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"Scrutiny for mosques, schools"
Herald Sun ^ | 24 August 2005
Posted on 08/23/2005 8:47:21 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MOSQUES and Islamic schools will come under scrutiny as the Federal Government works to prevent terrorist behaviour, Prime Minister John Howard says.
When asked if he was prepared to "get inside" mosques and schools to ensure there was no support for terrorism, Mr Howard said: "Yes, to the extent necessary". "I have no desire and nor is it the government's intention to interfere in any way with the freedom or practice of religion," he told Southern Cross radio today.
"We have a right to know whether there is within any section of the Islamic community a preaching of the virtues of terrorism, whether any comfort or harbour is given to terrorism within that community.
"Now, it's very hard for a government or any of its agencies to penetrate every aspect of life and we don't want to interfere with people's enjoyment of life – and bear in mind the overwhelming majority of Australians of the Islamic faith are good, loyal, upright, decent, committed Australian citizens and I don't want them to feel strangers in what they regard as their own country.
"Equally, if people are not willing to give their first loyalty to this country then they obviously must understand that that will arouse enormous concern within the rest of the Australian community.
"It is a question of striking a balance and I believe enlisting the support and the goodwill of the people I spoke to yesterday was a very valuable framework and a very valuable first step."
Mr Howard met with Muslim leaders in Canberra yesterday with the aim of identify ways of preventing terrorist behaviour and steering "impressionable" young Muslims away from extremism."