Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups in a 32-question survey of religious knowledge by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
On average, Americans got 16 of the 32 questions correct.
Atheists and agnostics got an average of 20.9 correct answers.
Jews (20.5) and Mormons (20.3).
Protestants got 16 correct answers on average, while Catholics got 14.7 questions right.
Established
in Malaysia in 2003, Papparoti is a successful
food chain which has flourished all over Asia
with branches in Malaysia, Dubai, China,
Vietnam, Korea, Philippines and since the 15th
of June 2010 - Australia.
"These delicious, lip-smackingly good buns are
already an instant hit in several countries, due
to the countless hours of research and
development to prepare the bun", PappaRoti
Warrigal Square's, Mr. Kang told CCN.
"With the growing appeal for halal fast food and
pastries, PappaRoti Warrigal Square provides a
new and unique home-baked snack experience for
customers at any time of the day."
The
signature bun consists of crispy and fragrant
coffee-cream coated over light and fluffy dough
with a hint of a buttery filling and is imported
from and certified in Malaysia.
Combining the bun with one of a wide variety of
quality beverages on offer ranging from
Malaysian milk tea called teh tarik, ice coffee,
teas to coffees, PappaRoti Warrigal Square "aims
to provide a unique cafe style experience,
suitable for everybody."
From the
Algester Society desk......
The
Islamic Society of Algester will be hosting its
increasingly popular Annual Brunch again on 8th
May at 11 am at the Beenleigh Events Centre.
Bring the whole family along to enjoy delicious
food, good company and a chance to relax and be
spoiled.
Mums, this is your day to sit down and enjoy a
meal specially prepared for you!
Tantalize your taste buds with a most
scrumptious spread Paya, sausages, eggs, moong
daar, potato fry, rotis, scones, muffins,
pancakes and a whole lot more.
Due to the overwhelming response in the past,
tickets will not be sold at the door.
Don't miss out and purchase your tickets now
from:
Australia’s national census will be held on 9th
August and according to Islamic Council of
Queensland (ICQ) president, Mohammed Yusuf, this
census has very significant implications for the
Muslims of Australia.
To
discuss the issues involved and to prepare the
members of the Muslim community for census day,
ICQ organized a get-together and an information
session of community leaders yesterday (30
April) at the Islamic College of Brisbane.
The session was addressed by Mr. Ikebal Patel,
president of Muslims Australia (AFIC) and
representatives from the Queensland Census
Management Unit, Ms Carol Webber and Ms
Marsali MacKinnon.
Some 50
leaders and members of societies and community
organizations attended the meeting and much of
the discussion centered on the importance of
Muslims to complete the census question on
religion correctly.
NOTE:
There are are number of part-time employment
opportunities with the ABS, See the CCN Jobs
column below.
The
discussion can be seen in full on Islam TV
below.
Translating the Qu'ran
One
of the most influential books in the world
today, the Qur'an is the foundation text and
inspiration for more than a billion people. It
sets out the rituals, ethics, prayers and laws
of Islam and is the word of supreme authority
for the Muslim faith.
But for many western readers, reading the Qur'an
in English can be difficult because some Arabic
words don't translate easily into English or may
have multiple meanings. So translating this
sacred text for a contemporary English speaking
reader was a massive and very delicate task for
Arabic scholar Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem.
From the 2010 Cheltenham Literature Festival,
Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem (pictured
right) explained the difficulties of
translating the Qur'an for a contemporary
audience.
Professor of Islamic Studies at the School of
Oriental and African Studies in London, Muhammad
Abdel Haleem is also editor of the Journal of
Qur'anic Studies. Born in Egypt, Professor
Haleem is a Hafiz, which means he can recite the
Qur'an by heart.
Website
comments on the presentation:
What
a man of wisdom and common sense! I really
enjoyed hearing him speak today. Thank you for
bringing him to us all.
My
sincere thanks for the content of today's
BookShow. Truly Professor Abdel Haleem is a man
who knows what he's talking about.
Mansouri
invites Australian investors to tap UAE market
Sultan
bin Saeed Al Mansouri (pictured left),
the UAE Minister of Economy, met Andrew
Stoner, MP, Deputy Premier, Minister for
Trade and Investment and Minister for Regional
Infrastructure and Services, Government of New
South Wales, in Australia to discuss bilateral
relations between the two countries.
The UAE Minister is currently in Australia
leading a high-level delegation on a three-day
official visit.
During the meeting Al Mansouri stressed the
importance of enhancing bilateral relations,
especially in the tourism sector, referring to
the role of national carriers in this process
and the facilities for Australian passengers
transiting through Dubai, said a Press release
issued on Wednesday.
Al Mansoori said: “The UAE’s ongoing economic
diversification, country-wide infrastructure
expansion and focus on knowledge and innovation
presented vast opportunities for trade and
foreign investment in the UAE. We ensure that
people who choose to invest in the UAE benefit
from free and transparent trade practices, fair
competition, wealth of knowledge and
innovations, unhindered growth and faster access
to markets.”
Welcoming Australian investment in critical
sectors such as manufacturing, information
communications technology, food processing and
engineering,
“Our
current focus is on creating a robust legal and
policy framework in the UAE to bring more
investments into the promising growth sectors. I
invite businessmen and investors in Australia to
be part of the accelerated growth drive in the
UAE and benefit from the innovative platforms we
are creating for success,” Al Mansoori stated.
The
President of Muslims Australia (AFIC), Mr Ikebal
Patel accompanied by the Vice President, Mr
Hafez Kassem proudly opened two new schools in
Sydney, the Malek Fahd Beaumont Hills campus and
Malek Fahd Hoxton Park campus on the first
school day of second term. The two new schools
will cater for the ever-increasing demand for
enrolment as evident in the extremely long
waiting lists at the prestigious Malek Fahd
Islamic School in Greenacre.
Mr Patel said, “Muslims Australia’s goal is to
provide students access to best practice
educational resources . A balanced education is
the first step in equipping our children to
maximise their educational abilities and talents
to become useful, productive, contributing
members of the Australian society. Graduates of
our schools are now serving as Engineers,
plumbers, doctors, nurses, lawyers and
pharmacists and many other trades and
professions. The continued and exemplary high
achievements of students at our existing schools
is an incentive for prospective students to
emulate at the new schools.”
Mr Patel further stated that Muslims Australia’s
commitment to excellence in education is second
to none as evidenced by the consistent position
of Malek Fahd Islamic School amongst the top
nine to fifteen schools in NSW and ACT over the
last six years and similar standing of the
Islamic College of Brisbane and now emulated by
the Islamic Colleges of South Australia and
Langford Islamic College. The NAPLAN results of
all the schools were outstanding with the
Islamic School of Canberra being the stand out
performer in Canberra topping most subjects with
only six years of operations.
“My team and I are humbled and honoured to the
see the fruits of our labour, in terms of not
only the academic and professional achievements
of our past students of Muslims Australia (AFIC)
schools but also their sporting and community
involvement, both at school and on graduation.
We now look forward to similar successes at the
Islamic School of Canberra, the Islamic College
of Melbourne which commenced classes in January
this year and our two newest schools, Malek Fahd
Beaumont Hills and Malek Fahd Hoxton Park”.
The
community of Blacktown and Liverpool are
encouraged to take advantage of early enrolment
before “No Vacancy” signs start appearing at the
school as has been the case for the last eight
years in the Malek Fahd Islamic School Greenacre
campus, said Mr Patel.
The CCN
Wedding Scene
Tariq
&
Ziana
The nikah of Tariq Faraz, son of
Mr. & Mrs. Shaheed Ali
of Brisbane and Ziana
Zeenat, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Munif
of Sydney took place on
Saturday 16 April at
Blacktown, Sydney.
The walima celebrations were
held at the RNA Showgrounds
Auditorium in Brisbane on
Monday 25th April where some
600 guests were in
attendance.
Tariq is a licensed builder
and Ziana is studying for a
Masters in Early Childhood
Education.
Muslim scientists and scholars have contributed
immensely to human knowledge especially in the
period between 8th and 14th century CE.
But
their contributions have been largely ignored,
forgotten or have gone un-acknowledged.
Each
week CCN brings you, courtesy of www.ummah.com,
an account of one of the many talented Muslim
scholars in history whose contributions have
left lasting marks in the annals of science,
astronomy, medicine, surgery, engineering and
philosophy.
This week's Muslim scholar, philosopher
and/or thinker is:
Mohammad Ibn Musa al-Khawarizmi
(Died 840 C.E.)
Abu Abdullah Mohammad Ibn
Musa al-Khawarizmi was born at Khawarizm
(Kheva), south of Aral sea. Very little
is known about his early life, except
for the fact that his parents had
migrated to a place south of Baghdad.
The exact dates of his birth and death
are also not known, but it is
established that he flourished under Al-
Mamun at Baghdad through 813-833 and
probably died around 840 C.E.
Khawarizmi was a mathematician,
astronomer and geographer. He was
perhaps one of the greatest
mathematicians who ever lived, as, in
fact, he was the founder of several
branches and basic concepts of
mathematics.
In the words of Phillip
Hitti, he influenced mathematical
thought to a greater extent than any
other medieval writer. His work on
algebra was outstanding, as he not only
initiated the subject in a systematic
form but he also developed it to the
extent of giving analytical solutions of
linear and quadratic equations, which
established him as the founder of
Algebra. The very name Algebra has been
derived from his famous book Al-Jabr
wa-al-Muqabilah. His arithmetic
synthesised Greek and Hindu knowledge
and also contained his own contribution
of fundamental importance to mathematics
and science. Thus, he explained the use
of zero, a numeral of fundamental
importance developed by the Arabs.
Similarly,
he developed the decimal system so that
the overall system of numerals,
'algorithm' or 'algorizm' is named after
him. In addition to introducting the
Indian system of numerals (now generally
known as Arabic numerals), he developed
at length several arithmetical
procedures, including operations on
fractions. It was through his work that
the system of numerals was first
introduced to Arabs and later to Europe,
through its translations in European
languages.
He developed in detail
trigonometric tables containing the sine
functions, which were probably
extrapolated to tangent functions by
Maslama. He also perfected the geometric
representation of conic sections and
developed the calculus of two errors,
which practically led him to the concept
of differentiation. He is also reported
to have collaborated in the degree
measurements ordered by Mamun al-Rashid
were aimed at measuring of volume and
circumference of the earth.
The development of astronomical tables
by him was a significant contribution to
the science of astronomy, on which he
also wrote a book. The contribution of
Khawarizmi to geography is also
outstanding, in that not only did he
revise Ptolemy's views on geography, but
also corrected them in detail as well as
his map of the world. His other
contributions include original work
related to clocks, sundials and
astrolabes.
Several of his books were translated
into Latin in the early 12th century. In
fact, his book on arithmetic, Kitab al-Jam'a
wal- Tafreeq bil Hisab al-Hindi, was
lost in Arabic but survived in a Latin
translation.
His book on algebra, Al-Maqala
fi Hisab-al Jabr wa-al- Muqabilah, was
also translated into Latin in the 12th
century, and it was this translation
which introduced this new science to the
West "completely unknown till then".
His astronomical tables
were also translated into European
languages and, later, into Chinese. His
geography captioned Kitab Surat-al-Ard,
together with its maps, was also
translated. In addition, he wrote a book
on the Jewish calendar Istikhraj Tarikh
al-Yahud, and two books on the
astrolabe. He also wrote Kitab al-Tarikh
and his book on sun-dials was captioned
Kitab al-Rukhmat, but both of them have
been lost.
The influence of Khawarizmi on the
growth of science, in general, and
mathematics, astronomy and geography in
particular, is well established in
history. Several of his books were
readily translated into a number of
other languages, and, in fact,
constituted the university textbooks
till the 16th century. His approach was
systematic and logical, and not only did
he bring together the then prevailing
knowledge on various branches of
science, particularly mathematics, but
also enriched it through his original
contribution. No doubt he has been held
in high repute throughout the centuries
since then.
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Middle Link
2011 Census Jobs - Opportunity Knocks for
Bilingual Speakers (REPEAT)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics
(ABS) is looking for over 5,500 Census Collectors in
Queensland from all cultural and linguistic
backgrounds to help conduct the Census on 9 August
2011.
With almost one in five Australians speaking a
language other than English at home, the ABS is
particularly looking for Collectors with bilingual
skills who can assist householders to complete their
form.
Queensland Census Director, Sally Pritchard wants
people from all cultural backgrounds, who can speak
languages other than English to apply.
“Australia is an extremely diverse country. We need
to make sure our Collector team is representative of
our community, to help the ABS capture the full
picture of Queensland’s diversity,” Ms Pritchard
says.
“Information collected in the Census is essential to
identifying and providing targeted services for all
cultural groups and their families.”
Census Collectors will pound the pavement to deliver
and collect more than 2.8 million Census forms to
Queensland’s 1.9 million households.
"People of all ages, from all backgrounds and with
wide-ranging experience have become Census
Collectors in the past, including students,
semi-retirees and stay at home parents," Ms
Pritchard adds.
Census Collectors will receive between $1,300 and
$2,800 for the casual position and will be employed
from 1 July until 8 September.
Applications are open 9 April until 5 May 2011.
Apply online at
www.abs.gov.au/census or call 1800 420 182.
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the Muslim World with CCN
Saudi
women defy ban to register for polls
Saudi women gather outside a voter
registration centre for the upcoming
municipal elections in Jeddah
Riyadh: A ban on their participation, in the
municipal elections in Riyadh and other
cities, has evoked strong reactions from
Saudi Arabia's women and women's rights
activists.
Ignoring the ban, groups of women were seen
standing at the gates of registration
centres in the capital city — on the third
day of the registration process — even as
the general turnout at the centres remained
low.
With some local newspapers publishing photos
of these women, a strong public opinion has
been generated supporting women's
participation in the election process.
A group of women activists sent a memo to
the authorities describing the ban on their
participation as "arbitrary".
About 60 Saudi women academicians and
researchers have launched a Facebook
campaign under the name ‘Baladi' or ‘My
Country'.
The group said there were no laws limiting
participation to men.
Fawzia Al Hani, chairperson of the group,
told reporters that women who had approached
registration centres in Riyadh, Jeddah and
Dammam in the past three days — to press for
their right to take part in the elections —
were not violating any law.
"The law reads: ‘Woman has the right to cast
her vote and stand as a candidate'," she
added.
Elfat Qabbani, vice-chairperson of the
industrial committee at Jeddah's Chamber of
Commerce, said depriving women of their
right to vote comes as a shock for many
Saudi women who were concerned with the
public and community service.
"I couldn't understand the fears expressed
by some people regarding the participation
of women in these elections.
"Previously, women in Bahrain and Kuwait
have taken part in similar elections and the
experiments have succeeded. Women have
played effective roles in municipal councils
in these countries," she added.
Saudi women have taken part in two
successive elections to the chambers of
commerce in Jeddah and the Eastern province,
Qabbani added.
She rejected the proposal that women should
approach the Human Rights Society to
complain or establish a virtual municipal
council on the internet.
"Women are part of the fabric of this
society and represent more than half the
population.
"And when seeking to get their rights they
will get them through negotiations.
"So we will approach officials for more
discussion," Qabbani clarified.
Models walk the ramp with the creations by
Nabrman (left) and Ameera Aamer (right)
There is a
certain charm to simplicity that many people
are unable to see or understand because they
fear that the simple things don't have much
to add.
The two sisters-in-law, Mariam and Safa Al
Medfaei, got together and created 1001
Abayas, a collection of the simplest designs
to prove that too many details aren't always
right.
The line has been running since 2007, with
designs inspired by Arabian Nights. None of
those abayas stood out. Rather, they had
simple, elegant touches on a plain, loose
traditional abaya. One thing is worth noting
though — the use of burqa, which was a
first.
For a simple person who doesn't like to draw
too much attention to themselves, these
abayas are perfect. They're modest, they're
casual and they're elegant, in their own
unique way.
Ameera Aamer
Ameera is a fashion line that has both
abayas and jalabeyas by the fierce designer
Ameera Aamer. This collection blends
different and opposite styles. It also
features a weird mixture of fabric in which
you can see more than two kinds, like in one
jalabeya.
The beauty of these pieces is the bright and
courageous mixture of colours that make them
very much alive. Some of them may not be
wearable casually, but they still offer an
idea that is somewhat valuable to the
fashion industry.
What is interesting about this line is that
you find pieces that are splashed with
beautiful colours and others that are just
black or black-and-white which, in this
case, offers a choice to the viewer of funky
and happy or elegant and classy.
Nabrman
Elegant, simple yet still traditional, this
label's latest collection (above left)
is perfect for a person who doesn't want to
stand out. The designer often uses bright
colours in very little areas, focusing on
the cuts and layers instead. Her designs are
absolutely wearable.
Hanayen
This label has a partnership with Swarovski
crystals, so it wasn't a surprise to see a
lot of that on almost all the abayas (above
right). This designer was a favourite
because he experiments with different styles
and tries to break the black colour while
bringing in something new to the traditional
abaya.
Israeli
rabbis are to clamp down on the growing
number of devout Jewish women wearing the
burka by declaring the garment an item of
sexual deviancy.
The move was
prompted by the husbands of some burka-wearing
women
At the insistence of the husbands of some
burka-wearing women, a leading rabbinical
authority is to issue an edict declaring
burka wearing a sexual fetish that is as
promiscuous as wearing too little.
A small group of ultra-orthodox Jews in the
town of Beit Shemesh chose to don the burka,
usually associated with women in repressive
Islamist regimes, three years ago in a bid
to protect their modesty.
Since then, the habit has spread to five
other Israeli towns causing alarm among
ultra-orthodox religious leaders who once
saw it as a relatively harmless eccentricity
– even though the number of Jewish burka
wearers is not thought to be more than a few
hundred.
“There is a real danger that by
exaggerating, you are doing the opposite of
what is intended [resulting in] severe
transgressions in sexual matters,” Shlomo
Pappenheim, a member of the rabbinical
authority preparing to make the edict, was
quoted as saying.
Ultra-Orthodox women are required to dress
conservatively and keep their heads covered
with a scarf, hat or wig when in public.
But even that
was not enough for some, who insisted that
only by covering their faces and wearing
multiple layers of clothes to hide the shape
of their bodies can they really be chaste.
"At first, I just wore a wig," one burka-wearing
woman told the Haaretz newspaper. "Now when
I see a woman with a wig, I pray to God to
forgive her for wearing that thing on her
head."
Since donning the burka, the woman said she
had been taunted by neighbours who called
her a "smelly Arab" and that Israeli
soldiers had asked to see her identification
papers to prove she was not a Muslim. They
backed down, she said, when she showed them
that her children were clearly Jewish.
The trend has also caused tensions in family
life. One man went to a rabbinical court in
an attempt to get a ruling to force his wife
to stop wearing the burka.
The plan backfired, however. The court ruled
that that woman's behaviour was so "extreme"
that it ordered the couple to undergo an
immediate religious divorce.
Paris - French football
chiefs have approved proposals to limit the
number of black and Arab players coming
through their national training programmes
to 30 percent, according to a report.
The influential Mediapart website claimed on
Thursday top management at the French
Football Federation (FFF), including France
manager Laurent Blanc, secretly discussed
and approved "unofficial discriminatory
quotas".
"For the top brass in French football, the
issue is settled: there are too many blacks,
too many Arabs and not enough white players
in French football," the website claimed.
"Some top officials at the French football
federation's National Development Programme
(DTN), including national team coach Laurent
Blanc, secretly approved at the start of
2011 the principle of unofficial
discriminatory quotas in training centres
and schools around the country."
Sports 24
England
cricketer inspires Muslim girls
UK:
England ladies cricket international, Isa
Guha (pictured left), visited City
Academy in Bristol to motivate young girls
to get into sport.
A member of the 2009 ICC World Cup winning
England squad, 25-year-old Isa led a cricket
coaching session with a group of female
students, predominantly from the Somali
community before addressing Year 7 and 8
girls in an inspiring assembly in which she
spoke about her challenges and successes in
becoming an international cricketer.
Organised by the Muslim Women’s Sport
Foundation in partnership with Sporting
Equals, the visit was arranged to raise
awareness of role models in the community
who girls, such as those at City Academy,
can identify with and realise their
potential.
Speaking after the event Isa commented, “For
a lot of kids, especially those from ethnic
minority backgrounds, it’s really important
for them to have role models who can show
them what they can achieve in life.”
For the girls who took part in the coaching
session this experience was their first
encounter of cricket but hopefully not their
last. Batuula Abditoon, 12, said: “It was a
great experience talking to Isa and playing
cricket with her.”
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.
KB SAYS:This makes for a great
party finger food. Serve it warm and fresh off the pan.
Go on, give it a go!
.
Ingredients
1 kg chicken mince;
1 tsp salt;
2 tsp ground green chillies;
½ tsp ground jeeru/cumin seeds;
A slice of bread soaked in a ¼ cup milk,
1onion finely chopped;
½ bunch fresh dhunia (coriander leaves)
cleaned and chopped,
½ tsp lemon pepper
2 eggs beaten
Method
1. Combine all the ingredients.
2. Heat a non-stick frying pan and lightly
oil the pan.
3. Drop spoonfuls of mixture and flatten
with the back of a spoon to form a crumpet.
4. Cook on both sides and serve hot with
sauces and puris.
Q:Dear Kareema,
can you give me some ideas on exercises which will help
me relieve stress and tension on those busy days?
A: The good thing about exercise is that even a basic
walk will aid in the release of some stress.
On the days that you are really tense,
try a two-part workout routine, eg. start with a
high-intensity exercise such as skipping and then go for
a run.
This will give you a chance to clear your
head and 'let it all out'.
If
you're not in the mood to go outdoors or if it's too
late, hop on your treadmill, cross-trainer, or rowing
machine.
Then to settle yourself down and start
relaxing, try stretching or take on some yoga poses.
Another great routine would be to glove up and get
punching on your boxing bag and speedball, or partner up
with someone and take turns punching.
This will be a great motivator and you
can really push your limits.
All questions sent in are published here anonymously
and without any references to the author of the
question.
The CCN Chuckle
Mula
Nasruddin had serious hearing problems for a
number of years.
He went to
the doctor and the doctor was able to have him
fitted with a set of hearing aids that allowed
him to hear perfectly.
Mula Nasruddin went back a month later to the
doctor and the doctor said, 'Your hearing is
perfect, Brother Nasruddin. Your family must be
really pleased that you can hear again.'
Mula Nasruddin replied, 'Oh, I haven't told my
family yet. I just sit around and listen to the
conversations. I've changed my will three
times!'
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Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups in a 32-question survey of religious knowledge by the 
One
of the most influential books in the world
today, the Qur'an is the foundation text and
inspiration for more than a billion people. It
sets out the rituals, ethics, prayers and laws
of Islam and is the word of supreme authority
for the Muslim faith. 
Similarly,
he developed the decimal system so that
the overall system of numerals,
'algorithm' or 'algorizm' is named after
him. In addition to introducting the
Indian system of numerals (now generally
known as Arabic numerals), he developed
at length several arithmetical
procedures, including operations on
fractions. It was through his work that
the system of numerals was first
introduced to Arabs and later to Europe,
through its translations in European
languages.
2011 Census Jobs - Opportunity Knocks for
Bilingual Speakers (REPEAT) 
The Australian Bureau of Statistics
(ABS) is looking for over 5,500 Census Collectors in
Queensland from all cultural and linguistic
backgrounds to help conduct the Census on 9 August
2011.
UK:
England ladies cricket international, Isa
Guha (pictured left), visited City
Academy in Bristol to motivate young girls
to get into sport. 
Dear Kareema,
can you give me some ideas on exercises which will help
me relieve stress and tension on those busy days?
If
you're not in the mood to go outdoors or if it's too
late, hop on your treadmill, cross-trainer, or rowing
machine. 
