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History tells us that it’s hard to believe him – » The Australian Independent Media Network

We have to thank Andrew Bolt for giving this embarassment more air to the detriment of himself and Gerard Henderson neither of whom laid a glove on Bolt’s media nemesis Waleed Aly. Who was invited to NZ unlike them (ODT)

My interpretation of Henderson’s words was that Aly had no right to question Morrison simply because he was the Prime Minister and he should have more respect.

Was Aly supposed to concede that politicians are the citadels of all knowledge?

Aly is an author, journalist, newspaper columnist, radio and television presenter, lawyer, academic, guitarist, songwriter and thinker.

Scott Morrison is the Prime Minister of Australia has a BSc (Honour’s) from Sydney University.

Central to Aly’s criticism was the proposition that Scott Morrison had, at a shadow cabinet meeting in 2010 “urged the shadow cabinet to capitalise on the electorate’s growing concerns” about Muslims and appeal to the public perception of their “inability to integrate”

This followed his questioning in the same month after forty-eight asylum seekers died in the Christmas Island boat disaster. In February 2011, Morrison publicly questioned the decision of the Gillard Labor government to pay for the relatives of the victims to travel to funerals in Sydney, arguing that the same privilege was not extended to Australian citizens.

After fellow Liberal and shadow treasurer Joe Hockey disagreed with Morrison’s statements, Morrison said that the timing of his comments was insensitive, but did not back away from the comments themselves.

via History tells us that it’s hard to believe him – » The Australian Independent Media Network

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Suck this up Bolt, Henderson, and your divisive generalisations constantly repeated in the Murdoch press.

Prayers at Lakemba Mosque during Eid al-Adha at Paul Keating Park in Bankstown.

Thousands in Lakemba celebrate Muslim festival of sacrifice and feasting

Mohamed Zreika, 46, from Granville has provided security for the prayer meeting for almost two decades and said crowds had increased every year.

“This is a Muslim multi-culture day, like a celebration day,” Mr Zreika said. “We’re all brothers: Christians, Muslims, Hindu, everyone.”

He said that although high-profile terrorist suspects such as Mohamed Elomar had come from Sydney’s west, they did not represent the Muslim community.

“Those guys from here who went overseas, we don’t believe in that,” he said.

“I don’t want everyone to get the wrong idea about the Muslim community; we wish all the best for everyone and we like everyone to live in peace.

“What they’re doing overseas – Islam will never ever be like that. It’s against our religion and against our beliefs, and what they say in the Koran and what the prophet Muhammad says.”

More than 20,000 people packed the streets of Lakemba on Saturday for the festivities. Many were also excited for about the impending NRL grand final. Families arrived in cars bearing Canterbury Bulldogs flags and streamers, calling out Arabic greetings and kissing each others’ cheeks, as community leaders offered pistachio sweets.