His statement is actually from a couple of days after the attack. Islamophobia is one of the things that causes Islamists to attack you. Chew on that one. And he’s a political ‘moderate’, Sunni.
Via Courier Mail:
THE Grand Mufti of Australia says current strategies to combat terrorism are not working, in light of the Paris terror attacks.
DR Ibrahim Abu Mohammed said in a statement late on Sunday that causative factors such as racism and Islamophobia needed to be addressed.
“These recent incidents highlight the fact that current strategies to deal with the threat of terrorism are not working,” Dr Mohammed said.
He condemned the Paris attacks, which killed at least 129 people and injured more than 350, and expressed condolences to the victims’ friends and families.
“We call upon all people of goodwill to stand against fear-mongering and injustice,” he said.
This is apparently roiling through Australia now, as his supporters try to backtrack on what he said. The ‘clarification’ is that it doesn’t ‘justify’ the actions. So he’s still saying that that’s what is in fact part of what’s ‘causing’ the attacks.
But here’s a good question. If ISIS has nothing to do with Islam as some Muslim leaders, Obama and Hillary say, then how can stopping ‘Islamophobia’ have anything to do with stopping ISIS terrorism?