Tuesday, 12 June 2007

The Mufti exits !

Many in the Muslim community will breathe a huge sigh of relief at the news that the Mufti of Australia, Sheik Hilaly has resigned and is going into retirement.
The Sheik has been a controversial figure whose persistent comments have angered many in the community. Perhaps his most famous gaffe was to describe women in western attire as " uncovered meat " - a comment many took to condone rape.
Australians were insulted that a man who has chosen our society as his home should seek to impose a way of dress more suited to a foreign land.
It would have been interesting to gauge the reaction had a western religious leader commented along the lines " that Muslim women are so ugly that their menfolk can not bear to look at them and insist that they wear the burqa ".
All that is now past history - and a new leader will speak for the Muslim world in this country. Fehmi El-Iman now has the job and from all reports he is a man of diplomatic outlook who will mend relations.
This is very important. Too many Australians have little knowledge of Islam and all they see in the media is Islamic terrorists causing death and destruction in other parts of the world. We do have a few Islamic settlers who support that jihadst view, but the great majority came here to avoid conflict and only wish to live quietly and peacefully in this country.
El-Imn has the job ahead of him - but he has the best wishes of most Australians who hope he succeeds !

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