Issue 2 (2010) pp. 109-119 - ‘Right the wrong’: the RMIT University Muslim Prayer Room Campaign 2008-2009 / Liam Ward and Katie Wood

Abstract

During 2008 and 2009, Muslims at RMIT University in Melbourne ran a successful and important campaign for the return of dedicated Muslim Prayer Rooms on campus. Because the campaign’s central demand was for a religious space, much of the left dismissed the movement outright or even supported University management. This raises serious questions concerning the Australia left’s clarity about racism