Islam in Australia

By emilybyer

  • Pre-European

    Muslim fishermen from South-East Asia.

  • First contact

    First contact
    First muslim contact with Europeans in Australia.

  • Muslim roles

    Muslim roles
    Muslims used as Camel drivers.

  • Mosque is Australia.

    First Australian mosque built.

  • Muslim relations with Aboriginals.

    Muslim relations with Aboriginals.
    Muslim relations with natives.

  • Muslim Malay drivers

    Muslim Malay drivers
    Muslim Malay drivers were recruited through an agreement with the Dutch.

  • Muslim Malay

    Muslim Malay
    mid- 1880 Muslim Malay come to North Australia.

  • Policy

    Policy
    White Australia policy

  • Melbourne mosque

    Melbourne mosque
    First Melbourne mosque built.

  • Immigration

    Immigration
    Increased muslim immigration.

  • Refugees

    Refugees
    Refugees from Indonesia, Horn of Africa, Iran, Afganistan.

  • Discrimination

    Discrimination
    After the September 11 bombings in America, Muslims in Australia experienced great stress.

  • Australian muslims.

    Australian muslims.
    Contemporay Australian muslims.