Outspoken cleric an 'embarrassment': Australian PM
An Islamic cleric who mocked the convict ancestry of many white Australians is an embarrassment to the countrys Muslims, Prime Minister John Howard said on Sunday. The controversial Mufti of Australia, Sheikh Taj Aldin al-Hilali, last week suggested that Muslims had a greater claim to the country than the descendants of the British settlers. Howard said it was up to Australias Muslim community to challenge al-Hilali, who is the countrys top Muslim cleric.
Posted by: Fred 2007-01-15 |