Sorry about the second reply after such a long first one!
I was also thinking that it almost doesn't matter if there's direct discrimination or not if the character feels that the popular characterisation of Muslim is terrorist. And in Australia there seem to be regular announcements from our charming government saying "Muslims must integrate!", popular (right wing) radio etc comment on their unAustralianess and nearly all news services do the terrorist=madman/Muslim woman=oppressed thing. So to identify as a Muslim in that climate must be hard, especially when you're born in Australia and so feel even more unfairly rejected.
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I was also thinking that it almost doesn't matter if there's direct discrimination or not if the character feels that the popular characterisation of Muslim is terrorist. And in Australia there seem to be regular announcements from our charming government saying "Muslims must integrate!", popular (right wing) radio etc comment on their unAustralianess and nearly all news services do the terrorist=madman/Muslim woman=oppressed thing. So to identify as a Muslim in that climate must be hard, especially when you're born in Australia and so feel even more unfairly rejected.