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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (976)	9/18/2006 12:16:32 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Clerics 'Teach Secret Jihad' (Australia) The Australian ^ \| September 18, 2006 \| Natalie O'Brien and Tracy Ong theaustralian.news.com.au ISLAMIC clerics in Sydney and Melbourne are using covert tactics to preach martyrdom and jihad to young followers, recruiting them under the guise of classes teaching the Koran. Singapore-based terrorism analyst Rohan Gunaratna told The Australian that despite their denials and stronger terror laws, religious leaders in the two cities continued to preach violence to impressionable followers, though they now did it away from their mainstream teachings. He said the clerics' influence on young believers increased the risk of a terrorist attack in Australia. "We have seen a number of Australian clerics preaching jihad and martyrdom," Dr Gunaratna said. "The most likely form of attack in Australia is a suicide attack for jihad. You will need to make arrests in time." Clive Williams, who runs a terrorism and counter-terrorism program at the Australian Defence Force Academy, said young Muslims were being recruited for jihad through "Koran classes". "They are doing it differently now," he said. Sheik Omran said terrorism experts made their living from the counter-terrorism industry and it was in their interests to keep the threat going. Muslim Community Service of Western Australia chairman Sheik Mahmoud Omran said if anybody had evidence they should put up or shut up. The claims came as the inaugural Conference of Australian Imams wound up in Sydney yesterday. About 100 Muslim leaders attended the two-day conference, which was hosted by the federal Government's Muslim Reference Group. Parliamentary Secretary on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Andrew Robb told the conference that imams could play a significant role in minimising the opportunities for extremists to influence vulnerable youth, by speaking English. "It seems to me that they must be preaching in English if the young people in their communities can understand Islam in an Australian context," he said. (Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ....

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (976)	9/18/2006 7:27:56 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

BUSTED! Islam Clerics Videotaped in "Bribes-For-Fatwas' Scandal (IN INDIA/NO JOKE) Hindustan Times (from India) in English ^ \| 18 September 2006 \| Hindustan Times, India hindustantimes.com Two Muslim clerics purportedly caught on camera allegedly taking bribes for declaring fatwas were suspended as ulemas on Monday, decided to form a body to monitor issuance of religious edicts. All India Milli Council set up an inquiry committee and announced "a social boycott" of those involved in the fatwas racket. Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband suspended Mufti Habibur Rehman and Meerut's Shahi Jama Masjid removed Maulana Imran following reports that they were seen accepting the money in return for issuing fatwas. Darul Uloom Vice-Chancellor Marghoobur Rehman said a four-member panel would investigate the matter and if found guilty Habibur would be dismissed. "It may be a conspiracy to malign the image of this world-famous seminary," he said. Senior clerics of the seminary asked the community to seek fatwas from reliable institutions to ensure its legality. Meerut Naib Qazi Jenur Rashideen told reporters that Imran had been removed from the mosque's clergy and also asked to leave Nakkarchian-Gudri Bazar locality, In a late night meeting attended by ulemas and qazis, the mosque management decided to soon set up a body, "Darul Ifta", to monitor the declaring of fatwas, he said. Rashideen said prominent clerics would be members of the body managed by him. An 11-member committee had also been constituted to probe the fatwa racket with Haji Haneef Qureshi as convenor. Maulana Asad Jilani and Qazi Shafiqul Rehman were among its members, he said.