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News
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Building bridges to prevent Muslim radicalisation: The importance of creating new co-operative opportunities between communities and law enforcement agencies to deal with international threats abc.net.au/news 11/7/07
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Australia's home-grown jihad threat: Up to 3000 young Muslims in Sydney at risk of becoming radicalised by fundamentalist Islam theaustralian.news.com.au 2/7/07
* Keelty rejects Islamic youth extremism figures abc.net.au/news 2/7/07
* Jihad threat report biased: Muslim students abc.net.au/news 2/7/07
* Mustapha Kara-Ali in conversation (audio & transcript) abc.net.au 19/4/06
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Muslim youth lose fighting chance: A cinematic debut unlikely to save one of Sydney's few youth centres for Muslim youths from closure smh.com.au 9/7/07
* Temple of Dreams film insight into young Muslims: radio interview: transcript / mp3 abc.net.au 15/6/07 -
Fadi Abdul Rahman radio interview: intro / mp3 abc.net.au 1/11/06
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Rapping for Peace TV show transcript abc.net.au 21/07/06
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Muslims told: family first: Muslim parents urged to take parenting & English classes to help improve their relationship with their children... an alarming number of Muslim girls turn to illicit drugs to escape family & social problems. smh.com.au 20/5/07
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The focus on religious difference is what is widening the gap: While many Muslims bemoan the microscope their communities are under, there are trends within this group that need discussion. smh.com.au 1/5/07
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Looking for peace, not pity: I was trying to protect my friend from a bigoted slice of Australian society... I met Zarah Ghahramani in Tehran smh.com.au 17/2/07
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English take-up speaks volumes for Muslims: Despite the Prime Minister criticising some Muslims for being "very resistant to integration", new figures show they have adapted to speaking English more quickly than other religious groups. smh.com.au 18/11/06
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NSW riot squad to double in size: NSW Police riot squad will double in size to prevent violent attacks like Cronulla & Macquarie Fields. smh.com.au 5/11/06
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Muslims, Jews targeted by school racists: Racism against Jewish and Muslim children is rising in Sydney schools. smh.com.au 3/11/06
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Youth who burnt Australian flag on night of Cronulla riot:
* RSL rethinks flag idea after threats: The RSL has bowed to threats of violence and will reassess its invitation for a flag-burning teenager to march with an Australian flag on Anzac Day. smh.com.au 12/10/06 * Apology accepted, RSL tells flag burner smh.com.au 12/10/06 * NSW govt calls for flag burner apology smh.com.au 4/10/06 Previous coverage: * sentenced to face war veterans* 'should be jailed' * Flames of protest should be seen from more than 1 viewpoint smh.com.au 23-24/8/06 -
Academics rule out spying on students: Forcing unis to report students' suspected involvement in Islamic extremist or terrorist-related activity would threaten the principles of academic freedom... smh.com.au 17/10/06
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New parenting magazine for Arabic parents with teenagers: Parenting - the teenage years aims to strengthen relationships between parents and teenagers, and is a valuable resource for Arabic parents in their own language. Presents practical information and advice on improving study methods and reducing exam stress, options for making the transition from school to work, staying physically and mentally healthy and more. community.nsw.gov.au 8/06
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Time to look at who's talking now - and how: Sydney is still racked with ethnic divisions and needs new ways of talking about cultural differences, speakers at a cross-cultural forum on the Cronulla riots said last night. smh.com.au 31/5/06
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Muslim sex education: just say no: Islamic schools in Australia have adopted a sex education policy aimed at overturning the influence of Western sexual values on their students. smh.com.au 29/5/06
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It's the very thin, blue Islamic line: Young Muslims want to become police but feel there is no point joining an organisation that doesn't want them. smh.com.au 30/4/06
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Debunking Myths about Muslims in Australia: Since the events of September 11, 2001, Islam has been associated with terrorism. It is a dangerous oversimplification to confuse people of the Muslim faith with terrorism. Words like 'jihad,’ names like Osama bin Laden and organisations such as Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah (JI) have come to overshadow what is actually a religion of many perspectives, whose teachings embrace peace, human rights and tolerance. 4/5/06
