In 2013, Howe was considered for an appointment to the Australian Senate, but a controversy ensured when Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, the Grand Mufti of Australia, subsequently asked that Howe's appointment be blocked.
Howe was considered for an appointment to the Australian Senate. This was in 2013. A controversy ensured. Howe's appointment be blocked. This was what Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed asked. Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed was the Grand Mufti of Australia.