Kiwis on the straight path: Muslim conversion in NZ (original) (raw)
Abstract
Muslims are everywhere these days, at least that’s the impression you might get from media reports which regularly seem to focus on the latest scandal, perceived injustice or apparently unreasonable demands of Muslim migrants, sparking calls from ‘mainstream’ Kiwi’s to ‘fit in, or go back home’. The stereotypical image of Muslims portrayed in these articles reflects a common perception that the majority hail from rigidly segregated, paternalistic, Middle Eastern countries whose burqa-clad women are treated as second class citizens. Add to this the ongoing rhetoric of the war against terror where, at least in the eyes of the general public, terrorists (read Muslim) are depicted as ‘hating those who love freedom’ and who are hell bent on imposing their own norms and behaviours onto others. Of course there may be some truth in this perception, but the vast majority of Muslims here are content to just get on with their lives and maintain cordial relations with their fellow New Zealanders.
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