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.