Same-sex marriage: Why have Muslims been so quiet in the debate? By Julia Baird.

Observers of the same-sex marriage debate will have noticed the voice of one particular community has been largely missing from the fray: Muslims. …

Last night on ABC’s The Drum, Ali Kadri, spokesman for the Islamic Council of Queensland and the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, said his community was stuck with the choice of offending allies or siding with critics, and the result had been silence. …

“We are afraid if we come out with our opinion then the left may abandon us for going against their view and we can’t be friendly with the conservatives because they have been bashing us for 15, 20 years every chance they get … and that includes some Christian sects as well.”