RT Article
T1 Countering islamophobia: Muslim participation in multifaith networks
JF Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
VO 22
IS 4
SP 451
OP 467
A1 Halafoff, Anna
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2011
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/688954561
AB In recent years a heightened awareness of global risks has produced an unprecedented interest in global peace and security initiatives. This article discusses the impact of international crisis events on religiously diverse communities in Australia, in particular rising Islamophobia, migrantophobia and attacks on multiculturalism. Religious communities have been far from passive in their responses to the impact of these events, initiating dialogue and educational activities to dispel negative stereotypes and attitudes. In addition, state actors, including police, have prioritized engagement with religious leaders, and this has resulted in a rise of state supported multifaith peacebuilding activities. The article argues that, in response to global risks of terror and exclusion, multifaith movements and multi-actor networks, including religious leaders, state actors, educators and the media, have the potential to advance common security. In response to conflicts both local and global, these examples of cooperation between religious and non-religious actors in Australia can be instructive to other increasingly multifaith societies.
K1 Vorurteil/Wahrnehmung anderer
K1 Islam
K1 Australien
K1 Multikulturalität
K1 Terrorismus/Terrorismusbekämpfung
K1 Friedenspolitik/Friedenssicherung
K1 Gesellschaft
K1 Dialog
K1 Weltreligionen
K1 prejudice/perception of the other
K1 Australia
K1 Multi-culturalism
K1 terrorism/measures against terrorism
K1 peace policy/peacebuilding/peacekeeping
K1 Society
K1 Dialogue
K1 World Religions
DO 10.1080/09596410.2011.606191