Islam WA: a religion or a political party?

Islam WA: a religion or a political party?

Islam, the new political party in in WA?

This move in Western Australia by Muslim leaders to overtly influence a political election outcome amounts to a political campaign. Our laws waffle on about “separation of state and religion” has no meaning to Muslim leaders who feel free to do as they please obeying only the laws of their Prophet as prescribed in the Koran. If they choose to act as a political party they must register with the AEC. Furthermore, all government grants should be halted and prior grants along with tax exemptions for Mosques, etc should be repaid with interest and fines. It is only government that fails to recognise that Islam is a political ideology rather than a religion. Our laws must redefine what constitutes religion in this 21st Century. We are being screwed by our own laws and as this article establishes Muslim leaders are there to exploit them in arrogant fashion.

Shiek Hisham Obeid, Sheik Faizal Ghafoor, Shiek Yusuf Parker, Imam Mirsel Kozica, Sheik Shabir Moosa, Sheik Safdar Parker and Sheik Mohammed Shakeeb are Islamic leaders in Western Australia who told their followers not to vote for Premier Colin Barnett’s Liberal Party at the looming state election for stoking “the politics of racism” in its preference deal with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

Source: News Corp

Islamic leaders urge Barnett boycott

In a highly unusual intervention by religious leaders in an election campaign, seven prominent Perth imams are distributing glossy pamphlets at mosques that recommend a vote for the Greens, a party they say values “cultural diversity, respect and tolerance”.

The imams even include a mock ballot paper showing Muslims how to vote for the Greens in both the lower house and upper house.

“The ideal result for Muslims in this state election is a Labor victory with as many Greens representatives as possible in parliament to counter the presence of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party,” the brochure says.

“Labor has done a preference deal with the Greens which means if you vote Greens then their preference votes will go to Labor.

“The reason why we should put Greens in front of Labor is to keep the Labor Party honest and let them take note that we were aware of Labor’s discussion with One Nation and their flirting with the idea of doing a preference deal with them.”

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The intervention is unlikely to damage the Liberal Party at the election because most Muslims tend to vote Labor but it could damage relations between the Islamic leaders and the Barnett government if it is re-elected.

Under the preference deal revealed last week, the Liberal Party will preference One Nation above the Nationals in the upper house — a move that boosts One Nation’s chances of holding the balance of power in the Legislative Council after the March 11 election. In exchange, One Nation will preference the Liberals above the Labor Party in all of the 35 lower-house seats the party is contesting.

The deal is controversial given Senator Hanson’s push to suspend immigration from Muslim-majority countries and to ban the wearing of the burka in public areas in Australia.

In the brochure, the imams claim the rise of One Nation has put the Muslim community in the firing line of hate propaganda.

“We expect no less from the likes of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party but the disturbing issue is that the WA Liberals, i.e. Colin Barnett and his Liberal Party, have joined forces with One Nation in a preference deal, thus appearing to endorse the politics of racism, division and fear.

“What this means is that if you vote Liberal you will effectively be voting One Nation into parliament.”

The seven imams named on the brochure are Shiek Hisham Obeid, Sheik Faizal Ghafoor, Shiek Yusuf Parker, Imam Mirsel Kozica, Sheik Shabir Moosa, Sheik Safdar Parker and Sheik Mohammed Shakeeb.