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| Mosque to get police guard for bikini rally |
| 2006-12-03 |
| Police have been asked to protect Australia's largest mosque next weekend because of concerns that a bikini march staged to coincide with the anniversary of the Cronulla riots may get out of control. The caretaker of Lakemba Mosque, the Lebanese Muslim Association, says it is taking no risks, requesting at least 32 police officers to protect the place of worship on Saturday and Sunday. Association president Tom Zreik said he met police on several occasions to ensure there would be adequate numbers of officers present to defuse problems and arrest troublemakers. "We are treating this as something that is funny and hilarious but also taking precautions," Mr Zreika said of the bikini march. "Some people may see this as provocation and the last thing that we want is to see anyone being attacked." The organiser, Melbourne grandmother Christine Hawkins, has asked women nationally to dress in bikinis and colourful beachwear and rally outside large mosques to show their disgust at comments by leading Muslim cleric, Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly, who likened A white supremacist website has promoted the march. So is this the truth - or asshat MSM spin 'n sneer? Ozzies? Members of Sydney's Muslim community began raising their concerns last week, with hundreds joining an internet discussion to find a "peaceful avenue" to protect their mosque. Always being picked on, aren't they. Many Muslim women suggested joining the march in their hijabs and burqas to voice their outrage at comments made by Senator Bronwyn Bishop and Prime Minister John Howard about the way they dress. "We're really asking people not to bother coming to the mosque," Mr Zreika said. "All this is doing is degrading women and giving men a great excuse to have a perv. There are better ways women can express their concerns." In Cronulla yesterday members of the Lakembaroos sports club attended a barbecue at North Cronulla Surf Club to mark the progress of more than 20 Muslim lifesavers, who are training for their bronze medallions. "If we didn't have the events of Cronulla last December in the back of our minds, we wouldn't even be conscious that the people here were of Lebanese background," Community Relations Commission chairman Stepan Kerkyasharian said. "They look Australian, they are taking part in an Australian activity and you have to ask 'what's the problem?"' The training is an initiative of Surf Life Saving Australia. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #15 The most revolting thing of all is that your rant made sense, ex-lib. When compared to Islam, just about anything on earth is the lesser of two evils. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-03 20:59 |
| #14 Earlier announcements said the White Supremacist group supported the Bikini Marc but did not organize it. I believe that's asshat MSM Spin'n'Sneer that they organized it. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-12-03 17:44 |
| #13 oops--who WOULDN'T want to hang with Aussies than . . . |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2006-12-03 16:39 |
| #12 Aside from the stereotypical neo-Nazi crap, white "supremacy" is sounding a lot better than Islamic supremacy. Fact is, we all have to play by somebody's rules. Better mine than theirs. And who would rather hang out with a bunch of Aussies than mullahs and burkabimbos? Wierd rant, I know, but I'm getting sick of the Islamic threat. Okay, back to being a nice person now . . . |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2006-12-03 16:38 |
| #11 So much uncovered meat. Let's all hope there will be no cat. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-12-03 16:20 |
| #10 giving men a great excuse to have a perv Apparently a favorite activity of the Lebanese Muslim Association. |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-12-03 15:55 |
| #9 What? No pictures? No images of bikini-clad females? The Rantburg has lost its edge. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-12-03 12:56 |
| #8 Holy smokes batman! Good for the Aussies! Can hardly wait for the digital reporting! Muslime lifeguards, WTF? I'm thinking big contradiction. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-12-03 11:43 |
| #7 To all photobloggers in Cronulla: Don't wait until the last minute to charge the batteries on your digital cameras. We're expecting full, in depth reports on the upcoming and highly anticipated protest march. Tim Blair's website will be the portal to current affairs in Oz next weekend. We here at RB wish Cronulla sunny warm weather. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-12-03 08:31 |
| #6 Are they worried that the marchers will be carrying concealed weapons? |
| Posted by: James 2006-12-03 05:10 |
| #5 I think everything makes their turbans unravel. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-12-03 03:54 |
| #4 Bikini contaminated photons are as nothing compared to all that exposed female flesh. It makes their turbans unravel. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-03 03:28 |
| #3 Members of Sydney's Muslim community began raising their concerns last week, with hundreds joining an internet discussion to find a "peaceful avenue" to protect their mosque. Protect it from what? Direct attack from photons contaminated by being reflected off a bikini? Looks like they have no choice. All able-bodied muslim males to the mosque for protective duty! Bring your binoculars to scan the crowd for suspicious |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-12-03 03:23 |
| #2 There are better ways women can express their concerns. Absolutely! Like letting fly with a knee in the groin for all leering Muslim men. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-03 01:11 |
| #1 What about screens against hair rays? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-12-03 00:37 |