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paraclete |
09/01/06 |
Islamic leader warns of more riots
September 1, 2006 - 3:10PM
The chairman of the government's Islamic advisory committee has warned of more Cronulla-style riots unless the prime minister tones down his rhetoric on Muslim migrants.
John Howard sparked a backlash in some sections of Australia's Muslim community by saying on talk-back radio yesterday that Muslim migrants needed to conform to Australian values by learning English and treating women with respect.
But the head of the government's new muslim advisory committee, Dr Ameer Ali, warned of trouble unless the prime minister backed down.
"We have already witnessed one incident in Sydney recently in Cronulla, I don't want these scenes to be repeated because when you antagonise the younger generation, younger group, they are bound to react," Dr Ali told Macquarie Radio.
But Mr Howard today stood by his comments.
"I don't apologise," he told reporters.
"I think they are missing the point and the point is that I don't care and the Australian people don't care where people come from.
"There's a small section of the Islamic population which is unwilling to integrate and I have said generally all migrants ... they have to integrate."
AAP
Once again Muslims fail to recognise what is being said to them. Their culture is not acceptable and will not be tolerated in its extreme forms. For some time I have been critised for expressing this opinion, but I am not out of step with my culture, it is the Muslims who are out of step with community expectations. Once again Muslims demonstrate that they represent a fifth column, they it is they who are the threat and they do this by making threats of violence, instead of accepting the norms of the society in which they live and modifying thier behaviour. I say the time for tolerance is over and the time for integration has arrived, no matter where these muslim populations exist outside of their homelands |
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