Muslims distance themselves from mufti

This is the same "sheikh" who suggested that women don't wear hijab invite rape. Oh.. and he's a Holocaust denier, too.

Personally, I hope he makes MORE crazy-ass statements (is that possible??). Maybe it'll teach the Muslim community in Australia to pick leaders with at least SOME semblance of common sense...

Australia's mufti said in an interview on Egyptian television that Australian Muslims were more entitled to the country than those with a convict heritage

Kuranda Seyit, executive director of the Forum on Australia's Islamic Relations (FAIR), said the comments were the sheik's extreme personal opinions and did not represent the views of the majority of the Muslim community.

"I would like to reiterate to all Australians, including our people of Anglo-Saxon heritage, that there is no substance to the idea that Muslims have more of a right to Australia than the early settlers," Mr Seyit said in a statement.

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