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Penrith says NO to Islamophobia Zia Ahmad Penrith, an outer suburb in Sydney’s west has rejected a racist and anti-Muslim campaign by accepting the building of a community centre in the area. After a two hour debate Penrith Council last week voted to approve the development application by the Mohammadi Welfare Association for an Islamic Centre in Kemps Creek. The vote was split seven councillors voting for including the mayor Mr Fowler, and five councillors voting against. The meeting was interrupted several times to calm the rowdy audience and a member of the public was ejected for calling the mayor, a liar. Demonstrators for and against the application gathered in front of the Penrith Civic Centre before the approval meeting with a heavy police presence. There were ugly scenes outside the building where an Asian protester was targeted with racist slurs while an African woman was told she had Ebola. The vicious campaign against the Centre was spearheaded by far right organisation Australia First, neo-nazis and local racist elements. However a large number of local community members in addition to Muslims demonstrated in support of the Centre with slogans “Muslims are welcome, racists are not” and outnumbered those who were against the Centre. Muhammadi Welfare Association Incorporated, had applied to build a community centre and place of worship in Clifton Avenue, Kemps Creek within the greater Penrith area. The secretary of the association Mr Abbas Alvi, a poet-musician and a widely respected community leader said, “ We are mainly an Urdu speaking community from the Indian subcontinent whose members now belonging to... continued on page 2
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Charges dropped against Mubarak Abu Anees The former Egyptian dictator had charges dropped against him by an Egyptian court for the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising against his regime. Husni Mubarak and his officials were previously convicted and sentenced to life in June 2012 for the killing of civilians and the gross human rights abuses during his autocratic reign lasting 30 years. There have been demonstrations in several cities against the verdict on Egyptian
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streets and in universities with clashes with the security forces. The regime has forbidden unauthorised gatherings warning of harsh punishments for protesters. A number of people have been killed and scores injured since the verdict was announced last Friday 30 November. The court decision is widely viewed being influenced by the current dictator Abdul Fattah el-Sisi who ousted the democratically elected President Dr Mohammad Mursi and has surrounded himself with officials from the Mubarak regime. Dr Mursi, frustrated by the failure of pros-
ecutors and judges appointed by Mr. Mubarak to hold him accountable, he had appointed a special committee to investigate the killings of protesters and installed a new prosecutor to pursue claims against Mr. Mubarak and his as- Husni Mubarak sociates. continued on page 2
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