Abstract
Australia is a multicultural country, but Islamophobia is still developing, so it needs a way to stop that view. This study aims to prove that Islamophobia in the West can be minimized. This paper is a literature study with a political communication approach regarding the optimization of social media as a barrier to Islamophobia in Australia. Data collection comes from literature such as articles, journals, reports, policy briefs, news books, and other sources concerning social media and Islamophobia in Australia. Data analysis techniques were carried out with three stages namely data reduction, data presentation and verification. The object of study in this study is the optimization of social media to counter Islamophobia in Australia by Onepath Networks. The study results state that social media is quite optimal in order to minimize the development of Islamophobia issues. Onepath Network as one of the Islamic organizations in Australia, uses social media to preach. Da'wah is done with videos and documentaries that are shown on Youtube and even cinemas on Islamic dialogue. Since the Onepath Network was formed, Islamophobia in Australia began to diminish and is proven by Muslims who began to participate in various fields, including government, many mosques began to be built and many Islamic schools were established.
Highlights
Australia merupakan negara multikultural, namun Islamophobia masih berkembang, sehingga membutuhkan cara untuk menghentikan pandangan tersebut
This study aims to prove that Islamophobia in the West can be minimized
Conflict of Interest Statement: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest
Summary
Hasil studi menyatakan bahwa media sosial cukup optimal guna meminimalisir perkembangan isu Islamophobia. Peristiwa ini menyebabkan umat Islam mendapatkan sorotan karena dianggap sebagai agama teroris dan kembali memunculkan Islamophobia di seluruh negara barat (Lean, 2012). Hal ini sering kali menimbulkan kesalahpahaman khalayak mengenai pemberitaan terhadap umat Islam terutama yang berkaitan dengan isu terorisme sehingg berdampak pada perkembangan Islamophobia di Australia. Onepath Networks merupakan media salah satu organisasi yang didirkan oleh Malaz Manjani pada tahun 2014 di Sydney, Australia (Om, 2015). Organisasi ini melakukan dakwah melalui konten berupa video dakwah bertema Islam, Last Chance yakni film berdurasi 45 menit mengenai pemuda Muslim yang tergoda untuk menjual narkoba dan tayang di bioskop Australia (Melelawar, 2017). Hal tersebut dibuktikan dengan perlunya alat untuk melakukan counter terhadap perkembangan mindset penduduk Australia mengenai Islamophobia, agar diskriminasi terhadap kaum Muslim tidak lagi terjadi. Penelitian ini fokus terhadap upaya yang dilakukan oleh umat Islam di Australia untuk meminimalisir Islamophobia
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