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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Imams and sheikhs to urge Australian Muslims to back voice during Friday prayers

People pray at Lakemba mosque
Worshippers participate at Lakemba mosque in 2022. The Australian National Imam’s Council predicts 80% of mosques will deliver a message in support of the voice to parliament on Friday. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP

Most imams and sheikhs will urge Australian Muslims to back the Indigenous voice to parliament during Friday prayer sermons, according to the Australian National Imam’s Council (ANIC), which has launched a final push in support of the referendum.

With Anthony Albanese also tipped to visit a Sydney mosque on Friday, the ANIC is urging all mosques and imams to dedicate their traditional Friday sermons to the yes vote.

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