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• Table of Contents

• Foreword

• Executive Summary

• Chapter 1: Background

• Chapter 2: Experiences of discrimination, vilification & prejudice

• Chapter 3: Impacts and responses

• Chapter 4: Current Strategies

• Chapter 5: Future Strategies

• Appendices

Table of Contents

Foreword

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 : Background

• 1.1 The Ismaɑ project 1.1.1 The role of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1.1.2 The project reference group 1.1.3 Methodology 1.1.4 Terminology

• 1.1.2 The project reference group

• 1.1.3 Methodology

• 1.1.4 Terminology

• 1.2 Who are Arab and Muslim Australians? 1.2.1 Arab Australians 1.2.2 Muslim Australians

• 1.2.2 Muslim Australians

• 1.3 Legal background 1.3.1 Federal laws 1.3.2 State and territory laws

• 1.3.2 State and territory laws

• 1.4 Overview of laws protecting people because of their race or religion

• 1.5 Previous research 1.5.1 National Inquiry into Racist Violence (1991) 1.5.2 Review of the Racial Discrimination Act (1995-96) 1.5.3 National inquiry into freedom of religion and belief (1997-98) 1.5.4 E-race forum on Islamophobia (2003)

• 1.5.2 Review of the Racial Discrimination Act (1995-96)

• 1.5.3 National inquiry into freedom of religion and belief (1997-98)

• 1.5.4 E-race forum on Islamophobia (2003)

Chapter 2 : Experiences of discrimination, vilification and prejudice

• 2.1 The extent of discrimination, vilification and prejudice

• 2.2.1 Violence 2.2.2 Discrimination 2.2.3 Vilification 2.2 Types of experiences

• 2.2.2 Discrimination

• 2.2.3 Vilification

• 2.3 Places where violence, discrimination and vilification occur 2.3.1 On the street 2.3.2 At home 2.3.3 In transit 2.3.4 In shops and shopping centres 2.3.5 At school, college or university 2.3.6 At work 2.3.7 In the media 2.3.8 Government agencies

• 2.3.2 At home

• 2.3.3 In transit

• 2.3.4 In shops and shopping centres

• 2.3.5 At school, college or university

• 2.3.6 At work

• 2.3.7 In the media

• 2.3.8 Government agencies

Chapter 3 : Impacts and responses

• 3.1 Impacts 3.1.1 General impacts 3.1.2 Impacts on women 3.1.3 Impacts on children and young people 3.1.4 Impacts on migrants and refugees 3.1.5 Impacts on communities

• 3.1.2 Impacts on women

• 3.1.3 Impacts on children and young people

• 3.1.4 Impacts on migrants and refugees

• 3.1.5 Impacts on communities

• 3.2 Responses 3.2.1 Avoidance 3.2.2 Speaking back 3.2.3 Constructive engagement 3.2.4 Formal complaints

• 3.2.2 Speaking back

• 3.2.3 Constructive engagement

• 3.2.4 Formal complaints

Chapter 4: Current strategies

• 4.1 Crisis responses 4.1.1 Federal government 4.1.2 State and territory governments 4.1.3 Local governments 4.1.4 Community organizations

• 4.1.2 State and territory governments

• 4.1.3 Local governments

• 4.1.4 Community organizations

• 4.2 Long-term strategies 4.2.1 Federal government 4.2.2 State and territory governments 4.2.3 Local governments 4.2.4 Non-government and community organizations

• 4.2.2 State and territory governments

• 4.2.3 Local governments

• 4.2.4 Non-government and community organizations

Chapter 5 : Future strategies

• 5.1 Improving legal protection 5.1.1 Federal legislative reform 5.1.2 Improving access to legal protection

• 5.1.2 Improving access to legal protection

• 5.2 Education 5.2.1 Public Education 5.2.2 Educating young people 5.2.3 Educating service providers 5.2.4 Employer obligations

• 5.2.2 Educating young people

• 5.2.3 Educating service providers

• 5.2.4 Employer obligations

• 5.3 Public language 5.3.1 Public language – media 5.3.2 Public language – police

• 5.3.2 Public language – police

• 5.4 Law enforcement

• 5.5 Community action 5.5.1 Leadership 5.5.2 Education 5.5.3 Support

• 5.5.2 Education

• 5.5.3 Support

• 5.6 Public support

Appendices

• Appendix 1: Consultations by State and Territory

• Appendix 2: Facts on Arab Australians

• Appendix 3: Facts on Australian Muslims

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Last updated 16 June 2004.