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    can muslims block off major streets in Australian cities for monthly prayer

    +1  Views: 1073 Answers: 5 Posted: 11 years ago
    Madpom

    just checking. Received an email from an American friend, claiming they can and was asked to pass it on so I decided to check it out and pass on the truth not a lie.

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    Why on earth would they want to do that, don't they have Mosques down there?

    In Australia, a predominantly non-Muslim, secular country, Muslims are able to practice their religion with great freedom. Most large companies[citation needed] allow for special religious holidays allowing Muslims to take a day off for Eid al-Fitr. Areas where there are large (but not necessarily majority) Muslim populations have overflowing attendances at the mosque for the Eid al-Fitr prayer and police frequently block off roads and divert traffic to cater for the prayer and subsequent festivities. Eid prayers are also held in open areas (playground, stadium) in some places.


    In 1987, The Australian MEFF Consortium commenced the Multicultural Eid Festival and Fair[27] to celebrate Eid in Sydney, held shortly after Eid al-Fitr. The festival has grown to now cater for tens of thousands of Muslims and non-Muslims and has included as guests Yusuf Islam, famous Australian footballer, Hazem El Masri, the then Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery and the previous Premier of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally. This festival has now been replicated in cities all around Australia. The biggest Eid fair in Melbourne is held in Broadmeadows usually on the weekend following the Eid day. In Canberra, the capital of Australia, Eid Festival sponsored by Australian Federal Police (AFP) is held on the following Sunday after the Eid day. The festival includes stalls from different nations, cultutral program, and rides for kids and adults.


    Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

    Those in Australia who fear a Muslim takeover should reflect on the fact that it has happened before in your country when Christian missionaries came in and imposed their religious views on the aborigines, ridiculed their ancient beliefs, and incidentally introduced diseases to which they had no resistance.

    bulletman

    A little like history repeating it self like Nt. America, Sth. America and Africa.
    nomdeplume

    And every other country the white man colonised (aka invaded).

    Let them do it. 

    bowlesy

    this is the type of view that causes friction.
    daren1

    Maybe not all muslems are terrorist but so far most terrorist have been muslems..!!
    zorro

    Well thats just too bad. Just to let you know, its done in the USA, people dont know its being done . I know for a fact. Not just for that group, others too.
    bowlesy

    i would dispute that daren 1.i would like to see your figures.
    Colleen

    Moderator
    This remark is considered racist by the standards set down to me by the owners of akaQA. This is their forum, I follow their guidelines. Here in the USA, racial profiling has been made illegal for law enforcement. I do not know if it is in Canada but I will go by the rules of the admin and the law that I know from my country. Racist remarks are not allowed on akaQA. I have edited your comment. You can request a second opinion from the admin if you do not agree with my decision.
    zorro

    Just so you know , admin dont know what they are talking about . It is not racial profiling. They are not a race. They are a religious preference. Just like those damn fools from a kansas baptist church protesting at military funerals. Those have all been profiled, by the government. I expected this from the admin. How do you think terrorists get caught planning terrorist acts. Security officials attend these gatherings with active warrants and gathering details on suspects. Its the way to protect the world these days. Just to let you know also, this site is being monitored because of the different "religious preferences people" questions asked.
    Colleen

    Moderator
    Let me make this easy for you then. Races who follow that religion are not to be targeted by single minded thinking. Religious intolerance is not allowed here either. Intolerance meaning, do not attack a whole group of people over the actions of a few. This site is monitored by the moderators. There are no terrorists here. If you have anything further to say, you can address it to the admin, not this forum.

    i suggest you check your source of information.it seems unlikely to me and anyway is it a problem to you?



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