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| Formation | 1 January 1964 |
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| Registration no. | (ABN) 37 002 757 155[1] |
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Area served | Australia |
President | Dr Rateb Jneid[2] |
Budget | $65 million (2017)[3] |
| Website | afic |
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The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC), founded in 1964 as Australian Federation of Islamic Societies (AFIS) and also known as Muslims Australia, is a not-for-profit umbrella organisation to represent Sunni Muslims across Australia.
It is not to be confused with the Australian National Imams Council, which also appoints its own [Grand Mufti of Australia].[4]
- ^ "Australian Federation of Islamic Councils". November 2014.
- ^ "Australian Federation of Islamic Councils' new leader Rateb Jneid faced gun charges in 2014". The Daily Telegraph. 9 May 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AFIC 20 Feb 2017was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ https://www.sbs.com.au/language/arabic/en/podcast-episode/australia-now-has-two-grand-muftis-as-rival-muslim-bodies-square-off/ibbc5ljcz