With just
days to go
before the
big day on
Sunday 26th,
the number
of
registrations
is certain
to exceed
all
expectations
in this our
10th year of
organizing
CresWalk.
Look out for
the Islamic
College of
Brisbane and
Australian
International
Islamic
College
students in
their sports
colours
challenging
each other
to the
finish, and
their
parents and
teachers
coming along
to support
them on the
same route.
Hobnob along
the Brisbane
River with
Imams,
senators,
members of
parliament,
councillors
and
bureaucrats.
Our major
sponsor,
Crescent
Wealth,
is sending
along a team
from Sydney
and we look
forward to
showing them
some true
Queensland
hospitality.
There will
be a host of
random draw
prizes that
will include
a weekend at
the Hilton
Apartments
in Surfers
Paradise,
three nights
at the
Chevon
Renaissance,
dinners at
restaurants,
shopping
vouchers and
other
surprises.
A number of
activities
are planned
around the
always
delicious
lunch to
cater for
all.
The
development
of the new
Brisbane
Islamic
Centre
in
Underwood,
Brisbane
made the
Channel 9
News on
Friday after
the deadline
for public
submissions
to Council
on the
proposal
closed.
A
spokesperson
for the BIC
committee
told CCN:
"The
application
for the
Community
Centre
development
at 161
Underwood
Road, Eight
Mile Plains
has been
submitted to
Council
since 23
December
2011. Like
with any
development
the process
needs to run
its course
with the
respective
authorities,
and we would
work with
Council to
address any
issues
raised by
Council or
the public
with respect
to the
project."
Shakeel
Yusuf of
Eight Mile
Plains has
been
recognized
for his hard
work by
being named
in the
Australian
Institute
Management's
top 30 in
Queensland
and the
Northern
Territory.
An
initiative
of AIM's
Young
Manager
Advisory
Board (YMAB),
the AIM30 is
a list of
individuals
who have
excelled in
their chosen
careers and
professions.
Shakeel has
worked
tirelessly
to build a
client
portfolio of
more than 70
companies in
his role as
a senior
manager with
tax giants
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
and was
stunned to
receive the
accolade.
"It was
quite
humbling, it
is such a
talented
list," he
said. "It's
moments like
this that I
like to deep
a deep
breath and
reflect on
what I have
achieved in
my career."
Source:
Southern
Star 15 May
2013
When
contacted by
CCN to
congratulate
him on his
award,
Shakeel said
he was
thankful for
what this
would mean
for his
future
prospects
and added:
"I'm a
regular CCN
reader and
it's a great
community
newsletter."
Now here's a
lad who's
not only
smart but
has
impeccable
reading
habits to
match!
Report by Razeena Gutta and
photos by Saalihah Seedat
The
Crescents of
Brisbane
Healthy
Living
workshop was
held
yesterday
(Saturday 18
May) at the
Springwood
Community
Centre and
was well
attended by
ladies of
all ages.
The workshop
aimed at
giving us
practical
ways to
avoid
unnecessary
chemicals
and
additives in
everyday
life.
There were
two
well-known
speakers who
presented
and both
were highly
informative
and
entertaining.
Louise
D’Allura
spoke to us
about the
additives in
foods. She
explained
what really
is in the
food we eat
and how to
read and
interpret
food labels.
She made
note of
certain
numbers and
names on
packaged
food
products
that we all
should be
aware of
when
shopping,
and how
these
additives
have links
to an
increased
presence of
allergies as
well as
asthma,
eczema and
learning and
behavioural
problems.
While she
gave us a
lot of
information
that might
have sounded
a bit
daunting at
first, she
was very
practical in
her approach
as to how we
can change
our shopping
and eating
habits to
avoid
unnecessary
additives in
our diets.
Carolyn
Donovan
spoke to us
about
recycling
and
‘upcycling’
in and
around the
home. While
at first
mention, the
topic might
have sounded
a bit
mundane,
Carolyn’s
talk was
anything
but! As a
model and
mum,
Carolyn’s
advice was
practical,
interesting
and
appealing to
all. She
shared her
beauty
secrets with
us (think
honey and
vinegar),
she shared
her shopping
tips (think
op shops and
wardrobe
makeovers)
and she
shared her
cleaning
tips (think
bicarb and
lemon
juice). She
was funny,
endearing
and she
definitely
inspired the
audience to
think about
the
consequences
of using
chemicals on
our bodies
and in our
homes, and
even in the
large
amounts of
unwanted
clothing
that we
throw away
each year,
and what
effect that
has on the
environment
around us.
The talks
were
perfectly
complemented
by a gourmet
high tea
prepared by
the
Crescents of
Brisbane
team. There
were
homemade
scones,
muffins,
freshly
prepared
sandwiches
and lots of
fresh fruit.
All items
were made
from high
quality
ingredients,
additive
free and
healthy, not
to mention
extremely
tasty!
It was a
fun,
informative
afternoon
thanks to
both
speakers,
Saalihah
Seedat for
initiating
and
coordinating
the event,
and the
ladies of
the
Crescents of
Brisbane
Team.
For some
tips on
lunch and
snack
options to
help
de-clutter
the
additives
click
here.
What some
of the
participants had to say:
“Wow..what
an amazing
afternoon!
An excellent
combination
of speakers
with
useful and
practical
info to take
home..and
most
delicious
teatime
treats.”
(A.S)
“It was
such a
successful
event..I
loved every
minute of
it! From the
informative,
fabulous
speakers to
the well
thought out,
scrumptious,
gourmet high
tea…Well
worth it “
(S.M)
“A
refreshingly
different
and
informative
afternoon
filled with
laughter,
shocking
realities
and a
sumptuous
yet healthy
high tea.
Well done!”
(S.G)
“Informative,
interesting
and
entertaining…nice
to know it’s
fashionable
to be
frugal!
Loved it!”
(A.C)
“It was a
very
interesting,
informative
and
entertaining
afternoon. A
lot of
things that
we normally
wonder about
concerning
food
additives
and numbers
were made
very clear
which is
helpful! And
the
afternoon
tea was just
yummy!
Thank you
Crescents.”
(F.O)
“An
afternoon of
total
awesomeness…great
line up of
speakers and
the food was
just
delicious.
Keep up the
good work
Crescents! “
(R.K)
"To The
Crescents of
Brisbane:
Just wanted
to thank you
for an
amazing
afternoon of
practical
information
at the
Healthy
Living
Workshop.
The
presenters
were really
helpful,
clear and
very very
entertaining!
Also a
special
mention to
your ladies
for the
delicious
gourmet high
tea! It was
superb,
exquisite
and the
display was
just
delightful.
Great
organisation
and
presentation!
Thank you!
Keep me
inform about
your next
workshop
please! All
the best."
(Claudia
Rodino)
"Saturday
May 18th was
a thought
provoking
afternoon.
From the set
up and turn
out one
realized
that it was
to be a
wonderful
afternoon
amongst
friends.
Besides the
food we got
to listen to
two very
intelligent
women,
Louise
D'Allura and
Carolyn
Donovan, who
somehow had
us thinking
that maybe
grandma did
know best,
and that
reverting to
the
all-natural,
non-toxic
products
that we all
have grown
up with may
be the
solution to
the current
problems
facing us
today:
overactive,
sensitive,
allergic
kids and
food that
exacerbate
medical
conditions.
It was
ground
breaking
news for us
because
whilst we
woman crave
an easier
route or
quick means
to an end,
we have
forgotten
how happy,
healthy and
simple life
once was
before the
expensive
skin lotions
and premade
chappatis! I
myself
intend
implementing
and changing
not only the
way I shop
and my
family eat
but also how
to recycle
waste. Well
done to all
the
organizers,
I think that
our
objective of
a healthier
way of life
was
achieved."
(A.M)
Panellists:
Ruby Wax,
Comedian and
Author;
Faramerz
Dabhoiwala,
Author
The Origins
of Sex;
Sylvia Nasar,
Author A
Beautiful
Mind;
William
Dalrymple,
Historian of
India and
the Islamic
world; and
Mike
Carlton,
Journalist,
Commentator
and Author.
William
Dalrymple
was born in
Scotland in
1965, and
brought up
on the
shores of
the Firth of
Forth. He
was educated
at
Ampleforth
and Trinity
College,
Cambridge
where he was
first
History
Exhibitioner
then Senior
History
Scholar.
He is the
author of
nine books
about India
and the
Islamic
world,
including
City of
Djinns ,
White
Mughals, The
Last Mughal
and Nine
Lives: In
Search of
the Sacred
in Modern
India.
His new
book,
Return of a
King: The
Battle for
Afghanistan
1839-42
was
published to
acclaim in
December. He
writes
regularly
for The
New Yorker,
The New York
Review of
Books
and the
Guardian,
and is one
of the
founders and
a
co-director
of the
Jaipur
Literary
Festival.
William has
honorary
doctorates
of letters
from the
universities
of St
Andrews,
Aberdeen,
Bradford and
Lucknow, and
in September
took up a
visiting
fellowship
at
Princeton.
A frequent
broadcaster,
he wrote and
presented
three
television
series
Stones of
the Raj,
Sufi Soul
and
Indian
Journeys.
His Radio 4
series on
the history
of British
spirituality
and
mysticism,
The Long
Search,
won the 2002
Sandford St
Martin Prize
for
Religious
Broadcasting.
William is
married to
the artist
Olivia
Fraser and
they have
three
children.
They now
live on a
farm outside
Delhi.
Australian
Alicia Gali
took a job
in the Dubai
with one of
the world's
biggest
hotel
chains,
Starwood.
According to
the Sunday
Night
Channel 7
programme
aired last
week, Gali
was using
her laptop
in the
hotel's
staff bar
when her
drink was
spiked. She
awoke to a
nightmare
beyond
belief: she
had been
savagely
raped by
three of her
colleagues.
Alone and
frightened,
she took
herself to
hospital.
What Alicia
didn't know
is that
under the
UAE's strict
sharia laws,
if the
perpetrator
does not
confess, a
rape cannot
be convicted
without four
adult Muslim
male
witnesses.
She was
charged with
having
illicit sex
outside
marriage,
and thrown
in a filthy
jail cell
for eight
months.
One viewer,
Mr Kemal
Omar of
Brisbane,
raised his
objections
to some of
the
assertions
made in the
programme in
a letter to
Ross
Coulthard.
Final
preparations
are in place
for the
Crescents of
Brisbane/Lions
Club of
Kuraby
Australian
Citizenship
Ceremony
that will
see 150
local
residents
become
citizens on
Sunday 2
June as part
of
Queensland
Week.
The first
ceremony of
this nature
to be hosted
in
Queensland
by the
Crescents of
Brisbane
Team will
take place
in the
Kuraby State
School hall.
The
Crescents of
Brisbane
Team will
help will
help with
the
logistics
and Dr
Mustafa Ally
will deliver
the address
on what it
means to
become a
citizen.
A student is
setting up
house and is
in need of
some basic
furniture: A
TV stand or
cupboard;
single or
double bed;
table and
chairs;
computer
desk.
Contact
Janeth Deen
on 0435 086
796 for
collection
if any items
are
available.
The Red Cross International Tracing Service is at
present trying to locate the following person:
Hadi REZAIE
The above named is from Afghanistan. If he is known
to your service, please ask him to urgently contact
the Red Cross (contact details below) in relation
with a Tracing request that he lodged with the Red
Cross. If I am not at my desk, please leave your
name and phone number with my answering service and
I will return the call as soon as I am available.
Thank you very much for giving your time to consider
this request.
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Caseworker ASAS and Tracing Programs
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Dear Editor,
I spoke to you earlier today in regards to a full
time GP position available on the Gold Coast/Tweed
Heads. At our Amcal pharmacy we currently have a Dr
consult room, use best practice software and also
participate in Opiod Treatment Program (methadone/suboxone).
Dr Paul Balin is our GP, he is
qualified to prescribe methadone/suboxone as well.
Dr Balin owns a practice across the road in
Coolangatta and therefore works between the two
locations (Coolangatta family practice and Tweed Bay
street Amcal). Dr Balin's Coolangatta practice is
extremely busy and is now taking up most of his
time. At our pharmacy (Tweed Bay street Amcal) there
are two options available.
1. Full time GP
work at Bay St Amcal. Mon to Sat 8 to 5.30pm (or
later if required for appointments). No rent, no
contract, lovely staff, cleric duties done by us
(bookings, paperwork phones, etc). The doctor can
have 100% of payments (Dr required to apply for
Medicare provider number).
2. Full time GP work at Bay street and Coolangatta
family practice combined. Dr Balin suggested as an
approximate 75% to 95% of payments to the doctor if
he chooses to work with Dr Balin. Dr Balin is
willing to train doctor to prescribe methadone/suboxone
if requested.
Also, it would be possible for Doctor
to practice at Amcal Bay street with their own
provider number (100% payment for dr) and also work
with Dr Balin separately (paid directly by Paul
Balin).
In Tweed Heads there are only 2
private prescribers for OTP. One of the main reasons
for our consulting room was to meet the high demand
of clients. Dr Balin did not have a practice in NSW,
we are situated on the border (between NSW and QLD)
therefore Dr Balin is able to prescribe meth/subox
at our chemist.
All of the current patients are new
to Dr Balin and I can personally gurantee to the
perspective Doctor that there is still an abundant
amount of patients to be seen daily. I have
organised majority of appointments (through my
customers, meth/subox clients, family and friends)
for Dr Balin and will be just as committed to our
new Doctor. If required I can also organise
accommodation and show the Doctor the surrounding
area.
Thank you very much for your
assistance with this matter.
Gem Cicek
(Pharmacist/Director)
Tweed Bay Street Amcal
28 Bay street, Tweed Heads
NSW 2485
0755361361
The request was made by the club’s Muslim
midfielder Bilal Franck Ribery, who asked
for specifying a small room for players to
perform their prayers
MUNICH –
Helping their players to fulfil their
religious duties, German football giants
Bayern Munich have decided to build a mosque
to help Muslim footballers to perform their
prayers.
The German football club agreed to a request
to build a mosque in the Allianz Arena
stadium to serve its Muslim players and
fans.
The request was made by the club’s Muslim
midfielder Bilal Franck Ribery, who asked
for specifying a small room for players to
perform their prayers.
The new
mosque would serve Muslim players and fans
with a full time imam, an Islamic library
and Islamic sessions.
The administration also announced that they
will finance 85 percent of the costs of the
worship place, leaving 15% to Muslim players
and fans who want to participate.
The news about the new mosque was made
public via the club's official site.
Founded in 1900, Bayern Munich is the top
tier of the German football league system,
and is the most successful football club in
Germany. The football giants have won a
record 23 national titles and 15 cups.The
club won its first national championship in
1932. Bayern Munich is the biggest sports
club in Germany and the fourth biggest
football club in the world, generating
€368.4 million in 2012.
Bayern is not the first European club to
build a mosque for its Muslim players after
Newcastle United specified a prayer room for
Muslim players.
Muslims pray five times a day, with each
prayer made of a series of postures and
movements, each set of which is called a
rak‘ah.
The five prayer times are divided all
through the day which starts with Fajr
prayer at dawn.
UK:
Taj Hargey crops up in the Daily Mail
with a guest column titled, ‘The Oxford sex
ring and the preachers who teach young
Muslim men that white girls are cheap’.
Needless to say Hargey is called upon to
‘speak the unspeakable’ – that the media is
blinkered by political correctness in not
identifying the men as ‘Muslim’ and in
ignoring that there is a disproportionate
number of Muslims who engage in grooming and
exploitation rings.
Hargey writes:
“The fact is that the vicious activities
of the Oxford ring are bound up with
religion and race: religion, because all the
perpetrators, though they had different
nationalities, were Muslim; and race,
because they deliberately targeted
vulnerable white girls, whom they appeared
to regard as ‘easy meat’, to use one of
their revealing, racist phrases.
“But as so often in fearful, politically
correct modern Britain, there is a craven
unwillingness to face up to this reality.”
Quite how Hargey can square the views
expressed in recent months as a ‘craven
unwillingness’ is beyond us – particularly
when commentary has been anything but craven
on this issue.
In an apparent sleight to Vikram Dodd’s
piece in yesterday’s Guardian, Hargey
writes:
“One particularly misguided commentary
argued that the predators’ religion was an
irrelevance, for what really mattered was
that most of them worked in the night-time
economy as taxi drivers, just as in the
Rochdale child sex scandal many of the
abusers worked in kebab houses, so they had
far more opportunities to target vulnerable
girls.”
But ignoring the opportunities offered to
predators to groom young girls at the
expense of essentialist arguments on race or
religion would only, as the Deputy Childrens’
Commissioner has warned, lead to “too many
child victims [not] getting the protection
and support they so desperately need”.
Hargey attempts to dispel studies by
criminologists on the varied ethnicities of
sexual predators, as shown in a study by
Helen Brayley and Ella Cockbain, of UCL’s
Jill Dando Institute, claiming “…reputable
studies show that around 26 per cent of
those involved in grooming and exploitation
rings are Muslims, which is around five
times higher than the proportion of Muslims
in the adult male population.”
Of course, no mention of whom authored these
‘reputable studies’. How are they to be
appraised and regarded as reputable when no
further information is provided to
substantiate their authoritativeness?
French
Muslims Look to Science to Determine Start
of Ramadan
PARIS:
France's Muslim leaders have agreed to end
almost 1,400 years of Islamic tradition and
use modern astronomy to determine the start
of the holy month of Ramadan and other
Islamic holidays.
The French Muslim Council (CFCM) voted on
Thursday to start using astronomical
calculations to set the date rather than
relying on the naked eye to sight the new
crescent moon.
Ramadan traditionally begins the morning
after the sighting, which has in the past
been delayed by a day or even two by
weather.
Council President Mohammad Moussaoui said
the old method played havoc with French
Muslims' schedules for work, school and
festivities. France's five million Muslims
are the largest Islamic minority in Europe.
This is
historic.
Now all
Muslims in
France can
start
Ramadan on
the same day
Azzedine
Gaci
“Now all this will be simplified,'' he said,
and promptly announced the Ramadan fast
would begin on July 9 this year.
Turkey began using scientific calculations
to set the start of Ramadan decades ago.
Muslims in Germany, who are mostly of
Turkish origin, and those in Bosnia also use
this method.
Muslim minorities elsewhere in Europe often
start Ramadan according to its beginning in
their countries of origin, or in Saudi
Arabia. That can lead to different ethnic
groups starting it on different days, even
in the same country.
“This is historic. Now all Muslims in France
can start Ramadan on the same day,'' said
Lyon Muslim leader Azzedine Gaci.
Muslim scientists have been arguing for
using astronomy to determine Islamic dates
for years, especially now that globalized
communications make it increasingly awkward
for different countries to start Ramadan on
different days.
Complicating the calculations, the Islamic
lunar calendar is 10 to 11 days shorter than
the Gregorian calendar developed in Europe,
so the dates for Ramadan fall a week and a
half earlier as each year in the western
calendar passes.
Moussaoui said French Muslims were not
planning to ask for their holidays to be
included in the national calendar.
“It would be more important for us that they
are taken into consideration, that's all,''
he said.
UK:
There was some coverage in newspapers on the
decision of a local authority in Somerset
not to fly the flag of St George on civil
buildings. The coverage invariably rehashes
the ‘offensive to Muslims’ narrative with
the Daily Mail headlining
‘Rural council votes to stop flying flag of
St George claiming it is offensive to town's
16 Muslims because of links to CRUSADES’,
the Daily Express, ‘Town votes against
flying St George's flag as it might be
'offensive' to Muslims’ and the Daily
Telegraph, ‘Council vetoes flag of St George
after concerns raised about links to
Crusades’.
The newspapers report the views of one local
councillor, Eleanor Jackson, who is reported
as speaking at the council meeting saying:
"My big problem is that it is offensive to
some Muslims, but even more so that it has
been hijacked by the far right.
"My thoughts are we ought to drop it for 20
years."
And while the papers include quotes from
spokespersons for the Muslim Council of
Britain and the Bristol Muslim Cultural
Society, countering views that Muslims could
be offended by such a decision, it is only
the final sentence in the Daily Telegraph
report which provides greater insight into
the decision taken.
“Lesley Mansell, the council chair, insisted
that the discussion focused primarily on
buying a Union flag.
“The statement made by one councillor
regarding the St George’s flag was not
really taken into consideration.”
The Labour peer Lord Ahmed
has resigned days before he was due before a
hearing over allegations that he made
anti-Semitic comments in a television
interview.
UK: Lord Ahmed was due to appear before
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee
on Wednesday to answer accusations that he
blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his dangerous
driving jail term.
He insists he does not recall making the
alleged comments, but in his resignation
letter said he felt he would not get a fair
hearing and therefore had no choice but to
resign from the party.
His solicitor Stephen Smith said he would
not be able to receive a ''fair trial'' from
the Labour panel.
Lord Ahmed was suspended from the Labour
Party in March after The Times reported he
blamed his 2009 prison sentence - for
sending text messages shortly before his car
was involved in a fatal crash - on pressure
placed on the courts by Jews ''who own
newspapers and TV channels''.
The Muslim peer allegedly told an
Urdu-language broadcaster in Pakistan that
the judge who jailed him for 12 weeks was
appointed to the High Court after helping a
''Jewish colleague'' of Tony Blair during an
important case.
Mr Smith questioned the reliability of the
evidence against Lord Ahmed, saying: ''The
evidence is flawed, in my view it is
unreliable and yet they seem to be accepting
it as right. In those circumstances I don't
think he can get a fair trial.''
Lord Ahmed and Mr Smith have called for The
Times to release the interview footage for
it to be forensically examined. In his
resignation letter he claims he has been
denied this, but that he believes the
justice of the case demands the film be
subject to forensic tests.
He said: "I don't want to appear before any
kangaroo court where the rules of justice
have been denied. All I want is any evidence
in front of me so I can look at it and
defend myself. I can't defend myself if
there is no evidence produced."
COUNTERING
AL-QAEDA IN LONDON
Police and Muslims in Partnership
by Robert Lambert
This book
presents an inside account of two pioneering
projects in London where Muslim community
groups worked in partnership with police to
reduce the influence of
al-Qaeda-inspired terrorism. One project in
North London empowered London
Muslims to remove Abu Hamza and his violent
hard-core supporters from Finsbury
Park Mosque while the other project
bolstered long- erm efforts by London
Muslims in Brixton to challenge and reduce
the influence of al-Qaeda inspired violent
extremists including Abu Qatada and Abdullah
el Faisal.
Significantly,
both projects pre-date government funded
Prevent projects and differ from them in
being based on partnership, trust and
voluntary civic duty as opposed to payment
and control. The two projects serve as
exemplars for future community based
counter-terrorism projects that recognise
the hand of central government can often be
counter-productive when countering al-Qaeda
influence: not least when the UK is waging
war in Muslim countries.
Some
influential think-tanks reject this analysis
and argue that the work of police in
these projects was itself
counter-productive by empowering Muslim
groups they claim are extremist or
radical. The book offers a comprehensive
defence to these charges and concludes
that success was achieved by channelling
genuine and reasonable Muslim
grievances about UK foreign policy in the
Muslim world in ways that are familiar and
acceptable to Londoners and anathema to
al-Qaeda.
Robert Lambert is an academic
with a police career in counter-terrorism.
Post 9/11 he established the Muslim
Contact Unit that instead worked
empathetically and in partnership with
London Muslims. For the majority of his
police service (1977-2007) Lambert worked in
counter-terrorism. In June 2008 he was
awarded an MBE.
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KB says: This was my
contribution to the Crescents of Brisbane
Healthy Living Workshop held yesterday
(Saturday). I hope you enjoy it as much as those
at the workshop did (or so they told me).
1. Combine milk and beaten eggs
and soak bread in this mixture.
2. Braise chicken in olive oil with ingredients
2 to 6, cook over medium heat until chicken is
tender and mixture is dry.
3. Combine both the mixtures with a hand beater,
beating for approx 30 seconds, lastly add baking
powder.
4. Pour mixture into a greased ovenproof dish,
or muffin pans, sprinkle with sesame seeds or
slivered almonds or a topping of your choice and
bake at 180degrees until light brown.
5. Cut into squares and serve warm with a hot
sauce.
Use the following program as a guide for your final week
of preparation for Creswalk
Please note that the following program is suitable for
beginners. For the more competitive or serious athlete,
intensity, duration and frequency of exercises need to
be increased!
REMEMBER: NUTRITION IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR
TRAINING REGIME. SO START EATING HEALTHIER TODAY AND
DON'T FORGET TO DRINK YOUR WATER!
DAY 1:
Walk for a minimum of 70 mins. (10 mins. at a moderate
pace, 55 mins. at a more brisk pace and 5 mins. cool
down / slow pace). Aim for 90 mins if you’re feeling
good.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STRETCH AFTER EVERY WORKOUT!
Healthy Tip: Always keep your body hydrated - carry a
bottle of water with you daily!
DAY 2:
Strength training – grab your weights and challenge
upper and lower body. Challenge yourself by using your
own body weight through push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups,
etc. Active recovery - Do an activity that you enjoy
(low impact). Include your stretching routine.
DAY 3:
A session in the pool to relax/soothe the muscles while
still improving on cardio-fitness. Swim some laps with
short breaks in between, or opt for an aqua-aerobics
session. Remember to increase your time and intensity
(up from last week).
DAY 4:
Similar to day 1, however, try to jog/run for a few
minutes, then slow down to a brisk walk before jogging
again. Increase your walking time by 10 -15 mins. or
more if you feel comfortable.
DAY 5:
Circuit training – cycle, rowing machine, cross-trainer-
60min session at the gym or head to the park on your
bike and take in the scenery and some fresh air. Minimum
60 - 90mins with mini-challenges along the way.
Try a yoga session later in the day if time permits to
strength and tone – more importantly, enjoy the
relaxation time at the end of your workout.
Healthy Tip: Keep your liquids up to prevent dehydration
and muscle cramping!
DAY 6:
Active recovery - Do an activity that you enjoy (low
impact). Include your stretching routine. Make sure you
have an early night to get the most out of your muscles
tomorrow!
RACE DAY:
Have a healthy breakfast about 90mins before the start
of the race. Leave yourself enough time to get to the
event without having to rush so you can start the race
without any stress. ENJOY and all the best!
PLEASE NOTE: The above training program assumes a
healthy participant. Those with medical conditions or
who are not already physically active, need to seek
clearance from their GP before starting any form of
exercise.
Kareema has just created a ground breaking new product,
the T-Mat for yoga, pilates, exercise, etc. A world
first, the idea behind it is to experience an
uninterrupted flow of movement while practising yoga
with all its beautiful poses and direction changes.
One side can be folded on top of the other for more
support under the knees or back during Pilates and it’s
a great tool to have for your floor work during exercise
and stretching.
Keep an eye out for the website launch over the next few
weeks or call 0404844786 for queries and purchases.
Mat folded with extra side folded
on top – knee or back support
Mat opened T-shape for better
flow of movement through poses
Prince
Jallaludin, son of the ruler of a Middle Eastern
fiefdom, had parked his brand new Porsche in front of
his shopping mall to show it off to his fellow princes
and princesses.
As he was getting out of the car, a truck came speeding
along too close to the kerb and took off the door before
zooming off.
More than a little distraught, Prince Jallaludin grabbed
his mobile and called the police.
Five minutes later, the police arrive. Before the
policeman had a chance to ask any questions, Prince
Jallaludin started screaming hysterically: “My Porsche,
my beautiful silver Porsche is ruined. No matter how
long it's at the panel beaters, it'll simply never be
the same again!”
After Prince Jallaludin finally finished his rant, the
policeman shook his head in disgust.
“I can't believe how materialistic you bloody Princes
are.” he said. ”You lot are so focused on your
possessions that you don't notice anything else in your
life.”
“How can you say such a thing at a time like this?”
sobbed Prince Jallaludin.
The policeman replied: “Didn't you realise that your arm
was torn off when the truck hit you?”
KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS CLASS Venue: Algester Mosque, 48 Learoyd Rd, Algester When: Every Tuesday after Isha Teacher: Imam Aslam Al Qadri 1st topic: Understanding Hijab and it's significance
in Islam/ Implementing the sunnah in everyday life, eg the
sunnah of eating, sleeping, interaction with people socially
etc etc.......
For any further information please contact me on 0433552409
or ladies can contact Shakira Ayoob on 0449800205.
Kuraby Mosque Tafseer &
Taalim
Tuesday tafseer and taleem classes at Kuraby Mosque every Tuesday
11am - 12.30pm
Bald Hills Mosque Weekly Tafseer
The weekly program schedule is as follows:
Mondays: Tafseer
Wednesdays: Tafseer
The above lessons will start at 7:30 pm and will go for
approximately 1/2 an hour each day.
All brothers and sisters are welcome.
Queensland Police Service/Muslim Community
Consultative Group
Australian Muslim Youth
Network (AMYN)
Find out about the
latest events, outings,
fun-days, soccer
tournaments, BBQs organised
by AMYN. Network with other
young Muslims on the
AMYN Forum
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Shakeel
Yusuf of
Eight Mile
Plains has
been
recognized
for his hard
work by
being named
in the
Australian
Institute
Management's
top 30 in
Queensland
and the
Northern
Territory.
Final
preparations
are in place
for the
Crescents of
Brisbane/Lions
Club of
Kuraby
Australian
Citizenship
Ceremony
that will
see 150
local
residents
become
citizens on
Sunday 2
June as part
of
Queensland
Week.
Azzedine
Gaci
UK:
There was some coverage in newspapers on the
decision of a local authority in Somerset
not to fly the flag of St George on civil
buildings. The coverage invariably rehashes
the ‘offensive to Muslims’ narrative with
the Daily Mail headlining
Prince
Jallaludin, son of the ruler of a Middle Eastern
fiefdom, had parked his brand new Porsche in front of
his shopping mall to show it off to his fellow princes
and princesses. 
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