The 2015 opening quoted its then-Grand Mufti standing in Gaza beside Ismail Haniyeh saying “I am pleased to stand on the land of jihad”. Terror ran at 3 mentions and is 0 today.
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Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) was formed in 2006 during a meeting of more than 80 Sunni imams which had gathered to discuss the crisis created by comments made by Taj El-Din Hilaly .1In 2011, they requested that the Darulfatwa-supported Muslim Community Radio Incorporated not have its licence renewed due to ties with Al-Ahbash and because of its promotion of "sectarian fringe views".2 The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) is the peak Muslim body that represents Imams and Muslims in Australia, with over 200 member Imams from all states and territories and Major Australian cities. The ANIC elects the Grand Mufti of Australia . The current Grand Mufti is Dr. In 2014, the ANIC expressed concerns regarding a bill in the Australian parliament that would broaden the offence of advocating terrorism. ANIC argued that the legislation would have chilling effects on free speech . It also said that any religious community referring to violent passages in the Qur'an or Bible could face sanction under this law. Other Australian Muslim groups, including the Islamic Council of Victoria and Muslim Legal Network , also expressed concerns regarding the legislation. In February 2015 the Grand Mufti said the Australian Government should not ban Hizb ut-Tahrir , saying the group is "actually pro-freedom of speech". The Prime Minister responded by saying the comments were "unhelpful". In 2016, Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman was elected president of ANIC. and then re-elected for a second term in 2019. ANIC executive committee consists of 20 Imams elected from different states.3Islam and the Australian News Media .4 "مجلس الأئمة الفيدرالى الأسترالى.. جذور إخوانية تحت عباءة الدين.. وحزب الحرية فى أستراليا يلفظ الجماعة الإرهابية ويدعو لحظرها" . البوابة نيوز .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) was formed in 2006 during a meeting of more than 80 imams which had gathered to discuss the crisis created by comments made by Taj El-Din Hilaly . In 2011, they requested that the Darulfatwa-supported, Muslim Community Radio Incorporated not have its licence renewed due to ties with Al-Ahbash and because its promotion of "sectarian fringe views". The ANIC elects the Grand Mufti of Australia . The current Grand Mufti is Dr. Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, who on a 2012 visit to the Gaza Strip , where he met Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh , told local news agencies, "I am pleased to stand on the land of jihad to learn from its sons". The ANIC has called for the offence of "advocating terrorism" to be removed from the "Foreign Fighters Bill", currently before the Australian Parliament, saying a cleric could fall foul of the law simply by "advocated the duty of a Muslim to defend his land" or if he referred to stories in the Quran, Bible and Torah in his sermons. In February 2015 the Grand Mufti said the Australian Government should not ban Hizb ut-Tahrir saying the group is, "actually pro-freedom of speech". The Prime Minister responded by saying the comments were "unhelpful". Islam and the Australian News Media . ABC News (Australia) . 31 December 2012 .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Islamic organization based in Australia The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) was formed in 2006 during a meeting of more than 80 Sunni imams which had gathered to discuss the crisis created by comments made by Taj El-Din Hilaly . In 2011, they requested that the Darulfatwa -supported Muslim Community Radio Incorporated not have its licence renewed due to ties with Al-Ahbash and because of its promotion of "sectarian fringe views". The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) is the peak Muslim body that represents imams and Muslims in Australia, with over 200 member imams from all states and territories and major Australian cities. The ANIC elects the Grand Mufti of Australia . The current Grand Mufti is Dr. In 2014, the ANIC expressed concerns regarding a bill in the Australian parliament that would broaden the offence of advocating terrorism. ANIC argued that the legislation would have chilling effects on free speech . It also said that any religious community referring to violent passages in the Qur'an or Bible could face sanction under this law. Other Australian Muslim groups, including the Islamic Council of Victoria and Muslim Legal Network , also expressed concerns regarding the legislation. In February 2015 the Grand Mufti said the Australian Government should not ban Hizb ut-Tahrir , saying the group is "actually pro-freedom of speech". The Prime Minister responded by saying the comments were "unhelpful". In 2016, Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman was elected president of ANIC. and then re-elected for a second term in 2019. ANIC executive committee consists of 20 imams elected from different states. Islam and the Australian News Media . "مجلس الأئمة الفيدرالى الأسترالى.. جذور إخوانية تحت عباءة الدين.. وحزب الحرية فى أستراليا يلفظ الجماعة الإرهابية ويدعو لحظرها" . البوابة نيوز .
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Islamic organization based in Australia The Australian National Imams Council ( ANIC ) was created in 2006 after more than 80 Sunni imams met to respond to a crisis caused by comments made by Taj El-Din Hilaly . In 2011, they requested that the Darulfatwa -supported Muslim Community Radio Incorporated not have its licence renewed due to ties with Al-Ahbash and because of its promotion of "sectarian fringe views". Islam and the Australian News Media .
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Islamic organization based in Australia The Australian National Imams Council ( ANIC ) is a Muslim body that represents imams and Muslims in Australia, with over 200 member imams from all states and territories and major Australian cities.It is one of two Australian Muslim organisations that appoint a Grand Mufti of Australia , the other being the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC).
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formed in 2006 during a meeting of more than 80 imams which had gathered to discuss the crisis created by comme
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created in 2006 after more than 80 sunni imams met to respond to a crisis caused by comments made by taj el-din
Where the word went
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“terror” now appears 1× under Overview, 25% of the way down the article
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