Sydney Institute of Criminology S.

1 primary work

Bin Laden in the Suburbs

by Scott Poynting and Greg Noble

Published 15 July 2004

Argues that we are witnessing the emergence of the 'Arab Other' as the pre-emininent 'folk devil' of our time. This Arab Other functions in the national imaginary to prop up the project for national belonging. It has little to do with the lived experiences of Arab or Muslim Australians and everything to do with a host of anxieties.