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Latest News and Updates

The third national Islamophobia Report 

See the full report authored by Dr Derya Iner from Charles Sturt University here.

  • The report makes numerous recommendations directed at government, including the need for a concerted effort to break patterns of abuse directed at Muslim women and children and "training and mobilisation" to encourage bystanders to speak out.
  • It also recommends that government and security agencies reconsider whether self-declared terrorist organisations such as ISIS, should be categorised as "ideological or political" rather than religiously motivated, suggesting the current classifications contribute to Islamophobia.
The report received cross platform, national and international coverage on its first day, thanks to the ABC, SBS, The Guardian, AAP, a range of New Zealand online, paper, TV and radio outlets.

AMAN, the NZ Islamic Women's Council and Islamophobia Register Australia worked with media to achieve this result.

We thank the case studies - survivors - who volunteered to share their stories with journalists. 

Bystanders and victims are encouraged to continue reporting incidents at the Islamophobia Register.

Terrorism law impacts

Legal Advisor to AMAN and Birchgrove Legal solicitor, Rita Jabri Markwell contributed a case study to the national report on the conflation of Muslim identity with terrorism and its connection to far right extremism (p.122). 

She also contributed analysis to ABC NewsRadio, SBS TV and NZ radio.

AMAN calls for law reform 

AMAN released this media statement on the Islamophobia Report. 

Australia's current legal framework creates an environment of impunity for hate actors and even contributes to Islamophobia. AMAN flags 6 areas for law reform.

Parliament responses so far...

AMAN reached out to relevant Ministers and Shadow Ministers ahead of the release.

Statement on the Anniversary of the Christchurch Massacre - Leader of the Opposition

Report Shows We Must Tackle Islamophobia In Australia - Mark Dreyfus QC MP and Andrew Giles MP

Senator Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
 

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