The oxford dictionary defines racism as discrimination or prejudice based on a race. Racism is the inability or refusal to recognize the rights, needs, dignity or values of particular races or geographical origins. Its expressions are dependent on the socio-economic, cultural and religious situation of any given society. Racism is commonly seen with the Middle Easterns in Australia because most people hold the Middle Easterns responsible for terrorism in the world.
Middle Easterns become a victim of racism commonly in the fields of education and employment,therefore, these are going to be our focus for the podcasts.
Plan for podcast interviewees: Divided into 6 episodes as follows:1. Introduction- Stella, Kathy, Shreshta, Karina
2. Interview with a Middle Eastern employee/employer to know what kind of racism they have experienced in their career, whether or not they have lost a job or got low pays because of their ethnicity.
3. Interview with a teacher about Middle Easterns in terms of education, how Middle Eastern students get discriminated and what can be done in the school/university environment to change this racist behaviour
4. Interview with women/girls who wear the hijab and get stereotyped/discriminated in relation to attending Catholic schools and being different from the locals.
5. Interview with Non Muslim Middle Easterns: Sonia and/or Mary sharing their experience of being a victim of racism because of their ethnicity in university through teachers and other students
6. Interview with Australians: Ellen-against Middle Easterns because most of the Australians fear of terrorism and blame Middle Easterns for spreading terror and Tim-in favor because not all the Australians are against them therefore Tim's going to talk positive things about them.
posted by: Shreshta Belani
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