Muslims, who follow the religion of Islam, are widely discriminated against both here in Australia and through out the world largely as a result of various historical, political and legal occurrences that have given way to accusations and misinformed assumptions that the Islamic religion is largely based on violence, fanaticism, extremism and terrorism. In Australia, Muslims make up one of the countries most culturally diverse groups and includes over 300 000 followers countrywide.

There are many ways through which Muslims are discriminated against as a result of their religion and beliefs. This includes heinous attacks of vandalism on Islamic places of worship known as Mosques and even the homes of Muslims and there have also been some incidents of arson although this was a relatively isolated incident.

Other instances of discrimination that Muslims in Australia have experienced include harassment - mainly of women - because of their traditional attire, which...