چکیده:
Islam is one of the largest religions in the world and it is estimated that there are more than one billion Muslims around the world. Even though Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world2, Islamophobia is a significant problem across the world. The widely used term “Islamization” refers to anything that relates to Muslims. This includes a female wearing the hijab, Halal products on supermarket shelves, the opening of new mosques, and marriage counselling by community and religious leaders1. In Australia islamophobia rose after 20012 however, it has been concealed in recent years, and creating an increasingly unwelcome environment for Australian Muslims despite of its multiculturism. This paper discovers the image of Muslims and Islam in Australia and the cause and effect of increasing marginalisation of Muslim community due to the stereotyping, government policies and officials’ statements.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Islamophobia in Australia Anis Zehra1 Abstract Islam is one of the largest religions in the world and it is estimated that there are more than one billion Muslims around the world.
In Australia islamophobia rose after 20012 however, it has been concealed in recent years, and creating an increasingly unwelcome environment for Australian Muslims despite of its multiculturism.
Key Words: Islam, Islamophobia, Australia Introduction There is no doubt that Australian multiculturism benefited Muslim migrants and they experience freedom to perform their rituals, build mosques and Islamic schools, access to halal food and get chairmanship to Australian Post, to the federal and state parliaments.
com/place/Australia/People [Accessed 28 December 2020] 24 I ma g e o f M u s l i m s I m m i g r a n t s i n A u s t r a l i a a s a P ote ntial Thr eat The arrival of Muslims in significant number in 1970 and their gradual visibility over the last two decades raised anxiety among some Australians who view Islam as an obstacle for integration into Western society.
Though Islam is not a part of the mainstream culture in Australia, Muslims may feel more comfortable combining sharia norms and Australian laws in their understanding of the law.
Most of the Muslims in Australia striving for their genuine rights of abiding their culture, having the right of building mosques, community centres and schools and there is no conflict in following all the Islamic principles while abiding Australian laws.