February 01, 2017 at 12:34AM
Australian photographer Fabian Muir’s 2014 series Blue Burqa in a Sunburnt Country was a response to the Abbott government’s proposal to impose a burqa ban in Australia. In 2017, Muir’s Sydney-shot sequel, Urban Burqa, is released in a drastically changed world: new US president Donald Trump has introduced a US travel ban affecting predominantly Muslim countries; 49% of Australians say Muslim immigration should be stopped; and the refugee crisis in Europe continues unabated. The world has changed but, says Muir, the intent of this series remains the same as its predecessor’s: ‘to protest against blanket judgments based on beliefs, origin or appearance’
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