Sydney council seeks to shut down Islamic centre linked to controversial preacher Wisam Haddad
by Nino Bucci from World news | The Guardian on (#72BKF)
City of Canterbury Bankstown issues a cease use', alleging building housing Al Madina centre was never approved to be a prayer hall
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A western Sydney council has moved to close an illegal" Islamic prayer hall associated with the controversial cleric Wisam Haddad, which has come under scrutiny since the Bondi massacre.
In a move supported by the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, the City of Canterbury Bankstown council says it has issued a cease use" directive on Haddad late Monday, after surveilling the Al Madina centre on Kitchener Parade in Bankstown.
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