The visiting mufti of Australia, Sheikh Tajeddin Hilali, criticized the Arab leadersâ delay in reaching a unanimous agreement on a venue for their next annual summit, which is due to be held in March and will take place in Tunis. âIt is a summit without real men. We are in dire need of real men these days in light of the situation in Jerusalem and Palestine,â he said in a sermon during Friday prayers in Sidonâs Jerusalem Mosque. Hilali was a guest of its imam, Sheikh Maher Hammoud. He told the congregation: âI was reading a daily newspaper that had on its front page âThe summit conference is seeking a venue.â Your leaders are looking for a venue and no one dares to address an invitation for the leaders of this stricken nation to meet.â He said that summits had produced no results âbecause we lack strong leadership.â
| ... and coherent thought processes, the ability to equate effect with cause, and the ability — yea, even the desire — to control your impules... |
âIn the past, in Islamic and Arab history, we were governed by real men, but nowadays we are governed by semi-men,â he added. Hilali paid tribute to the âhonorable standâ taken by Lebanese that, he said, forced Israel to pull out of the country. On other issues, Hilali criticized Franceâs decision to ban religious symbols. His criticism included the issue of banning headscarves for Muslim women, in public schools in France. |