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Australian imams condemn prejudiced study | |
2008-12-02 | |
The Australian National Imams Council condemned a recent study that accused Muslim preachers of sanctioning domestic violence and polygamy and stressed its support of women rights. The study accused Muslim imams, or preachers, of promoting domestic violence and spousal rape as well as sanctioning polygamy, which is illegal under Australian law. The study found that preachers applied Islamic law only when it served men and hindered police investigations in cases of domestic violence. It also found that imams gave men the green light to rape their ex-wives under the pretext that they are still religiously married even if legally divorced.
An ANIC statement Friday condemned the study's findings and said it was based on the individual mistakes of a few preachers. "This study is not objective," ANIC president sheikh Moez Nafti told AlArabiya.net, adding that he did not agree with outcome. When asked about polygamy, Nafti said that a group of imams had called for sanctioning it but that ANIC refused because Australian law prohibits it. "The media took advantage of the situation to give the impression that all preachers are like that," he said. "We understand Australian law very well and we are not trying to change it. We don't believe that problems facing the Muslim community will be solved through that." Nafti also expressed his disappointment that NCEIS did not invite any imams to the conference even though the conference basically tackled issues related to imams. "This disregards the role of imams in the Muslim community," he said. | |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 President Bush says "islam is peace," therefore everything a muslim does promotes peace. |
Posted by: Albemarle Glavising7413 2008-12-02 16:20 |