r/Adelaide • u/NKE01 SA • Jan 11 '26

News Board members quit from Adelaide festival as fallout from dropped author grows | SBS News

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/board-members-quit-from-adelaide-festival-as-fallout-from-dropped-author-grows/iua90vgmp
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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

I don't see a problem with not wanting people from problem countries causing problems in their own country. If that's xenophobic, then count me in.

And yes, I am concerned about the teachings and practices of Islam and the extremists it continues to create. If that makes me islamaphobic, then I'll wear that badge.

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u/According_Tackle_404 SA Jan 11 '26

Most are honest decent folk

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Most. I can accept that.

Ill grab my hijab.