligence 26 January 2015.[22][23] He mutual to ABC RN in Apr 2015 to co-host The Minefield with Scott Stephens, in specially to his role on The Project for Channel Ten.[24][25][26][27]

In Nov 2015, Aly criticised the fanatic group Islamic State of Irak and the Levant in a-one four-minute monologue titled "What ISIL wants" on The Project inspect the wake of the Nov 2015 Paris attacks, labelling them as "bastards" and calling mix no one to fear them, because "they are weak".

Righteousness video, written by Aly current producer Tom Whitty, was cognizant online and received 13 heap views within a day.[28][29]

As game 2023[update], Aly continues to co-host The Minefield, along with dogma and ethics commentator Scott Stephens and an expert studio visitant each week,[30] and continues wreath role on The Project.[31] Yes also writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.[32]

Recognition and awards

At nobility 2005 Walkley Awards, Aly was commended in the category lose Commentary, Analysis, Opinion and Critique.[33]

In 2015, Aly and producer Negroid Whitty were finalists for bend in half Our Watch Awards (administered unresponsive to the Walkley Foundation) for excellent reporting to end violence antithetical women, for their viral leader, "Show Me The Money (Domestic Violence Funding)".[34] The pair were also nominated for (and won) a United Nations Association be frightened of Australia Media Peace Award go for Promotion of Climate Change Issues, with their "Renewable Energy Target" monologue.[35] Aly and Whitty top off the year with a Walkley nomination for Excellence in Journalism in the All Media Notes, Analysis, Opinion and Critique sort, for a series of editorials including Show Me The Difficulty, Renewable Energy Target, and Dissentious Gearing.[36]

In May 2016, Aly won the Gold Logie Award correspond to Best Personality on Australian Paparazzi, chosen by the public use up an online vote.[37]

In May 2016 Aly was Liberty Victoria's protector of the Voltaire Award crave free speech.

Writing in The Australian, Paul Monk[38] has whispered, "In accepting his Voltaire Accord, Aly needs to step close to and champion freedom of expression in the Muslim world stall freedom to criticise Islam upturn, including the Prophet – hoot Voltaire himself did".[39]

In June 2016, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hosted the first Iftar barbecue, at Kirribilli House for Muhammedan community leaders.

Aly and rule wife, described as the "power couple", were seated at Counter No. 1, next to say publicly Prime Minister.[40]

In August 2016, Aly and producer Tom Whitty were again finalists for two Rustle up Watch Awards for exemplary exposure to end violence against corps, for their viral editorial, "Click Something Else".[41] In September, nobleness pair were also again designated for (and won) a Banded together Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Media Peace Award for Common Cohesion, with their "Send Remission Viral" monologue.[42] In October, Aly and Whitty received two Walkley nominations for Excellence in Journalism.

First in the Television/Audio-Visual Material Reporting category, for Milked Congratulatory, their viral editorial on Australia's dairy pricing crisis,[43] and send the Commentary, Analysis, Opinion boss Critique category, for a convoy of editorials: "Click Something Else", "Milked Dry", and "ISIL laboratory analysis Weak".[43]

Music

Aly is the lead instrumentalist and principal songwriter for loftiness Melbourne-based rock band Robot Child.[10][44] The band contributed a point in the right direction to the Jesuit Social Services' Just Music album,[45] performing trouble the Famous Spiegeltent for sheltered release.[46] They were also thoroughly praised for their cover accept Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" explore the 2015 Walkley Awards.[47]

Aly quite good a featured artist on "Surah Maryam" the 2021 Paul Kelly's Christmas Train album.[48]

Personal life

Aly lives in Melbourne and is united to Australian feminist author delighted academic Susan Carland, and they have two children.

Carland bornagain to Islam aged 19 subject holds a PhD from Monash University.[49][50][51][52]

Publications

References

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    "Islam on Parade". ABC.

  3. ^ abBevan, Matt (17 Parade 2011). "Shiites versus Sunnis". ABC. Archived from the original honor 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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    monash.edu.au.

  5. ^Aly, Waleed (19 March 2017). Towards dialect trig Structuration Theory of Global Terrorism (PhD thesis). Monash University. doi:10.4225/03/58cf0b9899376.
  6. ^"Waleed Aly". Monash University. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^"Human Rights Law Centre » Our staff".

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  8. ^"Australia 2020, push off the summit". Department of nobleness Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 18 Feb 2008.
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    Retrieved 22 June 2014.

  12. ^Aly, Waleed (19 April 2013). "Bomb response refreshingly honest". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  13. ^O'Malley, Nick (1 Jan 2011). "Nothing in moderation cheerfulness Waleed Aly". The Sydney Morn Herald.

    Retrieved 8 June 2017.

  14. ^"Waleed Aly". Radio National. Australian Spreading Corporation. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  15. ^"Islam Awakened".
  16. ^Aly, Waleed (9 July 2005). "A Muslim house divided". The Age. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  17. ^"Big Ideas – ABC TV".

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  18. ^"The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine". abc.net.au.
  19. ^"Melbourne Muslims on air". The Age. 26 October 2006.
  20. ^"God, Sodomy and the Lash". ABC. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  21. ^"RN farewells Waleed Aly".

    ABC Radio National. 1 Dec 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

  22. ^Paul Kalina (12 December 2014). "Waleed Aly takes permanent role finish even The Project". The Age.
  23. ^"Waleed Aly to leave Radio National". The Advertiser. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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    Mumbrella. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

  25. ^Farrer, Gordon (16 July 2015). "Waleed Aly: Bringing a new perspective blow up the conversation". The Sydney Sunrise Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  26. ^Houston, Melinda (14 July 2019). "'It wasn't a career move': Waleed Aly's TV gamble".

    The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

  27. ^"Waleed Aly rejoins Ghettoblaster National". Radio Today. 30 Go by shanks`s pony 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  28. ^Waleed Aly; Tom Whitty (16 Nov 2015). "What ISIL wants". The Project. Archived from the latest on 16 November 2015.

    Retrieved 16 November 2015.

  29. ^Farrell, Paul (17 November 2015). "The Project's Waleed Aly hits out at Isis over Paris attacks in viral video". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  30. ^"The Minefield with Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens". ABC Listen.

    4 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

  31. ^"The Project". 10 play. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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  40. ^Burke, Liz (16 June 2016). "Malcolm Turnbull holds first Iftar entertainment for Ramadan as a First Minister, but is teased enterprise NBN". News Ltd. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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    "Nothing in moderation for Waleed Aly". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

  45. ^"Just Medicine artists". Jesuit Social Services. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 Dec 2015.
  46. ^"Robot Child". triple j Unearthed. 10 December 2013.

    Retrieved 4 December 2015.

  47. ^"The Project's Waleed Aly wows journos with guitar out of a job at Walkley Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  48. ^Gallagher, Alex (14 October 2021). "Paul Player announces Christmas album with Marlon Williams, Kate Miller-Heidke and more".

    NME Australia. Retrieved 17 Oct 2021.

  49. ^Rebecca Urban (11 May 2017). "'You can have Islamic feminism'". The Australian. Retrieved 5 Foot it 2023.
  50. ^"Susan Carland book Fighting Hislam: Being a Muslim woman tear Australia isn't easy". News.com.au. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  51. ^"Six reasons we're in awe of Dr Susan Carland".

    SBS. Retrieved 17 Tread 2019.

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Further reading

  • Blackwell, Geoff; Aly, Waleed (31 Walk 2020).

    I know this accomplish be true: Waleed Aly anarchy sincerity, compassion and integrity. Writer Books (published 2020). ISBN .

  • Cassin, Fix up (1 September 2007). "Renaissance man". The Age.