Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones have been working together for more than 10 years and are usually the best of mates.
But today, things got very heated between them when they discussed the responsibilities of Australia’s Grand Mufti Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed to condemn the actions of ISIS.
The pair were posing today’s topic for Sydney radio station WSFM’s “reaction line” on their show, Jonesy and Amanda in the Morning.
The question was: should Australia’s Grand Mufti have to publicly condemn every Islamic terrorist attack?
Listen to the discussion here… Post continues below.
The Grand Mufti has attempted to clarify his position after releasing a statement earlier this week that was criticised for not explicitly condemning ISIS for the recent attacks in Paris.
At the time, his Facebook post read:
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families and people of Paris and Beirut at this time of unspeakable horror.
We will continually stand united in peace with them against such heinous attacks of cowardice.
There are no words to truly describe the devastation of these acts but we will continue in solidarity and pray for peace.
Dr Abu Mohamed has repeatedly said that he doesn’t support the group and that they do not represent everyday Muslims.
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English is a very hard language for people to learn. As an experienced ESL teacher for adult migrants, they have so many barriers to learning. It's literally not as easy as ABC. My students were 30 and above and are in the lower level. The higher level ESL classes usually have young adults. So what makes it difficult? Age. Yes, by their middle age they do have problems with learning. They cannot absorb information quick enough, they cannot link concepts in a foreign language. They above health, mental and psychological barriers. They are nervous, embarrassed, shy, and not confident. And it's not easy to make people of this age more confident or less embarrassed.
I am a Muslim, born and raised in Sydney. And I became an ESL teacher for adult migrants to teach them the language of this country. And as I taught many students, I have been challenged and confronted with many students who have difficulty learning, one way or another. I make my lessons easy-going, relaxed and fun as much as I can. But I can tell you now that not all teachers are the same. There are some really horrendous ESL teachers with horrendous methods ie just giving students pages and pages of work in a foreign language without teaching them the basics first. And students lose confidence and don't learn anything in this environment. How do you know he hasn't attended English classes and just had a really crappy teacher which inhibited him from learning?
Please give Us a break! We already have spokespeople who are more media savvy and also represent us, ie Waleed Aly. At the very least accept his statements on behalf of the Muslim community and stop attacking us front, right and centre.
The Catholic/Christian church has been sweeping peodofilia under the rug for ever and continue to do so. Brendon Jones is just another ignorant young earth creationist. No better, no worse than any other religious, sky daddy worshipping fool! #stupidhumans