Australian Muslim youth have their say

This new audio documentary, made up mostly of interviews with young Australian Muslims, gives a very illuminating perspective on what's really going on in their communities. Highly recommended to anyone who is forming opinions about the recent violence in Cronulla -- and that probably applies to everyone. People in any country with a view of Muslims as one homogeneous, think-alike community will particularly find this challenging, I think (but will they listen?).

"In Muslim communities across the world there’s an intense battle of ideas going on about how to confront extremism and isolationism; what it means to be a Muslim in a modern, globalizing world -- and how Muslims should live in non-Muslim societies. That same battle is happening here -- and Australian Muslim youth are on the frontline. Young Muslims see debate and diversity as a sign of strength and maturity."
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