Her latest remarks drew on Ed Husain’s memoir The Islamist. Reading more may help reframe the debate on Islam, writes Australia’s special envoy to combat Islamophobia
I must admit that Senator Pauline Hanson surprised me this week. But not for the reasons you might think.
After years of hearing the senator speak about Muslims, Islam, mosques, immigration and national identity, I never imagined I would see the day when she would stand up and quote from a book. Yet in her latest remarks, she drew on British writer Ed Husain and his memoir, The Islamist, citing his account of joining – and later leaving – Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain as evidence for her concerns about Islam in Australia.