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| Australia row over Islamic school | Australia row over Islamic school |
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| Authorities in an Australian town are due to decide whether or not to allow an Islamic school to built there. | Authorities in an Australian town are due to decide whether or not to allow an Islamic school to built there. |
| A Muslim organisation wants to build a school for 1,200 pupils on land it has bought in Camden, near Sydney. | A Muslim organisation wants to build a school for 1,200 pupils on land it has bought in Camden, near Sydney. |
| But cultural, religious and racial concerns have been raised amid complaints the school would be too large for a small rural community. | But cultural, religious and racial concerns have been raised amid complaints the school would be too large for a small rural community. |
| Camden's authorities have received some 3,200 submissions from the public about the school and only 100 are in favour. | Camden's authorities have received some 3,200 submissions from the public about the school and only 100 are in favour. |
| The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says Camden does not harbour a large Muslim population - about 150 families - so most of the pupils for the proposed school would have to be bussed in from Sydney, an hour's drive away. | The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says Camden does not harbour a large Muslim population - about 150 families - so most of the pupils for the proposed school would have to be bussed in from Sydney, an hour's drive away. |
| Town moves against school | Town moves against school |
| That has prompted a strong response from Camden locals. | That has prompted a strong response from Camden locals. |
| "They've got terrorists amongst them, OK? We can't say they haven't - they have," said one resident. | "They've got terrorists amongst them, OK? We can't say they haven't - they have," said one resident. |
| "We're quite happy to integrate, we happily integrate with Italians, Greeks, English, Scottish - this town has every nationality. Muslims do not fit in this town - we are Aussies, OK?" | "We're quite happy to integrate, we happily integrate with Italians, Greeks, English, Scottish - this town has every nationality. Muslims do not fit in this town - we are Aussies, OK?" |
| The Quranic Society, the organisation behind the proposal, has kept a low public profile throughout the process. | |
| Its position has been that Australian parents have the right to educate Australian children wherever they wish, regardless of race or religion. | |
| An internal Camden council report has already recommended against construction, mainly citing traffic concerns. | |
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