Mansour Leghaei | |
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| Born | 14 May 1962 Abadan, Iran |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Other names | Arabic: شيخ منصور لقائي Persian: شيخ منصور لقائى |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Sydney |
| Period in office | 1997–2010 |
| Predecessor | Founder |
| Post | Sheikh |
| Website | www.ihic.org.au |
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Dr Sheikh Mansour Leghaei (born 1962) is the founder and a director of the Imam Husain Islamic Centre and the School of Islamic Theology in Earlwood, Australia, serving as the imam from 1997 to 2010.[1] He previously served in Nigeria, where in 1992 he opened an Education Centre called Ahul Bayt.[2]
Leghaei is known in Australia[3][4] and in the international media[5][6][7][8][9] for his drawn out legal battle, spanning more than a decade, with the Australian Government and its Security Services. Leghaei challenged the government's security assessment of him in his bid to gain permanent residency. The case often draws parallels in the media and by his lawyers[10] as a real life narrative of the novel The Trial by Franz Kafka, because the allegations, or the nature of the allegations against him, have never been revealed by the authorities and became a subject of discussion within the UNSW Law Journal
Leghaei is seen as a prominent member within the interfaith communities[4][11] and was the chairman of the Marrickville Interfaith Round Table.[12][13] Leghaei has attended a number of seminars to provide an Islamic perspective, including the Ecumenical Service on the Dead Sea Scrolls held at the Sydney Art Gallery, "Religious Therapy" on the occasion of World Cancer Day at the University of Sydney and "Spirituality of Great Traditions" at St. James' Church.[14]
- ^ "Imam Husain Islamic Centre – About Us". ihic.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "One last chance for cleric in ASIO's sights". smh.com.au. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Sheikh to take deportation fight to United Nations". abc.net.au. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Faiths unite in support of sheik". canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Ansley, Greg (19 May 2010). "UN probe into cleric's deportation". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Australia: International Progress Organization expresses concern over deportation of Sheikh Mansour". abc.net.au. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "Fighting to stay in Australia". english.aljazeera.net. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Australian government ignoring international conventions to deport Muslim cleric". topnews.in. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Protesters Urge Australia Not to Deport Iranian Cleric". voanews.com. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ Saul, Ben (7 June 2010). "Sheikh Leghaei endures a Kafkaesque nightmare in our midst". smh.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Anglican Clergy Support Sheikh Mansour Leghaei" (PDF). anglicanstogether.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Iranian cleric is a symbol of unity, not fear". abc.net.au. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "A Catholic Voice for Save the Sheikh". petermaher.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "World Peace Forum- Speakers". worldpeacecouncil.net. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.