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August 22, 2011

The Australian: Malek Fahd Islamic School 'fees' funding Australian Federation of Islamic Councils

by Leo Shanahan
The Australian

THE nation's peak Muslim body is extracting millions of dollars in rent and fees from a successful Islamic school in Sydney that draws most of its funding from taxpayers.

Documents reveal the Malek Fahd Islamic School paid the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils $5.2 million last year alone, an amount equal to one-third of the school's educational funding from the federal and state governments.

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