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Muslims in Australia

Muslims in Australia represent a small but growing segment of the population. According to the 2021 Census, there are approximately 813,392 Muslims in Australia, making up about 3.2% of the total population. The Muslim community in Australia is diverse, comprising people from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including those of Lebanese, Turkish, Afghan, and Indonesian descent.Islam is the second-largest religion in Australia, following Christianity. The community has established numerous mosques, Islamic schools, and cultural centers across the country.

IQNA – A homemade bomb was found on the car of a pro-Palestinian home in south Sydney on Friday, in what has been condemned by politicians and activists as “reprehensible”.
News ID: 3486732    Publish Date : 2024/01/08

IQNA – Australia's star cricketer Usman Khawaja has been denied permission to adorn his bat and shoes with a peace symbol, ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.
News ID: 3486535    Publish Date : 2023/12/24

CANBERRA (IQNA) – On a warm summer day, students of all ages from the only school on Christmas Island rush on their bikes and segways to the air-conditioned comfort of the Islamic school on the foreshore overlooking the Indian Ocean.
News ID: 3486158    Publish Date : 2023/11/25

CANBERRA (IQNA) – Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied across Australia on Sunday, calling for an immediate end to the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip that have killed more than 13,000 people, mostly civilians, since Oct. 7.
News ID: 3486096    Publish Date : 2023/11/20

CANBERRA (IQNA) – A Muslim advocacy group has urged the federal government to stop using the term "religiously motivated" to describe terrorism and extremism, saying it fuels negative attitudes towards Australian Muslims.
News ID: 3485777    Publish Date : 2023/10/29

CANBERRA (IQNA) – There have been an increase in Islamophobic incidents in Australia since the start of a war between Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and the Israeli regime.
News ID: 3485725    Publish Date : 2023/10/24

CANBERRA (IQNA) – A man has been arrested in Sydney Australia over making a series of harassing phone calls to a mosque.
News ID: 3485654    Publish Date : 2023/10/19

CANBERRA (IQNA) – The war between the Israeli regime and Palestinian resistance in Gaza has sparked a wave of anti-Muslim hate crimes across Australia, according to a Melbourne Palestine rally organizer.
News ID: 3485598    Publish Date : 2023/10/16

CANBERRA (IQNA) – Mahmoud Abdelfattah, the first Muslims or Palestinian coach to head a basketball team in Australia’s top league, says he seeks to be a “role model” that he himself lacked while growing up.
News ID: 3485367    Publish Date : 2023/09/30

CANBERRA (IQNA) – A Mawlid event celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was held in Sydney this weekend.
News ID: 3485323    Publish Date : 2023/09/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The tenth National Mosque Open Day (NMOD) will take place on Saturday 28 October, an event that invites Australians of all backgrounds to visit their local mosques and learn more about Islam and its culture.
News ID: 3485301    Publish Date : 2023/09/25

CANBERRA (IQNA) – A Muslim advocacy group in Australia has called on authorities to hold social media platform X responsible for Islamophobic tweets.
News ID: 3485240    Publish Date : 2023/09/19

CANBERRA (IQNA) – Khaled Sabsabi, an artist living in Western Sydney who has tried to give unheard Muslim migrants a voice, won the Creative Australia visual arts award.
News ID: 3485211    Publish Date : 2023/09/18

CANBERRA (IQNA) – A Quran academy in Sydney is set to hold a Quran competition that will feature a host of qaris from Australia and New Zealand.
News ID: 3485165    Publish Date : 2023/09/13

CANBERRA (IQNA) – A Muslim community say they have been “targeted” by an “unjust” ban that prevents them from observing prayers at their community center.
News ID: 3485156    Publish Date : 2023/09/13

CANBERRA (IQNA) – The Islamophobia Register Australia (IRA) hailed a ban on religious vilification in New South Wales.
News ID: 3484933    Publish Date : 2023/08/27

CANBERRA (IQNA) – Australia is poised to join a number of non-Muslim countries where Islamic banks are part of the financial system.
News ID: 3484772    Publish Date : 2023/08/14

CANBERRA (IQNA) – Awarding an Australian television presenter who had previously called for a ban on Muslim migration signifies the deep-rooted Islamophobia in the country’s entertainment industry.
News ID: 3484586    Publish Date : 2023/07/31

CANBERRA (IQNA) – An Australian man has shared his story of conversion to Islam following attending military operations in the West Asia.
News ID: 3484163    Publish Date : 2023/07/02

CANBERRA (IQNA) – About 100 Muslim brothers surrounded father and schoolteacher Lincoln Randall at Masjid Mosque in Launceston, Australia, a few weeks ago as he took his Shahada.
News ID: 3484131    Publish Date : 2023/06/29