Comments on: Rudd’s quest for true blue Muslims?

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:29:43 +0000

John Greenfield, you racist bigot. What does Laurie Ferguson’s colour have to do with his ability to pick a Muslim out? So what if he’s white?

By: John Greenfield

John Greenfield — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:04:49 +0000

A white pig-ignorant atheist Communist oaf like Laurie Ferguson now decides who is and who is not a Muslim!!??

By: Manas Shaikh

Manas Shaikh — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:43:24 +0000

Hey, but isn’t it true? That most Muslims are not practicing Muslims?

That is not where the problem lies. Problem is in the idea that the religious are somehow bad; and we have to find non-practicing Muslims and show others “look- they are so nice- they don’t even practice!”

By: Eudaemonion

Eudaemonion — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:34:29 +0000

Why there should be surprise at leftist condescension coming from New Labour is beyond me. A tiger can’t change its stripes …, a rose by any other name … and all that jazz.

By: Amal

Amal — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:20:24 +0000

My bad, Sab. I got him mixed up with someone else appearance-wise (whose name escapes me, but I clearly remember the beard because it was so unusual looking). In any case, he remains, in all other ways, distinguished.

By: Sab

Sab — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:23:01 +0000

Ameer Ali's beard is a small one though.

By: G-man

G-man — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:09:36 +0000

I don’t think he’s actually suggesting that having a beard and praying are signs of fanaticism, just that they are probably linked in the minds of people attracted to stereotypes.

By: Amal

Amal — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:39:20 +0000

To be fair, those comments came out of the distinguished mouth of the distinguished Ameer Ali who has a distinguished beard himself.

By: Abu Omar

Abu Omar — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:32:24 +0000

If having a beard and praying all the time is the sign of some kind of anti-social fanaticism will the Australian gov. be looking for ways to “demolish” the image of Sikhs as bearded guys in turbans, or hasidic Jews as bearded guys with those black hats and black suits?

By: Ibn Abdullah

Ibn Abdullah — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:55:54 +0000

“There are successful stories in the Muslim community that have not been properly advertised,” Dr Ali said, citing National Australia Bank chief executive Ahmed Fahour and the late founder of Crazy John’s, John Ilhan.

“Right now, the moment you say Muslims, people tend to think these guys are fanatics who are always praying and have beards. That’s wrong because the majority of Muslims are not like that. We have to demolish this image – the stereotyping of the Muslims who are currently all seen as religious people.”

Source.

Fanatics who pray all the time and have beards? Is that what Dr Ameer Ali thinks a fanatic is?