Islamophobia in Australia

Islam is one of the largest religions in the world and it isestimated that there are more than one billion Muslims around theworld. Even though Islam is the fastest growing religion in theworld۲, Islamophobia is a significant problem across the world.The widely used term “Islamization” refers to anything thatrelates to Muslims. This includes a female wearing the hijab,Halal products on supermarket shelves, the opening of newmosques, and marriage counselling by community and religious leaders. In Australia islamophobia rose after ۲۰۰۱ however, it has been concealed in recent years, and creating an increasinglyunwelcome environment for Australian Muslims despite of itsmulticulturism. This paper discovers the image of Muslims andIslam in Australia and the cause and effect of increasingmarginalisation of Muslim community due to the stereotyping,government policies and officials’ statements.

Keywords:

Islam , Islamophobia , Australia