Miloslavskaya Tat

Islam in Australia

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2011, №17, 328-339

 
Annotation: The author studies the problems of Muslim population in Australia. Notwithstanding relatively small percent of Muslim population -1.7 %, this group of population demonstrates the greatest growth and today Muslim youth makes up 1/3 of the total population of Australia. The Muslim community is separated racially, ethnically and religiously. They have mosques, schools and colleges, centers, Internet cites. The second and the third generations of Moslem immigrants have Australian citizenship, but nevertheless want to retain their identity. All these moments present great problems for the Australian government and its proclaimed policy of multiculturalism.

Keywords: AUSTRALIA, ISLAM, MUSLIMS, MULTICULTURALISM