Jst found this article interesting…thought id share it..they also asked a question in the poll on the same news website… “Are young Australian Muslims vulnerable to being radicalised?”
Yes: 41544 (79%)
No: 10820 (21%)
Heres the article:
Australia 'prime country' for Muslim radicals
Monday Jul 2 06:00 AEST
There are more young Muslims per capita who are vulnerable to the influence of radical Islam in Australia than in any other country, according to new research funded by the Federal Government.
It is estimated there are up to 3000 Muslims in Sydney alone who are part of "ideological sleeper cells" on the brink of becoming radicalised, The Australian reports.
Mustapha Kara-Ali, a former member of Prime Minister John Howard's Islamic advisory board who headed the research project, warned yesterday that Australia is at risk of a terrorist attack.
"We're finding out that per capita we've got a huge number of young Muslims (vulnerable to radicalisation) compared to other countries where there's a bigger community but yet relatively the same number of extremist youth," he said.
"There are ideological sleeper cells waiting to be completely radicalised. Because radicalisation ... is to act upon your extremist teachings."
Kara-Ali labelled Australia a "prime country" for radicalisation, saying hardline clerics are continuing to exploit community divisions to recruit young Muslims between the ages of 15 and 25.
"Because the Muslim community in Australia is still new, there isn't a strong established Islamic order and that means the (fundamentalist) ****** movement can penetrate the community further and recruit more at ease than they would be able to do in the Middle East, where there is an establishment — a traditional Islamic order in place — which would resist them," he said.
The revelations came as John Howard warned Australians to be vigilant in the wake of foiled car bomb terror plots in the UK over the weekend.
"What is happening in Great Britain is a reminder to all of us that, despite all the talk on occasions from some that the threat of terrorism is exaggerated in our society, it is not, and we must remain vigilant," he said.
Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=276224