Exclusive: Muslim voters are ‘grossly underrepresented at all levels of government’, Ghaith Krayem says
Ghaith Krayem of Muslim Votes Matter says recent fearmongering about ‘political Islam’ is disappointing and goes against Australia’s democratic values.Ghaith Krayem of Muslim Votes Matter says recent fearmongering about ‘political Islam’ is disappointing and goes against Australia’s democratic values.
Krayem, a former head of the Islamic Council of Victoria and former CEO of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, said Muslim Votes Matter was “independently funded” but he did not disclose details of donations received to date. In the wake of those developments, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said Australia should not “go down the road of faith-based political parties, because what that will do is undermine social cohesion”.that “the rise of political Islam as in the UK would undermine the secular liberal democratic foundations of modern Australia”.
Krayem described Muslim Votes Matter as “a national, independent and grassroots organisation developed in response to community sentiment around the lack of representation of both Muslim and minority groups in Australia”. “The ongoing genocide in Gaza and broader issue of Palestine is one critical issue driving our campaign, but ours is an inclusive initiative that hopes to uplift representation for minority groups across the country.”Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersHe said the Labor party had “taken Muslim and minority votes for granted” for too long, but “that changes now”.
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