The misunderstood mufti

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Sigmund, Carl and Alfred has a post, "The mufti loves women in the same measure he loves Jews" directly quoting the mufti of Australia who thinks unveiled women are uncovered meat.

It seems the mufti feels misunderstood.

Not that this is the first time: He surely felt equally misunderstood back in 2004 when he praised the September 11 terrorist attacks as "God's work".

Or when he dismissed the Holocaust as a "Zionist lie" and when stated that he believes that Israel is a "cancer that is planted in the heart of the Ummah (Muslim community)".

But fear not, the Beeb finds him Neat, snappy and eminently quotable.

A change of clothes, and you'd think he's another Noel Coward.

On the BBC: The BBC's commitment to bias is no laughing matter (h/t SC&A)

Update: Via Pajamas, Advice from Imam Yahu al-Zirius
Spiritual Leader, Fostaz al-Vegimita Mosque

UPDATE, Saturday 28 October The Australian recorded and translated, and now has a new transcript of his speech (via Blue Crab Boulevard)
Here's the SBS translation (h/t Dr. Sanity)

A culture of ingrained evil

(technorati tags Islam, Australia, Sheik Taj Aldin al-Hilali, BBC)