The Scare Politics of Islam: Distraction, Fear and the Contested Terrain of Identity
Fear of Islam has been weaponised for votes - and Islamist violence is real. An evidence-based look at where distraction ends and threat begins.
Fear of Islam has been weaponised for votes - and Islamist violence is real. An evidence-based look at where distraction ends and threat begins.
That is the wound that does not close — to love a place that is choosing, deliberately, with its eyes open, to be less than it was, less than it could be ...
You keep telling people the country is under siege – that immigrants are flooding in, that Muslims are plotting, that anyone who looks different is some kind of threat. Don’t you…
Prime Minister John Howard instigated a climate of fear, an attitude that future leaders must counter with resilience and purpose.
Peter Dutton represents a questionable option for a cohesive, just and united Australia.
Whilst man can be his own worst enemy, societal forces and human nature must also be challenged to create a more equitable world.