The
Australian
International
Islamic
College
(Durack)
held
its
Year
12
Graduation
and
Formal
at
Michaels'
Oriental
Restaurant
last
Friday
evening
at
which
the
11
graduates
were
given
their
certificates
and
special
awards
for
achievement.
Dr
Ray
Barrett,
the
college's
principal,
announced
his
impending
retirement
from
the
school
and
acknowledged
the
efforts
of
his
staff
and
students.
The
graduates
themselves
were
full
of
praise
and
thanks
for
their
subject
teachers
who
saw
them
successfully
through
their
school
journey,
as
were
the
teachers
of
their
pupils.
Amongst
the
other
speakers
on
the
night
were
Imam
Quddoos,
the
chairman
of
the
School
Board,
and
Dr
Intaj
Ali,
the
ex-principal
of
the
Malek
Fahad
Islamic
School
in
Sydney,
who,
in
the
absence
of
any
formal
announcements
on
the
night,
might
have
just
given
more
than
a
hint
of
who
the
beneficiaries
of
his
prodigious
talents
would
soon
be.
Masters
of
Ceremony,
Ms
Mariam
Azhari
and
Ms
Mariam
Banwa
kept
the
programme
ticking
along
nicely,
in
what
turned
out
to
be a
very
professionally
co-ordinated
and
entertaining
evening.
One
of
the
success
stories
of
the
night
was
the
award
of
the
school's
Dux
to
Ismail
(Idi)
Kibungi
(pictured
right
with
Dr
Barrett)
for
his
academic
achievements
and
participation
in
extracurricular
activities.
Idi
arrived
in
Australia
as a
refugee
from
the
Republic
of
Congo.
He
was
enrolled
at
the
college
in
2011
and
soon
developed
a
good
command
of
the
English
language.
Deputy
principal,
Ms
Banwa,
said
that
Idi
was
a
"well-mannered
and
respectful
student
who
was
well
like
by
both
his
peers
and
teachers."
A
quiet
achiever,
Idi
also
walked
off
with
awards
in
Maths,
Chemistry,
Physics
and
HPE.
His
six
siblings
are
all
enrolled
at
the
college
making
the
prospect
of
more
Kibungi
nameplates
gracing
the
floating
trophy
in
coming
years
very
likely
indeed.
The
Islamic
Society
of
Gold
Coast
(ISGC)
held
a
luncheon
at
the
Mosque
yesterday
(Saturday)
to
engage
with
local
politicians
and
community
leaders
and
workers.
Over
70
invited
guests
represented
the
diversity
of
the
Gold
Coast
community
and
included
Assistant
Minister
for
Multicultural
Affairs,
Mr
Robert
Cavallucci
MP
and
Federal
Member
for
Fadden,
Mr
Stuart
Robert
MP.
The
annual
ISGC
community
award
was
presented
to
Councillor
Margaret
Grummitt
(pictured
right)
for
her
support
of
the
Muslim
community
over
the
years.
In
addition
to a
deliciously
prepared
lunch,
each
of
the
guests
received
a
memento
of
the
occasion
in
the
form
of a
flash
drive
and
a
presentation
on
the
Muslims
of
Queensland.
Mr
Hussain
Baba,
ISGC
Secretary
and
coordinator
of
the
event,
told
CCN
that
the
success
of
this
second
gathering
in
two
years
has
encouraged
the
committee
to
continue
with
this
initiative.
Gladstone
has
a
diverse
Muslim
community
with
Muslims
from
Australia,
India,
Malaysia,
Bangladesh,
Indonesia,
Morocco,
South
Africa,
Iran,
Pakistan
and
many
other
parts
of
the
world.
The
Muslim
community
recently
formalised
their
community
by
forming
the
Islamic
Society
of
Gladstone
catering
for
Muslim
needs
such
as
providing
a
place
to
pray
and
halal
meat.
The
images
on
the
right
show
the
community
celebrating
the
recent
Eid-ul-Adha
A FREE
Islamic
educational
class will
be starting
shortly in
Brisbane.
The class is
entitled "A
Return to
the Creed of
the Salaf"
and it is
taught by
Imam Afroz
Ali of
SeekersGuidance
(www.seekersguidance.org)
and the Al-Ghazzali
Centre for
Islamic
Sciences and
Human
Development
(www.alghazzali.org).
The class is
webcast from
Sydney, and
is being
hosted in
Brisbane by
Seeker's
Micro-Madrasa
Brisbane (a
division of
SeekersGuidance)
in
conjunction
with the
As-Salaam
Institute
for Islamic
Studies.
This class
will entail
a synopsis
of Imam
Ghazzali’s
book Iljām
al-‘Awwām
‘an ‘Ilm al-Kalām,
translated
by Shaykh
Abdullah bin
Hamid Ali as
“A Return to
Purity In
Creed”.
Mahomed
Aslam Osman,
Outreach
Manager of
Seeker's
Micro-Madrasa
Brisbane,
said that A
Return to
the Creed of
the Salaf
will "cover
a
masterpiece
that
provides
unambiguous
clarity
about what
the Early
Generations
(the Salaf)
truly
believed and
how they
understood
Islamic
Doctrines.
The text
helps the
contemporary
Muslim
living in
the midst of
extremes, to
return to
the Purity
of the
Islamic
Creed."
Shajarah
Islamic
Kindergarten
was
established
as an
Islamic
learning and
care
environment
for children
from the age
of 3 years.
The school's
Islamic
Program
includes
Qur`aan,
Arabic,
Nasheeds,
manners,
ways of
performing
everyday
activities
such as
greeting
others,
eating,
sharing,
playing,
sleeping,
and keeping
ourselves
and our
environment
clean.
For more
details
about the
kindergarten's
Islamic
intention,
click
here.
Due to
popular
demand the
Ilm-e-Deen
degree
offered by
Al-Mustapha
Institute of
Brisbane
will now be
offered both
full time
and part
time,
commencing
in 2013.
This will
provide an
opportunity
for students
aged 15 and
over to also
enroll on a
part time
basis whilst
still
completing
their high
school
education.
Places are
limited and
have been
filling fast
to avoid
disappointment
enroll now
online at
www.almustaphainstitute.org
Former
Test batsman
Greg Ritchie
(pictured
left)
has defended
himself
against
claims of
racist and
anti-Muslim
comments at
a Brisbane
Test
luncheon,
refusing to
apologise
and saying:
"If they
take offence
that's their
choice."
The
ex-Australian
player and
television
personality
was attacked
for using
the
forbidden
"k-word"
during a
lunchtime
speech at
the Brisbane
Cricket
Ground Trust
members
dining room
on day one
of the first
Test against
South Africa
on Friday.
He also made
disparaging
remarks
about
Islamic
people in
the address,
South
Africa's
Sunday Times
reported.
"I've got
nothing
against the
Muslim
people,"
Ritchie was
reported as
saying on
Friday.
"Just this
morning I
had to try
and stop
three little
Muslim boys
trying to
break the
lock on my
car boot. "I
had to say,
'Shut up!
You're in
there for a
reason!'"
On Sunday,
Ritchie told
Fairfax:
"That's a
joke that I
use, and
I'll
continue to
use it. It's
just a
little
humourous
joke to
indicate
that they're
not my
favourite
people of my
choice. If
they take
offence
that's their
choice."
Ritchie also
defended
himself
against the
accusations
of racism by
using the
word "kaffir"
in the
lunchtime
address.
"Hey Kepler,
you're not
going to
call this
lot kaffirs
today, are
you," the
Queenslander
was reported
as saying in
reference to
his former
teammate
Kepler
Wessels, who
during the
1980s could
not play for
his native
South Africa
due to their
international
ban. Wessels
has
threatened
legal
action.
"It's a joke
I've used
500 times,"
Ritchie said
on Sunday.
"It's a
reference to
us playing
against the
West Indies
[in a match
for
Queensland
against the
West Indies
in 1980] and
I say to him
'You
wouldn't use
that word
against
these guys
would you?'.
I am not
saying that
Kepler said
that word at
all."
"It is to
emphasise
the fear I
had playing
against the
West Indies.
It is a
shocking
term and it
relays the
great fear
that we all
had about
facing the
West Indies
bowling.
"It's
disappointing
to think
this has
become an
issue. I do
a lot of
public
speaking
around the
world and I
tell the
story all
the time.
A Cricket
Australia
spokesman
indicated
Ritchie was
not welcome
at the
country's
cricket
grounds as a
result of
the speech
but said
they had
refrained
from
officially
banning him.
"Cricket
Australia is
of the view
that it's
not
appropriate
for Greg to
be at our
cricket
venues at
this time,"
he said.
"There is
absolutely
no place for
racism in
sport on or
off the
field. We're
fully
supportive
of the ICC's
anti-racism
policy on
cricket. A
senior
official
from Cricket
Australia
has
contacted
Greg, who
has
confirmed
the content
of that
speech.
"We've made
it clear
that his
comments
were
absolutely
unacceptable.
We're going
to take the
opportunity
to write to
all our
states and
venues to
remind them
of the
obligations
under the
ICC
anti-racism
policy in
terms of
speakers and
what they
should be
advising
speakers at
their
venues."
Wessels, in
Brisbane in
a commentary
capacity
with the
South
African
network
SuperSport,
told the
Sunday Times
he may take
legal action
against the
52-year-old.
"That's a
disgraceful,
offensive
and
libellous
comment to
make,"
Wessels
said. "It's
certainly
not what I'm
about and
everyone who
knows me
will know
that. I have
no idea what
he might be
referring to
- I haven't
even spoken
to him since
the early
'80s."
Ritchie was
also booked
as a guest
speaker by
Queensland
Cricket for
its annual
pre-Test
luncheon at
the Brisbane
Convention
Centre last
Wednesday,
in which he
also
recounted
anecdotes
about
Wessels.
On Friday he
is also
alleged to
have also
made
offensive
remarks
about
Pakistan,
and its
former
captain
Imran Khan.
"There's a
place in
Pakistan
called
Lahore.
There
weren't many
of them
[whores]
around when
we were
there in
1982, I can
tell you."
About Imran,
he
reportedly
said: "He's
an absolute
knob is
Imran Khan,
that's the
only way to
describe
him."
South Africa
team manager
Mohammed
Moosajee
told the
Sunday
Times: "If
that is what
was uttered,
it is both
disappointing
and
despicable
for someone
to make
these racist
comments.
Racism has
no place in
society and
in sport."
Ritchie
previously
stretched
boundaries
with his
portrayal of
the Punjabi
character
Mahatma Cote
on the NRL
Footy Show
Sergeant
Jim Bellos,
Cultural
Liaison
Officer with
the QPS, was
this week
awarded the
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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.
Each week, CCN
publishes
a
personality
selected
from the
list:
No. 47
Professor
Dr Seyyed
Hossein Nasr
Philosopher
& University
Professor
Country: USA Born: 7 April 1933 (age 78) Source of Influence: Scholarly Influence: Written major books
and given countless lectures internationally School of Thought: Traditional
Shia
Seyyed Hossein
Nasr is an
Islamic Studies
professor at
George
Washington
University. He
remains
one of the most
influential
Muslim scholars
in the
world for his
work on Islamic
tradition
and philosophy.
He is the only
Muslim to be
included in
the Library of
Living
Philosophers. He
has written
over 50 books
and over 500
articles.
Reviver of
Tradition
Nasr’s work has
covered the most
important areas
of
contemporary
Muslim thought
from classical
Islamic
philosophy,
Islamic science,
Sufism, and
critique of
modernity
to interfaith
relations,
Islam–West
relations, and
the
environmental
crisis. Nasr is
the first Muslim
scholar
ever to be
invited to give
the prestigious
Gifford
Lectures,
which were later
published as
Knowledge and
the Sacred.
Islamic
Environmentalism
Nasr’s work has
been ahead of
its time in
predicting the
disastrous
consequences of
the
environmental
crisis. Books
such as The
Encounter of Man
and Nature: the
Spiritual Crisis
of Modern Man
(1968), and
Religion and the
Order of Nature
(1996), narrate
the rise of a
secular, modern
conception of
nature as inert
matter to be
conquered by
modern
technology, and
attempt to
revive a sacred
notion of
nature.
Muslim Mag
Highlights ‘Conservative Chic’, Is More
Popular Than Vogue
TURKEY: Flip through any
women’s fashion magazine today, and you’ll
be sure to find plenty of sultry gazes and
no shortage of what some might call
gratuitous nudity. But relatively new Muslim
fashion glossy Ala is breaking the mould
with a “conservative chic” approach, and has
found extreme success in Turkey.
Ala debuted in June 2011 and editor, Ebru
Yayindag, explains that, contrary to the
(ostensible) ethos of every other
fashion-focused magazine in the world, the
clothes featured are not supposed to make a
woman look attractive. Instead, per Muslim
tradition, women are photographed with their
bodies covered (with the exception of the
hands, feet, and face). In a short segment
with the BBC, reporter Rajan Datar delves
into the mag’s pages to find out why it’s
“outsold all other rivals from Vogue to
Marie Claire and Elle“.
Cairo: EgyptAir
stewardesses who campaigned to wear the
Muslim headscarf have begun donning the
hijab for the first time since the national
carrier was founded in 1932, a company
official said on Sunday.
The first flight attendants dressed in the
hijab, which mainstream clerics say is
mandatory, worked on flights to Jeddah in
Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Under president Hosni Mubarak, who was
toppled in an uprising in early 2011, the
hijab was taboo for women in some state
institutions such as state television and
the national carrier.
But after the election of the Islamist
President Mohamed Morsi in June, women in
television and EgyptAir campaigned for
permission to wear the hijab, like most
Muslim women in Egypt.
The company had agreed to allow the
stewardesses to wear the hijab after a
strike by cabin crews in September that also
demanded better pay.
An EgyptAir official said a foreign company
has been contracted to design a cap and
headscarf for the estimated 250 stewardesses
who want to wear the hijab, out of 900 women
working for EgyptAir.
In September, an anchorwoman was the first
woman to appear on state television wearing
the scarf, which traditionally covers the
hair and neck. Some more liberal women wear
the hijab to cover only their hair.
General
Staff adds elective Quran course to
curriculum of military high schools
Istanbul: The General
Staff has approved the inclusion of elective
Quran courses in the curriculum of military
high schools, media outlets reported on
Wednesday.
The military high schools are following the
path of regular high schools, which began
offering the elective Quran courses this
year upon a decision of the Ministry of
Education to that effect.
Debates flared up last month after national
media outlets circulated claims that the
General Staff had objected to any change to
its curriculum.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the
General Staff dismissed such news reports
and said it had added elective Quran courses
to its curriculum for this year.
UK: The
Leicester Mercury and Asian Image newspapers
reports on the successful business venture
by a Muslim medical student at Leicester
University challenging popular
misconceptions about Islam and Muslim
through T-shirts bearing slogans.
The Leicester Mercury interviews Umair, the
man behind the T-shirts and his company,
Design Molvi.
The T-shirts, designed to relay positive
messages about Islam in the face of
widespread negative stereotypes, have
slogans such as "Terrorism Hijacked My
Religion" and, "I'm a Tourist, Not a
Terrorist". Speaking to the Leicester
Mercury, Umair said that, "It's such a
contemporary topic.
"We are trying to challenge those
stereotypes."
Design Molvi is supported by a bursary from
Enterprise Inc., which offers help to
business start ups in the East Midlands run
by students or recent graduates.
Irene Zempi of Leicester University’s
Criminology department, and who has
published research on the negative
discourses developed around Muslim women and
hate crimes against veiled Muslim women,
commented on the Design Molvi initiative,
saying it was "a very innovative way to
tackle Islamophobia”.
"This idea is inspiring and, hopefully, it
will contribute into dispelling myths
surrounding Islam and Muslims."
Keighley
MP sparks ‘Muslim rapists’ row in Commons
UK: BBC
News
reports on comments made by the Conservative
MP for Keighley, Kris Hopkins, during a
parliamentary debate on child sexual
exploitation in which Hopkins referred to
“gangs of
Muslim men … going round and
raping white kids” and appeared to blame
“sexist behaviour by Muslim men towards
women” for the problem. Hopkins was
challenged on the floor of the House by MP
for Bolton South East, Yasmin Qureshi who
warned that such remarks were negligent of
the facts and played into the hands of the
far-right.
Hopkins said:
“The first time I heard about and began
to attempt to understand child sexual
exploitation was when my predecessor, Ann
Cryer, spoke out… she was very much a lone
voice at the time, especially in speaking to
the Kashmiri Pakistani community about some
of their behaviour.
“Not all British Pakistani men are abusing
white kids. There is a minority, though…The
vast majority of child abusers in this
country are white……but we should not get
away from the fact that gangs of Muslim men
are going round and raping white kids at
this moment in time.”
Yasmin Qureshi challenged Hopkins, alluding
to an investigation being carried out by the
deputy Children’s Commissioner, Sue
Berlowitz which concluded that grooming and
sexual exploitation had
nothing to do with
“race or religion, but is just
one form of methodology of sexual abuse.”
Hopkins went on to claim the problem
emanated from a ‘cultural’ issue saying,
“one of the problems is the way that women
are treated and valued by Muslim men…
Fundamentally, there is a sexist behaviour
by Muslim men towards women…
“I would ask why so many women are brought
into this country to marry. One reason why I
think that plays out is that women from
Pakistan are subservient.
“Finally, lots of women wear traditional
dress, including the veil, but there is an
issue with men looking at women in western
clothes—there is the idea that they are
doing so because they want sex and think
that those women are available. That
behaviour by some Muslim men towards western
women needs to be challenged.”
Later on in the debate, Qureshi once again
challenged Hopkins’ comments:
“In the Home Affairs Committee, the
deputy Children’s Commissioner was asked
directly whether the issue was linked to
race or religion, but she responded that it
was not and said that it was about
methodology and just one way that sexual
abuse takes place. The assistant chief
commissioner of Greater Manchester police
said that race and religion had nothing to
do with the cases in Rochdale and elsewhere.
The judge in the Derby case also said that
race, ethnicity and culture had
nothing to do with the abuse. That is really
important.”
Hopkins responded, “time and again it is
a white girl being raped by Muslim men. If
we deny that fact in this House, the BNP and
everybody else will climb on board. We must
be very careful about how we structure these
arguments."
Yasmin Qureshi then stated, “I was saying
that it is important to recognise the
methodology involved. In the cases mentioned
by the hon. Member for Keighley, on the face
of it the victims were white and the
perpetrators were Muslims, but that is
coincidental and not deliberate.
“It is important to emphasise that, and not
to fall into the British National Party and
English Defence League trap of saying that
the problem is linked to race or religion—it
is not.
“A common factor and theme run through those
different types of abuse. They virtually all
involve men, and the victims are always
young girls or boys or children, and always
vulnerable.
“The key is vulnerability, and nothing else.
If we get distracted by race or culture, we
will lose sight of the bigger picture.”
Note that the
EDL’s Facebook page links to the
BBC article on Hopkins’ comments. The far
right group has previously campaigned on the
issue of ‘Muslim grooming’ holding protests
in
Rochdale and
in Hopkins’ own constituency of Keighley,
in Bradford. The
leader of the EDL has specifically stated of
the Qur’an that “This book
legitimises the rape, prostitution and abuse
of our daughters. When will the police and
politicians realise the link between this
and them men raping our kids…..This [the
Qur’an] is the link”.
UPDATE:
See the
Telegraph and Argus for reaction
from Hopkins’ constituents in Bradford to
his comments in Parliament. In an article
for the
Huffington Post, Yasmin Qureshi
MP summarises her objections to Hopkins’
remarks
Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual
Diseases of the Heart
by
Shayk Hamza Yusuf
This exploration
of Islamic spirituality delves
into the psychological diseases
and cures of the heart. Diseases
examined include miserliness,
envy, hatred, treachery, rancor,
malice, ostentation, arrogance,
covetousness, lust, and other
afflictions that assail people
and often control them.
The causes and
practical cures of these
diseases are discussed, offering
a penetrating glimpse into how
Islam deals with spiritual and
psychological problems and
demonstrating how all people can
benefit from these teachings
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: So many people
at our table at yesterday's Gold Coast Mosque
Luncheon asked me what went into this dish to make
it so deliciousl, I had to go into the
kitchen and coax out the recipe from the chef.
To the guests at Table 6, this one is dedicated
to
you.
Beef Vindaloo with a Difference
Ingredients
• 2 tbsp. oil
• 1 large grated or liquidized onion
• Approx. 70g of Vindaloo Paste of a brand of
your choice.
• 500g diced beef
• 200g canned chopped tomatoes
• 2 tab tomato paste
• 100ml water
• ½ cup of coconut cream
Method
1. In a medium saucepan, gently cook onions in
oil until it’s slightly brown.
2. Stir in paste, fry for 3 minutes.
3. Add beef and fry until sealed.
4. Add tomatoes cook for 5 minutes to reduce.
5. Add water, mix well, cover, and simmer gently
for approx 40 minutes, until beef is cooked.
6. Add cream at the end and stir through well.
7. Serve hot with rice or naan bread
Jallalludin entered a restaurant and shouted in a loud
voice to the owner: "Give me a donner kebab meal with
the works, and give everyone here the same. When I eat I
want everyone to eat too."
The whole restaurant was served and the patrons got
excited.
Then Jallalludin said: "Give me a chocolate milkshake
and give everyone the same too, because when I drink I
want everyone to drink too."
The diners were served and were so pleased they said:
"Wow! you are the man."
When they were all done Jallalludin shouted: "Please
give me my bill and give everyone else theirs too,
because when I pay my bill, I want everyone to pay
theirs too."
The fate that befell Jallalludin soon after is one that
cannot be related in a family newsletter like CCN.
I think that I shall never
see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is
pressed
...Against the earth's sweet
flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all
day,
And lifts her leafy arms to
pray;
A tree that may in Summer
wear
A nest of robins in her
hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has
lain;
Who intimately lives with
rain.
Poems are made by people
like me,
But only God can make a
tree.
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Network (AMYN)
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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
Former
Test batsman
Greg Ritchie
(pictured
left)
has defended
himself
against
claims of
racist and
anti-Muslim
comments at
a Brisbane
Test
luncheon,
refusing to
apologise
and saying:
"If they
take offence
that's their
choice."
TURKEY: Flip through any
women’s fashion magazine today, and you’ll
be sure to find plenty of sultry gazes and
no shortage of what some might call
gratuitous nudity. But relatively new Muslim
fashion glossy Ala is breaking the mould
with a “conservative chic” approach, and has
found extreme success in Turkey.
UK: The
Leicester Mercury and Asian Image newspapers
reports on the successful business venture
by a Muslim medical student at Leicester
University challenging popular
misconceptions about Islam and Muslim
through T-shirts bearing slogans. 
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August 2011