{"id":25664,"date":"2016-05-29T00:47:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T00:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/anti-islam-protest-descends-into-violence-in\/"},"modified":"2016-05-29T00:47:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T00:47:22","slug":"anti-islam-protest-descends-into-violence-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/anti-islam-protest-descends-into-violence-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Islam protest descends into violence in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Police arrest seven as violence breaks out between anti-Islam and anti-fascist groups in Melbourne.}<\/p>\n<p>Police in Australia have used pepper spray to separate more than 300 angry protesters as anti-Islam and anti-racism groups clashed in the streets of Melbourne, the country&#8217;s second biggest city.<\/p>\n<p>Seven men were arrested in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne on Saturday after anti-Islam protesters, some of whom were draped in the Australian flag, began fighting with their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>TV Footage showed protesters using Australian flags to beat other demonstrators, before police moved in and used capsicum spray to stop the violence.<\/p>\n<p>In one incident, a member of the United Patriots Front (UPF), which organised Saturday&#8217;s anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rally, fell to the ground was kicked several times by two anti-racism activists.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the opposing groups, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the multicultural nature of Australian society was &#8220;one of our great achievements&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are united, we have so much in common, and we are stronger and more prosperous as a nation because of that diversity,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks against Australia&#8217;s Muslim community have increased in recent years partly due to the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group.<\/p>\n<p>In November, a survey by the Western Sydney University found that Muslims in Australia experience racism three times the national average.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-12484 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/030d109d5a3c4ee9852857663de9a9c7_18.jpg\" alt=\"A survey by the Western Sydney University found that Muslims in Australia experience racism three times the national average\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Police arrest seven as violence breaks out between anti-Islam and anti-fascist groups in Melbourne.} Police in Australia have used pepper spray to separate more than 300 angry protesters as anti-Islam and anti-racism groups clashed in the streets of Melbourne, the country&#8217;s second biggest city. 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