HISTORICAL FACTS: Wissam haddad - The Untold Story

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

A fine has been issued over an unlawful prayer hall linked to a notorious Islamic preacher for allegedly breaching a shutdown order.

AAP · Jan 16

'Hate in hearts': illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

Extremist preachers using unlicensed premises to radicalise followers could be on the hook for more than $100,000 as local councils are enlisted to combat hate.

AAP · Jan 11

Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

The NSW premier said he will do all he can to keep a racist preacher's prayer hall closed in a bid to confront division in the wake of the Bondi beach massacre.

AAP · Dec 28, 2025

Preacher's anti-Jewish sermons put racism in spotlight

A high-profile legal battle has highlighted racial discrimination challenges, experts expect will continue to test the limits of free speech.

AAP · Jul 4, 2025

Federal court orders Sydney Muslim cleric to remove ‘racist and antisemitic’ lectures from social media

Wissam Haddad was sued by two members of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry over lectures in 2023 recorded in Bankstown

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2025

Islamist preacher's court loss over 'perverse' sermons

Sermons delivered by an Islamist preacher drew on fundamentally racist tropes and made "perverse generalisations" about Jewish people, a judge has found.

AAP · Jun 30, 2025

Sydney Muslim cleric revels in being ‘deliberately provocative’ and must be restrained by law, court hears

Wissam Haddad ‘does mean to cause offence’ and should be ordered to stop maligning Jewish people, the federal court is told

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2025

Jewish leaders 'let down' in fight with Muslim preacher

Two Jewish community leaders claim they were left to fend for themselves after Australia's institutions failed to hold an Islamist preacher to account.

AAP · Jun 13, 2025

Muslim preacher 'never' meant to insult 'vile' Jews

An Islamist preacher says he did not mean to insult Jews by calling them 'treacherous' after comparing Christmas greetings to congratulating someone for murder.

AAP · Jun 11, 2025

Sydney Muslim cleric tells court Jewish people can’t be offended by him calling them ‘vile’ as lectures were private

Wissam Haddad, also known as Abu Ousayd, argues speeches in which he is alleged to have maligned Jewish people were delivered to a Muslim audience

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025