#69: Ban the Bernardi NOT the Burqa
Oct 13, 2014•1 hr 12 min
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Episode description
- On this one we take on Islamophobia in Australia. - Comedian Eddie Perfect perfectly sums up current political issues in Australia. - Terrorism label often only applied to acts of violence by Islamic people. - Rising Islamophobia in Australia. - The role of politicians like Cory Bernardi, Jacqui Lambie and Tony Abbott in adding fuel to the fire of Islamophobia. - Islamophobia from the government as a deliberate strategy to gain support. - Highlights from a recent Q and A episode, featuring Dr Anne-Azza Aly and Randa Abdel-Fattah. - Conspiracy theories, weapons of mass destruction and lizard people. - The medias role in creating fear. - The myth of eco-terrorism. - Tasmanias Protection from Protesters Bill is as bad as it sounds. - Upcoming protests against Islamophobia. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the clips and stories from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2014/10/13/burqa/
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