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Opera House cancels speech by Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar on why honour killings are morally justified | News.com.au
Opera House cancels speech by Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar on why ‘honour killings are morally justified’
A RADICAL Islamic spokesman has been stopped from delivering a speech defending honour killings at a cultural festival at The Sydney Opera House.
The event part of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas was slammed as a cheap stunt that could have put womens lives at risk.
The furore comes days after Opera Australia sacked a soprano from performing at the Opera House after an anti-gay slur appeared on her Facebook page.
MIRANDA DEVINE: TRENDY LEFTIES GIVING VOICE TO BARBARIC CRIME
EDITORIAL: SYDNEY FESTIVALS IDEA WAS SIMPLY DISGUSTING
Federal and state MPs condemned the Opera House for its decision to host Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar in a speech titled honour killings are morally justified.
Honour killing involves murdering a woman who is considered to have shamed her family.
The speech, scheduled for August 30, was removed from the festivals playlist last night following widespread outrage.
The state government is understood to have put pressure on the Opera House with NSW Arts Minister Troy Grant asking for an urgent explanation on why the event was scheduled.
Hysteria wins out. Opera house cancels my session at #FODI. Welcome to the free world, where freedom of expression is a cherished value.
— Uthman Badar (@UthmanB) June 24, 2014
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Aw, seems Mr Badar is not a happy camper.
Yes, welcome to the free world indeed, where Aussie is free to lobby the govt men and women to have his/her will prevail.
Oh, and freedom downunder doesn't extend to murdering women [or anyone else for that matter].
Anyone not liking Aussie culture should really relocate to another land, to one where they'd be much happier.
Opera House cancels speech by Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar on why ‘honour killings are morally justified’
A RADICAL Islamic spokesman has been stopped from delivering a speech defending honour killings at a cultural festival at The Sydney Opera House.
The event part of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas was slammed as a cheap stunt that could have put womens lives at risk.
The furore comes days after Opera Australia sacked a soprano from performing at the Opera House after an anti-gay slur appeared on her Facebook page.
MIRANDA DEVINE: TRENDY LEFTIES GIVING VOICE TO BARBARIC CRIME
EDITORIAL: SYDNEY FESTIVALS IDEA WAS SIMPLY DISGUSTING
Federal and state MPs condemned the Opera House for its decision to host Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar in a speech titled honour killings are morally justified.
Honour killing involves murdering a woman who is considered to have shamed her family.
The speech, scheduled for August 30, was removed from the festivals playlist last night following widespread outrage.
The state government is understood to have put pressure on the Opera House with NSW Arts Minister Troy Grant asking for an urgent explanation on why the event was scheduled.
Hysteria wins out. Opera house cancels my session at #FODI. Welcome to the free world, where freedom of expression is a cherished value.
— Uthman Badar (@UthmanB) June 24, 2014
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Aw, seems Mr Badar is not a happy camper.
Yes, welcome to the free world indeed, where Aussie is free to lobby the govt men and women to have his/her will prevail.
Oh, and freedom downunder doesn't extend to murdering women [or anyone else for that matter].
Anyone not liking Aussie culture should really relocate to another land, to one where they'd be much happier.