Australian resident detained for 'terrorism-related activities' in Singapore

By Goya Dmytryshchak
Updated July 31 2016 - 9:20pm, first published 11:54am
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, had been living in Australia for 14 years, leaving Singapore after run-ins with Muslim leaders and the authorities. Photo: YouTube
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, had been living in Australia for 14 years, leaving Singapore after run-ins with Muslim leaders and the authorities. Photo: YouTube
A photo Zulfikar Shariff posted on his Facebook page of himself with his children in front of a flag used by jihadi terror group Photo: Supplied
A photo Zulfikar Shariff posted on his Facebook page of himself with his children in front of a flag used by jihadi terror group Photo: Supplied
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, is accused of actively spreading radical ideology online and helping radicalise at least two other citizens. Photo: Facebook
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, is accused of actively spreading radical ideology online and helping radicalise at least two other citizens. Photo: Facebook

When he first settled in Australia in 2002, Zulfikar bin Mohamad Shariff was known as a social activist fighting for the right of Singapore's schoolgirls to wear the Islamic headscarf.

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