Melbourne imam apologises for 2003 sermon on husbands beating wives
Melbourne imam Samir Mohtadi has apologised after a sermon from 2003 resurfaced in which he said husbands could beat wives as a last resort and questioned whether a husband could rape his wife. The comments have drawn renewed attention as Mohtadi’s MyCentre mosque faces separate allegations of links to a man accused of attempting to hijack a passenger jet.
In the sermon, Mohtadi said men should not bruise or make their wives bleed, and that a wife should respond to her husband’s sexual advances even if she was busy. He said the video was uploaded to YouTube in 2013 and had previously prompted criticism from then-prime minister Kevin Rudd in 2009. Mohtadi now says he opposes family violence and violence against women, and has apologised for his past remarks.
- A 2003 sermon by Samir Mohtadi has resurfaced.
- He said husbands could beat wives as a last resort.
- Mohtadi apologised and says he opposes family violence.
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MyCentre is a mosque in Melbourne where Samir Mohtadi is an imam, a Muslim religious leader who may deliver sermons to a congregation. A recording of a sermon he gave in 2003 later circulated online and attracted public criticism, including from then-prime minister Kevin Rudd in 2009.
The sermon discussed husbands’ treatment of wives, including violence and sex within marriage. Mohtadi has since said he opposes family violence and violence against women, and apologised for what he said. The renewed attention also comes as the mosque faces separate allegations concerning a man accused of trying to hijack a passenger jet.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Melbourne Iman preaches that husbands could beat wives in unearthed video – as he calls out Australian law”.