sprint,
Quote:that is another ad hominem fallacy abu.
Wow, he used the word ramadan, and began with "All praise to Allah". He must be bona fide then.
freediver,
Quote:Where did you get that from? Are you saying Asio thinks it's a hoax, or that he doesn't have a following?
Here's a few reports that tend to indicate that, all from news.com.au
Quote:FEDERAL authorities will investigate a suspected hoax internet video of a young Australian woman threatening jihad
Quote:Previously federal agents have been urged to investigate whether Sheik Haron was a fake.
Quote:The Australian Federal Police said today they are investigating whether the video breached any anti-terror or other laws. They are also aware of claims that Sheik Haron may be a hoax designed to inflame tensions.
Also check this article from the Australian entitled
Sheik 'faked' to stir up ill-feeling.
Anyway the fact remains, that not a single Muslim in Australia knows who this guy is, and yet he's supposedly one of our 'senior clerics'??
In my personal opinion if he exists, then he's probably the head of the Islamic Australia Federation, which is actually a clandestine wing of the Liberal Party.
If you look at the terminology on his website, you'll find it's mostly newsspeak, when it comes to Islam anyway, terms like 'cleric' are not used by any Muslims to refer to their leaders, only mainstream media outlets ever use this kind of terminology, indicating quite strongly where the creators of his website got their info from. Also every single article on the website is specifically targetted just to cause hatred and tension between Muslims and non-Muslims, not a single article actually relating to Islam. Anyone who actually thinks this guy is the real Mc Coy needs his head examined.
Quote:Does Islam now impose restrictions on what people can call themselves?
As I said:
Quote:I generally just type the name from memory when using it, so I just use the transliteration I'm most used to using
Please do forgive my failing memory.
Quote:It seems kind of arrogant to correct someone's name for them.
When the person concerned is most likely a fictitious character, it's not all that relevant is it.