âTrue Blue Aussie Muslimâ: Young Muslim Men Talking about Australia and Their Place in It

Farida Fozdar

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Chapter 4 âTrue Blue Aussie Muslimâ

Young Muslim Men Talking about Australia and Their Place in It

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004737372_005

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Muslims are frequently characterised as being fundamentally different from âAustraliansâ in terms of values, practices, and national commitment. This chapter maps the ways in which a group of young Lebanese-background Muslim men in Sydney respond to focus-group prompts using the same discourses as mainstream Australians, suggesting an almost complete overlap in their perspectives on civic responsibility and patriotism. It does identify a few areas of difference, suggesting a more cosmopolitan outlook among these men than the wider community. The ways in which these attitudes are attributed to Muslim ethics is also discussed. The chapter looks at the discursive aspect of the nationalist cosmopolitanism expressed, using Bourdieusian concepts to understand it.

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Muslims in Contemporary Australia

Series:Â Muslim Minorities, Volume: 47

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004737372

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 20 Oct 2025

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