Australian Federation of Islamic Councils
- Australian Federation of Islamic Councils
The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) was founded in 1964 as an umbrella group for various Islamic groups or councils, and is considered Australia's most important Islamic organisation. Rahim Ghauri was elected President in April 2006 [BARNEY ZWARTZ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/cleanout-at-the-top-for-islamic-group/2006/05/01/1146335671179.html Clean-out at the top for Islamic group May 2, 2006] retrieved 2007-01-27] . The immediate past President of the AFIC is Dr. Ameer Ali.The 9 member organisations are; the Muslim Council of NSW, Islamic Council of Victoria, Islamic Council of Queensland, Islamic Council Western Australia, Islamic Council SA, Islamic Council ACT, Islamic Council of Tasmania, Christmas Islands Islamic Council and Northern Territory Islamic Council [ [http://www.afic.com.au/about03.htm ABOUT AFIC] retrieved 2007-01-26] .
Recent Events
As of 17 May, 2006, enquiry has been sought by Australian police into allegations by the AFIC treasurer Ikebal Patel that corruption is rife amongst AFIC, including fraudulent access to funds, software and data piracy, sexual harassment, pornography and other illegalities. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19162462-2,00.html]
The group has been suffering from internal turmoil in 2006 with elections replacing seven of an eight person executive council [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/cleanout-at-the-top-for-islamic-group/2006/05/01/1146335671179.html Clean-out at the top for Islamic group - National - theage.com.au ] ] and the council has been reported to have backed away from a promise to tackle hardline Muslim clerics and crack down on extremist ideologies. [ [http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,18855044%255E421,00.html AdelaideNow... Islamic leaders stall over crackdown ] ]
ee also
*Islam in Australia
*Mufti of Australia Fehmi Naji
External links
* [http://www.afic.com.au/ Australian Federation of Islamic Councils website]
* [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19030946-2702,00.html Australian news story on recent turmoil at AFIC]
References
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