Affinity Intercultural Foundation Case Study

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The Affinity Intercultural Foundation was created in 2000 by a team of Muslim Australians, and the organisation was officially implemented in the year of 2001. This group had many initiatives in mind when starting up, which generally revolve around the idea of spreading awareness of the Muslim community’s religion and culture and helping the people in need in the community. It implements this idea by focusing on building relationships between the various faiths and cultures in Australia, in an attempt to stop intolerance of different cultures and destroy the stereotypes which come with being a Muslim individual, typically created by Hollywood representations of terrorism and misinterpretations of the religion.
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