Islamic groups call for review of Sydney counterterrorism raids | ABC News

An alliance of peak Islamic groups has called for Australia's terrorism laws to be changed, to remove the concept of "religiously motivated terrorism" from the legislation.
In a statement, the Australian National Imams Council, the Alliance of Australian Muslims and the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network said it was necessary to "avoid simplistic attributions that target specific communities".
The group's spokeswoman Ramia Abdo Sultan said terrorism was driven by political ideology and not religion.
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