Australian MP Faces Online Abuse For Swearing-In As Cabinet Member On Koran

Today's Sydney Morning Herald and the Brisbane Courier Mail report on the abusive reaction on Facebook and Twitter to the swearing in on the Koran of Labor Member of Parliament Ed Husic as Australia's first Muslim frontbencher.  Husic was appointed by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Parliamentary Secretary for Broadband.  While Husic is a non-practicing Muslim, he said it was a straight forward decision to be sworn in on the Koran. Husic is the son of Bosnian Muslim immigrants. A number of members of Parliament decried the social media reaction and praised the multiculturalism symbolized by Husic's appointment.