Islamic and Muslim Studies in Australia

The eight articles published in this Special Issue present original empirical research using various methods of data collection and analysis in relation to topics that are pertinent to the study of Islam and Muslims in Australia. The contributors include long-serving scholars in the field mid-career researchers and early career researchers who represent many of Australias universities engaged in Islamic and Muslim studies including the Australian National University Charles Sturt University Deakin University Griffith University and the University of Newcastle. The topics covered in this Special Issue include how Muslim Australians understand Islam (Rane et al. 2020); ethical and epistemological challenges facing Islamic and Muslim studies researchers (Mansouri 2020); Islamic studies in Australias university sector (Keskin and Ozalp 2021); Muslim womens access to and participation in Australias mosques (Ghafournia 2020); religion belonging and active citizenship among Muslim youth in Australia (Ozalp and Ćufurovic) the responses of Muslim community organizations to Islamophobia (Cheikh Hussain 2020); Muslim ethical elites (Roose 2020); and the migration experiences of Hazara Afghans (Parkes 2020).