New Aussie Anti-Islamic Party Gains Approval from the Australian Electoral Commission
The Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA) gained approval from the Australian Electoral Commission on Wednesday for registration as a party, Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Its national secretary, Ralf Schumann, confirmed that controversial anti-Muslim Dutch politician Geert Wilders planned to launch the party on October 20.
The anti-Islam movement has sparked a response from a new group called Voices Against Bigotry, whose co-founder, Susie Latham, said, "It's time for all Australians to unite (against) this hate-mongering".
Islamic Council of Victoria spokesman Kuranda Seyit said it was quite ludicrous for the ALA to worry about the Islamization of Australia "considering that about 2 per cent of Australians are Muslim, and about half of them are just nominal Muslims".
Author and consultant Tasneem Chopra said Muslims in Australia had been successfully integrating for centuries, but that, "the way that this party is talking you'd think they were an anomaly who has no place, who have no fit".
