How is Imam Mohamad Tawhidi perceived in Australia? Is he a genuine Islam reformer?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Awake now! Good morning form Oz!
Tawidi’s had a fairly respectable following in Oz, however in saying that sometimes it’s hard to tell given that we operate within an echo chamber (I know I did on FB), so I’d see a lot of memes from other conservatives in my feed.
He’s pushing for reformation within Islam which is the only way that Islam will become acceptable to the West. And he’s taking a lot of risks and copping a lot flack for his stance. I think he’s even been subject to a couple of bans on FB (go figure).
While I like his message and admire what he’s trying to achieve I’m suspicious of all Muslims - I’m especially suspicious of muslims in politics because that it is where Islam can do the West the most damage - that coupled with high birth rates will be the end of our culture unless Islam gets a grip and leaves the dark ages behind.
JacintaL
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Apr 22, 2019
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Good morning! Finally, a comment from Australia. 
Thanks ever so much for your insightful input. It is interesting that Tawhidi's conservative stance on Islam reform still counts; I would've thought most Mecca (moderate) Muslims who live in the West and appreciate Western values support him whether they're left or right. Islam is indeed a religion of political ideology, especially Hadith. Its removal would be great.
It's nearly midnight in the UK. Time for me to go to bed. Good night! LOL!
I feel the same and I'm respectfully watching him. I do admire him, but I also hope there is no other ulterior motive. We need people like him to speak up loudly, I think most of his supporters would be non muslims but I'm not sure on that. I think he is hated by many many people.
I know Tawhidi is constantly under death threats, probably by many Medina Muslims (Islamists), and although he has close friends who support him, they don't wish to become public figures like him, and that's understandable. I wonder how many Muslims are "secretly" supporting him... If Islam became more compatible with modern values by reformation, that would be good news for the Mecca Muslims. There is a Muslim gay community in the UK. I don't know how they manage to live by the Quran and stay gay - that's cheating. LOL!
I have been following Iman Tawihi for 4 year's , I have much respect for him, I started I group so people could learn more from and about him.
Gerri4321
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Apr 22, 2019
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Hello. Wow, 4 Years! You have a good point. It's important to collect information so that we can have balanced views, and not to blindly walk into general beliefs, narratives, etc. I always feel reluctant about talking of Muslims as collective, knowing that there are people like Tawhidi who are trying to reform Islam from within. However, Islam is indeed a religion of political ideology and Tawhidi is indeed a political figure, I feel I would support him with caution.
I adore him, I wonder how Australia thinks about him too, wow, lots of fun things written here .. yeah for free speech. I love this site.
Tabithakitten
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Apr 22, 2019
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Hi. Yes, I'm waiting for Aussies to wake up; it's about 5 am over there). LOL!
Well its 6:20 in Sydney right now. So good morning America.
I am pretty well read and across a lot of media and this is the first I have heard of this person. Certainly not mentioned in anything I have seen, heard or read. Whilst I am only one Australian I think that might indicate his level of penetration in the broader Australian community i.e none.
Hello. Thank you for your input. Wow, that's interesting! Tawhidi is on Facebook with 185,000 likes. I assumed that he was reasonably known - good or bad.
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