MuslimVillage Forums is an
Internet forum and a section of MuslimVillage.com (formerly IslamicSydney.com) that was founded in 2001. As of 6:25pm
SW ESTTuesday 15 May 2012 - there are 15,666 total registered members with a total of 935,832 forum posts being made.
In 2005, IslamicSydney.com was chosen to be archived with the
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
, and in 2006, was the winner of the
Mission of Hope Annual Muslim achievement awards under the category of 'Media Outlet of the Year'.
Uses
The Australian Muslim community has used the MuslimVillage forums to discuss news stories involving Muslims. They have also posted their reactions to the stories, in support or in opposition of the persons involved and the portrayal of Muslims by the press.
[Welch, Dylan]
"Anger on Muslim web forum."
''The Sydney Morning Herald''. 15 December 2006.
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External links
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Internet forums
Islam in Australia