26 Oct 2017

Fahd Pahdepie's Presentation on Building a Peaceful and Powerful Counter-Narrative

Fahd Pahdepie, best-selling author, entrepreneur and winner of the 2017 Outstanding Young Alumni Award, recently gave a presentation  at the “Contemporary Islam in Indonesia and Australia Seminar”. As a professional storyteller, Pahdepie shared a personal tale that blends empathy and pride, emphasising that radicalism can be fought through building a peaceful yet powerful counter narrative.

For more on Pahdepie’s presentation, watch the video here:

The “Contemporary Islam in Indonesia and Australia Seminar” was an Australian Embassy Jakarta event held in collaboration with the Australia Global Alumni.

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