Australia's first female Muslim MP says terrorists see non-believers as cockroaches and admits there is a link between terrorism and Islam.
Labor's Anne Aly, who was a counter-terrorism expert before being elected to federal parliament last year, said religiously-motivated murderers saw non-believers as sub-human.
.... In a break with many left-wing politicians, who deny the link between Islam and terrorism, the Egyptian-born politician said the Koran was often used to justify violence.
'It would be wrong to completely dismiss ideology and the role of ideology and religion in this,' she said.
'There are certainly parts of the religion that do justify or that can be used, that are easily manipulated to justify violence.'
The Perth-based politician said the Islamic Hadith, which chronicles aspects of the Prophet Mohammad's life, was also used to justify terrorism. [Daily Mail] Read more
