Australia's ayatollah Hilali

[newman]

Ethnic leaders condemn Muslim cleric
Email Print Normal font Large font There have been calls to deport Grand Mufti of Australia Tajedine al-Hilali.)
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October 26, 2006 - 10:27AM



Victoria's ethnic community today joined a growing chorus of groups condemning comments by Australia's top Muslim cleric blaming women for inciting sexual assault.

The Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria said the comments by Sheik Taj Aldin Alhilali were inappropriate and did not reflect the views of mainstream ethnic communities.

In a Ramadan sermon to 500 worshippers in Sydney last month, Sheik Alhilali blamed women who "sway suggestively" and who wore makeup and no hijab (Islamic scarf) for sexual attacks, The Australian newspaper reported.

"If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it ... whose fault is it, the cats or the uncovered meat," he said.

"The uncovered meat is the problem.

"If she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab, no problem would have occurred."

The Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria today slammed the comments.

"These unacceptable comments ... do not reflect the values of ethnic communities or of many mainstream Australian Muslims," said council chairman Phong Nguyen said.

"Cultural diversity and equality between the sexes in Australia means that women are entitled to dress as they choose and should never be judged on their dress choice."

Mr Nguyen said just as Muslim women who chose to wear headscarves should do so without fear of denigration, so should women who dressed in other ways.

"The standard of someone's dress should never be used to justify rape, which is a criminal offence," he said.

"These comments should not be seen as reflecting the views of mainstream ethnic communities."

AAP


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[kellymaureen]

Lol yes its always someone elses fault when a muslim male can't control himself....cover the women, diaper the goats..take all the temptation away....instead of just handling yourself like a civilized human being...LOL...oh nevermind look at what Im saying, that wont ever happen.  Always always someone else to blame....like the old joke goes...how many muslims does it take to change a lightbulb??....None, they will just sit in the dark and blame the Jews

[newman]

What worries me is that his message may appeal to the looser mysoginists in the outer suburbs who will buy this liscence to rape BS.

I should inform everybody that he has resigned as chief nazi of Australia due to the fact that the whole country was ready to stuff him AND his followers. We're NOT whimpy poms down here!