Wikipedia's first sentence called it “trend towards anti-muslim prejudice in australian society”. Today it says “distrust and hostility against muslims and those perceived as following the religion”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Prejudice towards Islam or Muslims in Australia”. It now reads “Hatred against Muslims in Australia”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Islamophobia in Australia is highly speculative and affective distrust and hostility towards Muslims , Islam , and those perceived as following the religion.1 This social aversion and bias is often facilitated and perpetuated in the media through the stereotyping of Muslims as violent and uncivilised. Various Australian politicians and political commentators have capitalised on these negative stereotypes and this has contributed to the marginalisation, discrimination and exclusion of the Muslim community. Islamophobia and intolerance towards Muslims existed well prior to the September 11 attacks in the United States.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Islamophobia in Australia is a trend towards anti-Muslim prejudice in Australian society, where hostility towards Islam occurs; it is usually associated with hostile and discriminatory practices towards Muslim individuals or communities and the exclusion of Muslims in social, cultural and political affairs. Islamophobia and racism towards Arabs and Muslims occurred prior to the September 11 attacks on the United States; racism previously directed towards other migrant groups became re-focused at Muslims. From the late 1980s to the early 2000s, Australian racism turned from being anti-Asian to anti-Arab and anti-Muslim; this trend followed the increased immigration and settling of Arabs and Muslims in Australia. Racism and Islamophobia has a particular effect on Muslim women and Muslim women activists leading to significant obstacles for Muslim women's activism.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Islamophobia in Australia is highly speculative, affective distrust and hostility towards Muslims , Islam , and those perceived as following the religion.This social aversion and bias is often facilitated and perpetuated in the media through the stereotyping of Muslims as violent and uncivilised.Various Australian politicians and political commentators have capitalised on these negative stereotypes and this has contributed to the marginalization, discrimination, and exclusion of the Muslim community.Islamophobia and intolerance towards Muslims has existed well prior to the September 11 attacks on the United States.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Prejudice towards Islam or Muslims in Australia Islamophobia in Australia is distrust and hostility towards Muslims , Islam , and those perceived as following the religion. This social aversion and bias is often facilitated and perpetuated in the media through the stereotyping of Muslims as violent and uncivilised. Various Australian politicians and political commentators have capitalised on these negative stereotypes and this has contributed to the marginalisation, discrimination and exclusion of the Muslim community. Islamophobia and intolerance towards Muslims existed well prior to the September 11 attacks in the United States.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “trend towards anti-muslim prejudice in australian society”. Today it says “distrust and hostility against muslims and those perceived as following the religion”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Prejudice towards Islam or Muslims in Australia”. It now reads “Hatred against Muslims in Australia”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
trend towards anti-muslim prejudice in australian society
Now
distrust and hostility against muslims and those perceived as following the religion
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