Seems he is a bit concerned about the practitioners of the religion of peace

Imam in hiding after backing calls to close Aussie Muslim schools

A Muslim imam says he's been forced into hiding after voicing support for the ideas of anti-Islam campaigner Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

Mohammed Tawhidi, of the Islamic Association of South Australia, said he agrees with Ms Ali's call to close Islamic schools in Australia.

He has also rejected extremist groups.

Ms Ali cancelled her tour of Australia this week because of fears for her safety.

"These schools do exist that are a problem and they need to be either shut down or changed completely," Imam Tawhidi said.

Fearing reprisals, the Adelaide-based Imam said he was escorted into hiding by police.

A video released on Facebook has been credited, in part, with stopping Ms Ali's speaking tour.

In a video, which was posted to Facebook a group of Muslim women speak out against Ms Ali saying: "You're not here to help us or stand with... you're here to profit from an industry that exists to dehumanise us".

Hana Asafiri, of the Persons of Interest group, which is behind the video, said they opposed Ms Ali because her rhetoric could inspire random attacks against Australian Muslims.

"There's nothing to be celebrated through a divisive and very hostile and fear-mongering conversation," Ms Asafiri said.


Ms Asafiri said Ms Ali cancelling her trip was seen by her group as a victory for free speech.

"Everybody has a right and they're the hallmarks of our freedoms and democracies.

"But I guess what I'm saying is those rights cannot be uncontested particularly when they're promoting hatred and fear."

The group has condemned Ms Ali as an extremist and a hatemonger and signed a petition against her visit.

But the Somali-born former Muslim has hit back, saying her critics are doing the work of radical groups.

"These are people who are far more interested in defending Sharia Law, that's Islamic law and the doctrine of radical Islam over human rights."

Ms Ali said these women criticise her, but say nothing about the millions of repressed women in Islamic countries.

"The idea that women have to cover themselves from head to toe to hide from men because if men see women's hair or women's faces or women's bodies then they are seized by this desire... and they start harassing and groping and sexually assaulting women," Ms Ali said.

"There is no feminist ideology of Islam.

"There are of course Muslim women all across the world who are fighting for their rights and fighting for their dignity, you know, the women in Saudi Arabia who are fighting for their right to drive a car and to be relieved of the obligation that they need a male guardian at all times."

But Ms Asafiri said her group opposed female oppression.

"Look, we start from the premise that all forms of violence against women and the subjugation of women are completely unacceptable," Ms Asafiri said.

An unrepentant Ms Ali has gone further, when asked whether groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir should be banned in Australia she said they should be treated like "skinheads".

"White supremacists and all sorts of remnants of the Nazi Party ... are stigmatised and they are actively marginalised and that's what we should do with Hizb ut-Tahrir, Jemaah Islamiyah, with the Diobandi, with the Muslim Brotherhood, with all Islamism organisations that set up shop in Australia and other liberal societies."

Just shows how intolerant most Muslims are.

freediver wrote on Apr 6^th, 2017 at 6:09pm:


If only they would listen to FD - and accept as fact, with no evidence whatsoever, that those funds went to terrorists.

Gandalf I would appreciate your views on what this Imam says in this video.

He says books like Sahih Al Bukhari should be banned, I see why the sunni Australians have a problem with him, he also says Palestine in Jewish land.

memri.org/tv/australian-shiite-imam-mohammad-tawhidi-we-did-not-come-australia-h...

Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 7^th, 2017 at 6:58pm:


All I can say is Holy Shi-ite I see why he has gone into hiding after listening to that.

Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 12^th, 2017 at 6:33pm:


No. Apparently he thinks its ok to drive people off the land they have owned and lived on for many generations - because of what happened 2000 years ago. I'd say the Aborigines in Australia have a pretty good case against us Europeans using that logic wouldn't you say Baron?

Still, I'm glad he criticised the sunnah (Bukhari). Although I disagree that all of Bukhari should be banned - there are some beautiful sayings promoting peace, tolerance and understanding. But it is high time muslims started weeding out the passages that so clearly contradict the message of the Quran.

polite_gandalf wrote on Apr 13^th, 2017 at 1:43pm:


Bukhari says muslims expelled the Jews and Christians from the land they had owned and lived on for generations, the Jews even offered to give the muslims half of the fruits of their labor if they could stay.

Is this an example of one of these beautiful verses?
Sunnah.com/bukhari/57/60

Australian Shiite Imam Mohammad Tawhidi said that some Islamic books, like The Bukhari compilation of the hadith, should be banned in Australia. “Every act of terrorism is taught from that book,” he said. Speaking at the Rotary Club of Adelaide, the Iranian-born Sheikh Tawhidi supported limiting the building of mosques, and said that his father had not come to Australia to see “burqas running around.” He called on the ASIO, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, to keep tabs on relig...


good for him.....WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO..

when Muslims come to this country they should sign a pledge saying they accept everything Australian...

I dont care what they do behind their doors...but thats as far as it goes...I am sick to death of all we talk about is Islam and Muslims....

and its usually about us fitting in with them..

I am over it

...come and take a look... if its too hard please feel free to leave..

for those who want Sharia Law there is a nice little island of Indonesia called Aceh... where its all the rage..