Hot fears over Islamic school

There are fears of a Cronulla-style riot as tensions grow over plans to build an Islamic school in southwest Sydney. Police are investigating a series of mobile phone text messages inciting violence.

"We have come together to call for calm after becoming aware of text messages targeting young Australian Muslims," Independent Centre of Research Australia Youth Centre president Fadi Abdul-Rahman told the Sunday Telegraph. "We are extremely concerned as this is exactly what happened with the Cronulla riots."

He was joined by Uniting Church Minister David Millikan in condemning the texts.

Millikan launched an attack on Christian Democrats leader Fred Nile, who at a public meeting last week to discuss the proposed 1200-student Islamic school claimed some Muslim schools overseas had produced terrorists.

Camden Council will decide whether to allow the school in March.

- AAP