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Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

A fine has been issued over an unlawful prayer hall linked to a notorious Islamic preacher for allegedly breaching a shutdown order.

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'Hate in hearts': illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

Extremist preachers using unlicensed premises to radicalise followers could be on the hook for more than $100,000 as local councils are enlisted to combat hate.

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Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

The NSW premier said he will do all he can to keep a racist preacher's prayer hall closed in a bid to confront division in the wake of the Bondi beach massacre.

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The words that shut down racist preacher's prayer hall

Hard-line Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad and his followers are searching for a new home after their controversial prayer hall in a medical centre was shuttered.

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University of Sydney argues academic’s article not racist against Jewish people as ‘Zionism is a political concept’

Case taken by academics against two colleagues and the university is considered a major test case for hate speech in Australia

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Australian law is clear: criticism of Israel does not breach the Racial Discrimination Act

Earlier this month, the Federal Court found controversial Muslim cleric Wissam Haddad breached the Racial Discrimination Act.

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Islamist preacher unable to 'bury' anti-Semitism ruling

A preacher who incited racial hatred against Jewish people will have to make his apologies prominent on webpages and social media.

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Preacher's anti-Jewish sermons put racism in spotlight

A high-profile legal battle has highlighted racial discrimination challenges, experts expect will continue to test the limits of free speech.

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Federal court orders Sydney Muslim cleric to remove ‘racist and antisemitic’ lectures from social media

Wissam Haddad was sued by two members of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry over lectures in 2023 recorded in Bankstown

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Islamist preacher's court loss over 'perverse' sermons

Sermons delivered by an Islamist preacher drew on fundamentally racist tropes and made "perverse generalisations" about Jewish people, a judge has found.

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Sydney Muslim cleric revels in being ‘deliberately provocative’ and must be restrained by law, court hears

Wissam Haddad ‘does mean to cause offence’ and should be ordered to stop maligning Jewish people, the federal court is told

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Jewish leaders 'let down' in fight with Muslim preacher

Two Jewish community leaders claim they were left to fend for themselves after Australia's institutions failed to hold an Islamist preacher to account.

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Muslim preacher 'never' meant to insult 'vile' Jews

An Islamist preacher says he did not mean to insult Jews by calling them 'treacherous' after comparing Christmas greetings to congratulating someone for murder.

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Sydney Muslim cleric tells court Jewish people can’t be offended by him calling them ‘vile’ as lectures were private

Wissam Haddad, also known as Abu Ousayd, argues speeches in which he is alleged to have maligned Jewish people were delivered to a Muslim audience

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Sydney cleric used ‘dehumanising’ generalisations designed to intimidate Jewish people, federal court hears

Applicant’s case argues 2023 sermons were ‘calculated to denigrate all Jewish people’ but defence says speeches were intended for small, private audience

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Muslim preacher defends 'dehumanising' sermons on Jews

An Islamist preacher is being sued over sermons in which he allegedly made "derogatory generalisations" about Jews, who he described as rats and cowards.

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Sydney cleric being sued for alleged antisemitism says case is an existential battle ‘between Islam and unbelievers’

Executive Council of Australian Jewry alleges Wissam Haddad breached section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act during lectures in which he quoted from the Qur’an

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'Take it up with God': preacher sued for anti-Semitism

An Islamist preacher, with former ISIS members as friends, is being sued for alleged anti-Semitic sermons but asserts he has a right to free speech.

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Prominent Muslim groups claim reaction to Sydney nurses video is ‘selective outrage’

Coalition of Islamic groups says remarks made by nurses that they would kill Israeli patients were ‘emotional and hyperbolic’

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Jewish heads sue Islamic preacher over 'racist' sermons

Two Jewish leaders say a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against a controversial Islamic preacher is required to "defend the honour" of their community.

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