A file image of Ismail Al-Wahwah speaking at a rally organised by Hizb ut-tahrir in Lakemba.
A file image of Ismail Al-Wahwah speaking at a rally organised by Hizb ut-tahrir in Lakemba. Photo: Steven Siewert
A CONTROVERSIAL Australian sheikh has been left stranded in Jordan after authorities confiscated his Australian passport, possibly in relation to his membership of an international group that advocates a global Islamic caliphate.

Ismail al-Wahwah, a Hebron-born sheikh who lives in Sydney, had finished the haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and travelled to Jordan to visit family.
But upon arrival at Amman airport his passport was confiscated, leaving him stranded.