Islamododos.

I Stumbled across an ageing article at AIJAC tonight, on the preaching and literature of Islamododos in Sydney:

In both New South Wales and Victoria, seemingly innocent bookstores which purport to purvey knowledge and spiritual guidance to their patrons have been shown to be distributors of hate literature which has a clearly violent intent. In both capital cities, calls for Jihad and endorsements of martyrdom appear in everything from books to audio compact discs and elaborate DVD presentations

Worryingly, the material reviewed was only that which was available in English.

The article’s author, Naomi Peled, notes the ‘discovery’ of “material that preaches a religious obligation to fight against the kuffar (infidels)” provided by the Islamic Information and Support Centre of Australia- headed by Sheikh Abu Ayman, with the more prominent Sheikh Mohammed Omran serving as a spiritual leader in the organisation.

The material itself is nothing particularly original or creative from these Islamododos, just the usual ‘Allah hates Jews’, ‘Christians and Jews are inferior to the Muslim people’, the West must be crushed, non-Muslims must pay a tax, aaarrgh! assorted Sheikh muscle flexing, etc., etc.

More interesting, although not much of a surprise, is the fact that this material is widespread in Lakemba- a main 'battleground' in the recent, appalling, riots. Peled predicted last August the danger in allowing Australian Muslim leaders to abuse the liberties we in the West enjoy so much, especially our freedom of speech, association, and lax (perhaps too lax) censorship laws:

As the global community continues to try and comprehend the impact of the latest terrorist attack, it has become obvious the world over that terror has taken on a new face. It is the face of ‘home-grown’ bombers, removed by generations and physical distance from the traditional epicentres of terror and instead converted to radical Islam by provocative firebrand preachers and incendiary texts. From citing classic racist literature to making radical interpretations of religious texts, the extremism arising in the hearts of Brunswick and Lakemba and poisoning inter-faith relations is a prime example of provocative hate speech, and we need only look to London to see where such speech, gone unchecked, can lead. The threat of radical Islam has indeed arrived on the shores of Australia, and it is the public’s responsibility, ironically enough, to espouse one of the theologian’s very own teachings, "we should all take heed, for ourselves and for those who are with us" for hate is within our midst.

Sheikh Mohammed Omran is a complete nutter, and a dodo.