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Book Chapters
  • 'Many hijabs: Interpretative approaches to the questions of Islamic female dress.' In Sociology of Islam: Secularism, Economy and Politics. Edited by Tugrul Keskin, pp.395–418. Reading, UK: Ithaca Press, 2011.
  • 'Islamic beliefs and practices.' In Encyclopedia of Religion in Australia. Edited by James Jupp, pp.441–59. Port Melbourne, Vic.: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • 'A Muslim perspective.' In Doing December Differently: An Alternative Christmas Handbook. Edited by Nicola Slee and Rosie Miles, pp.111–116. Glasgow, UK: Wild Goose Publications, 2006.
Papers
  • 'Muslim wellbeing in Australia: An analysis of personal and national wellbeing among a sample of Muslims living in New South Wales and Victoria.' Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 23 (2012), pp.181-200.
  • 'Being an Aussie Mossie: Muslim and Australian identity among Australian-born Muslims.' Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 22 (2011): 391–407.
  • 'Praying where they don’t belong: Female Muslim converts and access to mosques in Melbourne, Australia.' Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 30 (2010), pp. 265-278. 
  • 'The masjid is for men: Competing voices in the debate about Australian Muslim women’s access to mosques.' Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations 21 (2010), pp.51–60. 
  • 'Problems with the Avicennian concept of God's knowledge.' Islamic Perspectives 3 (2010), pp. 103-07.
  • 'Muslim women’s mosque access.' Paper co-presented with Susan Carland at The Challenges of Religious Pluralism conference of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, July 27–31, 2009.
  • 'Being an Aussie Mossie: Muslim and Australian identity among Australian-born Muslims.' Paper presented at Islamophobia: Fear of the Other conference, Monash University, Australian Catholic University, and the Australian Intercultural Society, Caulfield, Vic., July 18–19, 2009.
  • 'Perceptions of extremism among Muslims in Australia.' Paper presented at Radicalisation Crossing Borders: New Directions in Islamist and Jihadist Political, Intellectual and Theological Thought and Practice conference, Global Terrorism Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, November 26–27, 2008. With Zachery Russell.
  • 'Muslim wellbeing in Australia: Analysis of personal and national wellbeing among a sample of Muslims living in NSW and Victoria.' Paper presented at the 4th Annual Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference, Centre for Islamic Law and Society, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, November 17–18, 2008.
  • 'Integrating Iraqis: Factors impacting the success of Muslim settlement in a rural town.' Paper presented at Cultural Diversity and Social Harmony: The Goulburn Valley Experience conference, Latrobe University, Shepparton, Victoria, September 26–27, 2007.
  • 'Praying where they don’t belong: A study of female converts and mosque access in Melbourne, Australia.' Paper presented at Sawt (Voices) of Women: National Conference on Muslim Women, Canberra, ACT, September 1, 2006.
Articles & Reports
  • 'Conflict and religion as globalizing agent,' in Virginie Andre and Pete Lentini (eds.) Mapping Violence in Southern Thailand. Interim report to the European Commission, January 2010.
  • Key concepts in Islamic discourse and listed terrorist use of media: A report submitted to the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Global Terrorism Research Centre. Caulfield: Monash University, 2009. With Pete Lentini, Sayed Khatab, Muhammad Bakashmar and Jamal Sankari.
  • 'The Islamicity of different interpretations of HIJĀB.' Sociology of Islam & Muslim Societies Summer (2009), pp.7–9.
  • Muslim Voices: Hopes and Aspirations of Muslim Australians. Report. Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam Policy Studies. Caulfield: Monash University, 2008. With Gary D. Bouma and Shahram Akbarzadeh.
  • Mapping Employment and Education among Muslim Australians. Report. Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam Policy Studies. Caulfield: Monash University, 2008. With Gary D. Bouma and Shahram Akbarzadeh.
  • Social Integration of Muslims in Cobram. Report. Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam Policy Studies. Clayton: Monash University, 2006. With Gary D. Bouma and Shahram Akbarzadeh.
Media Pieces & Interviews
  • Muslims must speak out against Iran's un-Islamic persecution of Baha'is, Religion & Ethics (ABC Religion), 1/5/13
  • Islamic groups condemn violent protest with Waleed Aly (host) and A/Prof. Mohamad Abdalla, RN Drive (ABC Radio), 17/9/12.
  • Proselytising for humanism: Just how irreligious are these atheists?, Religion & Ethics (ABC Religion), 3/8/12.
  • Drawing Room with Waleed Aly (host) and Dr Clare Wright, RN Drive (ABC Radio), 13/6/12.
  • The Dignity of the Feminine in Islam: Against Zizek's Orientalism, Religion & Ethics (ABC Religion), 15/5/12.
  • The Qur'an, violence and the struggle for peace, Religion & Ethics (ABC Religion), 2/5/12.
  • 'Angels or animals? The problem of Muslim stereotyping', Religion & Ethics (ABC Religion), 3/4/12.
  • 'Religion and Ethics with Scott Stephens', RN Drive (ABC Radio), 27/3/12.
  • 'Understanding the cancer of jihadism.' Religion & Ethics (ABC Religion), 27/3/12.
  • 'Muslims: Things you don't have to worry about.' In the King's Tribune, 01/12.
  • 'Has multiculturalism failed us? Time for kaleidoculture.' In the King's Tribune, 11/11.
  • 'Anti-Muslim tub-thumping breeds extremism.' In the Age, 23/3/11.
  • 'Ayaan's Allah is an idol.' Religion and Ethics (ABC Religion), 30/07/10.
  • 'Science and the supernatural.' Questions of Faith (ABC Religion), 15/3/10.
  • 'Misrepresenting the other'. Questions of Faith (ABC Religion), 14/3/10.
  • 'Muslims the focus of misplaced fears.' In the Age, 20/2/10.
  • 'Land of opportunity, but not for monoculturalists.' In OnlineOpinion, 17/2/10.
  • 'Sarah and Hagar: A tale of two women.' The Spirit of Things (ABC Radio), 13/12/09.
  • 'Talkback: Marrying out of the faith.' Life Matters (ABC Radio), 16/10/09.
  • 'Polygamy is a reality for some families.' In the Age, 28/6/08.
  • 'A glaring double standard on women.' In the Sunday Age, 6/5/07.
  • 'Filling the God-shaped hole.' By Anna Krien. In the Big Issue, 01/07.
  • 'Scanty clothing never justifies rape.' In the Sunday Age, 29/10/06. With Anna Halafoff.
  • 'What about the other language barrier?' In the Sunday Age, 10/9/06.
  • 'Faith.' In the Sunday Age, 14/10/12; 16/6/12; 25/4/10; 14/12/09; 1/11/09; 20/9/09; 30/8/09; 21/06/09; 08/03/09; 18/01/09; 28/12/08; 14/09/08; 06/07/08; 04/05/08; 30/12/07; 25/11/07; 21/10/07; 16/09/07; 12/08/07; 01/07/07; 03/06/07; 18/02/07; 31/12/06; 26/11/06; 15/10/06; 20/08/06; 11/06/06; 30/04/06.
  • 'Episode 1.' Speaking in Tongues, 7/11/05.
Book Reviews
  • Review of Muslim women of power: gender, politics and culture in Islam, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 23:1 (2012), 96-97.
  • Review of An introduction to Said Nursi: life, thought and writings, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 23:3 (2012), 407-408.
Posters
  • Good Muslims Make Good Aussies (pdf).
  • Wellbeing of Muslim Australians (pdf).

Unpublished Fiction
  • Another Day in Paradise
  • And the Enemy was Us
  • Satan's Whisper
© 2013 Rachel Woodlock