Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister Tony Burke said: “Bigotry is always wrong. You should be able to live safely and freely in Australia, regardless of who you are or what you believe.”
Sure. But the “Islamophobia” envoy won’t just crack down on vigilante attacks against innocent Muslims, which are never justified and already illegal. He will also crack down on honest analysis of the motivating ideology behind jihad violence, allowing that jihad violence to proliferate freely and unhindered.
“UN ‘Global Expert’ Aftab Malik named Islamophobia envoy, after Imam Council warnings over delay, by Jake Evans, ABC.net.au, September 30, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
A special envoy to combat Islamophobia has been appointed by the federal government, months after it named Australia’s first anti-Semitism envoy.
Aftab Malik, a United Nations Alliance of Civilisations “Global Expert” on Muslim affairs, has been named as the government’s Islamophobia envoy.
Mr Malik was born in Britain to Pakistani parents and migrated to Australia in 2012 when he was invited by the Lebanese Muslim Association to work as a scholar in residence to teach and mentor young Muslims in Sydney’s western suburbs.
Most recently, Mr Malik has worked in the NSW premier’s department in community engagement and countering violent extremism.
The government promised to appoint envoys in the wake of social disunity after the October 7 terror attack by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza.
Jillian Segal was appointed as anti-Semitism envoy in early July, and the prime minister promised then the government would also name an Islamophobia envoy “shortly”, noting the announcement had been brought forward in order for Ms Segal to attend an international conference on anti-Semitism.
After months passed, the Australian National Imams Council warned the delay would become “farcical” if a person was not found by the end of September.
In July, the government appointed an anti-Semitism envoy and announced an Islamophobia equivalent would soon follow. Ten weeks on, the Islamophobia position remained vacant.
The announcement comes in just under the deadline set by the Imams council, though Mr Malik’s three-year term will not begin until October 14.
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister Tony Burke said his appointment would bolster the $90 million in initiatives already invested by the government to tackle the ongoing impacts of the Hamas-Israel conflict in Australia.
“Bigotry is always wrong. You should be able to live safely and freely in Australia, regardless of who you are or what you believe,” Mr Burke said in a statement….
Steve says
Tony Burke is nothing but a talking head, a puppet.
My question is this, why don’t the Muslim leaders and other Muslims in any authority speak out publicly against the atrocities committed by the designated terrorist group Hamas on Oct 7 2023 in Israel? Their silence is deafening. Are they also dancing with happiness? I have not seen one Muslim in any media platform condemn what happened.
somehistory says
If you did see one, he would likely be condemned by all others. Threatened, etc.
sheik yermami says
Tony Burke is a parasite & a corruptocrat whose seat depends on the Muslim vote.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Good to see you back. Australia now has a muslim vote that’s significantly big enough to start caring about? 😲
bagsgroove says
The muslims don’t even try to hide their support for hamas and other muslim terrorists. They cry about being victims of islamophobia while dancing when jews are being massacred. Muslims are beyond the pale of humankind. All they care about are muslims and to hell with everyone else. We say,to hell with islam !
bagsgroove says
So what has Segal accomplished ? Muslim asses are still being kissed !
bagsgroove says
All muslims care about are just the muslims. To hell with other people. Everyone knows that now,so to hell with islam and all muslims.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Isn’t a muslim combating islamophobia simply an euphemistic description of a jihadist?
somehistory says
Yes, yes it is.
FYI says
How about a special envoy to combat say..HINDUPHOBIA?
no need;it doesn’t exist.
islamophobia is a made up nonsense to silence legitimate criticism.
Why does islam have a special privileged /status?
Does Tony Burke have a problem with Hindus?
Why are all OTHER RELIGIONS ignored,Tony?
That’s not very multicultural is it,Tony?Mr multicultural affairs guy
“ALL religions are equal…. except islam which is above all others.”
Do you find this joke politically incorrect?
what political group would find it “politically incorrect”?
Let me guess..the LEFT?
Flag as inappopriate?
You mean like the pally flag?
You are not a socialist… of the national “socialist” type are you??
The pally flag is sort of like the Swastika isn’t it?
somehistory says
Why do the various governments never get a regular guy who actually **knows** islam inside and out, but who is not biased toward mozlums, a non-mozlum, to be an expert who can tell when there is really some hate-filled violence on the horizon?
They never do. Only a mozlum can tell if mozlums are being hated or made the victims of some crime. (hatred is not a crime…yet)
Because…. Only mozlums will continuously make up stuff to help prove their claims of viral phobia.
And they are so well-trained for the job.
Beverly Teboe says
Yes, people should be able to believe whatever they choose. However, when your beliefs call for the death and enslavement of others, then you are no longer given the freedom to choose. Simple. And that is not Islamophobia, that is a fact. Sharia law is not appreciated by freedom loving people. Muslims need to stay in countries that appreciate death.
BTeboe says
Yes, people should be able to believe whatever they choose. However, when your beliefs call for the death and enslavement of others, then you are no longer given the freedom to choose. Simple. And that is not Islamophobia, that is a fact. Sharia law is not appreciated by freedom loving people. Muslims need to stay in countries that appreciate death.
STJOHNOFGRAFTON says
Malik had better stock up on chunder bags because it’s Islamonausea. Islamophobia is a weaselword concocted by the Muslim Brotherhood to help Muslims naintain victimhood.
libertyORdeath says
If you were really trying to be serious, you wouldn’t put a Muslim in charge of finding “Islamophobia”
Next up – the anti-gang unit headed by Haitians