Islamophobia Incidents Increase in Australia
(MENAFN) Australia has witnessed a “dramatic surge” in Islamophobic incidents following the cross-border attacks by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, which escalated the Gaza war.
This rise in Islamophobia has disproportionately affected women and girls, as reported by a news agency on Monday.
According to Nora Amath, the executive director of the Islamophobia Register Australia, around 75% of the victims of Islamophobic attacks are women and girls, with the majority of perpetrators being non-Muslim men.
Amath stated that while geopolitical events can trigger an increase in Islamophobia, they are not the sole reason for this trend.
Amath further emphasized the significant role political rhetoric plays in influencing the frequency of Islamophobic incidents.
“Political rhetoric is very important to whether we see a rise or a decrease in incidents reported to us,” she explained.
She added, "We're talking about thousands and thousands of incidents...For many Muslim females who wear the headscarf, they feel that an incident of Islamophobia is what it means to be a Muslim here in Australia."
In March, a report on Islamophobia in Australia revealed a significant spike in assaults, harassment, and threats based on data collected by the Islamophobia Register between January 2023 and November 2024.
Researchers from Monash and Deakin Universities reviewed over 600 incidents, both in-person and online, and concluded that Muslim women were disproportionately targeted.
Since October 2023, at least 59,821 Palestinians have lost their lives in the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip, part of Israel's broader military actions.
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