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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (4878)	2/21/2007 8:01:24 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Muslim apologist, thy name is coward The Australian ^ \| 22nd February 2007 \| Raphael Israeli theaustralian.news.com.au AS an Israeli, one becomes used to the bias of the world's media and the frustrations of being misrepresented in the face of hysteria. But as a visiting academic to the land of the fair go, I didn't expect to find the same thing here. At the end of last week, the Australian Jewish News interviewed me about my research into Muslim communities in Europe. Having spent much of my life studying and writing about this subject, I was asked by a reporter about my views and how relevant they were to Australia. He pressed me as to whether the violence that Europe was experiencing with its Muslim population could happen here. I said it could happen anywhere, including Australia, that Muslim immigration occurred unchecked. The response in the media has been less than friendly. Sydney radio broadcaster Mike Carlton and The Sydney Morning Herald implied that I was a racist, and I have been denounced by some leaders of the Jewish community. I came to Australia to speak about Islam and the Middle East and to share the fruits of my books and research. But I've been dragged into an argument on a sensational issue that was not part of my schedule here. The many audiences who were to attend my lectures throughout the land were deprived of hearing them, except that private organisations, Jewish and non-Jewish, picked up the sponsorship of those lectures and I will end up giving more lectures than previously planned. (Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ....