Freedom of speech prevailsCAIR (Council on American and Islamic relations) is one of the peak Muslim organisations in the United States and breaks bread at the highest levels of government...
In the above posting Infiltrating Australia 's Academe
you would have noticed the name Dr Zachariah Matthews as one of the committed members of FAMSY, the Federation of Australian Muslim Youth. This is the same Dr Zachariah Matthews who in a lecture on March 30 th 2001 , organised by the University of Western Sydney (Milperra) Muslim society told his audience in the context of describing the deception employed by Mohammad in the migration (Hijrah) from Mecca to Medina in 622, that " Deception is necessary ". Note Matthews tense. IS not WAS. Keep in mind that this was in March 2001. Before Sept 11, before Afghanistan , before, Bali 1, before Iraq , before Bali 2, before the Madrid plantings and before the London underground plantings. In his lecture notes The Hijrah: A Necessary Phase in the Dawah
on page 4, Matthews lists 6 principles, including, under the heading " Secrets should be hidden " the declaration that "today we talk about issues that don't need to be talked about to the general public" - "what is needed is less talk and more action." Curious, to say the least. Point 4 of the principles is to " Employ skill and competence ." Think Stalin's "useful idiots" when you read this principle. Matthews then goes on in point 6 of his principles to exhort his audience that Deception is necessary , and then concludes by saying that "these are only some of the many principles we learn from the migration ( Hijrah ) "principles that can be applied in all aspects of our lives ." Once again note the tone and tense. Again I feel it necessary to reinforce the point that we are talking about a lecture given in March 2001 and very heavily question the contemporary relevance in Australia of Matthews exhortations about such concepts as the use of deception in all aspects of our daily lives.
FAMSY * FAMSY website * A list of the articles and topics published in their magazine * Full list of Conferences and speakers *FAMSY About us information * FAMSY is linked from the Islamic Council of Victoria website.
