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To: Jerome who wrote (6337)	3/26/2007 5:03:41 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) of 20106

Is John Howard bigoted? Imams out of touch with Australia, says PM Herald Sun ^ \| 26 March 2007 news.com.au AUSTRALIA'S high-ranking Islamic clerics have shown they are out of touch with the mainstream by allowing Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali to remain as spiritual leader, says Prime Minister John Howard. Mr Howard said today that while the imams had the right to appoint whoever they wanted as mufti, they had shown they were out of touch with mainstream Australia by re-endorsing a man who compared women to uncovered meat. "They're exercising their right, it's not our power or right to appoint religious leaders. But I think they're doing their community damage," Mr Howard said on Sky News. "I remain very strongly of the view that they're very much out of touch with community sentiment." About 60 imams decided yesterday to reinstate Sheik Hilali as Australia's mufti for at least the next three months, before deciding on the future of the role. Sheik Hilali caused uproar last year when he compared women to "uncovered meat". He then disparaged Australia's convict heritage, saying Muslims had more right to be in Australia than those brought here in chains. (Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ....

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