been heavily criticised - and satirised - for continually defending Hilaly with his insistence that Hilaly has been taken out of context or misunderstood. For example, following the comments made by Hilaly in October 2006 which said that if a woman is raped it is usually her own fault, Trad said that Hilaly was talking about adultery, not rape. Sydney Morning Herald columnist Paul Sheehan accused him of lying. In response to comments made about Australians by Sheik Hilaly on Egyptian TV, Trad said some of his comments were "ill advised". Trad succeeded in bringing a defamation claim against a Sydney radio station which described him as racist and offensive. A three judge panel in the Court of Appeal found that the Supreme Court Judge did not have a basis for describing Trad racist or offensive. However, the court ordered that only half of Trad's appeal costs be paid as some of the imputations fell under the technicality "reply to attack". In 2010, Trad advocated Shari'ah courts for Muslims to deal with matters relating to divorce and inheritance. He has also supported polygamy as an alternative to extramarital relations. In 2014 Trad defended boys performing as, "Soldiers of Khilafa" who were chanting the American President should go to hell and calling for the head of the Syrian President. Trad said, rather, they were singing a song about the Syrian revolution. In September 2016 Trad said he wanted a second wife, with his current wife who is a year younger than him being supportive. In February 2017, in response to a question regarding the meaning of Quran Chapter 4, Surah 34, Trad said a husband can beat his wife, but only as "a last resort". He later apologised for his statements mentioning that Islam does not allow for this by telling the truth that the Quran condemns all violence against women. See also Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Islam in Australia Islamic organisations in Australia References External links Islamic Friendship Association Trad on Gays and Lesbians Letters to Green Left Weekly Green Left Weekly, 11 December 2002. Trad replying to allegations about comments relating to homosexuals. Keysar Trad on an alternative Australian Muslim leadership The Religion Report, Radio National, 20 October 2004 Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Lebanese emigrants to Australia Australian Muslims