Wednesday, May 03, 2006

"Muslim cannot commit to Australia goodbye"

Abdullah Saeed: The chance to shine in values exam
Australian Muslims should support a citizenship test - May 03, 2006
Finally, for those very few Muslims who believe they cannot function as Muslims because of Australian citizenship commitments, a test would be helpful, as it would say from the outset exactly what sort of values we as Australians espouse and what citizens need to commit to Australia. If any Muslim cannot cope with this, it may well be time to say goodbye.
For Muslims in Australia, a citizenship test should be a welcome development, quite in line with Muslim understanding, both past and present, of entering into a contract with a welcoming country and its people.
Abdullah Saeed is director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam at the University of Melbourne.

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