11 - Studies of Religion - Muslim Attitudes to Issues: Videos

After being used for 'propaganda' by the United Patriots Front, Afghan refugee, Rahila Haidari, is determined to combat anti-Islamic groups and educate them about her faith, especially on the role of women in Islam.

It's no secret that the string of terror attacks by Islamic extremists around the globe has led to a rise in Islamaphobia. There are numerous reports of Australian Muslims being attacked physically, verbally or online. A Melbourne community is trying to build better understanding by sharing history, art and culture at the Islamic Museum of Australia.

With a third of marriages in Australia ending in divorce, the process of finishing a relationship is well established but how do couples with different social and religious customs go about formally breaking up? They take their case to the Australian Islamic Judicial Council, an unofficial group of sheikhs based in Lakemba, Sydney.

In this revealing journey to the country of his birth, Mawaan Rizwan meets people living gay and transgender lives despite constant fear of persecution. He discovers a fascinating and shocking private world where sex between men is surprisingly common, but where LGBT rights are limited. During his time in the country he's also offered a miracle herbal cure for his own homosexuality.

Often when we see stories in the media about Islam, they focus on terror raids or young jihadis. A group of Australian Muslims has set up a television station to give their community a voice, including the more controversial views, including jihad and infidels.

When gunmen shot dead 12 people in the attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, the hashtag 'Je Suis Charlie' seemed to unify France. But for many young Muslims it was a symbol of their growing alienation from mainstream French society. As France reels from attacks carried out by French Muslim extremists, British journalist and comedian, Shaista Aziz, meets the ordinary young Muslims who feel rejected by their country, with some even hiding their Muslim identity to get work.

Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, tells for the first time the inside story of how it felt to be condemned to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, and to spend the next decade in hiding.

How difficult is it to get a fatwa placed on someone? John travels to the UK Shariah court to find out - and he chooses an unlikely Australian rival as his proposed fatwa-ee.

Geraldine and her guests - from Muslim, Buddhist, Christian and Jewish backgrounds - will be grappling with the subject of blasphemy: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God, to religious or holy persons or things, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable.

France's five million Muslims fear that they will be caught in backlash after the state targets a small clutch of Islam extremists.

This self-confessed jihadi's moved among a small group of Sydney radicals who police say were behind the Parramatta shooting and now he gives us his insight into the group and the young men who support it.

Children as young as eight are being recruited as IS soldiers and suicide bombers. Dateline reveals disturbing images of them in action and the punishment for those who don't obey.

With an estimated 20,000 foreign fighters who are fighting in Syria and Iraq, Dateline hears from one of the most senior Australians in Syria, with exclusive access to the frontline.

Jenny Brockie asks why are Australians being drawn to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, either to do humanitarian work or join the fight? Where are the influences coming from and what should be done about it?

Film-maker Jamie Roberts spent two years following a small group of Radical Islamists who want to see strict Sharia Law imposed in the UK. He was able to investigate and challenge their ideology during the crucial period that the government cracked down on extremist groups.

Famous atheist Sam Harris and former radical turned founder of Quilliam Foundation Maajid Nawaz have collaborated on a book, looking at how to combat the rise of Islamic extremism.

Qiestion from the audience: Sheikh Wesam Charkawi, it seems to me that on a daily basis over a long period of time Muslims, in one form or another, are in the news, and not for very good reasons. Do you think Christians and Muslims can live together?