There's a lot of negative media reports recently about the recent disruption in the Sydney centre by a group of protestors who were there to protest against an anti-Islamic film which apparently appeared in some version on YouTube.
From my experience in protests over the years, I hold an open mind over who provoked the violence that ensued, but any way you look at it it cast a pretty bad shadow on Muslims everywhere.
There has also been some interesting debate since, about whether Muslims should be falling over themselves to apologise for the tiny minority that caused all the fuss, as society would not expect such things from other religious groups (Christians being a good example).
Personally, I think the current Islamaphobia inflamed by the press in Australia is a joke and should be countered by any possible means people have on hand. Which brings me to the below video, produced by the Community Relations Commission for A Multicultural NSW entitled #MyMuslimMatesAre
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