The
documentary series about the
history of India charts the
coming of Islam to the
subcontinent and one of the
greatest ages of world
civilisation: the Mughals.
Mahmud of
Ghazni leads an expedition
to Somnath and destroys the
temple of Shiva and all
idols there.
Michael Wood
visits Sufi shrines in Old
Delhi, desert fortresses in
Rajasthan and the cities of
Lahore and Agra, where he
offers a new theory on the
design of the Taj Mahal.
He also looks
at the life of Akbar, a
Muslim emperor who decreed
that no one religion could
hold the ultimate truth, but
whose dream of unity ended
in civil war.
Naponean Brisbane Tour
Khalil Gerard
John of the United Muslims
of Brisbane (UMB) interviews
Napolean who was on a
speaking tour of Brisbane
recently.
From the Muslim Welfare Shop desk
We are not
far from the beginning of
the school year. The Welfare
shop holds stock of a number
of school's uniform.
They are:
Islamic College of Brisbane,
Australian International
Islamic College, Macgregor
High School, Warrigal Road
Primary School and John Paul
College.
These
uniforms are second hand,
but are in good condition
and sell at a reasonable
price.
Come in and
see for yourself and save
yourself money.
The CCN
Wedding Scene
Aasiya
&
Salim
The nikah of Aasiya,
eldest daughter of
Ferhaad
and Haseena
of Brisbane, and Salim,
son of (late) Yasmeen
Haroon and RukhsanaMemon of Thane,
Mumbai was
performed after Asr in
Thane, Mumbai on
Friday, 13th January.
The reception
was held the same evening at
the Hotel Satkar Residency
in Thane, Mumbai attended by
well over hundred friends
and relatives from
South Africa, Australia,
Europe and the US
who travelled to India
especially to grace the
occasion.
Salim and Aasiya hope to
return to Australia after
Salim completes his final
years of medical school in
Buffalo in the United
States.
A serene Mumbai evening, exotically prepared food and
tasteful decor all served
to make the outdoor event a memorable occasion.
With the Australian contingent
The World's Most Influential Muslims in 2011
There are
over 1.6
billion
Muslims in
the world
today,
making up
approximately
23% of the
world's
population,
or more than
one-fifth of
mankind.
The
Muslim500
publication
is part of
an annual
series that
provides a
window into
the movers
and shakers
of the
Muslim
world. It
gives
valuable
insight into
the
different
ways that
Muslims
impact the
world, and
also shows
the
diversity of
how people
are living
as Muslims
today.
The 2011
lists the
world's most
influential
Muslims who
have
impacted on
their
community,
or on behalf
of their
community.
Influence
is: any
person who
has the
power (be it
cultural,
ideological,
financial,
political or
otherwise)
to make a
change that
will have a
significant
impact on
the Muslim
World. The
impact can
be either
positive or
negative.
The
influence
can be of a
religious
scholar
directly
addressing
Muslims and
influencing
their
beliefs,
ideas and
behaviour,
or it can be
of a ruler
shaping the
socio-economic
factors
within which
people live
their lives,
or of
artists
forming
popular
culture.
Over the
coming
weeks, CCN
will publish
a
personality
selected
from the
list:
No. 3
H.E.
Recep Tayyip
Erdogan
Prime
Minister of
the Republic
of Turkey
Erdogan’s
party, the AKP (Adalet
ve Kalkınma
Partisi, the
Justice and
Development
Party), won its
third
consecutive
election in June
2011, securing
approximately
50% of the vote
and thus making
Erdogan the most
successful Prime
Minister in
Turkey’s
multiparty era.
He is the Prime
Minister of one
of the most
populous and
economically
developed
Muslim-majority
countries in the
world.
Although Turkey
has been run
according to the
ideals of
secularism since
the end of the
Ottoman Empire,
the populace is
predominantly
religious, and
primarily
Muslim. The
AKP’s official
ideology is
‘conservative
democracy’; an
attempt to
create a Muslim
democracy in an
aggressively
secular country.
Under his watch
Turkey has
become the 16th
largest economy
in the world and
a member of the
G20.
A Popular
Reformist
In September
2010, over 58%
of voters
supported
Erdogan’s
constitutional
referendum which
made changes to
the constitution
in order to
bring the
constitution
into compliance
with European
Union Standards
hence
facilitating
Turkey’s EU
membership
process.
Erdogan is also
leading
groundbreaking
initiatives to
ensure the
rights of
Turkey’s Kurdish
population, and
its religious
minorities— most
recently calling
for the
establishment of
an independent
anti-discrimination
commission, and
the launch of a
state-run
Kurdish language
television
channel.
A Mediator
Erdogan insists
on a role for
Turkey as a
mediator and
bridge between
cultures and
civilizations.
The Alliance of
Civilizations
initiative of
the United
Nations—that
Erdogan
established with
the Spanish
president, Jose
Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero—has
become a key
forum for
international,
intercultural,
and
interreligious
dialogue and
cooperation.
Turkey is also
playing
mediating roles
in the Libyan
and Syrian
conflicts.
“What should
be targeted
is a concept
of organic,
and not just
mechanic,
democracy
that
preserves
the rule of
law,
separation
of powers,
and that is
participatory
and
pluralistic
”
H.E. Recep
Erdogan
Outspoken on
Gaza
Erdogan is
hailed for his
strong
opposition
toward the
Israeli blockade
of the Gaza
Strip. He is
noted for his
high-profile
snub of Israeli
President Shimon
Peres at the
World Economic
Forum in Davos
in 2009, and his
criticism of
Israel’s May 31
raid on a
humanitarian
flotilla to
Gaza, which
killed nine
Turkish
nationals.
With Israel
refusing to
apologise,
relations have
deteriorated to
the point where
ambassadors have
been recalled,
and military
cooperation
frozen.
Good Neighbor
Policy
Erdogan has led
a new approach
in Turkish
foreign
relations
through his
adoption of a
‘good neighbor
policy’—in
August 2009,
Turkey and
Armenia signed
protocols to
improve
relations.
During Erdogan’s
leadership,
Turkey has
focused on
building
stronger
relations with
all of its seven
land-contiguous
neighbours
(especially
Greece) and also
all of those
countries
bordering the
Black Sea (an
important
trading hub and
a geopolitically
significant
area). In May,
2010 Georgia’s
president
awarded Erdoğan
the Order of
Golden Fleece
for his
contribution to
development of
bilateral
relations and in
November, 2010
he received the
Golden Medal of
Independence,
from Kosovo.
The Arab
Spring
Although Prime
Minister Erdogan
took an early
position against
Ben Ali and
Mubarak, a
personal
friendship with
Gaddafi and
Bashar Al-Assad
had him
flip-flopping on
Libya and Syria.
In his visit to
Egypt he called
for a ‘secular’
state which
riled the Muslim
Brotherhood.
Nevertheless,
his persistent
wrangling with
Israel keeps him
popular in the
Arab World, and
Turkey remains
an admirable
model for a
confluence of
Islam and
democracy.
The Inbox
Assalamu Alaykum CCN Readers
At Muslim Directory Australia, we wish to thank
everyone for their support in 2011, keeping the
online directory available for all users. We
particularly wish to thank those who advertised and
provided their updated business and organisation
details, this keeps the directory free for everyone
to use, Alhamdulilah.
According to our stats, 76,146 unique people visited
1,445,639 pages on the Muslim Directory Australia
website in 2011, of whom each viewed an average of 5
pages, compared to 34,463 unique people, who visited
186,102 pages of Muslim Directory Australia website
in 2010 who only viewed an average of 1.5 pages.
In 2011, 3.5% visitors visited directly from the CCN
Newsletters alone, the rest of our visitors arrived
using Google, Yahoo, Bing or directly entering
www.muslimdirectory.com.au in their web browser.
The most popular searches have been Mosques,
Schools, Muslim Clothing Australia, Child Care,
Islamic Calendar 2011, Muslim Marriage Celebrant,
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organisations, not in this order.
We still wish to present the printed edition in a
convenient size booklet for nationwide distribution,
especially to those who prefer a handy guide, don't
have a smart phones or easy access to the internet.
If you would like a copy or wish to advertise in the
book, please email us at
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So again we would like to take this opportunity to
thank the CCN readers and hope that the directory is
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na temu Poslanik Muhammed s.a.v.s.
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ponajvise "Milost Allahova i dolazak
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covjecanstvu, kao lampa i mraku i
spas od neznanja te lutanja naroda
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CCN Readers' Book Club: You are what you
read!
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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: Lamb korma is one of Mr.
KB's favourite dishes and it is often the first one he would
pick off a menu in an Indian restaurant. I think he likes
the softness of the lamb especially when it melts in your
mouth. Continuing this particularly Indian themed CCN, this
recipe is a deliciously creamy and spicy variation on the
restaurant version.
Lamb
Korma
Ingredients
1kg lamb cut into cubes
2 onions sliced
3 Tab ghee/oil
2 Tab ginger garlic mix
1 stick cinnamon, 2 lavang (cloves) an a 2 pods
of elachi
1 tsp dhana jeeru mix (1/2 tsp each of coriander
and cumin)
1tsp salt
125ml yoghurt
1 tin coconut milk
1 tin tomato or 4 fresh tomatoes pureed
½ cup chopped cashew nuts
Dressing
1. Beat sautéd onions in ghee or olive oil
until light brown, toss in the nuts, and quickly
stir fry.
2. Liquidize the onions, nuts, coconut milk and
tomatoes until fine.
3. Marinate lamb in yoghurt.
4. In a little oil braise the ginger garlic,
dhana jeeru, and add the cinnamon, lavang and
elachi. When the aroma (in 2 seconds) arises add
the lamb, cook for 5mins and then add the
liquidized mixture and simmer until meat is done
and the sauce is thick.
5. Garnish with chopped green dhania and serve
hot with rotis or naan
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Flightstar Fozi's Travel Tips
Q: Dear Flightstar Fozi, I am flying to London
early next month and have booked an economy class ticket. I
am a frequent flyer. What are the chances of getting an
upgrade to business class?
A: I think it is every travellers dream to travel
business class, and it used to be that if you came well
dressed to the airport and you asked nicely, the airlines
would upgrade passengers if there were spares seats in
business class.
Unfortunately now with more people travelling it is not as
easy to get upgrades.
The airlines are not concerned with having spare seats in
business class or first class.
If you are a frequent flyer and you want to upgrade the best
thing to do is to use your frequent flyer points if you can.
You can also purchase additional points in some loyalty
programs to use towards your upgrade, but there is also a
limit to the number you can purchase.
The other option is to just purchase a business class
ticket, it may be worth the price especially for long haul
flights, with the extra comfort if you need to arrive fresh
at your destination.
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are published here anonymously and without any
references to the author of the question.
The CCN Chuckle
Jallaluddin,
our bus driver friend, tells the story of when he was
driving a bus load of pensioners to Bahrain, on a day
trip, when he was tapped on his shoulder by a little old
lady.
She offered him a
handful of peanuts, which he happily took and ate.
After about 20
minutes, she tapped him on his shoulder again and she
handed him another handful of peanuts.
The old dear
repeated this generous gesture several more times.
When she is about to
hand him another batch again Jallaluddin decided to ask
the little old lady, "Why don't you and your friends eat
the peanuts yourself?".
"We can't chew them because we've no teeth", she
answered.
Jallaluddin was
puzzled and enquired, "Then why on earth do you buy
them?"
"Oh, we just love the chocolate around them," replied
the old lady.
The CCN
You were born with wings,
why prefer to crawl through
life?
Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī
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CCN or Crescents of Brisbane Inc.
Erdogan’s
party, the AKP (Adalet
ve Kalkınma
Partisi, the
Justice and
Development
Party), won its
third
consecutive
election in June
2011, securing
approximately
50% of the vote
and thus making
Erdogan the most
successful Prime
Minister in
Turkey’s
multiparty era.
He is the Prime
Minister of one
of the most
populous and
economically
developed
Muslim-majority
countries in the
world.
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