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Brisbane teacher compared Muslim student to 9/11 attackers for wearing Islamic garb
A Muslim high school student in Brisbanehas claimed his teacher asked him if he were trying to imitate 9/11 attackers when he wore Islamic garb to a school sports day.
Man on his way to Hajj was stopped from leaving Australia
An Australian-born Muslim man says he’s “absolutely dumbfounded” he’s been stopped from leaving Australia to make the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Tony Abbott considers prioritising Christian refugees
The Abbott Government wants to restrict any intake of Syrian refugees to minorities which are largely Christian.
Islamophobic stickers plastered over children’s playground in Melbourne
Neo-Nazi group Combat 18 has been distributing hate material at a Melbourne playground, outraging parents whose young children have discovered the material.
Muslim Women Speak: Teachers should not spy on children nor police their communities
This statement from within the Muslim community expresses the position of the undersigned with respect to the government’s continuing counter-terrorism ‘reforms’ in schools aimed at facilitating the recognition and reporting of ‘extremist’ behavior and views.
Junaid Thorne moved to Goulburn’s SuperMax to serve out his sentence in segregation
Junaid Thorne has been given an AA classification and moved to Goulburn’s SuperMax to serve out his sentence in segregation, with no prior conviction and for a ‘very minor offence’.
Australian Islamophobes have vowed to protest at mosques in October
Ugly scenes are expected at mosques across the country in October, with neo-Nazis and far-right activists planning co-ordinated protests against Muslim migration and Islam.
Flyer linking halal certification to terrorism circulates southern Brisbane
A flyer linking halal food with terrorism has been circulating Brisbane’s southern suburbs, with concerned residents worried it could drive a wedge through the community.
Islamophobia in Australia
Since late last year, Islamophobic incidents have been increasing in number, particularly after the largest ever terror raids of September 2014 in Australia.
Muhammad Junaid Thorne given one-month reduction in sentence for flying under false name
Muhammad Junaid Thorne has just received a three-month jail sentence for something a slap on the wrist would have sufficed.