were pieces of 'meat', this muslim 'cleric' has come out with an even more asinine comment :
CONTROVERSIAL Islamic cleric Taj al-Din al-Hilali has reportedly claimed Muslims have more right to be in Australia than people of Anglo-Saxon descent because their ancestors were not convicts.
Anglo-Saxon Australians had arrived on convict ships, he said, "while we (Muslims) paid for our tickets".1
Sheik Hilali also described westerners as "the world's biggest liars" and said there was a media conspiracy against him.2
The sheik made the comments in an appearance on Egyptian television and they were broadcast on Channel 7 news tonight.
He also defended remarks he made last year in which he compared immodestly-dressed women to pieces of meat. He originally claimed he had been quoted out of context.3
The sheik's spokesman in Sydney, Keysar Trad, has already apologised for the sheik's remarks, which have been condemned by Government backbencher Brownyn Bishop.
1: I also paid for my ticket, as did my husband and his family. That doesn't give us more rights. Only a small percentage of population from way back when was shipped out convicts.
2: You know how you can tell when this guy is lying? His lips move.
3: I heard his entire sermon, and he was not taken out of context. See #2
CONTROVERSIAL Islamic cleric Taj al-Din al-Hilali has reportedly claimed Muslims have more right to be in Australia than people of Anglo-Saxon descent because their ancestors were not convicts.
Anglo-Saxon Australians had arrived on convict ships, he said, "while we (Muslims) paid for our tickets".1
Sheik Hilali also described westerners as "the world's biggest liars" and said there was a media conspiracy against him.2
The sheik made the comments in an appearance on Egyptian television and they were broadcast on Channel 7 news tonight.
He also defended remarks he made last year in which he compared immodestly-dressed women to pieces of meat. He originally claimed he had been quoted out of context.3
The sheik's spokesman in Sydney, Keysar Trad, has already apologised for the sheik's remarks, which have been condemned by Government backbencher Brownyn Bishop.
1: I also paid for my ticket, as did my husband and his family. That doesn't give us more rights. Only a small percentage of population from way back when was shipped out convicts.
2: You know how you can tell when this guy is lying? His lips move.
3: I heard his entire sermon, and he was not taken out of context. See #2
