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Quran
Graduation at Kuraby Mosque
Last Saturday, the
graduation of the students
of Qari Fida-ur Rehman's
Iqra Quran Academy
took place at Kuraby Mosque.
The following young boys and
girls qualified as
Nazarahs and Huffaz
in front of their very proud
parents, relatives and
friends:
Nazarah boys
1. Muneeb Rafiq son of Shahbaz Rafiq
2. Mohammed Numaan-ud-Dean son of Abdul
Nizam-ud-dean
3. Bilaal Rane son of Salman Rane
4. Hassan Imran son of Imran Nilam
5. Areeb Ahmad son of Ejaz Ahmad
6. Emir Ibrahim Mawardi son of Abdul Hammid
Mawardi
7. Usman Ali son of Murad Ali
Hafiz
1. Youcef Mesbah son of Mustapha Mesbah
2. Mohanned Chouchane son of Abdelhalim
3. Ali Rane son of Zaid Rane
4. Kaab Rehman son of Fida-ur Rehman
5. Abdur-Rahman Abdul-Hadi Abdullah son of
Abdul-Hadi Abdullah
Nazarah girls
1. Zunarah Rehman daughter of Fida-ur Rehman
2. Fatima Ali daughter of Murad Ali
Note: Those who qualify as
Hafiz (plural
Huffaz) are
able to recite the complete
Quran from memory, and those
who qualify as Nazarah
are able to read and recite
the complete Quran.
Hafiz Youcef Mesbah (17
years)
)
Hafiz Mohanned Chouchane (14
years)
Hafiz Abdur-Rahman Abdul-Hadi
(16 years)
Hafiz Ali Rane (11 years)
Hafiz Kaab Rehman (13 years)
Sisters
Sipping 'n Sharing
There
is a Sisters’ Afternoon
Tea taking place today,
Sunday March 28, at the
United Muslims of Brisbane
Centre in Slacks Creek.
This is an opportunity for
sisters from all backgrounds
to share food and
conversation and gather
together in unity as
Muslims.
This follows on from the
community meeting at the
Rochedale Mosque on March 7.
The ladies present at that
meeting discussed the
possibility of organising a
regular social get together
from all cultural groups
within the Brisbane Muslim
Community.
A Cuppa
with the Commissioner
Members
of the Multicultural Media
Network were invited to attend a morning tea
with the Queensland Police
Service at Police
Headquarters on 19 March.
It was also
an opportunity to discuss at first hand with
the QPS matters
concerning Queensland
multicultural community.
In addition
to Crescents Community News
(CCN) and Queensland Muslim
Times there were also
present editors of Radio
4EB, Radio 99.7FM, Brisvaani
Radio 1701 AM, The Epoch
Times, Queensland Chinese
News, The Punjab
International and World News
Weekly,
The
discussion focussed on crime
statistics, students, taxi
drivers, media reporting and
ongoing relationships.
New -
This week on Islam TV
To access the new programs
below:
(1) start the TV
(2) click on the On
Demand button above
(3) click on Islam TV
(4) click on the program you
wish to watch
QURAN GRADUATION FROM THE
KURABY MOSQUE
IMAMS FROM ACROSS QUEENSLAND
LIFE OF THIS WORLD AND THE
HEREAFTER - Sheikh Aslam
"INVITATION
TO BUSINESS OWNERS - REACH
THE MANY THOUSANDS OF SALAM
CARDS HOLDERS"
Reach The Many Thousands of
Salam Card holders.
Call Salam Card today to
find out how to become a
Salam Card Business Member (
07) 384 14085 / 0405 07 6886
/ email:
info@salamcard.com.au
Salam Card entitles you to
countless discounts and
special offers ranging from
shopping for gifts, dining
in restaurants, beauty
salons, car repairs and many
more products and services.
EMBRACING ISLAM - One person
embraced Islam during the
week and he has given me his
details. We will give him an
ongoing support insha Allah.
REVERT CLASSES THIS WEEK -
We will have classes this
week. Thereafter, classes
will restart on the 17 April
insha Allah.
COMMUNITY FEED BACK MEETING
- "Community Feed Back
Meeting" will take place at
the Gold Coast Masjid on the
28th March 2010 with regard
to "The Next Ten Years and
Beyond" conference.
TAFSEER – Tafseer now
commences after Isha salat
which is at 7.15 pm. However
Tafseer will not be
conducted during the School
holidays as Mufti Zeeyad
will be in Khurooj
IJTIMA – Many brothers from
Gold Coast will be leaving
for the Ijtima in Sydney
which will take place on the
2 April to the 5 April at
Roti Hill.
Clean
sweep for Rawlins at the Qld Open 2010
by Haris Olomi
Rawlins
fighters did a great job on
Saturday and Sunday as we
cleaned up at the Queensland
Open. The weekend started on
Saturday with CedricLuyt and CheriLuyt winning Gold for
Poomsea and on Sunday while
two of our fighters where
uncontested the rest of the
team made up for them in
numbers.
Out of the 10 fighters who
fought on Sunday we won in
total 12 Gold Medals. It was
not easy but our fighters
stood up to the challenge
and fought hard and with
determination. In total we
came away with 14 gold
medals.
The winners were:
Mustafaa Olomi, JahanOlomi, ReneaPerkins, ZitaDore, DominicBielicki, AbdullahHouadchia, Zekrbia
Sayed, Cedric
Luyt, Cheri
Luyt, Zulaikha
Deen (missing from
photo).
CourtneyPomerenke
and KhaaledOlomi
both won gold medals in 2
weight divisions. Between
them they contested 7 fights
and this earned them
fighters of the tournament
status.
The next challenge is our
own club tournament, Rawlins
Open, in 4 weeks time -
on the 18th of April 2010.
Uncontested fighters were
JacobWhite and
MousaabHouadchia.
Also a big thanks to all the
parents and supporters who
came out to the
Entertainment Centre and
cheered their lungs out all
day for the team.
For more information on the
club visit
www.rawtkdqld.com.au or
call Haris on
0402716707.
Money &
Islam
Op-Ed by Azhar Khan
For many
Muslims money is a double
edged sword. Some love
having it and some believe
it is the root of all evil.
Like it or not, without it
we are victims to the
systems that control our
economies and moreover our
lives.
Is
how you live your life as a Muslim today determined by
the money you have?
The Speed Intros event
scheduled for 19th March was
postponed to the 9th of
April, mainly to facilitate
7 to 8 participants who
wanted to attend and were
not able to on that date.
There are 37 applicants
confirmed already and if
anyone wants to participate,
registrations are open for
another week.
Doosra:
The life and times of an Indian student in Australia
How
a huge army of badly paid,
badly housed, badly educated
foreign students became
Australia's third biggest
export industry.
According to former Liberal
MP Bruce Baird shonky
private colleges set up to
exploit overseas students
are no more than 'permanent
residency factories'.
The recently released Baird
Review calls for a
crackdown.
But for many who've already
experienced the reality of a
teaching system that has
morphed into one of the
country's dodgiest rackets
it's too late.
In this
illustrated essay
Indian-Australian writer Roanna Gonsalves (picturedleft) records her
personal journey, beginning
with the glossy promises of
an Australian education expo
in Mumbai.
Extracts from the
transcript:
I was young and free, ready
to be girt by sea, so to
speak. For me, a foreign
education meant the pursuit
of knowledge in a
heritage-listed edifice
overlooking the university
lake, a gentle breeze
wafting in and out of
ancient classrooms, an
expansive grassy campus. I
already knew that in
Hertford, Hereford and
Hampshire, hurricanes hardly
happen. You see, the British
Empire bequeathed its
language to India and some
of us made it our own. The
vestiges of Portuguese and
British colonisation, the
imprint of American
imperialism, are like your
grandma's engagement ring:
resistant to wear, and
passed down from generation
to generation. As they say,
colonisation is dead. Long
live colonisation!
Like many in India's
minority Christian
communities, I was wary of
the rise of right-wing Hindu
political parties. They
reappropriated the holy and
ancient swastika and, like
Nazi Germany, turned it into
a political symbol. In 1998,
these bearers of the Aryan
Hindu flag formed the
central government in India.
Ten years later, they would
have the blood of thousands
of Muslims and Christians on
their hands in Gujarat, in
Orissa and elsewhere. Like
many from my community I
could feel these
undercurrents of hostility.
There were the more personal
pressures, too, of domestic
struggle and family drama.
The grass certainly looked a
lot greener on the other
side.
On the train, I focused on the
passing scenery, and suddenly
spotted a large sign that said,
'Welcome to the Australian Education
Expo'.It was the sign I was looking
for. I'd always wanted to formally
study film and television
production, although I was already
working in the industry in Mumbai. I
got off the train and headed
straight to the Expo. For the first
time the possibility of studying in
a foreign country began to take
shape in my mind. I imagined
immersing myself in the culture,
having many Australian friends,
inviting them, and being invited
over for meals, filling my little
black book with a new support system
in the absence of my family and
friends. I never once imagined I
would be seen as anything than an
equal.
The large hall was swarming with the
representatives of Australian
educational institutions, their warm
and welcoming smiles promising to
share their boundless plains in
return for my boundless enthusiasm
and, as I soon found out, my
supposedly boundless bank balance. I
couldn't blame them for assuming I
was rich. They were in the land of
the cow, after all, Holy cow, cash
cow, hard to tell the difference,
you see.
[CCN
Editor]
Read the full transcript or
listen to a literally
astute Ms Gonsalves whose
account of her Australian
experiences is at once
amusing, enlightening and
thought provoking.
Strong
support for sheikh
As Australian as I
am:
Fatima, centre, with her family, mother Marzieh,
brother Ali and her father, Sheikh Mansour.
Picture: Ben Rushton
NSW: SUPPORTERS of St George
Muslim leader Sheikh Mansour
Leghaei have sent more than
1000 letters to Canberra
appealing for him not to be
deported.
Sheikh Mansour, of the Iman
Husain Islamic Centre at
Earlwood, was told to leave
Australia by March 19 but
was given a one-month
bridging visa after lodging
an appeal with the
Immigration Minister,
Senator Chris Evans.
He has lived in Australia
for 16 years but has been
unable to get permanent
residency because of two
adverse security assessments
by ASIO.
Sheikh Mansour has not been
told the allegations against
him. ASIO won't release
them, for security reasons.
A Leader online poll showed
an overwhelming 94.2 per
cent of people supporting
the right of Sheikh Mansour
to stay in Australia.
The story on the Leader
website has attracted more
than 50 comments of support.
A 5000-signature petition
supporting Sheikh Mansour
will also be sent to
Canberra this week.
Letters of support have come
from Anglican and Catholic
leaders, representatives of
the indigenous community,
and prominent professional
and business people.
One letter from Sheikh
Mansour's daughter Fatima,
14, notes how her father's
deportation would split the
family.
Sheikh Mansour, his wife
Marzieh and son Ali, 20,
would have to leave.
Fatima was born at St George
Hospital, Kogarah, and is
Australian.
Her brothers, twins Reza and
Sadegh, 26, have residency.
"I don't understand why the
Australian government does
not appreciate all the
devotion my dad has given
for the benefit of the
Australian community all his
life,'' Fatima said in her
letter to Senator Evans.
"I am proud of my father and
all he stands for. He is as
Australian as I am.
"I am Australian and as an
Australian citizen have the
right to live in my country
with my family.
"Ever since I can remember,
the disturbing news about my
dad's visa has been
affecting me. What is it
that my dad has done?
"I hate it when teachers or
school friends ask me about
what they have read in the
newspapers about my dad.
They can't believe how
normal I am and have a
supposedly 'terrorist' dad.
"Give my dad a fair go and
let us live our life
together in peace. Please
don't break my family up.''
A community barbecue will be
held in support of Sheikh
Mansour this Sunday at Steel
Park, Marrickville. Details:
Save the Sheikh or phone
042 459 2718.
The Al-Ghazalli Newsletter
of the Sydney-based Al-Ghazalli Centre can be
viewed
here.
Topics include:
• Cyclone Thomas - Fiji
Appeal
• Earth Hour 2010
• Morning Invocations
• Reflections with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
• Seerah of the Prophet
• XpressO Movie Night – Cities of Light
• The Ansaar Project @ Exodus
• The Ansaar Project @ Elizabeth Bay
• Mizaan Ecology - Cooks River Regeneration Project
• Night of Remembrance - Sisters Only
• Night of Remembrance - Brothers Only
• Mizaan Ecology - Newcastle
Celebrating
the very best of British Muslim achievements
Manchester City
captain Kolo Touré, who won the Faezeh Hashemi
Sport Award, credited his faith for his success.
“For me it is a great pleasure to be here as a
football player. My religion has helped me a lot
to be where I am. I am very happy to win this
award. I hope it’ll be great example for all the
young lads. Without my religion I would not be
where I am now,” he said.
A decade
after it was founded, The
Muslim News Awards for
Excellence once again
celebrated and recognised
the very best of Muslim
participation to British
Society.
Over 800
people attended the Tenth
annual Awards ceremony held
at London’s glitzy Grosvenor
House.
The Guest of
Honour, Home Secretary, Alan
Johnson, paid tribute to
“the enormous contribution”
that Muslims have made in
every aspect of British
life, including politics,
academia, law, sport, the
arts, healthcare,
humanitarian aid, the
military, business and
cuisine.
one’s goal, and never sacrificing morals for
quick wins resonated with the audience. She
was accompanied by fellow Silk Roads members
Khaled Hakim, on daf drum, and Paul Cheneour,
on the ney. In the picture are Silk
Roads facilitators and performers – Fathema
Wahid, Alia Alzougbi, Rezia Wahid, Khaled
Hakim, Paul Cheneour.
Johnson
reminded the audience of the
deeply entwined heritage and
value system British Muslims
share, referring to the
mention of Islamic
scholarship in Chaucer’s
Canterbury Tales. Johnson
argued that our shared
values – the right to life,
the right to worship,
freedom of expression,
justice and tolerance – must
be protected.
However, he
stressed that tackling
extremism does not define
the relationship between the
Government and Muslim
communities. “Nor does it
mean that the responsibility
for tackling extremism lies
only with the Muslim
community. Like the threat
from far right racists, it
affects us all and it
requires a united response,”
he added.
The Editor of The Muslim
News, and the main sponsor,
Ahmed J Versi, said: “We
began this event ten years
ago because we wanted to
acknowledge the noble
accomplishments and displays
of distinction within the
British Muslim community and
showcase the tremendous
contributions British
Muslims make to Britain. We
wanted also to identify and
highlight Muslim role models
for the younger generation.”
Versi explored relations
between the Muslim community
and political parties over
these years and asked the
next Government to re-visit
policies that will improve
relations with the Muslim
community and help
rejuvenate community
cohesion.
Versi
expressed his desire to see
questions like “are you a
Muslim first or British
first” or “are you from
Pakistan” eradicated from
future discourses.
He explained:
“As devolution and further
constitutional reform
re-shapes our political
landscape and institutions,
Muslims and other minorities
will in time, I believe,
come to be considered as
English, Scottish, Welsh or
Irish, and not just as
British.”
Nadia Durrani,
founding Editor of the leading archeological
magazine, Current World Archeology, was the
winner of the Sankore University Award for
Excellence in Education. Dr Durrani was thrilled
to receive the award saying: “Archeology is a
wonderful way to let people know about their
culture. . . and communicate Islamic culture to
the West.”
Other special
guests included Communities
Secretary, John Denham,
Shadow Home Secretary, Chris
Grayling and Baroness Emma
Nicholson. They were joined
by civic and religious
leaders, as well as
representatives from the
worlds of politics,
business, sport and the
arts.
Dr Haifa Takruri-Rizk, Senior Lecturer in
Engineering, University of Salford, won the
Fazlur Rahman Khan for Excellence in
Engineering, Science or Technology. She
urged Muslim parents to help their daughters
reach their goals. She also pointed out the
plight of students in Gaza and urged the
audience to support the campaign of
Palestinians to allow them to continue with
their education.
Prime
Minister, Gordon Brown, in a
message to the event,
described The Muslim News
Awards for Excellence as a
“firmly established premier
occasion for marking the
achievements of both Muslims
and non-Muslims working
together for the common good
- and for highlighting the
important role Muslims play
in our communities.”
Now in its tenth year, the
ceremony has distinguished
itself for pioneering an
initiative that finds the
very best in British
Muslims.
In a message,
Opposition Leader, David
Cameron, said: “The Awards
have established a great
reputation over the last
decade. The range of Award
winners honoured – from the
nationally recognised to the
‘unsung heroes’ – is a
tribute both to the
organisers and tot the depth
of he contribution which
British Muslim men and women
make to our society today.”
Lib Dem Leader, Nick Clegg,
said: “These prestigious
awards are an opportunity to
celebrate the excellence of
the individual nominees in
their respective fields –
but they are also a chance
for the whole of British
society to reflect upon the
enormous social, cultural
and economic contribution
made by Muslim community in
the UK.”
All winners received a
beautifully and intricately
designed brass astrolabe (example
pictured left), the
iconic image of the decade
old awards ceremony. The
astrolabe was a highly
developed tool used
throughout the Muslim world
to measure the altitude of
stars and planets. By the
eighth century, they were
used to aid navigation,
locate the qiblah (the
direction towards the Ka’bah
in Makkah Muslims face when
praying), calculate the
lunar calendar and to assess
meteorological conditions.
A new
national Louis Harris poll
finds that a majority of
Republicans believe that
President Obama is a Muslim,
while 45 percent agree with
the so-called "Birthers"
that the president was "not
born in the United States."
The poll of 2,230 Americans,
taken during last weekend's
health care showdown in the
House of Representatives,
shows how successful Obama's
opponents have been in
demonizing the 44th
president.
According to the poll, 57
percent of Republicans, and
32 percent of Americans
overall, believe that Barack
Obama is a Muslim. The
opinion comes despite
Obama's description in his
bestseller, "The Audacity of
Hope", of his adoption of
the Christian faith.
Seattle pi Blogs
France to outlaw
full Muslim veil
PARIS: France
is to ban the full Muslim
veil to protect the dignity
of women, President Nicolas
Sarkozy announced yesterday.
His decision followed months
of wavering by politicians
of Left and Right and ended
a long silence by Mr Sarkozy
on what to do about the
niqab, burka and other
face-covering garments.
"The full veil is contrary
to the dignity of women," Mr
Sarkozy said. "The response
is to ban it. The government
will table a draft law
prohibiting it."
He gave no details but his
announcement means he has
come down on the side of
members of parliament in his
own camp and the opposition
who advocate a ban on the
full veil on French
territory. An all-party
parliamentary committee
recommended lesser measures
last month that would
require women to expose
their faces on public
transport and on state-owned
premises such as post
offices, universities and
hospitals.
Niqab for Muslim women
banned in Canadian province
After France, Muslim
women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's
French-speaking Quebec province.
A bill tabled Wednesday will not allow government
services to women wearing the niqab.
The bill comes after protests triggered by an Egyptian
immigrant's refusal to remove her niqab in her French
languages classes in Montreal, forcing the school and
the provincial government to throw her out.
The college says the Muslim woman was given the front
seat in the class so that all male students sat behind
her. She was even allowed to make presentations from the
rear of the classroom with her back to the class which
had three male and 17 female students.
However, students and the college authorities were
shocked when one day the woman asked male students to
move away from her and refused to sit with them around a
U-table to converse and learn French pronunciation.
Three weeks ago, the woman, a mother of three, moved the
provincial human rights commission as the government
toughed its stand on the niqab.
The government last week ordered that every niqab-clad
woman must uncover her face to confirm her identity when
applying for her medicare card. Wednesday's bill will be
the first such step in North America to curtail any
religious dress.
According to the bill, women seeking medical and auto
insurance services will have to remove their veil,
adding that face coverings will not be tolerated in
people's dealings with government officials.
Speaking to the media, Quebec premier (equal to chief
minister in India) Jean Charest said the step was needed
for maintaining gender equality and secular character of
public institutions.
'This (bill) is a symbol of affirmation and respect -
first of all, for ourselves, and also for those to whom
we open our arms. This is not about making our home less
welcoming, but about stressing the values that unite us.
'An accommodation cannot be granted unless it respects
the principle of equality between men and women, and the
religious neutrality of the state,'' the premier said.
Canadian Muslim leaders called the bill a 'knee-jerk''
reaction. Canada has about one million Muslims in its
population of 34 million, and their population is
expected to triple in the next two decades.
Though a majority of Canadian Muslim women don't wear
the hijab or niqab, the veil is now quite visible in
Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver where most Muslim
immigrants live.
.
Conservatives to
have first Muslim MP, says Cameron
In an
exclusive wide ranging
interview with the Editor of
The Muslim News, Ahmed J
Versi, Leader of the
Opposition, David Cameron,
MP, on March 18, at his
offices in the House of
Commons, says his vision of
a multi-ethnic Britain in
the next 25 years of being
better at “fostering a sense
of togetherness” and
building a strong British
identity.
The Muslim News
Zohaib, youngest
person in UK to pass A grade in A-Levels
UK: Seeing
your child pass their exams
with flying colours is a
proud moment for any parent,
but for Saadia Ahmed from
Chandler’s Ford in Hampshire
that feeling is made that
extra bit special by the
fact her sons have achieved
A grades in A-Levels and
Mathematics while still in
primary school.
Wajih and Zohaib (pictured
left) have already
bagged A grades in both GCSE
and A-Level Mathematics and
Science.
At 10, Zohaib is the
youngest person in the
country to pass Further
Mathematics A-Level with an
A grade. Zohaib got an A* in
GCSE Mathematics when he was
just 9 last year beating the
record held by Hong Kong
prodigy March Boedihardjo
when he sat exams to get an
A in Mathematics in 2007.
Zohaib’s 12-year-old brother
Wajih is also an incredible
high achiever. He scored 96%
in Further Mathematics
A-Level exam and already has
an A grade in Mathematics.
Wajih also has an A* in GCSE
Statistics and Further
Mathematics.
“My friends at school were
very surprised at first but
they’re use to it,” said
Wajih.
His advice to other children
wanting to follow in his
footstep is to “revise, work
hard and keep practicing, if
you want something just go
for it.”
Zohaib, who goes to
Knightwood Primary School
with his brother, told The
Muslim News he was really
happy at breaking the
record.
“I was sure to do well
because of the hard work I
put in. I’m very happy,” he
said.
His brother Wajih also goes
to Kinghtwood Primary
School.
Mum Saadia, 38, said the
boys have plenty of leisure
time to play computer games
and watch TV. “The boys do
what other 12 and 10 year
olds do. They play football,
have fun with their friends.
The difference is that they
spend 2 to 3 hours daily
during weekdays and up to 5
hours on weekends in a
systemic and focused work,”
she told The Muslim News.
After school hours the boys
are tutored by their father
Dr Usman Ahmed, 44, who has
a PhD in Physics.
Both boys hope to amass
enough A-Level
qualifications to make it to
university by the time they
are 14 years-old where they
both hope to graduate with
Economics degree and work in
the city as actuaries.
Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices
Against Oppression
by
Ida Lichter
Synopsis
"We
are dealing with an influential fundamentalist
international that has a clear strategy. In order to
secure women's rights, we need a democratic
international of women otherwise we have absolutely no
chance of conquering this beast. Not only Algerian, but
Sudanese, Iranian, and Afghani women know what I am
talking about. They know the horror of God's State all
too well. But alone, without your support, without the
women's and human rights movement of the countries of
the West, we are losing this battle of life and death."
- Khalida Messaoudi, Algeria
In a world where the strident demands of
Islamic extremists capture the media's attention, the
courageous protests of Muslim reformers barely receive
any notice.
These include a surprising number of
women who are prepared to challenge institutionalized
persecution, risking derision, arrest, physical harm,
and even death.
In this inspiring compilation of Muslim
women's stories from around the world, the voices of
these long-oppressed women ring loud and clear as they
question ideology and culture, patriarchal and religious
beliefs, and demand the social and political rights
women lack in many Muslim countries.
The reformers speak out with passion,
humanity, and sometimes humour in these compact and
often poignant biographies, bringing alive the harsh
realities for women in many parts of the world.
By surveying a wide range of Muslim
reformers, not only in the Middle East but also in
Europe and North America, Sydney-based author Ida
Lichter uncovers some significant emerging trends.
For example, she notes that the majority
of Muslim feminists would like to see reform contained
within Islam.
Many criticize their patriarchal culture
for suppressing egalitarian views that they believe the
Koran expresses and so they advocate a reinterpretation
of the holy text.
Some demand changes to discriminatory
Sharia-based laws.
Others campaign openly for political and
educational reforms.
Complete with a glossary and a list of
helpful Web sites, this vibrant anthology makes use of
reliable translations from original languages to
demonstrate the groundswell of grassroots change that
promises eventually to bring even the most conservative
sectors of Islam into the twenty-first century.
Ida Lichter and Amina Wadud, an Islamic
scholar who has recently been a visiting professor at
the Centre for Religious and Cross Cultural Studies at
Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia will
talk with Rachael Kohn on ABC Radio National on the
programme The Spirit of Things on Sunday 28 March at
6pm.
Would you like to see the
cover of your favourite book on our book shelves below?
Using the book
club you can see what books fellow CCN
readers have on their shelves, what they are
reading and even what they, and others,
think of them.
Ingredients
4 cups Flour
125g Butter
2 tbls Sugar
1 tsp Salt
10g Yeast
1 ½ to one and three quarter cups - lukewarm
milk.
1 kg cubed chicken breast fillets
1tsp of green chilies
1tsp salt
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp crushed cumin
½ tsp of ground ginger and ½ tsp garlic
1 box frozen spinach
1 grated tomato
Filling
Cook 1 Kg cubed chicken with green chilies,
ginger, garlic, salt, lemon juice and cumin.
Add 1 Grated tomato and
braise, then add frozen spinach and sauté
until all the water has evaporated. (You can
substitute frozen mixed vegetables for the
spinach)
Method for Dough
Sift Flour and salt and add sugar.
Rub in butter and then
add yeast.
Make a soft dough with
lukewarm milk & leave to rise.
Divide dough into 6 equal
portions.
Roll each ball out and
then fill like a swiss roll.
Slice & sprinkle with
blanched almonds, cheese or sesame seeds.
Place the sliced wheels
on a baking tray which is lined with baking
paper and bake in a moderate oven until
light brown. Great for school lunches.
Do you have a recipe to
share with CCN readers? Send in your favourite recipe
to
ccn@crescentsofbrisbane.org
and be our "guest chef" for the week.
Kareema's Keep Fit Q&A Column
GET MORE FROM YOUR TRAINING REGIME
As part of
your training for the upcoming CresWalk, make sure you
incorporate some core strengthening exercises.
Research
shows that runners with strong core (abdominal) muscles
tend to run faster than those who are not so strong
through their core.
In order to increase or improve your speed / results
from last year's race, add some extra core training -
like the plank / hover, to your workout routine and take
your fitness to the next level!
Taleem this
week will be held on Thursday 1 April from
11am-12pm at
the residence of
Fatima Jangda
17 Jacaranda Place Eight Mile Plains.
Tel no 32198150
All ladies
welcome
Ladies
Keep-Fit Dance Classes
24
February - Bellydance fitness class
8.15pm-9.45pm contact Renata 0400 701 676
10 March - Dance fitness class 8.15pm-9.45pm
contact Claudia 0415 844 439
24 March - Bellydance fitness class
8.15pm-9.45pm
14 April - Dance fitness class 8.15pm-9.45pm
28 April - Bellydance fitness class
8.15pm-9.45pm
12 May - Dance fitness class 8.15pm-9.45pm
26 May - Bellydance fitness class
8.15pm-9.45pm
9 June - Dance fitness class 8.15pm-9.45pm
23 June - Bellydance fitness class
8.15pm-9.45pm
Inspiration Talk, BBQ and Youth Hour
Topics that are relevant, Iman-boosting and
mind-capturing. Where: AMYN Islamic Youth Centre,
16/157 North Road, Woodridge When: Every Sunday, 7pm
Info: www.AMYNweb.com Everyone is invited
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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