Canberra, Sept 8 (ANI): Australian Parliamentary Secretary Cory Bernardi has reportedly asked a Muslim in Sydney to "publicly denounce" fundamentalist Islam before he corresponded with him.
New evidence of Bernardi's anti-Islamic views, who has been accused of supporting a self-confessed Islamophobic Dutch politician, emerged when an online Muslim forum published a letter from the senator to a Sydney Muslim.
In the letter, Bernardi was responding to concerns expressed by the man about his comments regarding Islam. He said that Islam had been linked with hate speech, terrorism, gang rapes, racism, segregation and isolationism, the Age reports.
"You have identified yourself as an Australian Muslim. I would be interested to know if you subscribe to fundamentalist Islamic practices," Bernardi wrote.
"If not, I ask then for evidence that you have publicly denounced the above mentioned practices and the preachers who advocate for non-engagement of Muslims and 'infidels'," he added.
According to the report, Bernardi again wrote a letter on August 12, stating that the man was "incapable of critically analysing the actions of Islamic fundamentalists".
"In the absence of your condemnation, one can only conclude you agree with their conduct," he wrote.
Bernardi recently faced an angry backlash after he promised to help controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders visit Australia.
Wilders, whose party holds the balance of power in the Dutch Parliament, provoked outrage among the Netherlands' Muslim community after he likened the Koran to Mein Kampf and Islam to fascism. (ANI)
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