Islamic prayers could be illegal under new laws (Australia)

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Islamic prayers could be illegal under new laws

By Barney Zwartz
February 6, 2006
Dr Ben Saul at the conference.

Dr Ben Saul at the conference.

STANDARD Islamic prayers in mosques may be illegal under new anti-terror laws, international law specialist Ben Saul told a conference in Melbourne.

Dr Saul said yesterday it could be against the law to pray in Australian mosques for victory for the mujahideen in Iraq.

The conference also discussed the legality of showing training videos recruiting Muslims to fight in Chechnya.

The sedition laws applied only where Australia was at war with a country or group — so training videos for al-Qaeda, the Taliban or Iraq would be illegal. But if the Australian Government had proscribed some Chechen organisations, recruiting for them would be illegal.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/islamic-prayers-could-be-illegal-under-new-laws/2006/02/05/1139074108613.html

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1. The Australian neocon government

hardly surprising!

[marmar]

2. Un-fucking-believable...

The anglophone countries are looking awfully pariah-like right now! (Enlightened Canada excepted, of course).

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5. In all fairness (well, to some degree)

I think some islamic based countries are pretty crappy towards other faiths in a variety of ways. Maybe we all need to just get along :)

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice . . . Throw some gasoline on that fire.

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4. Indeed - would see this as far more denigrating than cartoons

Not sure if there will be protests over this or not - but if not color me surprised.

[WinkyDink]

6. Ha! Australia's answer to Saudi Arabia?!

S.A., where our military can't celebrate Christmas! (Whose presence keeps the Saud family enthroned.)