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 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's top Muslim cleric defied mounting pressure to step down for comments comparing women without head scarves to "uncovered meat," and suggested Friday that President Bush was more deserving of criticism for the bloodshed in Iraq.
Government leaders warned that by remaining mufti of Australia, Sheik Taj Aldin al-Hilali was dividing Australia's Islamic community, many of whom reject his suggestion that women who dress immodestly invite rape.
"He's driven a wedge within the community and the Muslim community itself is demanding that he be sacked," government spokesman on multicultural issues, Andrew Robb, told Nine Network television news.
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