Australian Muslim Men after the War on Terror: Securitisation, Generational Trauma and Superficial Masculinities

Alyssa Moohin

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Chapter 14 Australian Muslim Men after the War on Terror

Securitisation, Generational Trauma and Superficial Masculinities

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Seiten:: 311–334

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004737372_015

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The far-reaching impacts of the securitisation of Australian Muslims and Islam have been the subject of a growing body of literature. Within this, significant space has been dedicated to exploring securitisation’s negative effects on Muslims’ sense of belonging and their social interactions with non-Muslims; however, what remains less well understood is its impacts on expressions of Muslim masculinity. This chapter partially fills this gap by drawing on interviews conducted with 32 Muslim community leaders. Several leaders expressed concern about some groups of young Muslim men engaging with socially harmful ideologies pertaining to gender roles. These masculinities have gained increased scholarly and public attention following the rise of anti-women movements in many Western societies. However, several leaders attributed such masculinities’ appeal among some young Muslim men to an unexpected source: their traumatising experiences of securitisation. This is noteworthy because many young men in Western societies are non-Muslims and not securitised but are nonetheless attracted to the understandings of masculinity in contemporary anti-women movements. While experiences of securitisation damaged some young men’s sense of self, changing socioeconomic realities in Australian Muslim communities further exacerbated issues of identity. One way some of these young men sought to reconstitute themselves was through the adoption of alternate masculine ideologies that not only spoke to feelings of inferiority but also, crucially, offered a path to empowerment. Amid homogenising and culturally essentialist narratives about ‘toxic masculinity,’ these findings highlight the importance of analysing the specific social and historical contexts that allow different gender expressions to emerge.

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Muslims in Contemporary Australia

Reihe: Muslim Minorities, Band: 47

ISBN:: 9789004737372

Verleger:: Brill

Print-Publikationsdatum:: 20 Oct 2025

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