“It is important to give them more education in terms of who Muslims really are and who are radicals and what causes those people to be radicals, because we need to work towards the safety of everyone.
“(Fellow soccer players) always say ‘Imam, there are sometimes issues in the news’ and they’ll say: ‘Imam, is everything OK at the mosque?’ I say, ‘it’s OK, don’t worry’. “I try to address it but not let that get me down because there are more positive people than the small minority,” he said. Imam Husain said terrorist attacks by ISIS reflected badly on Muslims trying to live harmoniously in Western countries.
“I put these (sporting) things on Facebook with the intention that people realise that we are just like everybody else - just want to enjoy our lives, enjoy the Gold Coast and contribute to society and be part and parcel of the growth of this beautiful city,” he said. The 56-year-old said being part of the grassroots sporting landscape - including playing alongside men from mixed backgrounds in the over-45 Musgrave soccer team each Sunday, running marathons and hitting a squash ball - was a good way to show that.
Head of the Gold Coast Islamic Society Imam Imraan Hussein enjoying a game of soccer.
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