The Development Impact of Mosque Location on Land Use in Australia
A Case Study ofMasjid al Farooqin Brisbane
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6085743 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yasmeen Vahed, Goolam Vahed |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-81 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-6952 • E-ISSN: 1469-9591 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13602004.2014.888284 |
| OpenAlex | W2201281276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 2 |
The rapid growth of Australia's Muslim population over the past three decades has presented a challenge to local governments to find ways of accommodating their needs, particularly providing spaces to build mosques. Yet in many parts of Australia, mosque applications have been opposed by local communities and consequently such applications are usually declined by local councils. Many Muslims believe that Islamophobhia and racism are behind such refusals. This paper examines the role of urban planning policies in determining the location, architectural form, and the use of mosques, and their impact on the local community, through a case study of the Masjid Al Farooq in South-East Queensland. It seeks to understand whether urban planning policy as well as urban planners can become a tool of integrating the community and, if so, how. This case study reveals that there is no provision in urban planning policies specifically for places of worship. Such applications are treated the same as all others even though they have a very different purpose. Places of worship form an integral part of community and can be crucial at a time when political leaders seem to be placing emphasis on family and social cohesion. Marginalising places of worship will continue to disenchant segments of the population and make them feel like “outsiders”. Given the contemporary global political climate, there are no easy solutions. This paper makes policy suggestions that government, planners, and community leaders can embrace so that mosques and those who worship in them are seen as part of the community
Civil engineering · Community cohesion · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Urban planning · Worship · Asian Studies and History · Engineering · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Law · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |