Australia

Anti-Islamic film protester escapes jail

Herald Sun 18 January 2013

A MAN who smashed the windscreen of a police car and assaulted a TV cameraman during violent Sydney protests against an anti-Islamic film has avoided jail. Omar Halaby, 19,

 

Million-dollar mosque thief wins appeal

Auckland stuff.co.nz 18 January 2013

A trustee for an Auckland mosque jailed for forgery and theft of more than $1 million has had his sentence cut by seven months. Mohammed Rafiq Sahib was jailed for three

 

Dutch MP Geert Wilders to visit Australia

NewsMaker 16 January 2013

Q Society of Australia Inc. is delighted to announce that Dutch MP Mr Geert Wilders will be visiting Melbourne, Perth and Sydney this February. Mr Wilders is a member of the

 

Ship out Sheik Ismail Al-Wahwah, says Queensland Liberal MP Steve Ciobo

The Daily Telegraph 11 January 2013
By Henry Budd

A RADICAL sheik who has called for Australia to become an Islamic state ruled by sharia law should be "slapped down" by moderate Muslims, according to a federal MP. Sheik

 

Muslim enclave plan sub-divides residents

The Daily Telegraph 11 January 2013
By Jennifer Blake and Neil Keene

NEIGHBOURS are divided over a proposed "halal housing" development in Sydney's west. While some feared it would lead to friction with Muslims, others welcomed the

 

Upheaval In Islamic World Greatest Threat To Christians In 2013

Cross Rhythms 10 January 2013

Continuing upheaval in the Islamic world looks set to pose the greatest threat to Christians in 2013, believes Release International, which serves persecuted Christians

 

Ahmadiyya Muslim Association plans Australia Day celebrations

Rouse Hill Times 10 January 2013
By Lawrence Machado

THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia (AMAA) are inviting residents to celebrate Australia Day at their centenary hall at Marsden Park on Sunday, January 27. The

 

Plan for Muslim housing enclave in Sydney suburbs

news.com.au 9 January 2013
By David Catt and Andrew Carswell

AN interest-free housing project aimed at the Muslim community and boasting 100 per cent halal housing has sparked a major row, with critics labelling it a discriminatory plan

 

Candidate claims Islam to blame for misogyny in India

Yass Tribune 8 January 2013
By Adrian Van Der Byl

Dear Editor, Gary Johns writes in The Australian (January 1), entitled "Like India we must end misogyny” about the rape of a 23-year-old student in India, but focuses on

 

Australia Targeted by Hizb Ut-Tahrir to Establish Caliphate and Shari'a Law

Right Side News 7 January 2013

Ismail Al-Wahwah, Spokesman Of Hizb Ut-Tahrir In Australia: We Will Establish The Caliphate, Instate The Shari'a, And Make Arabic The Official Language Following are

 

Suspicious fire destroys Melbourne mosque

The West Australian 3 January 2013

Police are investigating a suspicious fire which has destroyed a mosque in Melbourne's north. Police and firefighters were called to the blaze on Somerton Road in Greenvale

 
 

Islamist group lashes think tank study

Business Spectator 16 December 2012

Controversial Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has hit back at claims it may pose a security threat. Perth-based think tank Future Directions International (FDI) says while Hizb ut-Tahrir

 
 

Sunni-Shi'ite jihad comes to Australia: Shootings, extortions, and threats in Sydney

JIhad Watch 7 December 2012

"But we have to stand up to these guys or else they will take over completely." Indeed so. "Sydney's violent wild, wild west," by Mark Morri for The Daily Telegraph,

 

AUSTRALIA: Gearing up for another Cronulla?

barenakedislam 7 December 2012

Chelsea Longbeach Surf Life Saving Club president Judy Silom: ”We’re getting a lot of multicultural Muslim visitors from outside the area coming to our beach and a lot of time

 

Man allegedly stabbed over prophet insult

The Australian 4 December 2012
By Lauren Turner

A YOUNG man tried to stab his brother to death for insulting a Muslim prophet, a court has heard. Safaa Allami, 22, is accused of attempting to murder his older brother Ali

 

Kuwaiti Turkish Banking Firm Aims to Become First Shariah Bank in Germany

Shariah Finance Watch 30 November 2012

Kuwait Finance House’s Turkish operation, Kuveyt Turk, has applied for a German banking licence and aims to become the first Shariah-compliant bank in Germany. The bank says

 

Australian Doctors Struggle with Effects of FGM

The Sydney Morning Herald 26 November 2012
By Melissa Davey

THOUSANDS of victims of genital mutilation live in NSW and experts say doctors are untrained in how to treat them, with many suffering from childbirth complications as a result

 

'Islamic extremists' arrested over possible bomb threat in Sydney

The Australian 26 November 2012

POLICE believe two men who allegedly threatened worshippers at a mosque in Sydney's south suffered from mental health illness. One man was removed from the Masjid Fatima Al

 
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