Women endure most Islamophobia in Australia

A Study has analysed 243 incidents reported to the Islamophobia Register of Australia between September 2014 and December 2015. Almost three-quarters of those behind the abuse were male.

The victims were 68% women, four in five of them were wearing a head covering. Of female victims, more than 30% were accompanied by a child at the time.

Despite about half of the incidents taking place in public, bystanders intervened in only 25% of cases.

The authors defined an Islamophobic incident as any act of "abusive hatred, vilification and violence inflicted on Muslims going about their daily lives".

The Islamophobia in Australia study involved several universities, the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy of Australia and the Diversity Council Australia.

UCJ, UNILORIN.