October « 2006 « Quintin’s Web Log

John Howard Moves Australia Toward Theocracy

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has made another move towards making Australia a Theocracy. He is a Christian and wants all Australians to be controlled by peddlers of his invisible friend.

CHAPLAINS will be posted in schools across Australia under a Federal Government plan to provide students with greater spiritual guidance.

Prime Minister John Howard will today [...]

Muslim Attitudes

As reported in the Australian

October 28, 2006
SHEIK Taj Din al-Hilali had no clue what he was about to unleash when he stood up in front of 500 followers at Sydney’s Lakemba mosque during Ramadan late last month to give his evening talk. Using florid prose intermingled with laughter, the nation’s most senior Muslim delivered a [...]

‘victimised’ for wearing veil

Published: 20 October 2006 in the UK Independent

A Muslim teaching assistant has vowed to pursue her right to wear a veil during lessons after an employment tribunal found that she had been victimised by the school which suspended her but dismissed claims that she was subjected to religious discrimination and harassment.

The tribunal awarded Aishah [...]