Contrary to popular belief, only 20% of Muslims worldwide are of Arabic origin (Gulam 2003).It is expected that by the year 2010,the Muslim community will be the largest nonChristian community in the USA and will exceed 15 million by the year 2025 (Underwood et al 1998 as cited in Rashidi & Rajaram 2001:55).In Australia where 33% of Muslims are native born and the others come from 67 different countries,Muslims already account for the largest religious group second to Christians. The roots of Islam in Australia date back to 1650 AD, as a result of interactions between Indigenous Australians with Muslim Indonesian fishermen and again in the 18th and 19th centuries with Afghan Cameleers who helped build the overland telegraph line and the Ghanrailway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs (Gulam 2003).