Shafaqna English- A special envoy appointed to address rising Islamophobia in the Australian community.
The Albanese government has announced British Australian academic Aftab Malik as Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia in Australia after months of delays.
Anthony Albanese said in early July that two envoys would be established: one to tackle antisemitism and another to look at Islamophobia during the war in Gaza.
Lawyer Jillian Segal was announced as the antisemitism envoy shortly afterwards but Labor delayed announcing the Islamophobia envoy amid reports people had turned down the role.
But on Monday (30 Sep 2024), the government announced Malik would be taking up the role, which they say will serve to listen to and engage the Muslim community, religious discrimination experts and all levels of government on how to combat Islamophobia.
Sources: Guardian