Exclusive: One of Australia's most senior Muslim clerics, Sheikh Shady, refused entry to New Zealand following mosque massacre
Sheikh Shady said he raised the issue with Australian government officials within the Home Affairs department, and was granted a special visa within 24 hours on Tuesday.after video surfaced in which he said homosexuality was responsible for "spreading all these diseases".
A law introduced by Denmark in April last year banned certain preachers, including Sheikh Shady, from entering the country. Denmark also banned women wearing the burqa in public. "[INZ] can confirm that Mr Alsuleiman was advised that he was unable to travel to New Zealand visa free as a result of being excluded from Denmark," said national border manager Stephanie Greathead.
"We don't understand the reasons why he has been placed on the list," he said. "That's something that Sheikh Shady will inquire into and seek to address."
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