Flames rip through Islamic centre

The Daily Telegraph ^ | August 25, 2005

[11th_VA]

AN Islamic study centre and book shop in central Hobart has been gutted by fire.

Firefighters were called to the Sufi Study Centre and Islamic Book Shop in Liverpool Street at 7.15am (AEST) today.

All peak-hour pedestrian and vehicle traffic was blocked, causing lengthy delays for city workers.

A police spokesman said there was no sign of forced entry to the building, but police investigators were yet to examine the scene.

The fire was contained to the second storey of the building, which also houses a Chinese restaurant and miniature model shop.

The other businesses sustained only smoke and water damage, the spokesman said.

Hobart mosque Imam Sabri Samson, said there had been no threats against Muslims in Tasmania to date and he hoped the fire had not been deliberately lit.

AAP

[11th_VA]

What a tragedy ... yep, tragedy ...

[Loyalist]

Inflammatory rhetoric has its price.

[decal]

"The fire was contained to the second storey of the building, which also houses a Chinese restaurant and miniature model shop."

It's obvious someone got some bad moo shoo pork and took revenge....

[TexasCajun]

Michael Savage said it would be the Hooligans that would take care of these Euro-Jihadist.

[Alouette]

Probably set by other Muslims. Sufis are the underwhelming minority of peaceful Muslims.

[359Henrie]

That song... My give a damz busted.

[Neophyte]

It's obvious someone got some bad moo shoo pork and took revenge.... No, it's Allah himself took care of the Muslim center which had the affrontery of sharing premises with a greasy spoon eatery where PORK was on the menu...

[TASMANIANRED]

Militant Muslims consider the Sufis to be apostate.

[sageb1]

I'm sorry....not.

[linear]

More likely the perp was a radical Muslim - Sufi sect is considered not to be "true."

[hemogoblin]

[McGavin999]

You bet it's a tragedy, the Sufis are the gentlest Muslims on the planet. They are hated by the jihadis.

[ncountylee]

Gee...that's awful.

[sageb1]

While this is true, I highly doubt that militant Muslims started the fire. It was probably started by a non-Muslim who does not differentiate.

[Alouette]

I highly doubt that militant Muslims started the fire.

Why is that? Militant Muslims have never been known to start fires?

This way they get a "twofer" - punish the "apostate" sect and then whine to the media about "backlash."

[EricT.]

Flames Rip Through Islamic Centre

Hell is still hot.

[sageb1]

Unfortunately? Many Sufis have turned to New Age spiritualism, the theosophy movement, and the rhetoric of the humanistic one world religion folks. And that mix, my friends, will end up being our final and most dangerous enemy.

[sageb1]

"This way they get a "twofer" - punish the "apostate" sect and then whine to the media about "backlash."

That's a valid point, Alouette. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the investigation turns up.

[Nick Danger]

Oh, the hummus!

[Dick Vomer]

gee ... I hate when the press makes something beautiful..sound so...so.... cheap and disgusting..