An urgent public lecture that sought to articulate a cogent response to continuing developments in the west relating to the Syrian uprising. The event addresses 2 critical issues involving Australia's and the general Western actions/stances in regards to Syria. 

24 January 2014 CE

0:00 Talk 1: Australia's demonising of Muslim efforts to support the oppressed in Syria [Wassim Doureihi]

The Australian government and media have intensified their efforts to demonise those who sacrifice all in the service of others. They deliberately insulted the deepest sensitivities of Muslims through the depiction of a Muslim woman without her hijab, and have sought to intimidate the Muslim masses into silence and inaction through the all encompassing 'terror' card. What are the lessons to be learned, and how should Muslims in Australia convincingly respond?

38:49 Talk 2: Betraying martyrs' blood: the crime that is Geneva II

[Ustad Abu Anas Ismail Alwahwah]

After almost 3 years of struggle, more than a hundred thousand dead, hundreds of thousands injured and millions displaced, America and its allies are seeking to force the Muslims into a political settlement that will betray everything this Islamic revolution represents. What is the significance of Geneva II and what is the only acceptable response from the Muslims?

1:04:17 Question & Answer