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To: tejek who wrote (264268)	12/13/2005 3:21:40 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572202

Re: Racial Unrest Strikes Australia You're right. I've only seen the Times of London cover it besides the Aussie papers. It doesn't look like one American paper has picked it up and the riots are going into their second nite. I suspect the reason is that most of Australia's Mideast immigrants are Christian Lebanese --hence the media-military complex can't put the "Islamic spin" on the riots.... 22/09/2005 Maronite Catholics in Australia eagerly await arrival of Lebanese Saints' Relics on historic journey Maronite Catholics across Australia are preparing for their biggest celebration of this era with the highly anticipated arrival of the relics of their three Lebanese Maronite Saints next week. For the first time in the history of the Maronite Church, the relics of the Lebanese Saints – St Charbel, St Rafqa and St Nemetallah – are leaving Lebanon and will arrive in Australia for an official welcome Mass on 1st October 2005. It is expected up to 100,000 Maronite Catholics in Australia will participate in Masses and special events in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia throughout October and November this year. His Excellency Most Reverend Ad Abikaram, Bishop of the Maronite Church of Australia, invited all Maronite Catholics to revive their faith and relationship with God through honouring these relics when they arrive in Australia. [...] daleelaustralia.com

To: tejek who wrote (264268)	12/13/2005 5:10:44 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572202

Ooops! Correction to my previous post: Tensions between youths of Arabic descent and white Australians have been rising in recent years, largely because of anti-Muslim sentiment fueled by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States and bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, in October 2002. About 300,000 Muslims live in Australia, a majority in large cities. Excerpted from: nytimes.com As a matter of fact, Muslims outnumber Christian Lebanese.