New Mufti Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed assures us Muslim law fits with Australian culture
Tim Vollmer
The Daily Telegraph
September 20, 2011
AUSTRALIANS should not be scared of Sharia law because it is consistent with our own culture and values, the country's new Muslim leader says.
Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed yesterday said his goal as the Grand Mufti of Australia was "clarifying the misconceptions about our religion".
He said debate was clouded by misunderstanding and a focus on the more extreme punishments, such as a death penalty for Muslims who convert to another religion.
"It's not fair that you just look at one element out of a hundred elements in the Sharia law and make that element to be the most important thing," he said.
"We see a lot of the Australian culture and values are part of our Sharia law.
"Freedom is a Sharia law, respecting others is a Sharia law, justice is a Sharia law, tax and paying tax and fulfilling your obligations is also considered to be a Sharia law, respecting others and honouring others, that is all Sharia law," he said.
Dr Abu Mohamed insisted the Muslim community believed in a democratic system: "We are a democratic nation, and whatever the majority votes for is what goes."
He also hit out at talk that radical groups were drawing young Muslims to extremism and violence, saying "evilness always had followings".
"Extremism and radicalisation is not just in Islam and among Muslims, it does exist in all societies and all communities," he said.
He also said Australian troops in Afghanistan had the potential to inflame passions in the community, adding: "It is a nature of mankind that if there is any oppression upon any nation that our emotions start to move and react."
Update: Although this Clown has lived in Australia since the 90’s he does not speak ENGLISH.
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