What a REAL leader says about muSSlim immigrants.

[newman]

PM's Muslim comments 'offensive'

Prime Minister John Howard's suggestions that some Muslims are extremists who cannot embrace the country's ways are offensive and ignorant, the Islamic Council of NSW says.

Mr Howard today said he stood by his comments outlined in a book to mark his 10 years in power, claiming sections of Australia's Muslim population are antagonistic to Australian culture.

He said a commitment to jihad and extreme attitudes towards women were two problems unique to Muslims that previous intakes of migrants from Europe did not have, and that Australia wanted people to assimilate and adopt Australian ways.

Mr Howard said today it was his "right and duty" to express his thoughts.

"I stand by those comments that there is a small section of the Islamic population in Australia that, because of its remarks about jihad, remarks which indicate an extremist view, that is a problem," Mr Howard told reporters in Sydney.

"It is not a problem that we have ever faced with other immigrant communities who become easily absorbed by Australia's mainstream."

Australians wanted people to assimilate, Mr Howard said.

"We want people when they come to Australia to adopt Australians ways.

"We don't ask them to forget the countries of their birth, we respect all religious points of views and people are entitled to practise them but there are certainly things that are not part of the Australian mainstream."

The Prime Minister also expressed concern about Muslim attitudes to women.

"There is within some sections of the Islamic community an attitude towards women which is out of line with mainstream Australian society," he said.

"It needs to be dealt with by the broader community, including Islamic Australia.

"There is really not much point in pretending it doesn't exist."

Compare the Aussie PM to the fag leaders of Europe.

[newman]

And a "well done!" from Dhimmi Watch:

Aussie PM won't apologize for telling Muslims they should adopt Australian values

At last: a non-Muslim political leader with some courage and common sense. It is telling that in stating what everyone would have taken for granted up to about a generation ago, Howard has insulted the Muslims in Australia. Anti-dhimmitude from John Howard: "PM stands by Muslim converts," from AP, with thanks to JE:

Prime Minister John Howard says he has no need to apologise for telling Muslims they need to embrace Australian values.
Mr Howard sparked controversy yesterday by saying on talk-back radio a small group of Muslim migrants had refused to accept their adopted country's values and had not learned English.

He told Macquarie Radio Australia had benefited greatly from immigration, but “there is a section, a small section, of the Islamic population ... which is very resistant to integration”.

"What I want to do is to reinforce the need for everybody who comes to this country to fully integrate," Mr Howard said yesterday. "Fully integrating means accepting Australian values, it means learning as rapidly as you can the English language if you don't already speak it.

"And it means understanding that in certain areas, such as the equality of men and women, the societies that some people have left were not as contemporary and as progressive as ours.

"People who come from societies where women are treated in an inferior fashion have got to learn very quickly that that is not the case in Australia."...

The prime minister’s comments sparked fury among some Muslim leaders who say they were offended by what the prime minister had said.

The chairman of the government's new Islamic advisory committee, Dr Ameer Ali, has warned of more trouble unless Mr Howard tones down his rhetoric on Muslim migrants.

"We have already witnessed one incident in Sydney recently in
Cronulla, I don't want these scenes to be repeated because when you antagonise the younger generation, younger group, they are bound to react," Dr Ali told Macquarie Radio.


Don't tell Muslims they must integrate, or they will attack you.

But Mr Howard today stood by his comments.
"I don't apologise," he told reporters."I think they are missing the point and the point is that I don't care and the Australian people don't care where people come from.

"There's a small section of the Islamic population which is unwilling to integrate and I have said generally all migrants ... they have to integrate."...

"And I have said, generally, all migrants ... they have to integrate, and that means speaking English as quickly as possible, it means embracing Australian values and it also means making sure that no matter what the culture of the country from which they come might have been, Australia requires women to be treated fairly and equally and in the same fashion as men.

"And if any migrants that come into this country have a different view, they better get rid of that view very quickly. I don't retreat in any way from that. It doesn't involve singling out a group."

http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/012950.php

[MarZutra]

The West is infected with "Political Correctness" that is killing us........

[Mstislav]

All countries should follow Australia's example.

[Kiwi]

Howards two face goes hard line with this, but allows the mullahs to enter Australia unchecked.

[newman]

Howards two face goes hard line with this, but allows the mullahs to enter Australia unchecked.

I think there is a lot of "Yes Minister" going on with the left-as-buggery public service.

[Kiwi]

Howards playing both sides off to each other, he wants the white vote and the mullah vote.

[serbian army]

  it is hard to be civilized for these people