.... The booklet lists Islamic banking and financial institutions, Muslim publications, women's groups and schools. It also lists Muslim medical and dental practitioners, which splits up doctors into male and female groups.
There is also a halal food guide and a list of halal grocers and butchers. Much of the information seems useful and, having had a young Muslim house guest recently, I know just how tricky it can be to find halal food.
But there is no similar handbook for other religious or ethnic groups, not for Buddhists, Taoists, Germans, Greeks, Sikhs, Mormons or vegans. Why encourage one group of people to maintain an identity separate from other Australians? [Herald Sun] Read more
