Attacks on Muslim graves fuelled by One Nation: leader Vandalism of several Muslim graves - combined with a previous attack on the same cemetery - point to growing divisions in Australia, a community leader says. AAP · Sep 30
‘There’s people dying for your petrol’: while Israel bombs Beirut, Lebanese Australians feel outrage and fear Religious and community leaders are urging the Australian government to take a harder stance on Israel as it continues to bombard Lebanon The Guardian - AU · Apr 11
‘Joy in the midst of much grief’: Australian Eid and Nowruz celebrations overshadowed by war in the Middle East ‘So many people that I love and care about are worried about the survival of people they love overseas,’ Inaz Janif says The Guardian - AU · Mar 19
Lakemba mosque facing most alarming situation since Cronulla riots as Ramadan begins, Muslim leader says The mosque in Sydney’s west has received three threatening letters in lead-up to Islam’s holiest month The Guardian - AU · Feb 17
Graphic threat to burn mosque in second menacing letter A letter replete with racist remarks threatening Muslims and a hand-made drawing of a mosque being burnt down has been decried as un-Australian. AAP · Feb 5
Clergy abuse survivors hit out at moves to ban protests outside Australian places of worship Those who protested outside Catholic churches believe they would have been arrested if such laws were in place The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2024
‘We refuse to let hatred take hold’: Sydney mourners remember Palestinian and Lebanese lives lost since 7 October Sombre crowd urged to ‘honour and remember’ those who have died amid Israeli military campaign The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2024
‘I’ve aged 10 years in the past 10 days’: Australia’s Shia Muslims watch in horror as Lebanon bombarded Sydney Shias reel at what they see as an invasion of their ancestral home as Sunnis decry the Australian political response The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2024
Police Defend Saying Sydney Church Stabbing Was 'Terrorism' Australian police on Wednesday defended their decision to declare a 16-year-old's alleged stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church a "terrorist" act as community leaders fretted over its impact. International Business Times · Apr 17, 2024
Lebanese Muslim Association in Sydney facing calls to allow women to become members Muslim women are launching a petition to change the constitution of the caretaker of Sydney's Lakemba Mosque, which restricts membership to men of Lebanese heritage. A constitution "so old it was printed on a typewriter". ABC News · Nov 2, 2022