Owing to the likes of but a few extremists, discrimination against Muslims has sadly become increasingly prominent in modern day society. As a result, many Muslim men and women in the Western world now face consequences such as social out-casting, bullying, work place discrimination, and unemployment.
In a survey regarding social cohesion by the Skalon Foundation in 2014, it was found that about one quarter of Australians felt negatively about Muslims living in the country (Markus, 2014). As a vast majority of these individuals choose to publicly display their hatred, using words such as ‘terrorist’ or other derogatory or hurtful names to describe their Muslim colleagues, peers etc., emotional distress amongst Muslims is not uncommon. Nevertheless, such predjudistic attitudes in society also often lead to other more serious issues for Muslim men and women, such as work place discrimination, unemployment and in extreme cases, physical confrontation.
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Even the reassuring words of Muslim leaders and mosques have had scarce effect on convincing the general public. The simple truth is, most people don’t actually know much about the Muslim faith, and what it really states. Rather they justify their hatred through stereotypical understandings; after all, if one’s a terrorist, they’re all terrorists aren’t they (Abu-Nimer, 2015)? This is why education is vital.
It’s important to acknowledge beforehand, however, that many Australian have also shown undeniable support for the Muslims community (E.g. the #Illridewithyou social media trend, where every day Australians offered to ride with Muslims who feared wearing religious attire on public transport after the Sydney Siege event earlier this year). Nevertheless, although this is comforting news, Muslims need everyone’s support in these troubling
In a survey regarding social cohesion by the Skalon Foundation in 2014, it was found that about one quarter of Australians felt negatively about Muslims living in the country (Markus, 2014). As a vast majority of these individuals choose to publicly display their hatred, using words such as ‘terrorist’ or other derogatory or hurtful names to describe their Muslim colleagues, peers etc., emotional distress amongst Muslims is not uncommon. Nevertheless, such predjudistic attitudes in society also often lead to other more serious issues for Muslim men and women, such as work place discrimination, unemployment and in extreme cases, physical confrontation.
In …show more content…
Even the reassuring words of Muslim leaders and mosques have had scarce effect on convincing the general public. The simple truth is, most people don’t actually know much about the Muslim faith, and what it really states. Rather they justify their hatred through stereotypical understandings; after all, if one’s a terrorist, they’re all terrorists aren’t they (Abu-Nimer, 2015)? This is why education is vital.
It’s important to acknowledge beforehand, however, that many Australian have also shown undeniable support for the Muslims community (E.g. the #Illridewithyou social media trend, where every day Australians offered to ride with Muslims who feared wearing religious attire on public transport after the Sydney Siege event earlier this year). Nevertheless, although this is comforting news, Muslims need everyone’s support in these troubling