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Press Clippings

Boxing Priest’s fight for peace in Syria – SBS World News

It was great to get some coverage for our Boxers for Peace program. Most media outlets have refused to touch us because we don’t echo the official narrative – vilifying the Syrian government and dividing the rebels between violent jihadists and s0-called ‘moderates’. … Continue reading

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Whistle-blowers are the prophets of our age! – Fightcha.com, December 2015

The request for an interview with fightcha.com came as a bit of a surprise. I think they found me through Twitter. The bigger surprise though came after I quickly responded to a handful of questions that I assumed were going to be … Continue reading

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From the pulpit to the boxing ring – The Point Magazine, August 2015

I’m really proud to have been featured in this article in The Point Magazine. The journalist, Widyan Fares, was as charming as she was professional and a woman of great insight. It was a privilege to be interviewed by her. If you … Continue reading

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Israel must face justice for war crimes – Father Dave interviewed by Mehr News

I met Zahra Karimy when I was in Iran during April 2014 and it was a pleasure to be interviewed by her after my return. 🙂

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FATHER DAVE FIGHTS ANOTHER ROUND ON CANVAS

The Inner-West Courier – July 1st, 2014 FEISTY CLERIC INSPIRES ARCHIBALD BOUT SHE may not have put the Rev Dave Smith on the canvas when she sparred with him in training at his Trinity Youth Fitness Centre at Dulwich Hill, … Continue reading

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Father Dave interviewed by George Galloway on RT’s ‘Sputnik’

A small team of us flew to London after leaving Syria on April 15, 2014. The original reason for going was to hand-deliver something to the Archbishop of Canterbury – an invitation from the Grand Mufti of Syria to visit Damascus. In … Continue reading

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Father Dave’s Fight Club – new location, same mission

I came across this article and embedded video clip on the Sydney Morning Herald website. It was published September 30, 2012 and features our old gym, burnt to the ground a year ago this week! We’ve since relocated Father Dave’s Fight Club, … Continue reading

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A year since the Trinity’s fire

It’s hard to believe that it’s a year since our beloved Youth Centre was burnt to the ground!  The pic in the Telegraph article below captures something of the extraordinary horror of the site that greeted my eyes at 3am … Continue reading

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Punching on with Julian Assange

We met up with Julian on Easter Sunday. We had arrived in London the previous Tuesday and my primary reason for being there was to see Julian. We were heading back to Sydney first thing the following morning. Julian is in … Continue reading

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