New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says his government is “relieved for all members of our community that this event has been cancelled and look forward to a continued constructive relationship with AFIC.”
The possibility that this might reveal that the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils is not as moderate as he may assume doesn’t seem to have entered his mind.
“Backlash prompts Australian Federation of Islamic Councils to cancel online Taliban forum,” AAP, October 13, 2021:
A public backlash and government intervention has prompted the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils to cancel plans to host two members of the Taliban in an online forum for the Australian Muslim community.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the event had been cancelled after intervention from the government.
“We asked AFIC to cancel this event and they have agreed to do so,” he said in a statement on Thursday.
“The NSW community is currently opening its arms to refugees and Australian repatriates from Afghanistan.
“We join Muslim community leaders in NSW, and especially Afghan community leaders, in condemning events of this kind,” he said.
A promotional banner for the virtual event – which was to be held on Saturday – said “a stellar panel of speakers” would discuss the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ – the Taliban’s name for the new regime.
When asked about the event on Thursday the premier said he was “incredibly concerned by it”.
“I think there’d be a lot of people today who have served in Afghanistan – or have had loved ones who have, who were lost, fighting in Afghanistan – would be deeply shocked and saddened to see that report today,” he said.
Later he released a statement saying the government was “relieved for all members of our community that this event has been cancelled and look forward to a continued constructive relationship with AFIC”….
Jim says
Refugees and immigrants often bring their old country with them and support all the evil that caused them to leave their home. Muslims seem especially prone to doing this.
The close ties of Islam to jihad and conquest seem especially strong. It is not a matter of a spiritual change in a person, but rather of a material conquest of the world. These Muslims in Australia are not thinking of the love for mankind in their hearts, but rather of the conquest of power and domination. This is an affinity they share with leftist parties that leads to alliances of Muslims and Leftists.
Hank says
New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says his government is “relieved for all members of our community that this event has been cancelled and look forward to a continued constructive relationship with AFIC.”
This is a group that never was until it got systematically invented by these Muslim groups that show up in non-Islamic host countries out of nowhere. A BS group invented out of the thin-blue-air with big words like Federation and Council. There never was anything Islamic in Australia until foolish politicians started hosting Muslims and importing more and more of the Islamic hordes. Just expel and deport this nonsense back to Arabia and dismantle all Mosques. Islam is nothing but an usurper and wise to do evil like this AFIC BS group.
And what is Dominic Perrottet relieved about? Self-invented AFIC is nothing but hot air Muslims invent when they show up in non-Muslim nations and try to legitimize out of the thin blue air. What constructive dialog with an invented group are you talking about? Are you trying to pay your respects or legitimize it?
Kenneth J Johnson says
Private Assoiatiions nee tobe licensed (in most countries). Cancel the pemits. KEN
tim gallagher says
I live in Australia and it was interesting to see this idea by the Muslim group to have scum from the taliban address this meeting and watch it get shot down by pretty much universal outrage over such a disgusting concept. The members of this Muslim group would soon have realised that they had gone way too far. I’d say that the Muslim community would also have told them that having Taliban scum was totally unacceptable. There is a presenter on the radio out here, who I consider to be fairly wishy washy and soft left, but he was outraged by this crazy idea of having taliban scum involved and he said that a Muslim woman friend of his was outraged about the Taliban being invited to address the meeting. It would have soon been obvious that they had better ditch this idea. Also mentioned was the fact that the Australian cricket officials had banned an upcoming Test match against Afghanistan after the taliban grabbed power on the grounds that the Taliban won’t let women play cricket. Anyway, good to see this outcome, but I would never trust the scum on this Islamic councils body to ever be anything but an enemy of all our civilised, western values. They probably would have loved to go ahead and include the taliban scum, but, this time, had to pull their heads in due to public opinion.
Keith O says
Hey Tim, One of the other things to take into account with the government pulling the pin on it is the new NSW premier.
Perrottet is, unlike his predecessor, a rabid Catholic, much like Tony Abbot, as well as a neo-con who’s leanings are slightly to the right of Attila the Hun.
There is no way on earth that he wold tolerate having the Taliban stirring up shit in his state.
It’s only when yo dig into the background of our political masters that we can understand what, other than greed, motivates them.
tim gallagher says
What you say is probably true, Keith O. What I noticed though, from the moment that this idea of having the taliban members address the meeting was that everyone I heard was totally opposed. So I think these maggots on this Muslim councils group realised that they had gone way too far. I’m sure that many people in the Muslim community would have told them to drop these knuckle draggers from the taliban. Maybe some would support the taliban but they would have told the Muslim council that it is a bad look to have the taliban members address the meeting. I agree with your comment down below this. It is only matter of time before the taliban members are invited again. There’s no doubt about that.
Keith O says
Tells us a lot about the Taliban when even the mudslimes that have invaded Australia don’t want stuff all to do with them.
There will of course be further attempts to get these hate filled psychopaths into a position to spew out their message of Jihad in Australia. Only a matter of time.
Jim J Fox says
If this happened in Britain the outrage would have been directed at those who opposed the taliban invite!!
‘islamophobia’ it’s not a workable proposition in Australia.
“Piss be upon the prophet” is far more popular here ?
Jim J Fox says
Illegal immigration was also knocked on the head over the last two decades with the ‘stop the boats’ policy.
gravenimage says
Australian Federation of Islamic Councils invites two members of Taliban to online forum, cancels after outcry
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This is disgusting but should surprise no one. Is this outfit being investigated?