US Edition‘Problematic’: ScoMo’s wild Muslim speech
Scott Morrison called for a national accreditation framework for Islamic preachers and English translations of sermons to address radicalisation within Australian Muslim communities.
- At an antisemitism conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday night, Scott Morrison, former Australian prime minister, urged Australian Islamic institutions to enforce stricter regulation to quash 'radical Islam' and was praised by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister.
- More than a month after the Bondi massacre, Morrison said radicalisation had roots in Australia and argued some Islamic states, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, policed religious teaching better.
- Morrison proposed a national register for public-facing preachers, a recognised accreditation system for imams, translation of sermons into English, and enforceable disciplinary authority for governing councils.
- The Australian National Imams Council called Morrison's remarks 'reckless, irresponsible, and deeply ill-informed,' and Pat Conroy described the intervention as 'problematic and troubling,' Alsuleiman said.
- With political reactions split, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg backed parts of Morrison's proposals on Wednesday, while NSW Premier Chris Minns called rising threats to Muslim Australians 'horrifying' amid the government's abandoned hate-speech bill earlier this month.
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Australia’s Imams Council Criticises Former PM’s Call for Better Regulated Muslim Teaching
Australia’s peak Muslim body has condemned former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s call for English-language sermons and an accreditation regime for imams to deal with Islamic extremism. The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC), which represents about 350 imams nationwide, said Morrison’s remarks unfairly implicated an entire faith to acts of terror carried out by individuals. “The recent comments by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, call…
First the Imams, Then the Pastors · Caldron Pool
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proposed a plan to address Islamic extremism and “antisemitism” by requiring imams to be formally accredited. In effect, Islamic preachers would need a government-issued licence to preach. According to The Australian, Morrison outlined his proposal as such: “It is time for nationally consistent, self-regulated standards: recognised accreditation for imams, a national register for public-facing …
'Take responsibility': Scott Morrison calls for reform to Islamic teachings
Muslim leaders have condemned Scott Morrison for being "deeply ill-informed" after he called for the regulation of Islamic teachings and said religious figures must "take responsibility" for what happens in their faiths.The former prime minister said that "it is time" for Islamic institutions to adopt national self-regulated standards, an accreditation framework and a national register during a speech at an antisemitism conference in Israel ove…
Sydney Morning Herald
Muslim leaders slam Morrison as ‘reckless, irresponsible’ after Islam speech
Andrew Bragg has urged Australian Muslims to take some responsibility for religious extremism, after Scott Morrison told an antisemitism conference in Israel that Islamic leaders should enforce stronger standards on their communities.
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