Weary of bomb threats to mosques and schools and mounting levels of persecution, Muslims in Australia are calling on the government to take Islamophobia seriously.

More than 50 recommendations to tackle prejudice against Muslims have been outlined in a landmark report by special envoy to combat Islamophobia Aftab Malik.

They include enacting federal religious freedom laws, updating religious discrimination legislation and reviewing counter-terrorism policies in an effort "to engender a fair, respectful and inclusive environment".

Mr Malik's report released on Friday with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese comes days after a man placed a device at a Gold Coast mosque in an alleged bomb hoax and an Islamic school in Brisbane received a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of hundreds of st

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