Posted on 06/10/2007 4:33:26 PM PDT by Baladas
Melbourne: Australia's top cleric, who triggered a furore last year when he referred to women without head scarves as "uncovered meat", stepped down yesterday, prompting Muslim leaders to appoint a new mufti.
Australia's council of Muslim leaders appointed Shaikh Fehmi Naji Al Imam as the nation's senior cleric, ending months of controversy over the previous mufti, Shaikh Taj Aldin Al Hilali.
The council initially offered Al Hilali another two-year term in the post but he "gracefully declined," according to a statement released by the Australian National Imams Council.
"We recognise the great services that Shaikh Taj Aldin Al Hilali has provided over the years and we pray for his good health," the council said.
Rehin Ghauri, a senior Muslim leader from Western Australia, said moderate Muslims would be glad to leave the friction of Al Hilali's 18-year tenure behind.
"Al Hilali is very experienced, but he has caused some problems to the community," said Ghauri. "I don't like his personality, I don't like his style. Pulling punches gets you nowhere, you bring controversy instead of friends."
Last September, Al Hilali sparked outrage in Australia when he blamed scantily clad women for tempting men to rape them, saying, "If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside and the cats come to eat it, whose fault is it?"
If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside and the cats come to eat it, whose fault is it?"That's right. Because a woman is like a bicycle. If you don't lock it up whose fault is it if some random guy mounts it. /bitter mocking sarcasm
Now to make sure he new one starts and stays spot on as an Australian plant a BOOT in the old one’s BUM as he CLEARS OFF!
They are only PO’d at him because he admitted Islams position wrt women so publicly and descriptively.....nothing has changed, just a new face wearing the same hat I mean rag....
The council initially offered Al Hilali another two-year term in the post but he “gracefully declined,” according to a statement released by the Australian National Imams Council.
Oh, now that was a real confidence builder........
Stepped down? Read two step from indictment.
The idiot from Islam should make himself useful. Go on pay-per-view with a steel cage death match with some uncovered “American meat”. We’ll see...who’s zoomin’ who?
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