Muslims
in
Toowoomba
celebrated
Eidul
Fitr
on
Friday,
9
August
2013.
The
Islamic
Society
of
Toowoomba
organised
the
event
in a
rented
Hall
in
the
city
which
was
an
aircraft
hangar
in
the
past.
This
year
largest
number
of
Muslims
participated
in
the
Eid
prayers
in
spite
of
very
cold
morning.
An
estimated
1000
men,
women
and
children
joined
the
end
of
Ramadan
celebration.
Hafeez
Abdulateef
Al-Ammar
led
the
Eid
Prayers.
He
also
led
the
Tarawi
prayers
during
Ramadan.
President
of
the
Islamic
Society
of
Toowoomba,
Professor
Shahjahan
Khan
thanked
everyone
who
provided
the
free
Iftar
and
dinner
at
the
Islamic
Centre
in
the
month
of
Ramadan,
and
who
help
clean
the
Centre
on a
regular
basis.
He
also
explained
the
need
for
the
ongoing
commitment
and
support
of
the
local
Muslims
to
cover
the
regular
expenses
of
the
Masjid
once
possession
of
the
contracted
property
is
completed
upon
settlement.
Many
were
looking
forward
to
the
next
Eidul
Fitr
to
be
performed
in
the
proposed
first
Masjid
in
Toowoomba.
Almost
$3000
was
raised
for
the
Masjid
project
from
the
Eid
gathering.
The
Islamic
Society
of
Toowoomba
provided
Eid
gifts
(toys)
to
over
130
children.
Awards
were
also
distributed
to
winners
of
Qur’an
Competition
in
various
categories.
Friends
and
committee
members
gather
outside
the
Mosque
after
Eid
Prayers
Mr.
Jamel
El-Kholad,
President
of
Islamic
Society
of
Logan
presents
gifts
to
constables
Brenden
Skidded
and
Michael
Mathers
as
part
of
their
Eid
celebrations.
The holy
month of
Ramadan has
been a time
of community
awareness
and
spiritual
awakening.
The Muslim
Charitable
Foundation
has played
its usual
role of
coming to
the
assistance
of people in
need
This year
has been
special to
Muslim
Charitable
Foundation
as other
organisations
and
individuals
rendered
their
assistance
through
Muslim
Charitable
Foundation.
The Al-Ghazali
Foundation
supplied a
large
quantity of
blankets,
and the
family of
Ferhaad
Osman
supplied
forty
hampers (all
packed by
the Osman
family) and
blankets to
be
distributed
to the needy
through MCF.
What a
wonderful
feeling it
has been to
assist in
placing food
on the table
for those
who have
very little.
May Allah
reward those
who have
helped in
this
important
task.
The Muslim
Charitable
Foundation
has
collected
$71,000 of
the target
of $140 000
during
Ramadan for
the purchase
of
disability
aids to be
sent to
Syria in
conjunction
with Muslim
Aid
Australia.
The Syrian
nation is in
need and we
urge donors
to
contribute
generously
by using the
following
account:
The Muslim
Charitable
Foundation
Emergency
Account;
Bank of
Queensland;
BSB 124 155,
A/C Number
2089 7395.
The people
of Syria
need all the
help they
can get!!
The Muslim
Charitable
Foundation
has been in
operation
for four
years now
and has
played a
vital role
aiding of
the needy.
MCF relies
totally on
donated
funds to
continue
helping the
sick, the
disabled,
elderly,
widowed,
single
parents, the
out- of-
work familes,
migrants,
refugees and
all who are
in need of
assistance.
As to date,
we have not
been
assisted
with grants
from any
level of
government.
We totally
rely on the
community
support. We
urge you to
help us help
those in
need.
As we
approach the
end of
Ramadaan,
let us take
full
advantage to
increase our
prayers and
charity.
Also be
mindful of
the Fitrah
that has to
be paid
before Eid
Salaah. Our
banking
details are:
Fitrah A/C
Bank of Qld
BSB 124 155
A/C No 2096
3614
Zakat A/C
Bank of Qld
BSB 124 155
A/C No
20897312
Interest A/C
Bank of Qld
BSB 124 155
A/C No
20897385
General A/C
Bank of Qld
BSB 124 155
A/C No
20897392
The Members
of the
Muslim
Charitable
Foundation
wish to say
JazakAllah
Khair for
the support
that we have
received
since its
inception.
May Allah
grant all
your wishes,
reward all
your
sacrifices,
and reward
with the
best in this
world and
the
Hereafter.
Eid Mubarak
In a statement last night the Islam PM said, “I don’t oppose One Nation as a religion. But I do feel their laws should not be welcome here”.
He added that he, and the Muslim faithful within his country, found Ms Banister’s attacks on Islam an insult to The Buddha.
Less than two per-cent of Australians were able to follow what Ms Banister was on about.
Banister has since said her original comments were taken out of context, “Unfortunately, they’ve completely twisted all my words and made me out to be a stand-up criminal”. Comedians around the country agreed.
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BREAKING NEWS! One Nation candidate quits election race
THE One Nation candidate ridiculed after referring to Islam as a country in a television interview has withdrawn from the election campaign.
Stephanie Banister, 27, was running for the seat of Rankin in Queensland but One Nation leader Jim Savage told reporters on Saturday Ms Banister has decided to withdraw following the fallout from her interview with the Seven Network.
During the interview, which Mr Savage says was misrepresentative, Ms Banister referred to Islam as country as well as referring to the Koran as "haram" and saying the national disability insurance scheme was "working at the moment", when it does not begin until 2016.
"She continues to have the full support of the One Nation executive, and contrary to reports on the media last night and in the newspapers today, Stephanie has not been disendorsed and will not be disendorsed," Mr Savage said.
"However, due to the threats against Stephanie's family, herself, her children, the abuse she's copped and the enormous pressure she's been put under, Stephanie has decided she wants to withdraw from the candidacy for the seat of Rankin. We have accepted it with regret."
Ms Banister had only been in politics for 48 hours at the time of the interview and made a short statement alongside Mr Savage but wasn't allowed to answer any questions on Saturday.
"With the way Channel Seven edited my interview, I was left quite the fool," Ms Banister said.
"I'd like to apologise to One Nation, to my friends and family, for any embarrassment this has brought to them."
Mr Savage said it was his responsibility such a novice candidate had been allowed to conduct an interview without appropriate preparation but also claimed Channel Seven had unfairly targeted Ms Banister.
He said it was unclear at this stage if One Nation would nominate a replacement candidate for Rankin with the deadline for nominations on Thursday.
Tony
Abbott
declined
Kevin Rudd's
invitation
to debate
him on the
first night
of the 2013
election
campaign.
Instead, the
Opposition
Leader
attended an
Iftar dinner
in western
Sydney, to
mark the
breaking of
the day-long
fast during
the Muslim
holy month
of Ramadan.
Much of
Australia's
475,000-strong
Islamic
community
lives in a
cluster of
seats in
western
Sydney,
which could
be crucial
to the
outcome of
the
election.
Sociologist
Andrew
Jakubowicz
of the
University
of
Technology,
Sydney, is
an expert in
the politics
of
Australia's
multicultural
communities
and
discusses
the issue on
Radio
National.
Mosques in
Brisbane and
Gold Coast,
especially
the Darul
Uloom,
Darra,
Kuraby,
Holland
Park, Bald
Hills, Gold
Coast,
Wollongong
and West End
contributed
around
$190,000 out
of around
$350,000
donations
received in
the month of
Ramadhan.
The total
donation
received up
until Eid
day (9
August) was
$590,000
(about 64%
of the
target). The
shortfall at
this stage
is $335,000.
The Eid
gathering in
Toowoomba
contributed
about $3000.
The next
fundraising
strategy
meeting will
be held in
the Islamic
College of
Brisbane in
the middle
of this week
to finalise
the proposed
dinner and
auction
programs to
be held on
Saturday, 14
September
2013.
A single
ticket for
the dinner
will be $35
and a table
of ten,
$300.
Tickets will
be on sale
very soon,
and possibly
as soon as
Friday..
A/Professor
Mohamed
Abdalla and
Imam Uzair
Akbar will
be speakers
of the
night.
For more
information
on the
purchase of
the property
and where to
send you
donations
click
here.
I refer to your article in
CCN issue No. 455 on One Nation candidate Mike
Holt’s concerns of Halaal Food in supermarkets.
I wonder if Mr. Holt realises that he has been
eating Halaal food since the day he was born. I
mean, the Milk is Halaal, most of the Baby Food is
Halaal, most of the Baby Cereal is Halaal, most of
the everyday biscuits are Halaal, most of the cakes
are Halaal, the Baked Beans are Halaal, most of the
Bread is Halaal, the soap is Halaal, the Shampoo is
Halaal, the fish is Halaal, ………………… and I can go on
and on. Just because the product may not have a
Halaal label on does not mean it is not Halaal.
I think what Mr. Holt needs to learn is what Halaal
is. If I said to him Halaal is similar to Kosher,
would that make a difference? Or does Mr. Holt think
that Halaal is something that is added (like an
ingredient) in the product.
Mr. Holt needs to ask himself what is the benefit of
Halaal?
1. It makes it easier not only for Muslims but maybe
also the Jews and anyone else to identify what is
Halaal (Kosher)
2. This encourages tourism which brings into the
country much needed revenue.
3. This has brought in much needed revenue from our
exports.
So, remove the Halaal label and the Muslims do not
loose. Rather Australia loses. The Muslims will
always identify which is Halaal and suitable for
them to consume whether it has a Halaal label or
not. That’s what Muslims have been doing before the
introduction of a mere Label.
I wonder if Mr. Holt will now stop eating everything
because lots of products without the Halaal label
are Halaal.
Name withheld on request.
Dear CCN
Readers
Eid
Mubarak
I trust that every one of the Muslim faith had a
spiritually rewarding Holy month of Ramadan.
Thank you to all who invited my wife and I to many
Iftars and Eid celebrations. Your hospitality was
both welcoming and warm.
SAUDI ARABIA:
On Thursday, July 25th, 2013, in a ceremony
broadcast by several regional TV and radio
channels, the foundation stone for Al-Mrah
[Arabic for the woman], the first satellite
TV channel for women in Saudi Arabia, was
laid.
Abdullah Al-Nawazi, chairman of Ideas Arabia
Limited, which created the new network and
is owned by Saudi businessman Sheikh Yusuf
bin Awad Al-Ahmadi, stated that the channel
aims to “highlight the skills, traditions,
culture, education, Islamic thought and
problems facing Arab women in general and
Saudi women in particular.” Riyadh bin Kamal
Najam, president of Saudi Arabia’s General
Authority for Audio and Visual Media, also
said that the channel will “help in removing
some stereotypes about Saudi women.”
In a region where satellite TV channels have
consistently multiplied over the years, this
is not the first network devoted to women
nor is it the first all-veiled women’s
channel, which was launched in Egypt almost
a year ago.
It is, however, the first channel dedicated
to Saudi women.
News reports on the network do not reveal
much information about its organizational
make-up, or whether its female employees
will play a leading role in managerial and
administrative positions.
The channel is expected to start
broadcasting in 2014. Unless it is directed
by women, for the betterment of one another,
the project will be yet another veneer to
mask fundamental social and economic issues
faced by the majority of Saudi women.
In Saudi Arabia’s conservative culture,
there are many obstacles that prevent
women’s social and professional advancement.
That is not to say there are no pioneering
Saudi women who have challenged the path of
least resistance and achieved great things,
including those who have become the
country’s first female filmmakers, pilots,
flight dispatchers, Mount Everest mountain
climbers, government ministers, fine arts
performers, Olympic athletes, and UNDP and
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors. There are women
business owners, engineers, doctors,
academics, television, and radio anchors and
other female professionals in the country.
This success, however, has been achieved on
an individual level. Collectively, Saudi
women fare less well. In January 2013, women
gained access by appointment to the all-male
Shura Council, a government body that
advises Saudi King Abdullah, but still
cannot run for political office and are not
expected to gain the vote until 2015. Among
other forms of disparate treatment, women’s
gyms are not granted licenses and, of
course, there is the ban on female drivers
in the country.
Al-Mrah can be a platform that brings
women’s individual successes to a larger
audience and generates support for the
social and political changes they seek in
Saudi Arabia. A female leadership team for
the channel would make these possibilities
even more likely.
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.
How can I stay motivated to maintain a healthy diet
for weight loss?
It is important to set yourself realistic goals to
achieve a healthy eating plan and maintain a healthy
weight. It is also important to have an individual
healthy eating plan that is suited to your lifestyle.
An
Accredited Practising Dietician (APD) can help you
develop a plan by setting realistic goals and monitoring
your achievements. You should develop strategies to cope
with minor setbacks and arrange support when you feel
you are not achieving your goal as quickly as you would
like.
Remember, the lifestyle changes you start now will help
you maintain good health throughout life. With a little
extra help and support from an Accredited Practising
Dietitian you can achieve your goal.
Try and hold on to any healthy habits you have developed
in Ramadaan, this is a perfect time for change :)
Q: I’ve been told that I need to warm up before
my exercise sessions but have no idea on what to do.
Please help..
A: The time you spend before a workout can have a
real impact, even if that subsequent sweat session is
only a few minutes long.
The warm-up is a 3 – 5minute routine that should not be
missed. It could be all you need to increase your blood
flow and range of motion, improve mental performance and
reduce your risk of injury.
The best warm-up exercises includes active movements
that mimic what you’re about to do, eg. leg swings
before a walk or run; lunges before strength training;
arm circles before swimming and side bends before yoga,
etc.
KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS CLASS Venue: Algester Mosque, 48 Learoyd Rd, Algester When: Every Tuesday after Isha
Teacher: Imam Aslam Al Qadri
For any further information please contact me on 0433552409
or ladies can contact Shakira Ayoob on 0449800205.
Bald Hills Mosque Weekly Tafseer
The weekly program schedule is as follows:
Mondays: Tafseer
Wednesdays: Tafseer
The above lessons will start at 7:30 pm and will go for
approximately 1/2 an hour each day.
All brothers and sisters are welcome.
Kuraby Mosque Tafseer &
Taalim
Tuesday tafseer and taleem classes at Kuraby Mosque every Tuesday
11am - 12.30pm
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Consultative Group
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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THE One Nation candidate ridiculed after referring to Islam as a country in a television interview has withdrawn from the election campaign.
Tony
Abbott
declined
Kevin Rudd's
invitation
to debate
him on the
first night
of the 2013
election
campaign.
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