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Muslim cleric breaks vow of silence, blames women for adultery ("uncovered meat" mufti)
buffalonews.com ^ | 11/4/2006 | ROHAN SULLIVAN

Posted on 11/04/2006 7:44:48 AM PST by Dark Skies

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's top Islamic cleric, under fire for comparing women who go without head scarves to "uncovered meat," ignored his promise to refrain from preaching and delivered a sermon to the applause of hundreds of supporters Friday.

Sheik Taj Aldin al-Hilali, mufti of Australia since 1989, had apologized last week for any offense he caused to women and then agreed with the Lakemba Mosque's administrators to take three months off from preaching as outraged politicians called for his resignation.

But the 65-year-old native of Egypt appeared for noon prayers at the mosque Friday, Muslims' sabbath, and preached for two hours. Jubilant worshippers carried him on their shoulders.

He later issued a statement saying he would resign if an impartial panel found he incited rape with his "uncovered meat" comment in a Sept. 22 sermon. He also reportedly described women as being soldiers of Satan and said they are responsible for 90 percent of adultery.

A newspaper's report last week on a tape of the sermon brought quick demands across Australia's political parties that al-Hilali be removed as mufti, and Prime Minister John Howard warned Muslims a failure to do so would taint their image.

The controversy has split Muslims, with some groups joining in the demands for al-Hilali to quit. But 34 Islamic groups issued an open letter Thursday accusing the media and political leaders of using the uproar "as an opportunity to vilify the Australian Muslim community."

In his statement Friday, al-Hilali called for a panel of one judge and two lawyers to be named to investigate claims in the media that his September sermon amounted to incitement to commit rape.

"Any person, whatever his position may be, who justifies the crime of rape or encourages it under any circumstances, or whoever degrades Australian women for their dress, is nothing but an ignorant, foolish and crazy person who does not deserve to hold any position of responsibility, be it public or private, in our Australian society," his statement said.

Al-Hilali said that if the panel found his comments could incite rape, he would retire from all religious work and positions. But, in a hint he might not be entirely serious, he also offered to "place masking tape on my mouth in public places for six months" to "discipline" it.

The cleric was widely reported as describing the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States as "God's work against the oppressors" and of voicing support for Palestinian suicide bombers. He maintains he was misinterpreted.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: australia; hilaly; islam; lakembamosque; muslim; religionofrape; rop; trop; womensrights
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To: BW2221

Holy crap! Do you mean to say that even if muslim women go outside covered up, that these feral cats will rip into the meat anyway?


21 posted on 11/04/2006 8:14:11 AM PST by SaintDismas (.)
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To: wequalswinner

I should have added that this whole pathetic event has stood as a stark reminder that what their sick pathology boils down to is self-hate. That they think of their women as "meat" and themselves as instinct driven "animals" says a lot about their suicide bomber mentality, their sexual "ethics", etc. It's astounding to witness such self degradation. Hard not to hate and easy to avoid prayer for these lost people, but only God can turn this around


22 posted on 11/04/2006 8:21:21 AM PST by SaintDismas (.)
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To: Dark Skies

Is it just possible that muzzie males consider and treat the entire female body as a sex organ and it must be covered with a fig leaf? The question deserves to be asked.


23 posted on 11/04/2006 8:39:06 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: bannie

Blaming women for adultery is like blaming highways for drunk drivers.


24 posted on 11/04/2006 8:43:05 AM PST by John Valentine
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To: Eastbound
Is it just possible that muzzie males consider and treat the entire female body as a sex organ and it must be covered with a fig leaf? The question deserves to be asked.

Yes, and anyone who has spent time in the Muslim world knows the answer.

Of course. Why do you think Muslim women are forced to wear floor length shapeless black sacks for clothes?

25 posted on 11/04/2006 8:45:29 AM PST by John Valentine
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To: John Valentine

I really thought they wore them to cover up their cuts and bruises and missing body parts sustained from their loving husbands and kinfolk.


26 posted on 11/04/2006 8:57:45 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: aShepard

The muslim men can just keep their own meat covered. Sorry....Kinda blunt


27 posted on 11/04/2006 8:59:25 AM PST by dforest (be careful you don't become what you hate the most)
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To: John Valentine
Blaming women for adultery is like blaming highways for drunk drivers.

Good one!

...but I figger' they're more like 50% guilty of adultry. ;-) Most probably aren't rape.

28 posted on 11/04/2006 9:05:05 AM PST by bannie
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To: Dark Skies

If this subhuman gets away with preaching without suffering any consequences from the Australian legal system ,then this will be interpreted by the creature's followers as a victory-perhaps even as submission on the part of Australia. This will only embolden the things to behave in their usual violent manner when they feel their western hosts are displaying weakness. This thing must be slapped down, HARD-and hopefully deported. These garbage creatures only understand force.


29 posted on 11/04/2006 9:12:35 AM PST by Verloona Ti (Moslems are sensitive to everything except the screams of their victims being tortured)
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To: Dark Skies
This SOB has the balls to demand to choose the terms of his own trial in contrivance of basic Australian law.

In his statement Friday, al-Hilali called for a panel of one judge and two lawyers to be named to investigate claims in the media that his September sermon amounted to incitement to commit rape.

30 posted on 11/04/2006 9:14:32 AM PST by JerseyHighlander
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To: Dark Skies

The Australian cops ought to be interviewing every teen (and younger) male who's come in close contact with al-Hilali...misogyny might not be his only vicious character flaw.


31 posted on 11/04/2006 9:19:47 AM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: John Valentine
Example:


Burned by father-in-law over cleaning.

Other examples and reports here: http://www.dhushara.com/book/sakina/women/wom.htm

32 posted on 11/04/2006 9:35:53 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: Dark Skies
He also reportedly described women as being soldiers of Satan

He must know my ex-girlfriend.

Or my ex-wife. Evil incarnate that one. 

33 posted on 11/04/2006 9:45:28 AM PST by zeugma (I reject your reality and substitute my own in its place. (http://www.zprc.org/))
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To: maggief

Oh, sh*t! She's gonna lose her head for that one!


34 posted on 11/04/2006 12:09:04 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce! Wooooooo-oooooooo!)
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To: Dark Skies

"Multiculturalism is a dirty word
Cath Hart
November 04, 2006

THE Howard Government is looking to scrap the word "multiculturalism" as part of a major revamp of ethnic policy.

In a move seen as a shift in emphasis away from fostering diversity and towards increasing integration and responsibility among migrants, the government is canvassing alternative words to describe how ethnic communities harmoniously integrate into Australian society.

The de facto minister for multiculturalism, parliamentary secretary Andrew Robb, yesterday confirmed to The Weekend Australian that he had told a meeting of the government-appointed Council of Multicultural Australia that he wanted to scrap the word from a redrafted multiculturalism policy.

The committee members did not have their membership renewed when their terms expired at the end of June.

Mr Robb said he had not decided yet whether the CMA would be reconvened.

"I'm keen to see a body but what its composition is and what its role is (are yet to be determined), I've got all the Muslim issues as well so I just haven't finalised it yet," he said."

More....

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20697488-601,00.html

Another related articles I posted in another thread a few days ago

Multicultural madness needs such antidotes
A twentysomething visitor from Britain brings us the message that there should be no special rules for Muslims, writes Janet Albrechtsen

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20599335-32522,00.html




35 posted on 11/04/2006 7:48:36 PM PST by odds
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To: Dark Skies

Can't the Aussies send him back to Egypt?
He needs to be deported.


36 posted on 11/04/2006 7:53:20 PM PST by kalee
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To: kalee
Can't the Aussies send him back to Egypt? He needs to be deported.

He needs to be hanged

37 posted on 11/04/2006 7:58:50 PM PST by Charlespg (Peace= When we trod the ruins of Mecca and Medina under our infidel boots.)
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To: Dark Skies
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38 posted on 11/09/2006 11:41:46 PM PST by Bon mots
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