DAR AL HARB - AUSTRALIA: AN ABUDANCE OF YOUNG MOSLEMS MAKES AUSTRALIA A PRIME COUNTRY FOR PREACHING ABOUT JIHAD

Australia 'prime country' for Muslim radicals
By ninemsn staff

There are more young Muslims per capita who are vulnerable to the influence of radical Islam in Australia than in any other country, according to new research funded by the Federal Government.

It is estimated there are up to 3000 Muslims in Sydney alone who are part of "ideological sleeper cells" on the brink of becoming radicalised, The Australian reports.

Mustapha Kara-Ali, a former member of Prime Minister John Howard's Islamic advisory board who headed the research project, warned yesterday that Australia is at risk of a terrorist attack.

"We're finding out that per capita we've got a huge number of young Muslims (vulnerable to radicalisation) compared to other countries where there's a bigger community but yet relatively the same number of extremist youth," he said.

"There are ideological sleeper cells waiting to be completely radicalised. Because radicalisation ... is to act upon your extremist teachings."

Kara-Ali labelled Australia a "prime country" for radicalisation, saying hardline clerics are continuing to exploit community divisions to recruit young Muslims between the ages of 15 and 25.

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