Examination of how Muslims are portrayed in the media and the impacts of these portrayals.
There is a strong sense of concern over the amount of scrutiny faced collectively by Australian Muslims, with the whole Muslim community bearing the brunt of perceived ‘guilt by association’ with terrorism.
The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) urges Premier Gladys Berejiklian to not delay legislating urgently needed protections against discrimination and vilification. The NSW Government has delivered its response to the Religious Freedom Bill inquiry.
Tech companies are consciously giving a free pass to anti-Muslim hatred and the increasing threat to communities posed by right-wing extremism and white nationalism.
AMAN has made history as the only Muslim civil society organisation worldwide to author a policy paper shortlisted by the Global Internet forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT).
The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) has lodged a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission against Facebook for failing to moderate hate speech and dehumanising materials.
AMAN’s idea on how to deal with hateful echo chambers. Presentation can be found here.
AMAN also welcomes the improvements made in the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation, picking up a number of recommendations that our organisation made in the draft stage.
The sentencing of the Australian terrorist to life without parole marks an important measure of justice to survivors and affected loved ones.
The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) has made a submission relating to the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 (Bill).
New legislation shows that the Australian Government and ASIO are heading in a concerning direction, while targeted communities are still in dark about what is being done to address white nationalist terrorism.