The media covering this strange strategy by both ( a white supremacist political party and those claiming/aiming to represent Australia’s Muslims) to unite over what is essentially a byproduct of a culture war that began in America
One Nation’s policies on Islam include a US-style travel ban on arrivals from Muslim countries that are known sources of radicalism; an inquiry – as Khan says – into whether Islam is a religion or “totalitarian political ideology” undermining democracy; and a ban on the burqa. From the SBS The Feed article Full Article: Muslims “embarrassed” after…
“Mark Latham MLC discusses religious freedoms with Muslim leaders at AFIC: One Nation Bill positive for Australian Muslims”
Latho and Islamic councils federation Last week we saw an on-the-face-of-it curious pairing: the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) welcoming one Mark Latham, pushing his recent “religious freedoms bill”. Now, what on earth is the peak body for Islamic councils doing palling around with the effective second-in-command of a party whose leader thinks halal…