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Muslim active citizenship in Australia: socioeconomic challenges and the emergence of a Muslim elite

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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by M Peucker, Josh RooseJosh Roose, Shahram AkbarzadehShahram Akbarzadeh
The most recent national Census demonstrated that Australian Muslims continue to occupy a socioeconomically disadvantaged position. On key indicators of unemployment rate, income, type of occupation and home ownership, Muslims consistently under-perform the national average. This pattern is evident in the last three Census data (2001, 2006 and 2011). Limited access to resources and a sense of marginalisation challenge full engagement with society and the natural growth of emotional affiliation with Australia. Muslim active citizenship is hampered by socioeconomic barriers. At the same time, an increasingly proactive class of educated Muslim elite has emerged to claim a voice for Muslims in Australia and promote citizenship rights and responsibilities.

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Journal

Australian journal of political science

Volume

49

Issue

2

Pagination

282 - 299

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Location

Abingdon, Eng.

ISSN

1036-1146

eISSN

1742-9536

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, Australian Political Studies Association.

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