The
Australian
International
Islamic College (AIIC)
has honoured its
teachers and
students in a school
ceremony that
included pupils,
teachers, parents
and dignitaries.
AIIC teachers Mrs.
Nadiya Khan (Yr 1),
Mrs. Zeenat Mohammed
(Yr 1), Ms. Lauren
O’Keefe (Year 3) and
Mrs. Iman Partoredjo
(senior high school
English and Nasheed
Coach) were awarded
the CEO award for:
“Excellence in
education delivery,
including excellence
in student behaviour
management and
provision of equal
learning
opportunities to all
students”.
Earlier in the year,
the College awarded
Prep teacher Mrs.
Ursula Muncaster,
Year 6 teacher Mrs.
Roula Ghanem and
Senior High School
Science and Maths
teacher Mr. Irfan
Meduselac.
The AIIC introduced
the CEO awards for
teaching and
learning excellence
earlier this year to
acknowledge the
efforts and hard
work of teachers and
pupils.
Apart from teachers,
pupils have been
awarded with a range
of prizes and
scholarships to help
them on their path
to academic
excellence. The
Students honoured at
this ceremony were
Aziz Ullah (yr 11),
Halimah Ridwan (yr
12) and Ismail Iddi
(yr 12), these fine
students were
awarded for
“excellence in
learning and
behaviour”.
Sunnybank MP Mr.
Mark Stewart
assisted in handing
the certificates to
the teachers and
students.
Along with the
certificates, the
College also offers
a modest gift to
each of the teachers
and the students who
gain the awards.
The Courier Mail and Sunday
Mail Pride of Australia
Medals were awarded last
week at a ceremony held at
Customs House.
In its eight year, the Medal
program recognizes and
shares the stories of
courage, bravery,
inspiration and humanity
from ordinary Australians
across Queensland.
From over 660 nominations 3
were selected in each of the
10 categories that covered
heroism, courage, young
leadership, environmental,
community spirit, fair go,
inspiration, care and
compassion, outstanding
bravery and children of
courage.
In response to the reports
on the increase in fees, the
Principal of the Malek Fahd
Islamic School in Sydney, Dr
Intaj Ali, issued this press
release:
Certain allegations have
been made in the press
recently that the School
is not going to
challenge
the decision of the NSW
Minister for Education
regarding school funding
and that instead the
School is going to make
its parents repay the
money claimed by the
Minister by raising its
tuition fees. Both of
these allegations are
false.
The School has sought
legal advice in relation
to these issues and
believes that the
Minister's
decision in wrong and
that he is not entitled
to seek the repayment of
any monies paid to the
School. The School
categorically denies
that it has improperly
used or diverted any
public monies or that it
has at any time operated
for profit.
The School believes that
the Minister's decision
was flawed both in law
and fact and that it was
based upon a flawed
audit conducted at the
School in December last
year. We believe that
the
Minister's findings are
unsupportable. We have
already outlined our
issues and concerns to
the
Minister and remain in
communication with him.
We hope to resolve this
matter without recourse
to legal action, but the
School is prepared to
challenge the Minister's
decision in the Courts
should
that prove necessary.
Given the ongoing
discussions with the
Minister and the
potential for legal
proceedings, we do not
think that it is
appropriate for us to go
into further detail
publicly at the present
time.
We reiterate that there
is no plan to raise
school fees for the
purpose of repaying any
monies
claimed by the
government. It is true
that the School Board
has been reviewing the
existing fee
structure, but this is
part of its standard
annual review process
and not related to the
recent
decision of the
Minister. A proposal has
been put to the Board to
raise fees for 2013 by
amounts
ranging from $400 to
$700 per annum, which is
entirely unrelated to
the Minister's decision
to
withdraw funding. The
Board is considering
this proposal and no
final decision has yet
been made. This
increase, if ratified,
would still result in
the tuition fees for the
School being well below
those for comparable
schools.
Finally, whilst the
School respects the
right of the media to
report events such as
the Minister's
decision, the School is
concerned that
unsubstantiated and
false allegations have
been made that go far
beyond the decision and
statements of the
Minister. The School
remains committed to the
education of its
students as its primary
purpose and is concerned
about the impact of
these unfair
and inaccurate
allegations may have on
its students,
particularly in the
run-up to the HSC. We
therefore ask that
restraint be exercised
by the media in its
reporting and that it
ensures that any
allegations made are
supported by facts and
are reported to the
community in a measured
way.
The School is confident
that its conduct will be
vindicated in time but
any damage to our
students
from such allegations is
hard to undo.
Australian
stand-up comics Aamer Rahman
and Nazeem Hussain, who
performed a hit show
together at last year's
Edinburgh Festival called
Fear Of A Brown Planet, are
preparing to set off on
their first ever UK tour
this Autumn. Here Aamer
(pictured grabbing at that
plane) writes an open letter
to Prince Harry:
Dear Prince Harry,
My name is Aamer, and I'm
coming to the UK with my
friend Nazeem to do a comedy
tour. I am super excited and
I thought I would take this
opportunity to tell you what
a huge fan I am! I am a
citizen of both Bangladesh
and Australia - which is
such a coincidence because
your family used to own both
those countries. We are
practically related, if you
think about it.
I have been really
disappointed by how the
media has treated you over
the years. They always talk
about you like some dumb
brat who has done nothing to
deserve the life you have.
Is it your fault that you
are special? These are the
same bleeding hearts and
hippies who think
Cinderella and
Sleeping Beauty are bad
for little girls, and that
the Tintin in the Congo
book was 'racist' because of
how they drew black people.
When you were 17, everybody
made a big deal about you
getting busted smoking pot
and drinking alcohol. What
17 year-old hasn't? And
besides, as punishment your
dad made you go to a rehab
centre for a day to talk to
recovering addicts. I'm sure
that was a really special
experience for them and you,
and I'm sure you never, ever
touched drugs or alcohol
again because you would
think of those poor people
you met and just feel
terrible. I think meeting a
Prince really would have
made them think about the
bad decisions they had made
in their lives. It's like
the time your brother
William went and met with
homeless people to hear
their stories and give them
hope. After meeting him,
they would have all realised
that one day, if they just
dream hard enough, maybe
they might also live in a
palace! I think people are
jealous of you and the
difference you make to the
world, and that's why they
criticise you so much.
People are so
mean to you, Harry. But
every now and then somebody
gets what they deserve. When
your art teacher said that
she was forced to help you
cheat in high school, she
got fired, and rightly so!
Snitching is never
justified, especially
against a Prince.
Some people have even called
you racist. Just because you
dressed like a Nazi. ONCE.
Just once. It's not like you
do it every day! Sometimes
people call me racist
because I make jokes about
white people, so I totally
know how you must have felt.
I think it's a sad, sad
world when a prince cannot
dress in the uniform of a
fascist movement just for a
bit of fun. And nobody even
bothered to mention how
handsome you actually looked
in the costume - just like a
real kid from the Hitler
Youth! Very accurate and
authentic. Most people would
have picked some lame
costume like an animal or a
superhero, but you actually
tried to reference a
political movement that
genocided people, just like
your ancestors did for years
and years. Genius.
They
called you racist again when
you became a soldier and
went to Afghanistan. First
of all, I think it's really
brave of you to fight for
your country. I'm sure the
people of Britain feel a lot
safer knowing that if anyone
attacks their country, you
will be flying an Apache
helicopter to protect them
against terrorists, aliens,
or anyone else. When you
joined the army, a video
came out of you calling
people 'paki' and 'raghead.'
At first I was shocked, but
then you explained that the
guy you called 'Paki' was
your friend and you only
meant 'raghead' when you
were talking about
terrorists. PHEW! You are
totally not a racist! I
don't know if you killed
anybody in Afghanistan, but
I'm sure if you did they
completely deserved it. Did
you take your Nazi costume
with you? You must have
partied with your regiment,
and it seems like a bit of a
waste to wear something like
that just once.
I love how you met Usain
Bolt in Jamaica and beat him
in a race! And you wore a
Jamaican uniform as well! To
most people it was a silly
'media stunt', but I know
you were actually making a
sophisticated comment on
white privilege and the
legacy of colonialism. You
were showing the world that
even though Usain Bolt is a
superior and more talented
human being to you, being
rich and white means you
could easily beat him in
many ways without needing
actual merit or skill. It's
nice that you hung out with
him even though he kind of
has a raghead-sounding name.
I think if Sacha Baron Cohen
wants to know how to do real
political satire, he needs
to hang out with you more.
I don't care if you play
pool with naked girls Harry.
Don't listen to the internet
haters! Everyone secretly
wishes they were the ones
playing naked pool in Vegas.
I will be doing my comedy
show in Leicester,
Manchester, Birmingham,
Cardiff and London and I
really hope you can come.
Please wear your Nazi
costume so we can get a
photo together and show
everyone that you are not
racist and some of your best
friends are Pakis!!!
The
Kuraby Special School has a
special place in the hearts
and minds of the local
Muslim Community having
supported the building of
the bike track at the school
through fund raising drives
in
March 2007 and
November
2007 by Crescents of
Brisbane and Kuraby Lions.
This year Mr. David Forde,
through Kuraby Lions, is
seeking to raise funds for a
desperately needed bus for
the students of the School.
The School has 80 students
with intellectual impairment
from a diverse range of
cultures and religions.
Students are aged between 5
and 19 years of age and 40
per cent have autism with a
further 12 per cent having
an additional impairment -
physical, hearing or visual.
With $35,000 having been
raised thus far and a
further $70,000 still
required David has committed
to undertaking a non-stop
10KM swim on 19 October and
is calling for sponsors.
A large group of students is
arriving in Brisbane from
Malang, Indonesia from the
8th of October until the 2nd
of November, 2012.
ICTE-UQ is in need of
families who can assist with
hosting these students and
who can provide halal food
or at least pork free meals
during the time.
Families are compensated at
a rate of $225 per week.
As a homestay host you will
have unique opportunities to
welcome people from all over
the world into your
home, discover other
cultures and forge
lifelong friendships. You
will also be helping
International students
improve their English skills
and learn about life in
Australia.
ICTE-UQ is looking for
homestay hosts who:
• live in an English
speaking household
• live close to public
transport and within 60
minutes travel to UQ St
Lucia
• have Internet access in
the home
Any interested persons would
need to apply during this
week.
Pray the Devil Back to
Hell
tells the story of a peace
movement called Women of
Liberia Mass Action for
Peace.
Initiated by Leymah Gbowee
(2011 Nobel Peace Prize
winner), the movement
organized the Christian and
Muslim women of Monrovia,
Liberia to pray for peace
and to engage in nonviolent
protests against the
continuation of the civil
war.
Dressed in white to
symbolize peace, and
numbering in the thousands,
the women became a political
force against violence.
On Friday 21 September, to
commemorate the 2012
International Day of Peace,
Believing Women for a
Culture of Peace are
screening the film at the
Multi-Faith Centre, Griffith
University Nathan Campus. It
is free of charge and all
are welcome. Conversation
and light refreshments will
be available after the
screening.
Its been 2 years since the
last great event. All the
planning, the training, the
endless hours put in trying
to find your matching pair
of socks, but on finally on
2nd September, Unity Cup
Indoor Soccer Competition
made its return to Acacia
Ridge Indoor Centre.
Twelve teams from Brisbane
and the Gold Coast battled
it out for soccer supremacy
and chance to be crowned the
champions.
The competition started out
with 4 groups of teams
battling it out for a place
in the Quarter Finals. Some
teams were singled out as
early favourites after big
victories in the group
stages.
The quarter final was a much
tighter affair as one match
was decided late in the
second half of extra time,
whilst Bosnia held off a
spirited fightback from The
Reds to win by one goal in a
high scoring affair.
This year saw the
introduction of The Plate
title which was contested by
the four teams to get
knocked out at the quarter
final stage. Bafana and
Dream Killers faced in each
other in a tightly fought
semi final with Bafana
coming out on top courtesy
of two late goals.
They faced Green Scorpions
in the final, but after a
scrappy first half, Bafana
asserted their dominance and
won the match comfortably to
be crowned Plate Winners for
2012.
In the Championship semi
finals, Dynamos overcame
Mesopotamia Lions after a
strong display by their
captain saw them hard to
break down at the back, and
were able to score freely up
front.
Bosnia dispatched of
Afghanistan in the other
semi final thanks to a
wonder strike from their
defender. It was a strike
worthy of winning any event
and it sent the Bosnians in
to their 4th Unity Cup
final.
Dynamos started the brighter
in the final and held a 4-2
lead in the second half.
However, the tiring day
seemed to take its toll as
the Bosnians found a way
back in to the match and
scored in quick succession
to take a 5-4 lead. In the
end, it was a hard slog for
Dynamos as Bosnia scored two
more to seal the victory and
were worthy winners.
After a long tiring day, the
two most deserving teams
contested the final and
every team put on a great
spectacle for those in
attendance.
There are bound to be
niggling injuries and
knocks, but it was fun day
to be had by all and one
certainly looks forward to
next years event in 2013.
GK of the tournament: Imraan
Omar - Bafana
Player of the tournament:
Mohsin Sabdia - Dynamos
Plate Winners: Bafana
Championship Runners Up:
Dynamos
Championship Winners: Bosnia
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
Muslim500 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. 37
Habib
Umar bin
Hafiz
Director of
Dar Al
Mustafa,
Tarim, Yemen
Influence: Runs
one of the foremost centres for Islamic
education in the world School of Thought: Traditional
Sunni, Shafi‘i
Habib Umar bin
Hafiz is well
known for his
Prophetic
lineage
and status as
one of the most
influential
Sufi
scholars alive
today. His
influence
through
scholarship and
preaching is
vast in
Indonesia
and East Africa.
He is also
incredibly
influential
through his
leadership of
the Ba’Alawi
movement. He has
increased his
touring of
western
countries
in the past
few years in
response to
his growing
following.
Cultivation of
Scholarship
Habib Umar
founded and runs
Dar al
Mustafa, a
center for
traditional
Islamic
scholarship that
currently hosts
an array of
international
students, in
Tarim, Yemen. He
has joined the
ranks of the
world’s leading
Muslim
academics and
scholars as a
signatory of ‘A
Common Word
Between Us and
You’, a document
that builds
bridges between
Muslims and
Christians.
Da’wa &
Humanitarian
Efforts
Habib Umar is
noted for his
da’wa efforts,
with significant
visits to the
USA and Europe
over the past
year. In July
2008, he
partnered with
Muslim Aid
Australia as
founder of
Yemen-based NGO
Al Rafah
Charitable
Society to
address issues
of poverty
and hunger and
lack of
sufficient
health care that
affect areas of
Tarim.
Muslims
From Abroad Are Thriving in Catholic
Colleges
DAYTON, Ohio — Arriving from
Kuwait to attend college here, Mai Alhamad
wondered how Americans would receive a
Muslim, especially one whose head scarf
broadcasts her religious identity.
At any of the countless
secular universities she might have chosen,
religion — at least in theory — would be
beside the point. But she picked one that
would seem to underline her status as a
member of a religious minority. She enrolled
at the University of Dayton, a Roman
Catholic school, and she says it suits her
well.
“Here, people are more religious, even if
they’re not Muslim, and I am comfortable
with that,” said Ms. Alhamad, an
undergraduate in civil engineering, as
several other Muslim women gathered in the
student center nodded in agreement. “I’m
more comfortable talking to a Christian than
an atheist.”
A decade ago, the University of Dayton, with
11,000 undergraduate and graduate students,
had just 12 from predominantly Muslim
countries, all of them men, said Amy
Anderson, the director of the school’s
Centre for International Programs. Last
year, she said, there were 78, and about
one-third of them were women.
The flow of students from the Muslim world
into American colleges and universities has
grown sharply in recent years, and women,
though still far outnumbered by men, account
for a rising share.
Fatema
Albalooshi, a graduate student from Bahrain,
said that when she first looked into going
to Dayton, “I thought it was going to be
compulsory to take Catholic courses.”
No definitive figures are
available, but interviews with students and
administrators at several Catholic
institutions indicate an even faster rate of
growth there, with the Muslim student
population generally doubling over the past
decade, and the number of Muslim women
tripling or more.
At those schools, Muslim students, from the
United States or abroad, say they prefer a
place where talk of religious beliefs and
adherence to a religious code are accepted
and even encouraged, socially and
academically. Correctly or not, many of them
say they believe that they are more accepted
than they would be at secular schools.
“I like the fact that there’s faith, even if
it’s not my faith, and I feel my faith is
respected,” said Maha Haroon, a pre-med
undergraduate at Creighton University in
Omaha, who was born in Pakistan and grew up
in the United States. “I don’t have to leave
my faith at home when I come to school.”
She and her twin sister, Zoha, said they
chose Creighton based in part on features
rooted in its religious identity, like
community service requirements and theology
classes that shed light on how different
faiths approach ethical issues.
Many Muslim students, particularly women,
say they based their college choices partly
on the idea that Catholic schools would be
less permissive than others in the United
States, though the behavior they say they
witness later can call that into question.
They like the prevalence of single-sex
floors in dorms, and even single-sex dorms
at some schools. “I thought it would be a
better fit for me, more traditional, a
little more conservative,” said Shameela
Idrees, a Pakistani undergraduate in
business at Marymount University in
Arlington, Va., who at first lived in an
all-women dorm.
Some of the women land at Catholic schools
more or less accidentally — some are married
and simply enroll where their husbands are
going, while others are steered toward
particular schools by their home countries’
governments.
A freshman,
who gave her name as Naima, sat inside of
one of the prayer rooms on the Dayton
campus.
But for others it is a conscious choice,
based on recommendations from friends or
relatives, or impressions gained from
growing up in places, like Lebanon, with
strong traditions of church schools.
Most of the schools say they do not
specifically recruit Muslim students.
“There’s no conscious effort,” said the Rev.
Kail Ellis, a priest and vice president for
academic affairs at Villanova University,
near Philadelphia. “It’s basically something
that happened through word of mouth and
reputation.”
Muslim students here cite the accommodations
Dayton has made, like setting aside spaces
for them to pray — a small room for daily
use, and two larger ones for Fridays — and
installing an ablution room for the
traditional preprayer washing of hands and
feet.
The university also helps students arrange
celebrations of major religious holidays,
and it contracts with a halal meat supplier
for special events.
Manal Alsharekh, a Saudi Arabian graduate
student in engineering at Dayton, said, “I
was in another university before that did
not respect us so much.”
Even so, the adjustment to an American
school can be jarring, especially for women.
They are a minority even within the minority
of Muslim students. Many of them follow
restrictions on interaction with
nonrelatives, and the head coverings most of
them wear make it impossible to blend in.
I’m more
comfortable
talking to a
Christian
than an
atheist.
Mai Alhamad
The degree of culture shock
students experience varies as widely as the
traditions they grew up in. Some eat the
nonhalal meat served daily in school
cafeterias, some eat it only after saying a
blessing over it and others do not eat it at
all.
In a gathering of foreign-born Muslim women
here, traditional attire varied widely, from
Ayse Cayli, a graduate student from Turkey
who does not cover her head and wore shorts
and a T-shirt, to Mrs. Alsharekh, who while
in public wears a floor-length cloak over
her clothes and a veil across most of her
face. Most wear a hijab, or head covering,
and stylish but fairly conservative Western
clothes extending to the ankles and wrists,
even in warm weather.
The prospect of walking into an identifiably
Christian institution, often for the first
time in their lives, can be intimidating.
“I was afraid they will not like me because
I am Muslim, or they will want me to go to
church,” said Falah Nasser Garoot, a male
Saudi graduate student in business at Xavier
University in Cincinnati. “At first, when I
saw the crosses on the classroom walls, it
was very strange for me.”
Fatema Albalooshi, a graduate student from
Bahrain who is studying engineering at
Dayton, said that when she first looked into
the school, “I thought it was going to be
compulsory to take Catholic courses.”
And for the women, especially, identifiable
by their head scarves, there are always
questions. “People stop and ask me
questions, total strangers, about my head
covering, they’re curious about how I
dress,” said Hadil Issa, an undergraduate
here who grew up in the Palestinian
territories and the United States. The more
covering they wear, the more women are asked
if they get hot in the summer. Muslims are
consulted on etiquette by students planning
to visit the Middle East. And often, they
are asked why they attend a Catholic school.
“I tell people the atmosphere is very warm
and supportive,” Ms. Issa said. “I feel
accepted here, and that’s what matters.”
UK: The Tablighi Jamaat group
is planning to build Britain’s biggest place
of worship in West Ham able to accommodate
12 000.
It will have 40ft minarets, a library, a
visitor centre and a 300-space car park at
the Canning Road site.
The scheme has aroused years
of intense opposition since the group first
submitted plans in 1999. More than 5,000
people a week now worship at the site which
houses several pre-fab buildings.
A spokesman for Newham council’s planning
department said: “We are expecting another
application by the end of this week and will
then start a formal consultation process.”
A spokesman for
Anjuman-E-Islahul-Muslimeen of London UK
Trust, Tablighi Jamaat’s charitable trust
and the site’s owner, said: “The door is
always open and we are happy to meet and
discuss in depth our proposals.”
CAIRO: A woman wearing a
headscarf presented the news on Egyptian
state TV on Sunday, breaking a code of
secular dress that for decades effectively
barred the wearing of Islamic head
coverings.
Fatma Nabil, wearing a hijab
that covered her hair and neck, presented
headlines at noon on Channel 1. Most
Egyptian women wear some form of head
covering.
But Nabil's appearance
provoked an online debate about possible
attempts by the President, Mohammed Mursi, a
former leading member of the Muslim
Brotherhood, to encourage a more Islamic
sensibility.
Veiled women have been
presenting the news for years on private
satellite television in Egypt, including
Nabil, who previously worked for the
Brotherhood's satellite station, Misr 25.
Her appearance on Channel 1
was announced on Saturday by the new
Information Minister, Salah Abdel-Maqsoud, a
Brotherhood member. He said Ms Nabil's
wearing of the hijab would represent the
''enforcement of the principle of justice in
the field of media'' in the spirit of the
Egyptian revolution, according to MENA, the
official state news agency.
At least three other veiled
women will soon be appearing on state
television, Mr Abdel-Maqsoud said, a shift
from the standards established when state
television was founded five decades ago.
''Why is the veil denounced
in Egypt while 70 per cent of Egypt's ladies
are veiled?'' Mr Abdel-Maqsoud asked.
What would you do if you had
the opportunity to enjoy a 3 month summer
vacation annually? How would you spend your
time – a foreign holiday, perhaps? Lots of
partying and relaxing, certainly. Maybe some
vacation work or volunteering?
For residents of the Gaza Strip in
Palestine, the options are notably
different.
Crippled by an occupation
lasting over 4 decades and a concurrent
siege that has been in place since 2006,
citizens of what is often referred to as the
world’s largest open-air prison, find little
room for manouver.
Travel outside the territory
is severely restricted and opportunities for
wholesome recreation within the sliver are
limited. Added to that, residents have to
cope with one of the worst unemployment
rates globally.
Still, Gazans – in their
characteristically resilient way – continue
to find innovative and uplifting means to
compensate for their lack of choices.
Since 2009, in the wake of Israel’s brutal
assault on Gaza, Islamic organisations,
complemented by the Strip’s Waqf Ministry,
have devised an enterprising annual
programme to draw youth closer to the
Masaajid and guide them towards fruitful use
of the summer vacation period. At the
forefront of these initiatives is Dar al
Quraan Was Sunnah, a distinguished Islamic
institute headed by Dr. Abdul Rahman al
Jamal, also a member of Gaza’s Legislative
Council.
For the first time
anywhere, the first-person account of the planning
and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal
who confronted the him and witnessed his final
moments.
No Easy Day puts
readers alongside Owen and the other handpicked
members of the twenty-four-man team as they train
for the biggest mission of their lives.
The blow-by-blow
narrative of the assault, beginning with the
helicopter crash that could have ended Owen’s life
straight through to the radio call confirming Bin
Laden’s death, is an essential piece of modern
history.
In No Easy Day, Owen
also takes readers onto the field of battle in
America’s ongoing War on Terror and details the
selection and training process for one of the most
elite units in the military
The more that you read,
The more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
The more places you will go.
Dr Seuss
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: While the British might
have this recipe down pat, I am sure they never once
contemplated adding chillies to the marinade.
Battered Fish
Ingredients for Marinade 1 box
hake fillets or fresh fillets of fish
¼ tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp green chillies
Salt to taste
Marinate the fish in the above ingredients.
Batter
1 Cup flour
¼ cup Corn flour
½ tsp salt
2 Tbsp oil
½ tsp egg yellow
Pinch of bicarb of soda
Cold water
Mix all above ingredients together and make a
paste with cold water. Dip fish into the batter
and fry in shallow oil on low heat until crispy.
Delicious served with chips and coleslaw
Use
the following program as a guide for your final 2 weeks of
preparation for CresWalk 2012
Please note that the following program is suitable for
beginners. For the more competitive or serious athlete,
intensity, duration and frequency of exercises need to be
increased!
REMEMBER: NUTRITION IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR TRAINING
REGIME. SO START EATING HEALTHIER TODAY AND DON'T FORGET TO
DRINK YOUR WATER!
DAY 1:
Walk for a minimum of 60 mins. (10 mins. at a moderate pace,
45 mins. at a more brisk pace and 5 mins. cool down / slow
pace).
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STRETCH AFTER EVERY WORKOUT!
Healthy Tip: Always keep your body hydrated - carry a bottle
of water with you daily!
DAY 2:
Similar to day 1, however, try to jog/run for a few minutes,
then slow down to a brisk walk before jogging again.
Increase your walking time by 5-10 mins. or more if you feel
comfortable.
DAY 3:
Try a cycling session at the gym or head to the park on your
bike and take in the scenery and some fresh air. Minimum
session time should be 60 - 90mins with mini-challenges
along the way.
Healthy Tip: Keep your liquids up to prevent dehydration and
muscle cramping!
DAY 4:
A session in the pool will be great to relax/soothe the
muscles while still improving on cardio-fitness. Swim some
laps with short breaks in between, or opt for an
aqua-aerobics session. If you’re not confident in the water
then walk up and down the length of the pool close to the
wall.
DAY 5:
Today we’re back to strength training – grab your weights
and challenge upper and lower body. Remember to use your own
body weight as well (push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, etc).
Active recovery - Do an activity that you enjoy (low
impact). Include your stretching routine.
DAY 6:
Active recovery - Do an activity that you enjoy (low
impact). Include your stretching routine.
DAY 7:
Time to pound the pavement.. Head out for your jog or walk.
Your goal should be to beat the time / distance you set
earlier in the week!
Recover and get ready for your final week of training before
race day!
PLEASE NOTE: The above training program assumes a healthy
participant. Those with medical conditions or who are not
already physically active, need to seek clearance from their
GP before starting any form of exercise.
He rules
(all) affairs from the
heavens to the earth: in the
end (all affairs) will go up
to Him, on a Day, the space
whereof will be (as) a
thousand years of your
reckoning.
The Immense Ocean by Imam Ahmed Ibn Ajiba
al Hasani
Date: Saturday 3 March 2012, then
every second Saturday of each month Time: 3pm - 4:30pm Venue: IWAQ Office, 11 Watland St, Springwood
Light refreshments provided.
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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Letters to the
Editor
They
called you racist again when
you became a soldier and
went to Afghanistan. First
of all, I think it's really
brave of you to fight for
your country. I'm sure the
people of Britain feel a lot
safer knowing that if anyone
attacks their country, you
will be flying an Apache
helicopter to protect them
against terrorists, aliens,
or anyone else. When you
joined the army, a video
came out of you calling
people 'paki' and 'raghead.'
At first I was shocked, but
then you explained that the
guy you called 'Paki' was
your friend and you only
meant 'raghead' when you
were talking about
terrorists. PHEW! You are
totally not a racist! I
don't know if you killed
anybody in Afghanistan, but
I'm sure if you did they
completely deserved it. Did
you take your Nazi costume
with you? You must have
partied with your regiment,
and it seems like a bit of a
waste to wear something like
that just once.
They faced Green Scorpions
in the final, but after a
scrappy first half, Bafana
asserted their dominance and
won the match comfortably to
be crowned Plate Winners for
2012.
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