Reasons for not having a mosque in Bendigo One day, waiting for a pizza order, I wandered into the Muslim bookshop. I was astounded to see titles such as The International Jew or The Truth about the Pope, amid a welter of anti-Semitic, anti-Christian and pro-extremist literature. The revenge attacks on white Australians after the Cronulla riots originated out of Punchbowl. A number of media crews were attacked when they went to local mosques. A large number of those charged with terrorism offences in Australia stayed in or had associations with the area. Due to the brilliant and fearless reporting of this papers Richard Kerbaj, who spoke perfect Arabic, we found that at a number of the mosques in the area outright hatred was being preached: anti-Semitic, misogynist, conspiratorial. Most of the time, these sermons didnt advocate violence. The speakers were what Britains David Cameron has called non-violent extremists. The advent of satellite television made it easier for these folks to live a life apart. Hezbollahs Al-Manar TV station was available on satellite packages. Most Arab homes you went into had Arabic TV playing in the background. The anti-social behaviour became more acute. theaustralian.au/national-affairs/how-i-lost-faith-in-multiculturalism/story-fn59niix-1226031793805
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