international
Usman Khawaja helps launch national Islamophobia awareness campaign
Key takeaways
- Retired cricketer Usman Khawaja has thrown his support behind a national campaign to raise awareness of Islamophobic behaviour.
- The 39-year-old, who was the first Muslim to represent Australia on the international scene, retired in January, having played 88 Test matches and 40 one-day internationals in a 15-year career.
- In a bid to build a safer community, the campaign encourages people to call out Islamophobic behaviour when they see it.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Retired cricketer Usman Khawaja has thrown his support behind a national campaign to raise awareness of Islamophobic behaviour.
The 39-year-old, who was the first Muslim to represent Australia on the international scene, retired in January, having played 88 Test matches and 40 one-day internationals in a 15-year career.
In a bid to build a safer community, the campaign encourages people to call out Islamophobic behaviour when they see it.
Article preview — originally published by ABC Australia. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ABC Australia →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ABC Australia alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop