Muslim leaders wrong on al Hilaly: Rudd
Labor leader Kevin Rudd says Australia's Muslim leaders made a bad mistake in allowing controversial Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly to remain the Islamic spiritual leader of Australia.
About 60 imams decided after meetings in the south-western Sydney suburb of Lakemba yesterday to reinstate Sheik Hilaly as Australia's mufti for the next three months.
Sheik Hilaly caused uproar last year when he compared women to "uncovered meat".
He then compounded the controversy by later disparaging Australia's convict heritage, saying Muslims had a better right to be in Australia than people brought here in chains.
"Australia's Muslim leadership have got this wrong," Mr Rudd told reporters in Canberra today.
"Australia's Muslim leadership should not be taking any decision which allows someone like al Hilaly, who's gone out there and defended pack rapists, to remain as mufti of Australia, even if it's for another three months."
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