Eid Al-Adha,
will be celebrated on
Sunday, 6 November, after
announcements during the
week by Saudi Arabia.
For those
following local sighting,
Eid Al-Adha will be
celebrated on Monday 7
November. The list of these
countries includes
communities in Brunei,
India, Pakistan and Iran.
In Australia
those following Saudi Arabia
will celebrate Eid on Sunday
and those that follow local
sighting will celebrate Eid
on Monday.
Al-nisa and the ladies have a Spring Ball
By Maryam Issadeen
Al-Nisa
hosted their annual ladies
only event, the Spring Ball,
last Saturday at Michael’s
Oriental.
The ladies were all dressed
to kill and enjoyed an
evening of fun, games and
good food. Michael’s
Oriental Restaurant put out
an impressive dinner of both
Indian and Chinese dishes
that were enjoyed by all.
Entertainment for the
evening included games,
trivia and many prizes
acknowledging the wonderful
efforts to keep with the
theme by guests.
Al-Nisa would like to warmly
thank this year’s generous
sponsors – Anita Bassi,
Zac's quality meats, Sona
designs, boutique styling, k
and h boutiques, Gabrielle k
studious, Rejuven8 and
Catalog.
Tickets were sold out months
ahead, to avoid
disappointment next time
join our Facebook page
to keep updated about
upcoming Al-Nisa events.
Gold Coast mosque protest turns ugly with pig's
head posted on fence
THE battle
to stop a mosque being built
in a Gold Coast hinterland
estate is turning nasty,
with a pig's head posted on
a fence and signs
publicising the Islamic
project vandalised.
The Sunday Mail believes
police were called after a
pig's head splattered with
red paint was hung on a
fence at the site.
The incident has sparked
fears of a protracted hate
campaign against the Muslim
community.
The words "terrorists" and
"Go back to Afghanistan"
were scribbled across
planning signs outside the
property in Alkira Way at
Worongary.
A resident, who asked not to
be named, told The Sunday
Mail: "This place will
become a war zone. There are
old people living here who
are scared."
Police at Mudgeeraba were
called to remove the pig's
head and have spoken to
residents about the unrest
in their quiet rural suburb.
"We're aware of an incident
at that address. We are
continuing to investigate,"
a police spokesman said.
Concerned neighbours said
developers arrived in BMWs
with security guards, when
they first attended a packed
protest meeting to discuss
their planning application
to the Gold Coast City
Council.
Property records show that
until March 2009, a
four-bedroom home on the
8263sq m site in Alkira Way
had been on the market with
an asking price of $1.15
million. Photographs used in
advertising the home showed
its tranquil rural setting.
Residents understand the
owners later entered an
agreement with a company
linked to the Islamic
Multicultural Association
conditional on council
ruling that the home could
be used as place of worship
and a caretaker's unit be
built beside it.
Council planners recommended
approval, noting the house
exterior would not be
changed. However, after
receiving a record
1600-signature petition and
539 public objections,
councillors voted against
the Islamic Multicultural
Association application last
December.
An appeal will lead to a
hearing at the Southport
Court starting late next
month, which residents
suspect they will lose
unless the court is
convinced of their safety
concerns.
A TV
commercial that promotes
Islamic values is to start
screening on Australian
prime time television this
week. The 30 second
advertisement is the latest
initiative by the
organization MyPeace that
earlier this year launched
the “Jesus is a Prophet of
Islam” billboards through
out Sydney.
The commercial features
scenes from everyday life
overlaid with several
excerpts from the Koran that
espouse Islamic values that
highlight the importance of
preserving life, being kind
to the elderly and giving
charity to the
underprivileged.
The ground breaking
advertisements are due to
begin screening on Wednesday
in regional areas and from
Friday on prime time TV
shows on Channel 7 and
Channel 9 in Sydney, booked
to appear during the high
rating Sunrise and Today
morning shows and on
mid-afternoon news
bulletins.
MyPeace, founder Diaa
Mohamed said the commercials
were not out to convert
anyone, but was more aimed
at addressing misconceptions
about Islam.
“In response to the negative
stereotypes and false images
that are generally used to
depict Islam and Muslims in
the mainstream media, we
made these commercials with
the aim of showing Islam in
it’s true light to the
masses”.
“The intention is not to
convert anyone to Islam, but
to give mainstream society a
better understanding of
Islamic values” Diaa Mohamed
said.
The commercials are being
primarily funded by
donations from the Australia
Muslim community, but non
Muslims who are supportive
of the idea of creating a
better understanding between
Muslim and non Muslim
Australians have also
contributed to the campaign.
“Of course there will always
be some critics, but overall
we have had very positive
support and encouragement
from the the Australian
community – Muslim and non
Muslim” Diaa Mohamed said.
The commercials are linked
to the My peace website -
www.mypeace.com.au – and a
1300 number where those that
are interested can get more
information and request
copies of the Quran – 1300
533 555 (Australian
residents only).
Australia has a Muslim
community of just under
300,000 that make up 1.7% of
the total Australian
population, according to the
last official census in
2006. The largest Muslim
community resides in Sydney
where Muslims make up 4% of
the population.
If you would like to be a
volunteer for MyPeace, email
your mobile phone number to
volunteer@mypeace.com.au.
NAPLAN Successes in 2011
Muslims
Australia AFIC president, Mr
Ikebal Patel, announced in a
press release Muslims
Australia AFIC’s schools'
"excellent Naplan results".
Mr Patel
congratulated students of
Malek Fahd Islamic School,
Sydney, Islamic School of
Canberra , Islamic College
of Brisbane, Islamic College
of South Australia,
Adelaide, Langford Islamic
College, Perth and their
latest additions, Islamic
College of Melbourne, Malek
Fahd Hoxton Park and Malek
Fahd Beaumont Hills schools
on all scoring above average
marks in most subjects.
Mr Patel credited the hard
work, dedication and
exemplary efforts of both
students and teachers for
the Naplan success.
He added “the
continued high achievement
of educational excellence at
all of Muslims Australia (AFIC)’s
schools is the result of
foresight by the pioneers
within the community to
commence schools as a
service to the community and
the present executive
committee is committed to
empowering our young
Australian Muslims through
educational excellence. We
place great importance on
education and want to ensure
our children have access to
the best in educational
services to equip them on
their journeys through life
as Australian Muslims.”
Mr Patel thanked the Federal
Government as well as all
State and Territory
Governments for their
support and guidance to the
schools to ensure that they
continue providing optimum
educational outcomes to one
of Australia’s emerging
communities.
The CCN Classifieds
Car
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Middle and
rear seats from a Hyundai I
Max to be sold on behalf of
Muslim Funeral Services.
Contact: 0412 728 171
In praise of the work of MCF
By Ms Kirsty Laili
I would like
to share with all of the
community about the work
that the Muslim Charitable
Foundation (MCF) does in the
society. I am sure everyone
is aware of the work they
did during the floods in
January, making food hampers
and the donation of pillows
to the people of Grantham
who had lost everything.
I am one of
the people that have first
hand experience with MCF. I
recently approached Sister
Janeth Deen enquiring if she
knew of an organisation that
might be able to offer an
interest free loan to me to
enable me to repair my
family car. I have a large
family, myself and my
husband and six children
under the age of 11. Because
of this we brought an 8
seater car to get us all
around.
We are not
very well off but do get by
on our own usually. However
when the transmission on our
car broke and was going to
cost a massive sum of money
to fix, we found our self in
real trouble.
We live in a
small town, where there is
no public transport and only
one bus per day that takes
people to the city and back.
I found it near impossible
just to go and do our weekly
grocery.
When one of
my children got very sick we
were unable to make the trip
40mins away to a major
hospital, and our local
hospital could not do
anything for him, so we were
forced to wait 5 hours for
an ambulance transport to
the hospital.
So I went
seeking ways that we could
have the car fixed and
hopefully not put us in so
much debt that we would not
be able to afford to live.
We were turned down for
finance as my husband only
works casually due to being
a student.
We were given
the contact for Muslim
Charitable Foundation and
after explaining our
situation they agreed to
help us.
Brother Osman
Rane was extremely helpful,
ensuring the car was worth
the cost of repairing and
liaising with the mechanic
and me to finalise
everything.
MCF really
made what would have been an
extremely stressful
situation completely stress
free. Brother Osman kept in
touch with us every step of
theway to ensure that all
work is done timely and has
little impact to our family
as possible.
On top of all
their help I was extremely
surprised and not to mention
grateful to hear that not
only would they help us out,
but that it is a donation
and that we will not need to
repay. I hope that in the
future I am able to pass on
the help that I have been
given.
MCF has put
our lives back to normality
of which we would have been
under a massive stress for a
very long time and the
possibility of taking steps
back instead of forward. I
highly recommend that if
anyone out there that needs
help to approach MFC and for
those that are looking to
contribute or donate any
funds to consider MFC with
high regards that your
donations will be greatly
appreciated and used to it’s
full potential.
Shukur
alhamdulliah and may Allah
Bless You.
Brisbane's Shia community in protest march
The Shia
Muslim community of
Brisbane, Australia marched
in the Brisbane CBD on
Sunday, 23rd October to
protest the "ongoing target
killing of the Shia Hazara"
in Quetta, Pakistan.
In a press release the
Islamic Shia Council of
Queensland said that over
600 people from the Shia
Hazara community have been
killed in the last decade.
Protesters chanted slogans
against the government of
Pakistan and many of them
signed a petition demanding
the Australian government
condemn the killings through
the Pakistan government and
the United Nations.
The Hazara Shia community in
Perth have also organized a
two day protest on 28th and
29th October when the Prime
Minister of Pakistan Yousaf
Raza Gilani is planning to
attend the Commonwealth
Heads of Governments’
meeting (CHOGM, 2011).
Scholarships
Nominations
for the 2012 Lord Mayor's
Multicultural Business
Scholarships will close this
Monday 31 October.
To be eligible for the
scholarship program,
applicants must:
• be from a migrant or
refugee background;
• be an Australian citizen
or permanent resident;
• reside in the Brisbane
City Council local
government region; and
• speak a language other
than English (preferable).
The 2012 scholarship offers
3 programs:
• Certificate 4, Small
Business Management by
course work (six months, two
evening classes per week),
delivered by Southbank
Institute of Technology. Up
to 15 places are being
offered.
• Certificate 4, Small
Business Management by
business mentoring (12
months, regular meetings and
contacts with a mentor),
delivered by Career
Employment Australia. Up to
two places are being
offered.
• Open Access to Management
and Leadership Courses (12
months training calendar),
delivered by Australian
Institute of Management. One
place is being offered.
Outgoing
Commonwealth Ombudsman,
Allan Asher
Musical maestro, Richard
Gill
Author and feminist, Anne
Summers
Psychiatrist and
commentator, Tanveer
Ahmed
Editor of The Australian’s
opinion page, Rebecca
Weisser
Pakistan Association's new team
The Pakistan
Australia Cultural
Association of Queensland
held its AGM on 9 October
and a Management Committee
of 9 members was elected:
A new eight-part series on TLC that premieres November 13
will try to answer that question by following the lives of
five very different Muslim-American families. The show,
"All-American Muslim", was filmed in Dearborn, Michigan, a
suburb of Detroit that's known for it's large Arab-American
population. It promises to go "inside the rarely seen world
of American Muslims to uncover a unique community struggling
to balance faith and nationality in a post 9/11 world,"
according to a press release.
Producers picked a diverse crowd to profile, from sisters
who are polar opposites (one wears a headscarf and prays
daily, the other has tattoos -- generally frowned upon in
Islam -- and is married to an Irish Catholic) to a high
school football coach to newlyweds, in order to show people
who "share the same religion, but lead very distinct lives
that often times challenge the Muslim stereotype." The
series will also address issues such as the post-9/11 life
for Muslims and gender roles in Islam.
The show, which is rare for its focus on Muslims, has
generated much buzz in the Muslim-American community as well
as non-Muslims. Dawud Walid, the executive director of the
Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic
Relations, said he is looking forward to watching the
series.
"It'll give us a taste of the lives of Muslim-Americans in
both their aspirations and concerns. I think the show will
be good and humanizing for the Muslim community of
Dearborn," said Walid, who is friends with one of the cast
members. Walid cautioned that, in terms of ethnic
background, Muslims are "much more diverse than what
Dearborn may show. Dearborn is an anomaly in the American
Muslim landscape for its large Arab-American population and
concentrated Muslim population."
Here is a run-down of the
show's characters (photos all the characters can be seen in
the link below):
Suehaila (pictured
above) and Shadia: Suehaila wears a traditional
headscarf and follows daily prayer rituals - while Shadia,
her outspoken sister, is decorated with piercings and
tattoos and recently married Jeff, an Irish Catholic who is
converting to Islam.
Nader and Nawal:
Newlyweds expecting their first baby, Nader and Nawal are
working to strike the right balance between their
traditional Muslim roots and American culture.
Fouad: As head coach of the Fordson High School
football team, Fouad has pioneered a shift in his team's
summer practice schedule by flipping to night workouts from
11 p.m. to 5 a.m. since a majority of his team are Muslim
and are fasting for Ramadan.
Mike and Angela: Mike, a deputy chief sheriff, and
his wife Angela, a consultant to a major auto manufacturer,
are juggling their busy careers with raising their four
children in a modern Muslim family.
Nina: A strong, independent Muslim businesswoman,
Nina's family runs the premier wedding and banquet hall in
Dearborn — but against their advice, she is trying to
venture off on her own to open a nightclub.
Samira and Ali: Samira and her husband of seven
years, Ali, struggle with fertility issues and are pursuing
numerous options including conventional fertility
techniques, dietary alternatives and Muslim supplication
prayers. After years of unsuccessful attempts, Samira
considers putting on the Hijab in order to be closer to God
and hopefully be blessed with a child.
RE: Article entitled "Saudi police 'stopped' fire
rescue"
Ok, was there a logic to posting a news article
dated at Friday, 15 March, 2002, 12:19 GMT (in last
week's CCN)?
I mean, it is completely pathetic that the "moral
police" would act like that, not mention the
incredible resilience of this news story on BBC
(given that most news stories disappear after a few
years) but the worst of all is somebody raises the
story after 9 years and assists BBC in keeping that
news article up with hit ratings.
I'm sure you are aware of correcting munkar from the
hadeeth: Correct it with your hands, if you can't
then with your tongue, if you can't again then hate
it in your heart.
Now, since it has been raised NINE years has it been
corrected? If so when? If not, why not, and what are
your plans to correct it, since you have raised what
many (including myself) knew about? If you don't
have a correction plan, then why raise a story after
9 years? If it was a recent event, fair enough, but
after 9 years? Come on are you serious?
Kind Regards, Ümit Çakar
[Editor]
We stand chastised for the obviously dated article
which we posted in last week's CCN. It was drawn
from a forum discussing the "Saudis
arrest Colombian footballer for exposed tattoos"
which was also featured in the same newsletter and
our usually vigilant editorial processes failed us
on this occasion. Although we removed the article
almost immediately on receipt of our reader's email,
we also apologise to any of our other readers who
were just as offended by this oversight on our part.
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The
translation, notes,
and commentary of
Imam al-Harith al-Muhasibi
s Risala al-Mustarshidin
(Treatise For The
Seekers Of Guidance)
by Zaid Shakir is
intended to serve as
a layman s guide to
Islamic
spirituality.
Al
- Muhasibi presents
most of the major
ideas that would
both serve as the
basis for a full
program of spiritual
development and
comprise an
insightful overview
of a system of
Islamic moral
psychology.
He
examines in great
depth and
penetrating insight
the psychological
motivations and
justifications for
moral thought and
action and
correspondingly the
associated bases of
immorality.
In
so doing, he has
provided a road map
that any person can
follow to overcome
the guiles of his
fundamental enemies:
the world, the ego,
the whims of the
soul, and Satan.
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.
KB says: This week's recipe has
been kindly supplied by Shenaaz Hansa of Durban, South
Africa.
Shenaaz says that it's perfect for Sunday
brunches or at barbeques and it's best served warm.
Mixed
Pasta Casserole
Step 1
Boil 2 cups of macaroni and 2 cups spaghetti and
set aside.
Step 2
Braise 2 cups of cubed chicken in a tab of olive
oil and add the following spices:
a) ½ tsp ginger and garlic
b) ½ tsp white pepper
c) ½ tsp jeeru
d) ½ tsp crushed green chillies and salt to
taste
and cook until done.
Step 3
In a mixing bowl add the following:
a) 1 tsp green ground chillies
b) 1 chopped big green pepper
c) 1 big tomato cubed
d) ½ cup whole kernel corn
e) 1 tsp jeeru
f) 2 tsp garlic flakes
g) ½ tsp dry thyme
h) ½ tsp dry parsley
i) ½ tsp oregano
j) Salt and white pepper
k) 3 cups of white sauce
Step 4
Combine the pasta, chicken and the above
ingredients and mix well and set in a greased
oven proof dish and top with grated cheese.
Bake at 180 degrees for about 30mins.
Q: Dear Kareema, do you reckon I can get a toned body
without going to the gym or buying expensive gym equipment?
A: Of course you can, you don’t even need a set of
dumbbells!
Make up your own ultimate at-home workout routine by using
the bag of potatoes from your kitchen, the bucket from your
laundry (filled with water), and even your washing basket
filled with clothes… Working out doesn’t have to cost you
anything but time.
Be
creative and try some challenging exercises back-to-back
with no rest – about 1min for each move, then rest.
Your other options include using your body-weight to
challenge yourself - try some walking push-ups (do 1 push-up
then cross one hand over the other to move to the opposite
side for another push-up, etc).
Sit-ups is another great tummy-toner and even throw some
walking lunges and jump-squats in there.
Target both upper and lower body for even greater results.
All questions sent in are published here anonymously
and without any references to the author of the
question.
Flightstar Fozi's Travel Tips
Q: Dear Flightstar Fozi, I am travelling to New York
over the Christmas period, can you tell me what visas I need
to enter the USA?
A: The US government has changed the rules regarding
visas for Australian Passport holders to enter the States.
If you are travelling or transiting for 90 days or less you
can apply for a visa waiver from the US embassy. The cost of
the application is only $14, and must be lodged at least 3
working days before travel.
It's very easy now to get visas, and you can apply online
and get an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA),
that you place into your passport, the ESTA is valid for 2
years.
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The
translation, notes,
and commentary of
Imam al-Harith al-Muhasibi
s Risala al-Mustarshidin
(Treatise For The
Seekers Of Guidance)
by Zaid Shakir is
intended to serve as
a layman s guide to
Islamic
spirituality.
Be
creative and try some challenging exercises back-to-back
with no rest – about 1min for each move, then rest.
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