Hewson's view: Time to demonstrate the strength of our multicultural asset

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:29am, first published March 21 2019 - 7:00pm
Marginalised: Muslim women hug before the funerals for some of the 50 victims of the mosque shootings at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch. Picture: Jason South
Marginalised: Muslim women hug before the funerals for some of the 50 victims of the mosque shootings at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch. Picture: Jason South

The recent horrific and senseless slaughter of 50 Muslims while they prayed in two of their mosques in Christchurch has again focused community and political attention on the extent and significance of Islamophobia in Australia, that is on the distrust of, and intolerance and hostility towards, Muslims, Islam, and those perceived as following the religion.