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Sunday, 27 June 2010
.Newsletter
0294
Khawaja
makes history as first Muslim in Australian cricket team
Pakistan-born UsmanKhawaja (picturedleft) has become the
first Muslim to be selected
in an Australian cricket
squad -- and could now play
against his country of birth
in Britain next month.
Khawaja, who was born in
Islamabad but moved to
Australia at the age of
four, said he was "shocked"
at being selected for the
two-Test series, which was
moved to England due to
safety concerns in Pakistan
due to last year's extremist
attack on the Sri Lankan
cricket team bus.
"I was a bit shocked, I had
a feeling I was close but
that could mean absolutely
nothing," he told Cricket
Australia's official
website.
"The feeling didn't really
sink in straight away but
I've told my family and
they're really excited."
Khawaja, who is also a
fully-qualified pilot, was
named in a strong 14-man
Australian side for the
series which begins on July
13.
The 23-year-old made
headlines in 2008 when he
became the first cricketer
of Pakistani-Australian
background to play
first-class cricket in
Australia, making his debut
for New South Wales in an
inter-state match against
Victoria.
He is, however, not the
first player from the
sub-continent to represent
Australia -- Sri Lanka-born
Dav Whatmore played seven
Tests in 1979-80.
National selection panel
chairman Andrew Hilditch
said Khawaja's inclusion in
the squad was down to the
player's strong performances
at state competition level,
which saw him score 698 runs
and three centuries last
season.
"Usman Khawaja has been
selected on the back of some
very strong Sheffield Shield
performances," Hilditch said
in a statement on Cricket
Australia's official
website.
"He is seen by the panel as
being capable of batting
anywhere in the order in
Test cricket, but
importantly for this
particular series as a
top-order batsman who could
bat in the top four should
the opportunity arise."
CHRISTIAN Democratic Party
MP Fred Nile has succeeded
in introducing a bill to ban
the wearing of the burqa in
the NSW Upper House.
Mr Nile introduced his
private member's bill,
seeking to ban the wearing
of the burqa and other face
veils in public, shortly
after 8pm (AEST) yesterday.
Last month, a debate on the
same bill was voted down by
the NSW Upper House.
Greens MP John Kaye said
only the four Greens MPs and
Family First MP Gordon Moyes
voted against introducing
the bill yesterday.
"Last month the Coalition
and the Government did the
right thing and said no,
they would not allow the
Upper House to be home to
this kind of racist dog
whistling," Mr Kaye said
yesterday. "This time they
caved in."
Mr Kaye said Mr Nile's bill
has opened the door to a
"dangerous and divisive
attack on one of NSW's
communities".
"Letting loose the ugly
bigotry that lies behind
this bill will only
encourage hostility to the
Muslim community," he said.
"While no woman should be
forced to wear a burqa or
any other form of clothing,
this absurd bill will do
nothing to enhance the
rights of women."
Mr Nile has denied the bill
is racist, saying his
concern lay with issues of
security and women's rights.
The Queensland Multicultural
Festival each year attracts
approximately 40,000 people
of all ages keen to
celebrate Queensland’s
cultural diversity through
food, art, craft, music,
dance and traditional
activities.
The 2010 festival will be
held on Sunday 17 October
from 10am until 5pm at Roma
Street Parkland.
The Department of
Communities is seeking
performers, artists, food
and craft stallholders and
community groups
representing Queensland’s
many cultural groups to be
part of this year’s
festival.
All applications must be
received by 5.00 pm, Friday
2 July 2010.
For more information contact
Browyn Moore, Communications
Officer, Queensland
Multicultural Festival
Communication Services,
Corporate Services
Department of Communities,
Level 12, 111 George St
Phone: 3227 7219
Under
Eights Week at AIIC
Under
Eights Week is organised
annually by the ECA
Queensland Branch and has
been a unique statewide
event since 1956.
Each year a theme is chosen
to help focus on a
particular aspect of early
childhood.
This year's theme of Living
Diversity – Act Locally and
Think Globally provided an
opportunity for children to
celebrate, value and live
the diversity of both their
local communities and their
world.
Lat month the Australian
International Islamic
College (AIIC) celebrated
this event at the college.
Parents, teachers and
students were all part of
the excitement and
activities.
The planned activities for
the day included the making
of fruit kebabs, a paper
plate craft, Mexican
maracas, origami paper cups,
as well as a physical
activity, where students
went through an obstacle
course with a passport to
different countries.
Passports were all stamped
and visas were granted too!
Students went home with
their craftwork and a bottle
of bubbles, which was the
highlight of the day.
Buttu in
Brisbane talks
Palestinian lawyer and
analyst, Diana
Buttu, was in Brisbane
during the week to discuss
the impact of the blockade
on Gaza’s population and the
importance of non- violent
resistance.
As a child, Diana Buttu did
not even know she was
Palestinian. Ironically,
years later she would become
the well-known spokesperson
of the Palestine Liberation
Organization's Negotiations
Support Unit.
Born and raised in Canada,
Buttu's parents - who were
Palestinian citizens of
Israel - did not discuss
their Palestinian identity.
"My family did its best to
insulate me," she says.
"They consciously decided to
leave Israel because of the
sheer discrimination and
they wanted to protect me."
In 1987, just days after the
first Intifada started,
Buttu visited Palestine.
"Seeing the images and
asking people about it
created this personal
awakening," she explains. "I
realized I was Palestinian
and a part of this big
nation."
After earning a law degree
from Queen's University in
Canada and a Masters of Law
from Stanford University,
Buttu moved to Palestine in
2000. "I loved Palestine,
yet hadn't really
contributed." Shortly after
her arrival, the second
Intifada began and she took
a position with the
Negotiations Support Unit of
the PLO.
"I had mixed feelings about
negotiating," Buttu says.
"There is a structural
problem when Palestinians
negotiate with Israelis.
It's like negotiating with a
gun to your head; where the
people under occupation have
to negotiate their own
release."
Buttu decided to explain the
Palestinian story to the
media. "At the end of the
day the world will only
accept what it perceives as
fair," she explains. "So I
decided to lay out the facts
so people could understand
life under occupation and
the constant discrimination
Palestinians face."
Her media work angered
Israel's supporters and cost
her her NSU job, but Buttu
continues to speak out,
working with journalists
with the Institute for
Middle East Understanding
and teaching at Birzeit
University. Buttu believes
someday freedom and equal
rights will come to the
Palestinians. "I think this
absurdity is going to lead
to a real awakening and
people will eventually hang
their heads and say, 'What
were we thinking?' I hope
justice comes sooner rather
than later."
Australia
Comes of Age
The president of Muslims
Australia - AFIC, Mr Ikebal
Patel, in congratulating the
first female Australian
Prime Minister Hon Julia
Gillard, commented that
Australia has come of age.
Mr Patel said that Australia
has followed leading
countries who have embraced
female leaders, notable
amongst the list is
Australia’s closest
neighbour, New Zealand,
Indonesia, and the
Philippines, also India,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Pakistan, Germany and of course – United Kingdom.
Mr Patel further stated, “It
is now Australia’s turn to
be proud of its demonstrated
gender equality – we now
have the position of Prime
Minister joining the list of
State Premiers and Governor
General as remarkable women
in leadership positions”.
New guard
at Kuraby
ImranHafeezSheikh, the Club
President of the
Lahore Society Lions Club
in Pakistan, was down in
Brisbane ato attend the
changeover meeting of the
Lions Club of Brisbane
Kuraby District.
Imran Sheikh wrote to the
Kuraby Lions: "Thanks for
all the love which I
received from your club
members at the annual club
changeover meeting. I feel
honoured that thousand miles
away from Pakistan I have a
Lions Family like you."
DavidForde
served for two years as
president of the Kuraby
branch and MsSheliaGlew takes over the reigns.
A Crescents of Brisbane
spokesperson told CCN that
they had enjoyed working
with David Forde on a number
of successful projects
during his term of office
and look forward to
continuing the working
relationship with Kuraby
Lions.
Among the many hats his
wears, David Forde has also
been recently appointed as
the president of the Amnesty
International’s QLD / NNSW
Branch.
Islamic
Cemetery for Brisbane North & Moreton
To help the Muslim Community
establish a cemetery north
of the Brisbane River the
Moreton Regional Council
needs information to assist
them in allocating property
for a cemetery. The Islamic
Society of Bald Hills is
calling on Muslims living in
and around the area to email the
following details to
info@isbh.org.au.
A: Family Name
B: Number of people living
in your house/unit/residence
Adults Children
C: Address and postal code
Faces of
Brisbane on radio
Get to know the multicultural faces of
Brisbane with 612 ABC Brisbane Mornings and Madonna
King.
The Mornings team have set themselves a
challenge, to find out how many nationalities now call
Brisbane home.
Would it be as many as 200 different nationalities?
Perhaps 220? Could it be 250?
You can find out over the next few months
through, Faces of Brisbane, a daily segment that focuses
on the unique personal stories of people from all around
the world.
Join in the discussions as reporter Terri
Begley takes to the street to find the new Faces of
Brisbane, and
visit the team online to learn more about their
country.
Faces of Brisbane will introduce you to
the culture, languages, beliefs, food and stories of
people who have swapped their homeland for a new life in
Brisbane.
Faces of Brisbane is on weekday mornings after
10am on 612 ABC Brisbane.
You can listen again to all of the
stories featured in Faces of Brisbane at their
blog.
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Young.
British. Female. Muslim.
Thousands of young British
women living in the UK
decide to convert to Islam -
here are some of their
stories
With the World Cup upon and many
Australians in South Africa
for the event, CCN's
Man-on-the-Mussalaah brings readers up to
speed with world cup news,
and the local politics,
idiosyncrasies,
personalities and culture of
the country.
The Socceroos went to visit an orphanage
in South Africa after their 4 nil loss to
Germany.
“It’s so good to put a smile on the face’s
of people with no hope, constantly
struggling and facing the impossible”, said
Sipho Umboto aged 6.
Brisbanites outside the Moses
Mabidah Stadium before the Nigeria / South Korea
2-2 draw
Durbanites basking in the winter sun and sand at
the South Beach Fan Fest watching Bafana Bafana
sink France 2-1
Fan Fest
Vuvuzelas get the blast and flags get waved as
Bafana Bafana take the lead
If the London
cockneys can have 'em why can't the charous!
Walk the streets of Durban's Dr
Yussuf Dadoo (Grey) Street, and if you find yourself
scratching your head when an Indian friend says:
"Ekse my lightie, let's vy to your pozi to catch a
chow. I don't want to chow garden chops today," then
a newly produced dictionary of Indian slang written
by Professor of Linguistics at the Department of
English at the University of Cape Town should be on
your shopping list. Professor Rajend Mesthrie has
compiled a 1 600-word dictionary paying homage to
the South African Indian dialect.
Despite being the second major
dialect in South Africa (the first being English
brought by white settlers) Mesthrie said Indians
were brought up to feel slightly ashamed of their
languages. "Indians didn't have full access to
dictionaries, they didn't have white people teaching
them, they had Indians teaching them.
"We don't speak the Queen's English.
Our dialect was forged through our experiences,
first on the plantations, second as clerks, third as
sales people and now as educated high-flyers.
Comprising religious, cultural,
political, historical terms, proverbs, slang and
even slightly offensive words influenced by Hindi,
Tamil, Gujerati, Kokni, Telegu, Urdu and Zulu, the
dictionary is serious, but also reflects the lighter
side of the dialect.
The slang included in the dictionary
dates back to the 1970s. Mesthrie avoided using
contemporary slang and included words that stood the
test of time.
"Slang is spoken among young people
when they're laughing and joking and would never be
spoken to parents, unless they're ultra modern".
Mesthrie said Indian slang is an
offshoot of Tsotsitaal - a variation of mixed
languages spoken in Gauteng. Disappointed that
Indians did not have a term for their slang, he
proposed the term "charouschune".
Strategically timed to coincide with
the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in
South Africa, Mesthrie said the dictionary was his
contribution to the history of Indians in South
Africa. "In the 90s people would roll with laughter
to see words they use in print. They will enjoy
seeing their words in a professional manner and be
amused by it."
Learn
the lingo....and give carrots
Some of the
words and phrases you will find in the South
African Indian Dictionary:
Give
carrots - The term mean "to show someone
up". The term started in Britain as English
slang in Kipling in 1890, and was used among
Indians in South Africa. But it does not
stop there. The Indians have turned it into
their own, give-beans-bhajia, bhoondi,
jalebis (all meaning the same thing).
Pozi-
abbreviation for position. Used originally
by the British colonial army, but more
commonly used to refer to a person's house.
Interested - (participle): In love with
- mainly spoken among older people, who at
that time, did not use the word "love".
Garden
chops - refers to brinjal - a 1950s joke
that began at Indian weddings where
vegetable breyani and dholl with large
slices of brinjal are served
Source:
The Daily News 24 June 2010
Around
the Muslim World with CCN
Islam
is the new religion in rebellious Mexican state Chiapas
More and more Mayan
and Tzotzil people in the
Mexican state Chiapas are
becoming Muslims. It's
fifteen years since the
Zapatista uprising in
Chiapas and the region has
undergone some profound
changes. One of them is the
emergence of Islam as a new
religion in the state. The
Muslim community, dominated
by converted Mayans and
Tzotzils , is slowly gaining
ground.
Molino de los
Arcos is one of the poorest
neighbourhoods of San
Cristóbal de las Casas, the
second largest city in
Chiapas and popular with
tourists for its colonial
beauty. The barrio is
ethnically almost entirely
indigenous, with Tzotzil
Mayan as the dominant
language. On Fridays,
though, you can hear the
slow, monotonous Arab chants
of Muslim prayer. In a
wooden shack, painted with
Arab religious phrases, some
twenty Tzotzil Muslim
families have established a
small place of worship.
"This is where we cleanse
our spirits and pray to
Allah. Not everyone came
today, some people have to
work," Imam Salvador Lopez
Lopez smiles. "But we are
doing well. Our community is
still small, we are maybe
two hundred, but little by
little we're growing."
Lopez converted to Islam in
1995 and adopted the Arab
name of Muhammad Amin. He
was one of the first
Tzotzils to embrace the
religion. He describes his
conversion as a tough,
two-year period of soul
searching. "There is a lot
of ignorance in Chiapas
about Islam. Nobody really
knew what it was and at
first I myself wasn't sure
it was the thing for me. My
family didn't agree with it
either at first. It was
hard."
RNW
German court denies Muslim pupil right to pray in school
A Muslim
student does not have the
right pray at his high
school, an appeals court in
the German capital ruled on
May 27.
The Berlin-Brandenburg
Appeals Court ruled in
favour of Diesterweg High
School, agreeing the prayer
was “disruptive”.
The Appeals court struck
down a lower court decision,
which had ruled that the
student identified only as
YunusMitschele
(picturedleft)
at the Berlin high school
had the right to pray in
school.
The court also found that
the rights of parents, the
religious freedom of others
and, in particular, and the
dictate of school harmony
overrode in this instance
the right to an individual’s
expression of religious
faith.
16-year-old Mitschele had
filed charges against
Diesterweg-Gymnasium High
School when he and seven
other pupils were banned
from praying in the school.
The school lost the case,
the court ruled the prayer
was not disruptive nor a
breach of the school’s
obligation to neutrality.
The Appeals Court said a
prayer room was plausible,
but for reasons of equality
other faiths would have to
be given the same privilege,
which would overstretch the
school’s capacity, and
therefore, it was not
necessary to provide space
to Mitschele.
The school’s
lawyer had also argued that
the boy only used the room
“sporadically” just 14 times
in the past two years.
Mitschele
said that teachers often
would not open the room for
him. His lawyer argued that
the deeply religious
teenager prayed five times a
day. Before the case entered
the courts, he had been
praying during class breaks
by kneeling on his jacket,
laid out in a school
hallway.
School principal, Brigitte
Burchardt, called the ruling
“a good day for Berlin’s
schools.”
Diesterweg-Gymnasium High
School would not comment
further as the court left
open the path to a further
appeal before the Federal
Administrative Court.
UK:
Northamptonshire County
Council has apologised and
launched an investigation
after it placed an advert
for a “female, white and
non-Muslim” driver in a
local newspaper.
The advert placed in the
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
called for tender bids for
an escort contract that
involved driving vulnerable
schoolchildren.:
The Muslim News
Harrow elects its first Muslim mayor
UK: Harrow’s
first Muslim Mayor has
promised a celebration of
diversity in his year in
office.
Labour Councillor, Asad
Omar, was unanimously voted
in on May 25 and Councillor
Mrinal Choudhury was elected
as Deputy Mayor.
Omar, Headstone South ward
Councillor since 2002 said,
“Those who know me will know
I don’t believe in ‘my side
and your side’ – we are all
on the same side, all
elected by the people of
Harrow, all 63 (councillors)
of us here to serve them.”
“I have chosen the theme for
this year as a celebration
of diversity in Harrow as we
are the most religiously
diverse borough in the
country,” he told The Muslim
News.
He added that he believed
that “no two people are the
same, their thoughts and
experiences are all
different and diverse, and
as Mayor I look to meet as
many people and community
groups from diverse
backgrounds from all over
the borough.”
Omar paid tribute to his
late wife Kausar, who passed
away eight months ago. “She
has been my strength, my
support, and the reason for
me being here. The way she
inspired me every single day
can never be measured or
forgotten,” he said.
Omar was born in India and
raised in Pakistan before
coming to the UK in 1965. He
is a chemistry graduate and
worked as an Information
Scientist for an
international publishing
company for 30 years.
He was a leading member of
the Harrow Council for
Racial Equality, was a
founder member of the Harrow
Bilingual Forum, and sat on
numerous community groups
including the Harrow Police
and Community Consultative
Group. He named Ovarian
Cancer Action as his mayoral
charity.
French tennis star says she is proud to be a Muslim
French
tennis star AravaneRezai, the 18th
women's seed at Wimbledon,
is proud to be a Muslim and
the fact that both of her
parents are Iranian.
Rezai, 23, has even
represented Iran at the
Women's Islamic Games twice.
She overcame lack of family
money and initial racism
from France's tennis
authorities to become the
country's sporting golden
girl and equally, is now an
inspiration for Muslim women
around the world.
"There are a few but not too
many Muslim women in sport.
Sania Mirza, who is Indian,
also plays tennis but I am
the first from a Persian
background," The Sun quoted
Rezai, as saying.
"I am proud to represent
Muslim women. I know I am a
model for other girls and if
I can give them power or any
help to improve their life
that is good. I am here and
I want to show on court I am
a fighter. I fight for my
personal life and I fight
for my tennis career. They
are two things," she said.
"I have two passports. When
I play for France people
said 'she is Iranian not
French'. I am proud to be
half-Iranian and that is why
I have a necklace from Iran
around my neck at all times.
Yet I play tennis for
France, the country where I
grew up. So many people ask
me whether I prefer France
or Iran . I say: do you ask
a mother which son she
prefers?' I love both
countries," Rezai said.
"I have made a lot of
sacrifices in my life and I
feel stronger than so many
other players. I have a
different character. I am
very strong. I like to fight
on the court. It comes from
my double culture.
"Unfortunately I am not a
practising Muslim but when I
have finished my tennis
career, I will be," she
added.
Cricket in
England is a sport of the
elite, in South Asia, it is
the sport of the people.
Followed with a ferocious
passion by so many, mums,
dads, brothers, sisters,
uncles and aunties all
gather round staring
intently at the TV…but for
many women in the Muslim
community that’s where it
ends.
The Muslim News
The Inbox
To the Editor of Crescents Newsletter from John at
Brumby's Bakery Underwood.
Thank you to all our Muslim customers and friends
who emailed me, phoned the shop or came into the
shop in the last week to share their thoughts and
advice on Naan and some other products as well.
The response has been quite overwhelming and we are
very appreciative of the feedback, both the good &
the not so good.
We have taken all feedback into consideration and
will hopefully provide a better service to the
Muslim community.
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Q: Dear Kareema, I've invested in a treadmill and am committed
to my daily workout. How can I keep it interesting and
get a great workout at the same time, keeping in mind
that the treadmill will be the crux of the workout?
A: Hit the 'hills' with some interval training at
least twice or thrice a week. If you follow the same
plan every session, you'll eventually take less effort
completing your workout because your body will get
fitter as you go.
** Try some flat sprints - set the treadmill at a
constant 1% grade and run or walk fast for 30secs.
Recover at an easy intensity for 60secs. Repeat 9 times.
** Hill drills - run or walk for 30secs at an 8% grade
followed by 60secs at a 1% grade. Repeat 9 times.
** Constant climb - set the treadmill at an 8% grade and
walk or run for 30secs at a moderate pace, followed by
60secs at a slower pace, still on the 8% incline. Repeat
9 times.
NJOY your treadmill and have fun with your workouts!!
All questions sent in are published here anonymously
and without any references to the author of the
question.
The CCN Chuckle
Mula Nasruddin, a
wealthy oil sheikh, sends his son to Australia for
study.
A month
later, the son sends a letter to his dad saying:
”Dad, Brisbane is wonderful, people are nice and I
really like it here, but I’m a bit ashamed to arrive to
school with my gold Mercedes when all my teachers travel
by train.”
Sometime later he gets a letter from his dad with a ten
million dollar cheque saying:
“Son, stop embarrassing us, go and get yourself a train
too.
Taleem
this week will be held on Thursday 1 July
from 11am-12pm at the residence of
Adila Omar
53 St.Patrick
Avenue
Kuraby
Tel:34 233
446
All ladies
welcome
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Under
Eights Week is organised
annually by the ECA
Queensland Branch and has
been a unique statewide
event since 1956.
The
Bosnian Bulletin for Bosnian Readers - in Bosnian
French
tennis star Aravane
Rezai, the 18th
women's seed at Wimbledon,
is proud to be a Muslim and
the fact that both of her
parents are Iranian. 
C