Press Release
Anti-Islamic Nature of Foreign Policy Revealed on Syria and Burma

Burmese President Thein Sein arrived in Australia yesterday, Sunday 17 March 2013, for a three-day tour in which he will meet the Prime Minister, Governor-General and business leaders and is the guest of honour at a state lunch at Government House.

A day earlier Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced that Australia would list Jabhat al-Nusrah, one of the Islamic groups fighting the Assad regime in Syria, as a terrorist organisation, saying, "There is no place for violent extremist groups such as Al-Nusrah in Syria or elsewhere."

Uthman Badar, Media Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir/ Australia, commenting on these developments said,

"We remind the Foreign Minister, first and foremost, that he has no place dictating what should or should not happen in Syria. Australia should mind its own business and cease interfering in the affairs of the Muslim World. We also remind him that he is in no position on lecturing others about terrorism given the horrendous record of his own government and its allies, greater terrorists than whom the 21st century has not seen."

"The juxtaposition of Australia's policy on Syria and Burma reveal clearly the anti-Islamic nature of its foreign policy. On Syria, Australia has watched on from the sidelines, offering little more than rhetoric, as the Assad regime has butchered the people of Syria in the tens of thousands and in the most inhumane of ways. Now, it seeks to take a stand against Muslims groups defending themselves against the brutality of the Assad regime. It is clear that Australia's position has little to do with terrorism. Rather, it is based on its desire to suffocate the Syrian uprising and prevent it from reaching its natural end in the establishment of the Islamic state.

On the other hand, Australia rolls out the red carpet for proven terrorists such as President Thein Sein whose hands have not yet dried from the blood of the Royhinga Muslims of Arakan province which his regime spilt with impunity less than a year ago. The Australian Government is sending a clear message that it is not only an enemy of Muslims itself, but also a close friend of all those who have enmity for Muslims."

"The question is do Australian policymakers, who carry this anti-Islam policy, really care about the true interests of their own people, in the short and long-term? Are they really aware of the consequences of waging war against a great nation like the Muslims whose return to leading the world is imminent?"

 The Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Australia

 Contact: Uthman Badar, Media Representative, on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0438 000 465.