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Us and them : Muslim-Christian relations and cultural harmony in Australia.
CALL NUMBER: 261.270994 ATA More info
| Ata, Abe W. | 2009 |
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Title: Us and them : Muslim-Christian relations and cultural harmony in Australia.
Author(s): Ata, Abe W. | Furlong, Mark | Morrison, Glenn | Windle, Joel |
Published: Bowen Hills Qld : Australian Academic Press : 2009
ISBN: 9781921513190
Abstract: Cross-cultural research provides exceptional insights into the hopes and fears of dealing with people different to ourselves. In Australia, such research suggests that Australian Muslims have surpassed Asians as one of the country's most marginalised religious and ethnic groups. Muslims and people from the Middle East are thought to be unable to fit into Australia, with more than 50% of Australians preferring their relatives did not to marry into a Muslim family. Yet this statistic masks diverse interpretations of interfaith relations and cultural harmony present across Australia today. In 12 essays this book offers truths about interfaith relations as they are believed and expressed by Muslim and non-Muslim Australians. The essays are interdisciplinary and varied in topic, and seek to challenge the images of Islam held by both xenophobic Westerners and extremist Muslims. Drawn from a variety of research projects over past years, including results from a national survey on attitudes towards Islam and Muslims among Australian secondary students, they also raise thematic questions, such as: Will any dialogue lead to a rapprochement between the Muslim and mainstream communities? What is Christian-Muslim diversity? Why does it matter? Can we really learn how to manage diversity in the workplace? Can the Shari'a law coexist with the Australian legal system on issues including polygamy, marital status and dress? This book is essential reading for all students - secondary through to tertiary and postgraduate - requiring an introduction to Christian Muslim relations and attitudes in Australia. [Publisher website]
Call Number : 261.270994 ATA
Record No: 145201 from Cunningham Library Catalogue
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The Australian Muslim student.
CALL NUMBER: 371.828297 CHE More info
| Chelebi, M.
Engebretson, K. (ed) | 2008 |
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Title: The Australian Muslim student.
Author(s): Chelebi, M. | Engebretson, K. (ed) |
Published: Terrigal NSW : David Barlow Publishing : 2008
ISBN: 9781921333040 |9781921333040 (pbk)
Abstract: Muslim students are in Australian primary and secondary schools and tertiary establishments in significant numbers. However, despite much good will on the part of these institutions, students often experience cultural insensitivity or even hostility based on misinformation about their religion. This book is therefore extremely timely. Written for non-Muslims who work with young Muslims in educational settings, it gives an introduction to Islam, and examines the many things that Islam and Christianity have in common. It provides a history of Muslims in Australia and illustrates the great diversity that exists within the Australian Muslim community. [Back cover, ed]
Call Number : 371.828297 CHE
Record No: 142639 from Cunningham Library Catalogue
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Warring ideologies : the use of education policy to control religious fundamentalism in Pakistan.
(Discussion papers / Australian National University, Crawford School of Economics and Government ; 06-10)
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| Shaikh A. | 2006 |
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Title: Warring ideologies : the use of education policy to control religious fundamentalism in Pakistan.
Series: (Discussion papers / Australian National University, Crawford School of Economics and Government ; 06-10)
Author(s): Shaikh A. | Australian National University. Crawford School of Economics and Government
Published: Canberra : Australian National University, Crawford School of Economics and Government : 2006
Abstract: This research paper examines policies devised to secularize and formalize religious education in Pakistan, so that existing madrasahs, their enrolment and practices are brought under state scrutiny. The paper explores whether such reform will achieve its aim of curbing terrorism (and indeed whether this is even warranted), by comparing the reformation of madrasahs in Indonesia to the policies that have been proposed for Pakistan. Indonesian pesantren, which are largely state-regulated and secularized, were still held responsible for the Australian Embassy and Bali bombings in 2004 and 2005 respectively. The paper critiques the ‘us versus them’ and ‘clash of civilizations’ bent of the current policy drive and its effectiveness in preventing another 9/11. The analysis challenges the assumption that secularizing Islamic education and building the secular state-funded educational sector as an alternative to the same will undermine terrorist recruitment in Pakistan since it finds little correlation between education and religious fundamentalism. This suggests that there are broader political and social issues that foster conflict in the Muslim world and policy formulations based on representations of extremist Muslim movements as the dangerous ‘other’ are unlikely to promote security either at the national level in Pakistan or at the international level. [p.i-ii]
URL (open access) : http://web.archive.org/web/20070720003157/http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/degrees/pogo/discussion_papers/PDP06-10.pdf
URL (archived) : http://nla.gov.au/nla.arc-71814-20070521-0000-www.crawford.anu.edu.au/degrees/pogo/discussion_papers/PDP06-10.pdf
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Record No: 143794 from Cunningham Library Catalogue
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