Islam in Australia

Islam in Australia
Author: Abdullah Saeed
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781865088648

A clear and complete introduction to the world of Islam: the history, beliefs, practices and laws of this ancient religion, with particular focus on the contemporary Muslim world, and on Islam in Australia.

Islam Dreaming

Islam Dreaming
Author: Peta Stephenson
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 1742240186

From the Malay pearl divers of Broome to the Afghan camel drivers of the interior, Muslims have lived and worked in Australia for more than three centuries. This comprehensive account reveals the life stories of the Muslim pioneers and their descendants as they formed bonds with the indigenous people of Australia. Interviews with more than 50 contemporary Indigenous Muslims convey the spiritual journeys and personal perspectives of this incredible population.

Muslims in Australia

Muslims in Australia
Author: Samina Yasmeen
Publisher: Academic Monographs
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2010
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 0522856381

Muslim Communities in Australia

Muslim Communities in Australia
Author: Shahram Akbarzadeh
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780868405803

This book highlights the complex human diversity presented by Australia's Muslims, as well as their distinctive contribution and the challenges they pose to a still-evolving Australian multiculturalism. Emphasising the diversity of the Islamic experience in Australia, it presents a useful antidote to the stereotypical image that still colours mainstream perspectives of Islam.

Muslims Making Australia Home

Muslims Making Australia Home
Author: Dzavid Haveric
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9780522875812

The story of Islam and the Muslim people is an integral part of Australian history. This book covers the period from post-World War II until the 1980s when the history of Islam in Australia unfolded into a rich multi-ethnicity, manifested by diverse Muslim ethnic groups. Muslim migrants found Islam in Australia more pluralistic than they found possible in their homeland, because in Australia they met fellow Muslims from many different ethnic, racial, cultural, sectarian and linguistic backgrounds. Muslims are an integral part of Australia's social fabric and multicultural way of life, shaping their Muslimness in an Australian context and their Australianness from Muslim viewpoints and experiences. Documenting socio-historical characteristics rather than providing a theological interpretation, Muslims Making Australia Home covers interrelated Islamic themes in the sociology of religion by noting how these themes reappear in cultural history. The book reveals many unknown or little-known historical facts, stories and valuable memories

Muslims in Australia

Muslims in Australia
Author: Nahid Kabir
Publisher:
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2016-02-28
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 9781138976641

Muslims in Australia investigates the basis of Australian society's fear of Muslims by tracing their history since the Afghan settlement in 1860. The author investigates how events such as September 11 and Bali terrorist attacks reinforce suspicion and fear, giving an insight into what it means to be a Muslim in contemporary Australia, and how the actions of militant Islamic groups have impacted upon Muslims in general in Western society.

Islam and the Australian News Media

Islam and the Australian News Media
Author: Halim Rane
Publisher: Academic Monographs
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2010
Genre: Islam
ISBN: 052285639X

"Few issues have captured media headlines over the past two decades like Islam and Muslims, and much of what the Australian public knows about Islam and its followers is gleaned from the mass media. Islam and the Australian News Media tackles head-on the Australian news media's treatment of Islam and Muslims. This incisive collection brings together the research and insights of academics, editors and journalists on the representation of Islam and its impact on social relations, the newsworthiness of Muslim issues and the complexities of covering Islam. Importantly, Islam and the Australian News Media also explores how Muslim communities in Australia are responding to their image in the Australian news media. This book is a must-read for all those interested in the relationship between media and society."--Publisher description.

Islamic and Muslim Studies in Australia

Islamic and Muslim Studies in Australia
Author: Halim Rane
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3036512225

The eight articles published in this Special Issue present original, empirical research, using various methods of data collection and analysis, in relation to topics that are pertinent to the study of Islam and Muslims in Australia. The contributors include long-serving scholars in the field, mid-career researchers, and early career researchers who represent many of Australia’s universities engaged in Islamic and Muslim studies, including the Australian National University, Charles Sturt University, Deakin University, Griffith University, and the University of Newcastle. The topics covered in this Special Issue include how Muslim Australians understand Islam (Rane et al. 2020); ethical and epistemological challenges facing Islamic and Muslim studies researchers (Mansouri 2020); Islamic studies in Australia’s university sector (Keskin and Ozalp 2021); Muslim women’s access to and participation in Australia’s mosques (Ghafournia 2020); religion, belonging and active citizenship among Muslim youth in Australia (Ozalp and Ćufurović), the responses of Muslim community organizations to Islamophobia (Cheikh Hussain 2020); Muslim ethical elites (Roose 2020); and the migration experiences of Hazara Afghans (Parkes 2020).

Challenging Identities

Challenging Identities
Author: Shahram Akbarzadeh
Publisher: Academic Monographs
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2010
Genre: Muslim women
ISBN: 0522857167

"Muslim women in Australia are at the forefront of a culture war, and not necessarily by choice. As visible representatives of Islam, veiled women face discrimination and abuse, and carry the stigma of a culture frequently deemed unacceptable and inferior. Despite these adverse conditions, Muslim women have demonstrated a remarkable resilience by maintaining their presence in the public domain and by continuing to make a positive contribution to Australia. The experiences of Muslim women in Australia cannot be typecast as a sisterhood of oppressed females. Challenging Identities questions the assumption of incompatible 'Australian values' and 'Islamic values', and provides valuable first-person accounts from the lives of Muslim women in Australia."--Publisher description.

Australia in Muslim Discovery

Australia in Muslim Discovery
Author: Dzavid Haveric
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2006
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 9780958010320

This title discusses early Islamic exploration of Australia and the surrounding regions, and examines the impact those explorers had on history.