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Wednesday 16 Sep 2015 - 10:57 Makkah mean time-3-12-1436
Islamic Council of Victoria
Sydney, (IINA) - Aussie Muslim leaders will seek a dialogue with member of Australian Parliament Malcolm Turnbull that aimed at promoting social inclusion and counters what they say has been a rise in Islamophobia under Tony Abbott's leadership, 9news reported.
The Islamic Council of Victoria says Australia's Muslim community experienced an "unprecedented" amount of undue attention during the two years of the Abbott government, and had been the target of racially motivated demonstrations resulting in a backlash against everyday Australian Muslims.
"We hope to have a genuine and sincere dialogue with Turnbull, a dialogue that will promote social inclusion," ICV spokesman Kuranda Seyit said on Wednesday.
He said that while the ICV welcomed Turnbull's elevation to the prime-ministership as a "fresh beginning", the litmus test for the new Liberal leader would be how he responds to racism and Islamophobia in Australia.
"We anticipate that he will strongly condemn the racist activities and send a message to Australia that bigotry has no place in our society," Seyit said.
For his part, Keysar Trad, spokesperson for the Islamic Friendship Association of Australia, will write to Turnbull to congratulate him, but to also seek a dialogue.
Trad told AAP that Muslim Australians have felt under attack, and that emerging divisions in Australian society had seemingly been nurtured in the last few months of the Abbott government.
Muslim leaders had often criticized Abbott over comments directed at Islam.
It is noteworthy to mention that Trad told AAP on Tuesday that many Muslims had contacted him "expressing a sense of relief" that Abbott's departure means Australia has a chance of "moving forward and moving away from the politics of blame".
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