Muslim Diversity Study (MDS)

A National Longitudinal Study of Muslim Diversity and Flourishing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Publications


MDS Published Articles


Muslim Diversity Study: Quantitative protocol and practical insights on engaging New Zealand’s Muslim communities


M Usman Afzali, Jamila S Badis, Parus Khoso, Gul e Aqsa, Mazharuddin S Ahmed, Aamina Ali, Afrah Ali, Zarqa S Ali, Ayca Arkilic, Tuba Azeem, Hala Burhoum, Zahra Emamzadeh, Zahra Haidary, Nasratullah Hamid, Iman Husain, Fatima A Junaid, Mashal Khan, Adepate Mustapha-Koiki, Farah Shawkat, Rizwan Sulehry, Mai Tamimi, Sandila Tanveer, Somia Tasneem, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Chris G Sibley, Joseph A Bulbulia, Aarif A Rasheed

New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2025 Aug


Under Review


Beyond Deficit Narratives: Religious Prejudice, Meaning, and Resilience in a National Sample of New Zealand Muslims


Joseph A. Bulbulia, M. Usman Afzali, Aarif A. Rasheed, Geoffrey Troughton, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Chris G. Sibley


NZAVS Articles Pertinent to MDS


Long-term causal effects of far-right terrorism in New Zealand


Joseph A. Bulbulia, M. Usman Afzali, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Chris G. Sibley

PNAS Nexus, vol. 2(8), Oxford University Press on behalf of National Academy of Sciences, 2023 Aug 22


Psychological impact of far-right terrorism against Muslim minorities on national distress, community, and wellbeing


Kate G. Byrne, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Martin J. Dorahy, Jessica Gale, M. Usman Afzali, Joseph Bulbulia, Chris G. Sibley

Scientific Reports, issue 1620, 2022, pp. 1-9


Hate Begets Warmth? The Impact of an Anti-Muslim Terrorist Attack on Public Attitudes toward Muslims


Sadi Shanaah, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Lara Greaves, Joseph A. Bulbulia, Danny Osborne, M. Usman Afzali, Chris G. Sibley

Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 35(1), 2021, pp. 156-174


Prejudice toward Muslims in New Zealand: Insights from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study


Chris G. Sibley, M. Usman Afzali, Nicole Satherley, Anastasia Ejova, Samantha Stronge, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Michael Grimshaw, Diala Hawi, Zahra Mirnajafi, Fiona Kate Barlow, Petar Milojev, Lara M. Greaves, Sarah Kapeli, Elena Zubielevitch, Logan Hamley, Maria C. Basabas, Marvin H. Wu, Chloe Howard, Carol H. J. Lee, Yanshu Huang, Christopher Lockhart, Joaquín Bahamondes, Sam Manuela, Taciano L. Milfont, Ryan Perry, Nikhil K. Sengupta, Nickola C. Overall, John H. Shaver, Geoffrey Troughton, Danny Osborne, Joseph Bulbulia

New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2020, pp. 48-72


Terrorism anxiety and attitudes toward Muslims.


Diala Hawi, Danny Osborne, Joseph Bulbulia, Chris G Sibley

New Zealand Journal of Psychology, vol. 48, 2019


Attitudes to religion predict warmth for Muslims in New Zealand


Benjamin R Highland, Geoffrey Troughton, John Shaver, Justin L Barrett, Chris G Sibley, Joseph Bulbulia

New Zealand Journal of Psychology, vol. 48, New Zealand Psychological Society, 2019, pp. 122-132


Exploring New Zealand National Identity and Its Importance for Attitudes toward Muslims and Support for Diversity


Kumar Yogeeswaran, M. Usman Afzali, Nadia P. Andrews, Elizabeth A. Chivers, Meng-Jie Wang, Thierry Devos, Chris G. Sibley

New Zealand Journal of Psychology, vol. 48, 2019, pp. 29-35


White Nationalism and Multiculturalism Support: Investigating the Interactive Effects of White Identity and National Attachment on Support for Multiculturalism.


Danny Osborne, Nicole Satherley, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Chris G Sibley, others

New Zealand Journal of Psychology, vol. 48, 2019


News exposure predicts anti-Muslim prejudice


John H. Shaver, Chris G. Sibley, Danny Osborne, Joseph Bulbulia

PLOS ONE , vol. 12(3), 2017


Religion and the Unmaking of Prejudice toward Muslims: Evidence from a Large National Sample


John H. Shaver, Geoffrey Troughton, Chris G. Sibley, Joseph A. Bulbulia

PLOS ONE, vol. 11(3), 2016