Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists

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Period28 Dec 2023

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  • TitleCaste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists | South China Morning Post
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletSouth China Morning Post
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryChina
    Date28/12/2023
    Description"Upper-caste South Asians, irrespective of their religion, are non-responsive to any discussions on caste oppression and deny that discrimination exists" - Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath, academic. “Upper-caste South Asians, irrespective of their religion, are non-responsive to any discussions on caste oppression and deny that discrimination exists,” said Mamalipurath, who currently works as a media studies lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast in the UK.
    He said Australia’s government “only” considers the narrative set by the country’s upper-caste South Asians and fails to take any effective action against caste-based discrimination because it lacks a deep understanding of it.
    Producer/AuthorSonia Sarkar
    URLhttps://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3246546/caste-discrimination-legal-australia-home-over-1-million-south-asians-some-deny-it-even-exists?campaign=3246546&module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article
    PersonsJasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath