Keywords: Muslim Australians
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AUSTRALIA
- Brian McCoy
- 25 January 2010
1 Comment
Australia Day remindes us of stories of separation within our country, such as the stories of the Stolen Generations. Separation from a parent is something Prince William understands. 'Did your mummy die?' a six-year old asked him during his visit last week.
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AUSTRALIA
- Gillian Bouras
- 25 November 2009
4 Comments
My generation of Australians grew up with bigotry: the cordial loathing between Catholics and Protestants has faded only recently.
But only when I married into a Greek family did I learn of the bitter and complicated antipathy of the Greeks for Albanians.
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RELIGION
- Irfan Yusuf
- 14 September 2009
24 Comments
Tony
Abbott has described the New Testament as
'the core document of our civilisation'. As a South Asian Muslim, I'd like to think many Christians would be as incensed by
attempts to treat Christianity as uniquely Western as I am when Islam is treated as uniquely Arab.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 14 August 2009
4 Comments
Attempts by the Chinese Government to stop a documentary about Uighur activist and leader Rebiya Kadeer from screening in Melbourne remind us that China is a vast country governed by very different values to our own.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ben Coleridge
- 12 August 2009
18 Comments
If there's a problem with Somali youth integrating into the community, let's all own it. That means taking an interest and being open to friendship. It's not just the responsibility of bureaucrats who devise 'policy solutions'.
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AUSTRALIA
It is hard to imagine any solution to the discontent in Xinjiang without a general change in the political
culture of China. That seems a distant prospect indeed. For Australia's part, a soft and friendly voice may do more than condemnation or contention.
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AUSTRALIA
Kevin Rudd's visit to Malaysia this week reminds us of stormy
bilateral relations under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. With Mahthir's son now serving as an important deputy minister, some now fear a return of 'Mahathirism'.
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RELIGION
- Peter Kirkwood
- 12 June 2009
8 Comments
In the Rudd/Obama era there are new parallels and convergences with regard to religion in Australia and the US. The figures may be on the slide, but rumours of the death of Christianity are greatly exaggerated.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 11 May 2009
2 Comments
While it is inherently racist for a person to claim membership of the
best race, it is no bad thing for a religious person to claim
membership of the one true religion. That is what religious people do.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 27 April 2009
21 Comments
Christians committed to interfaith dialogue were shocked that some Christian leaders have opposed the building of an Islamic school in Sydney. Rather than welcoming the newcomers, leaders' statements will bolster opposition based on fear and ignorance.
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AUSTRALIA
- Peter Kirkwood
- 07 April 2009
9 Comments
This week's Indonesian presidential election ought to concern Australians more than it does. If Muslim radicals gain significant influence, we will have a huge hostile neighbour just to our north.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 19 March 2009
12 Comments
Arguments for preserving Good
Friday are based on respect for
Christians, or the benefits to society of
a day free from work. Neither argument is conclusive. Perhaps it is helpful to ask, why should there be any public holidays at all?
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