Reply #53: The Sheikh has been told by the Board of Lakemba Mosque to shut up - [View All]

[Matilda]

but only for a few months.

There are many senior Muslims who are upset by his comments, but the Board has made its decision.
According to an online Herald poll, 70% of people think he should be sacked for what he said, and
a number of State and Federal politicians have condemned his remarks.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/sheik-told-shut-up--for-a-bit/2006/10/27/1161749284120.html



I don't think we've heard the end of this. The relationship between Muslims and the rest of the
community is rather tense, and this man appears to have no commonsense at all. The Lebanese Muslim
community needs a diplomat to head its biggest mosque, and they should be head-hunting for a better
leader right now.