Hundreds of people have protested against a government’s decision to scrap plans to build an Islamic school in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney.
Parents and prospective students have said the decision was unfair and racist.
Islamic groups have insisted that the Muslim community in Australia, which is comparatively young and fast-growing, needs more tailor-made education.
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A spokesman for the protestors, Rafik Hussein, says the government has made a big mistake.
“We do not accept that decision. It is un-Australian,” Mr Hussein said.
I love Mr Hussein’s use of ‘un-Australian’ here - it’s pretty much the opposite of how it’s usually used. In this case, I’d expect to hear someone say that having Islamic schools in Australia is ‘un-Australian’, so it’s quite nice to hear it used in a context where it means something that might actually be considered the true meaning of ‘un-Australian’.