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14 May, 2008 08:07 PM
COUNCILLORS are set to decide the fate of the proposal for an Islamic school in Camden on Tuesday, May 27.

But the Advertiser has been told that it is possible that the report to councillors could be delayed.

On Monday, the Quranic Society quashed rumours it had lodged a separate application for a school in the Liverpool local government area.

"No, not us,'' vice-president Issam Obeid told the Advertiser.

Liverpool Council confirmed no development application had been received from the society.

Mr Obeid said the society had not been given a date for the Camden Council decision on its application for the school on the corner of Cawdor and Burragorang roads.

"Hopefully they'll approve it,'' he said.

"We're looking for approval.

"We'll just wait and see the out come.''

NSW MP Fred Nile has continued to lodge petitions with the NSW upper house, asking for an inquiry into the Quranic Society and the suspension of the application "until the identity, funding sources, capacity, ideology and competency of the landowner and prospective school proprietor are fully ascertained''.

The most recent petition was lodged on Tuesday, May 6, but Parliament minutes did not state how many signatures it contained.

It joins four other petitions presented to the upper house by Mr Nile in March and April. They contained more than 1000 signatures.

The Public Affairs Education Centre and Camden Concerned Citizens Committee have distributed a leaflet to Camden residents asking for support for the petitions.

The Public Affairs Education Centre is the same group that organised the "public information forum'' held at the Camden Civic Centre in December, where Mr Nile was the main speaker. The Quranic Society was not invited.

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NSW MP Fred Nile has continued to lodge petitions with the NSW upper house, asking for an inquiry into the Quranic Society and the suspension of the application "until the identity, funding sources, capacity, ideology and competency of the landowner and prospective school proprietor are fully ascertained''. The people of Camden would be wise to heed the good Reverend's warnings. It is a well known fact that Saudi petro dollars are funding Islamist schools throughout the Muslim world and indeed, the West. They teach a brand of Islam that is not compatable with Western secularism. Muslims have a right to build a school IF they guarantee to teach peace, tolerance, and respect for the land that they live in. In this case....Australia. I don't want this country in the same mess that England is in. Make sure your council research's where the funding is coming from to build this school...and the type of Imams/Clerics that will be doing the religious teachings. Check their backgrounds.
Posted by LYN, 16/05/2008 9:05:38 PM

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Q: The fate of a proposed Islamic school is set to be decided by Camden Council on May 27. Is this the biggest decision the council has had to make?

Yes
(58.3%)

No
(41.7%)

Total Votes: 216
Poll Date: 17 May, 2008

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