New Zealand's Muslims and Multiculturalism

Kolig, Erich

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004178359.i-272

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“…Some 17 'Mahometans', as Muslims were then known, all male, and of whom 15 were Chinese working the gold fields in the South Island, were recorded in the government census of April 1874 (NZ Government 1875, 56-57). The first officially noted burial of a Muslim in New Zealand is of a Javanese sailor called Mohamed Dan, who died in 1888 (Kolig 2010). During the 1890s and up to the First World War, Muslim immigrants were very few -a handful of Indians, mostly from Gujarat, a few from Fiji, and some Turks in 1905 (Drury 2006;Kolig 2010).…”

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“…The first officially noted burial of a Muslim in New Zealand is of a Javanese sailor called Mohamed Dan, who died in 1888 (Kolig 2010). During the 1890s and up to the First World War, Muslim immigrants were very few -a handful of Indians, mostly from Gujarat, a few from Fiji, and some Turks in 1905 (Drury 2006;Kolig 2010). The 1945 census recorded 67 Muslims in the country -59 men and 8 women (NZ Government 1952, 3).…”

Section: Population Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The next-largest main group lives in the capital, Wellington, and smaller communities are found in many of New Zealand's major towns and elsewhere. Now estimated to number perhaps around 45,000 (Kolig 2010), the Muslim community nonetheless constitutes but a relatively small proportion of the total population of some 4.2 million. Furthermore, Muslims in New Zealand are ethnically diverse, originating from over 40 countries, including some 3,000 European Muslims, both immigrants and converts, together with some 700 or more Maori converts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thus far, nothing too elaborate has been built. There are some six major mosques of distinct Middle Eastern architectural style within the country (Kolig 2010). Some combine local pragmatic building codes and styles with a hint of an Islamic architectural trope.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although there is a perception abroad of Islam having a deeply entrenched gender bias, there have been no unusual or extreme examples in the public domain of maltreatment of Muslim women within the New Zealand context; or at least no more than in the wider population (see Kolig 2010). Kolig also notes that the medical profession is exercised about a number of issues, including female circumcision which is forbidden in law.…”

Section: Contemporary Challenges and Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Antipodean angst: encountering Islam in New Zealand

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2010

Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

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Islam first came to New Zealand with Chinese gold miners in the late nineteenth century. However, it was to be many years before a distinctive Muslim community would emerge with its own forms of organization and purpose-built mosques. This article will review the arrival of Islam and the place of Muslims in New Zealand and discuss the challenges and issues faced by them, as well as considering social responses and perceptions of Islam that have been forged more by external global issues than local factors. Although by no means the full story, it is nevertheless the case that attitudes to the presence of Muslims currently give evidence of a rising diffuse anxiety: Antipodean angst would seem a pervasive feature with respect to the encounter with Islam in this far-flung corner of the globe.

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‘Because you’re all covered up’: Islamophobia in the ELT Classroom

Yaghi

Ryan

2022

TESOL Quarterly

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Applied linguists have increasingly focused on how the lives of English language teachers and learners are shaped by race and its intersections with other marginalized identities (e.g. Von Esch et al, 2020). Curiously overlooked, however, are the experiences of one particularly stigmatized group in English‐majority countries: Muslim women veiled in niqab or hijab. In a global climate wary of displays of Muslim identity, such women are particularly visible, misunderstood and disproportionately targeted. The present study explored ESL classroom‐based experiences of Islamophobia in the stories of twelve Saudi women sojourning in New Zealand. Presented here are stories related to encounters with classmates that were perceived by the women to be hostile or discriminatory. Analysis included a focus on recurring features of interactional conduct, which were interpreted as expressions of underlying discourses and ideologies. Among other findings, the women reported condescending interrogations of their lives and Muslim identities, with appeals to discourses such as that of ‘imperiled Muslim women’. Also reported were incidents of verbal aggression, whether bald or masked as ‘joking’. While arguing for tolerance, the authors urge the importance of recognizing, monitoring and addressing classroom‐based Islamophobia.

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Experience of Muslims in Australia and New Zealand

Ewart¹,

O’Donnell²

2021

Handbook of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Lives

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New Zealand's Muslims and Multiculturalism

Cited by 24 publications

References 8 publications

Antipodean angst: encountering Islam in New Zealand

Antipodean angst: encountering Islam in New Zealand

‘Because you’re all covered up’: Islamophobia in the ELT Classroom

Experience of Muslims in Australia and New Zealand

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