UMSLV Newsletter December 2014
In the wake of increased public rhetoric targeting the Muslim Australian community,
local leader Lisa Price decided to reach out to Muslim women of the Latrobe Valley.
“With all the stuff that was in the media about Muslims being identified as being terrorists and stuff like that, for the (Muslim) people who live in our community, I wanted to make sure that they didn’t think that our community thought that and they felt our community was supportive of them,” Ms Price said.
“Fear is always built on ignorance and if we can educate the community about the Muslim culture, that should go some way to reducing any fears that the community would have.”
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