Aussie Muslims slam Howard's 'ignorant' remarks

Australian Muslims lambasted Prime Minister John Howard for criticizing Muslim immigrants as people who don not fit into Australian society, saying that his remarks would only fan prejudice against Islam. Islamic Council of New South Wales spokesman Ali Roude said the remarks were "offensive and ignorant" while the Islamic Friendship Association said Howard was "unfortunately playing on pre-existing Islamophobia".

Islam Online, 20 February 2006