An outspoken Sydney Muslim leader has been sacked and replaced by supporters of a radical cleric he criticised for claiming women incited rape. Keysar Trad was on Saturday night deposed as president of the Lebanese Muslim Association after a falling-out with the spiritual leader of Australia's Muslims,al-Hilali, the grand poobah of Australian muslims is now in Iraq,
sparking community fury following his criticism of Faiz Mohammed. Supporters of Mr Trad, who until yesterday also acted as spokesman for Mufti Taj Din al-Hilali, claim that 11 of the 15 new LMA directors are strong supporters of Sheik Faiz, who caused widespread anger last month when he linked the way women dressed and behaved to their risk of rape. Mr Trad said yesterday he had been threatened in the lead-up to the LMA elections by students and supporters of the firebrand cleric.
Resort to threats when you can't defend your ideas or actions. It's the islamic way.
Three imams carried the bulk of influence among the board and Mr Trad believes at least two had voted against him. "I believe that my criticism of the comments by Sheik Faiz may have influenced
Sheik Faiz courted controversy last month when he gave a lecture at Bankstown Town Hall in which he said women who dressed provocatively could blame only themselves if they were raped. "A victim of rape every minute somewhere in the world. Why? No one else to blame but herself," he said. "She displayed her beauty to the entire world. She degraded herself by being an object of desire." Mr Trad also attributed his demise to personal acrimony between himself and Sheik Hilali over his outspoken dealings with media.
So much for the moderate muslim when even the Caliph of Australia won't condemn a high ranking imam saying that women who are raped had it comming to them. Instead get rid of the man who does the only decent thing. What al-Hilali and the Lebanese Muslim Association are really saying is that it is OK to give it "Leb style" to infidel women.