In 2015 the far-right, anti-Islam Q Society was involved in a defamation law suit over their claims that the Islamic certification industry is corrupt and funds "the push for sharia law in Australia". Legal proceedings against senior members of the Melbourne-based Q Society and Kirralie Smith, who runs the website HalalChoices, began after a speech was given at a Q Society event, that portrayed El-Mouelhy as "part of a conspiracy to destroy Western civilisation from within" and "reasonably suspected of providing financial support to terrorist organisations". El-Mouelhy claims he has been defamed in relation to the proceeds of halal certification.[18][18] This case has now been settled out of court.