05 October 2011

A council is spending ratepayers' money to make Muslims feel more at home

Darebin Council in Melbourne's north is doing the hiring …. (t)he successful applicant will be paid $66,000 a year.

As a ratepayer Vicki Janson says the community was never consulted, and as the Deputy President of the Q Society - a group concerned with the Islamification of Australia - she's outraged. “We're for integration not segregation, and really for upholding what we would call Australian values,” Janson said.

The Attorney General sees the plan as a way of building a strong and cohesive society, and resilience in the community against extremism.

The job description states that the officer’s role will be to "Strengthen the Islamic Society of Victoria and (find) how they can be more effective in the community". Also to implement strategies that assist the Islamic Society to dispel myths and misconceptions about Muslims and Islam. [Yahoo!7] Read more [via Islamophobia Watch]