Radical cleric to speak in Australia: Are there any other ones?

Sheik Bilal Philips ADVOCATES marriage to pre-pubescent girls.

IS a former “foot soldier” of the militant group the Black Panthers.

STUDIED urban military tactics while a Communist and considered going to China to learn guerilla warfare.

Liam Houlihan

Article from: Sunday Herald Sun

A RADICAL Muslim cleric linked to the World Trade Centre bombing is coming to Melbourne as a key speaker at a major Islamic conference.

Sheik Bilal Philips is listed by the US Government alongside Osama bin Laden as an accused conspirator in the 1993 Twin Towers car bombing which killed six and injured more than 1000.
Australian authorities are now considering the sheik’s application to enter Australia next month.

But investigations have revealed the sheik:

ADVOCATES marriage to pre-pubescent girls.

IS a former “foot soldier” of the militant group the Black Panthers.

STUDIED urban military tactics while a Communist and considered going to China to learn guerilla warfare.

Controversial British convert Yvonne Ridley is also billed to speak at the event which will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre over the Easter long weekend.

Ms Ridley has called suicide bombings “martyrdom operations” and described hook-handed firebrand Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was jailed for inciting terror, as “quite sweet really”.

The conference has been promoted by Muslim group Mercy Mission as a positive invitation to Australia’s Muslims and non-Muslims.

But the inclusion of Sheik Philips has members of the local Islamic community concerned.

Muslim leader Yasser Soliman said the sheik’s views on young girls were distasteful, unfortunate and not a true reflection of Islam.

* Unfortunatley that is a steaming pile of taqiyya, because sheik Philips knows the proper hadith, as we can see below…

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Mr Soliman, who was also invited to speak at the conference, said he did not want to be associated with extremism, but might still attend the event to provide a contrary view.

Sheik Philips recently said on a British documentary that because the prophet Mohammed married a nine-year-old girl, it was permissible.

“The prophet Mohammed practically outlined the rules regarding marriage prior to puberty,” he said.

Right:

* Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64
Narrated ‘Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old,
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64