The
Annual
Queensland
Police
Service
Multi-faith
Dinner
was
held at
the
Greek
Club
during
the
week
and
over
150
invited
community
and
religious
leaders
were
in
attendance.
Amongst
the
guest
speakers
were
Father
Dimitri
Tsakas
from
the
Greek
Orthodox
Church,
Assoc.
Prof.
Mohamad
Abdalla
of
the
Griffith
Islamic
Research
Unit
and
Akram
Azimi,
2013
Young
Australian
of
the
year.
Award &
Dinner Night
- hosted by
the Islamic
Council of
Qld (ICQ).
Date: 28 /
09 /2013
Venue:
Islamic
College of
Brisbane,
Karawatha
Ticket: $10
per person
Start:
6.30pm
Contact Amar
Ali Khan on
0421 976 934
to purchase
the
ticket/s.
At the
annual
supply chain
and
logistics
conference
at the
Sofitel
hotel, Mr.
Annas
(Caesar)
Abdalla,
chairman of
the Future
Leaders
Group,
presented to
over 1000
people
representing
medium to
large
organisations
on the
importance
of
leadership
in corporate
Australia.
Muslim
community
members met
last week
with the
Attorney-General
of
Australia,
Minister for
the Public
Service and
Integrity,
Minster for
Emergency
Management,
and Special
Minister of
State in the
Second Rudd
Ministry,
Mark Dreyfus
QC MP
The Legal
Affairs and
Community
Safety
Committee of
the
Queensland
Parliament
is seeking
submissions
to the
Identification
Amendments
Bill 2013
being
proposed by
the
Independent
Member, Mr
Peter
Wellington
MP.
The
Committee's
role is to
examine
Bills
introduced
into the
Parliament
and referred
to
the
Committee.
The
objective of
the Bill is
to amend a
number of
Acts to
ensure in
each case
that, where
officers or
other
persons in a
position of
responsibility
(such as
lawyers,
Justices of
the Peace or
Commissioners
for
Declarations)
have a
responsibility
or need to
check the
identity of
a person,
they can
insist that
the person
removes any
face
coverings
that may
hamper the
recognition
of the
person.
Fawad
Ahmed will
raise a
hard-earned
thirst in
the one-day
cricket
series
against
England this
week, but he
will not
promote the
product his
teammates
will as a
way to
quench it.
Ahmed, one
of two
Australian
Muslims to
play on the
''VB Tour of
England'',
was picked
for the
five-game
limited
overs series
after he
made his
debut in the
Twenty20
series last
week.
The spin
bowler - who
fled
Pakistan in
2009, sought
asylum in
Australia in
2010 and
gained
citizenship
in July -
''expressed
discomfort''
about
wearing the
logo of one
of Cricket
Australia's
two major
sponsors
because, on
religious
grounds, he
does not
associate
with
alcohol.
Mike
McKenna,
CA's
executive
general
manager
operations,
said the
parties were
''respectful
of Fawad's
personal
beliefs''
and agreed
to his
request to
wear an
unbranded
shirt.
''Cricket
Australia
would have
weighed this
up
seriously,''
Australian
Cricketers'
Association
chief
executive
Paul Marsh
said. ''They
would have
thought
about the
precedent it
could set.
But I
commend them
and Carlton
United for
taking an
approach
that allowed
the player
to not
contravene
his personal
beliefs.''
There are no
provisions
in
cricketers'
contracts
for
objections
to sponsors'
logos.
However,
Marsh said,
''If a
player has
reasonable
personal or
professional
objection …
they would
allow the
player to be
exempt.
That's what
has been
extended to
Fawad. They
came to a
very
reasonable
agreement.''
Deborah
Healey, a
senior law
lecturer at
UNSW, said
it ''raises
interesting
issues''.
''This seems
a clear-cut
case, as
it's a
bedrock
belief of
his
religion,''
Healey said.
''But there
are a whole
range of
religions
that, for
instance,
don't
approve of
gambling.''
Bruce
Collins QC,
a long-time
sports
administrator
and expert
in sports
law, said
the decision
regarding
Ahmed
reflected
well on the
parties.
However, a
dispute over
wearing a
betting
company logo
''would get
messy''.
''I think it
will happen
and there
will be a
difficult
issue if
agreement
can't be
reached,''
Collins
said. ''The
problem is
that, each
time it
happens, the
value of
what the
sponsor has
purchased is
eroded.
There's got
to be a
limit to
that and,
when that
limit is
reached,
there will
certainly be
a real issue
that will
have to be
negotiated.''
English
Premier
League
footballer,
Papiss Cisse,
a Muslim,
recently
refused on
religious
grounds to
wear his
Newcastle
team shirt
featuring a
sponsor,
whose
business is
to offer
short-term
loans. South
African
cricketer
Hashim Amla,
also a
Muslim, was
exempted
from wearing
a beer brand
logo on his
shirt.
Take
a close look
at this bag
(see
picture on
left).
It is the
latest in
the racist
religious
vilification
arsenal here
in
Australia.
The Q
society, the
group that
worked hard
to bring
Geert
Wilders here
earlier this
year have
now
demonstrated
beyond any
doubt
exactly what
its agenda
is.
This is the
blurb from
that group
on their
website
about the
bag:
“Volunteers
of Q
Society
of
Australia
will
hand out
free
shopping
bags
this
Saturday
31st
August,
at
selected
supermarkets
around
the
country.
The
bags,
which
state
“Halal
certification
schemes
fund
mosques,
madrassas
and
jihad,”
are
designed
to
generate
discussion
amongst
Australian
consumers.
While
the
re-usable
shopping
bags are
free of
charge,
the
imprint
and info
material
in each
bag
alerts
consumers
that
halal
certification
schemes
are not
free and
have
developed
into a
hidden
Islamic
goods
and
services
tax.
Q
Society’s
spokesman
Andrew
Horwood
points
out:
“Halal
food
itself
is not
of
concern.
Nearly
all our
food is
naturally
permissible
to
Muslims
and
observant
Muslims
can make
food of
unknown
origin
halal by
proclaiming
‘bismillah’
over the
food
before
eating.
What is
of
concern
for
Australians
are the
recently
invented
certification
schemes,
designed
to
permeate
the
supply
chain
from
feeding
trough
to super
market
shelf,
including
non-food
goods
and
services.”
The show
bags
contain
an
educational
video
with
references
to
Islamic
scriptures
and
results
of the
research
conducted
by
Kirralie
Smith of
HalalChoices.com.au,
as well
as a
petition
to
parliament
for
mandatory
labelling.
The
educational
video
will be
launched
on
YouTube
on the
same
day.”
At the time
that this
group
attempted to
get Geert
Wilders here
they spent a
lot of time
trying to
say that
they were
not Anti
Islamist but
were about
genuine
discussion.
This clearly
puts paid to
that
assertion.
Leaving
aside the
hysteria
created by
this group
let us look
at the
practice of
Halal
slaughter of
animals for
meat
consumption.
(Warning
– this
section is
graphic in
detail and
may cause
some
consternation
to readers).
This appears
to be the
area that
the Q
society and
Halal Focus
seem most
concerned
about. I
don’t
profess to
be a Muslim
scholar of
any kind but
the
following
appears to
be the basis
of the
practice of
Halal
slaughter.
The
slaughter
must be
performed by
a Muslim.
The
slaughter
must be
preceded by
the
invocation
of the name
of Allah
(praise be
upon him).
This is done
three times
and then the
animal is
slaughtered
with a sharp
knife. The
blood is
then drained
from the
veins.
The process
of
certification
of Halal
compliance
is one that
allows
adherent
Muslims to
purchase
goods and
services
that satisfy
their
religious
beliefs.
There are
groups that
will come to
your
business and
undertake an
assessment
and issue a
certification
based on the
annual
turnover of
the
business. I
contacted a
couple of
Halal
certification
authorities
and was
given a ball
park
estimate of
the costs
involved in
getting a
certification.
For a
butcher,
Halal
certification
would cost
around $200
per annum
and for an
abattoir the
cost would
be around
$300 per
annum.
Purely from
an economic
viewpoint
there is no
compelling
argument to
not
undertake
the process.
So what is
the Q
society’s
basic
argument?
One would
have to
think that
the central
thesis is
one
revolving
around sheer
and
unmitigated
cultural
bias.
Unfortunately,
groups such
as the Q
society take
some comfort
from the
idiotic
statements
of Luke
Simpkins
(Liberal
Member for
Cowan) who
said ““By
having
Australians
unwittingly
eating Halal
food we are
all one step
down the
path towards
the
conversion,
and that is
a step we
should only
make with
full
knowledge
and one that
should not
be imposed
upon us
without us
knowing.
What is
happening is
wrong. Too
often the
minorities
in this
country are
looked after
without
regard to
the
majority”
and Senator
Cory
Bernardi who
said “I, for
one, don’t
want to eat
meat
butchered in
the name of
an ideology
that is
mired in
sixth
century
brutality
and is
anathema to
my own
values”.
When our
parliamentarians
make this
language
acceptable
then groups
such as the
Q Society
are
legitimised.
If the
argument
against
Halal is the
administration
of brutality
to an
animal, then
the logical
extension of
that
argument is
a call to
vegetarianism.
It is not a
call to ban
Halal
slaughter or
certification.
The writer
of this
article,
Suresh Rajan,
declares an
impartiality
conflict of
interest as
a Senate
candidate
for The
WikiLeaks
Party in the
federal
elections.
Suresh is a
former
president of
the Ethnic
Communities
Council WA.
The Tampa
families set
up their
lives in
their new
green home
in New
Zealand.
Theirs are
typical
migrant
stories. The
parents
settled and
worked hard,
they learned
trades, they
set up
businesses.
And the
children
went to
school, hit
the books
and grew up,
like the
rest of us.
They are
university
students,
engineers,
nurses. One
is an
airline
pilot. They
are
patriotic
Kiwis
grateful for
their new
lives.
Southern
Cross
University's
Fusion
Festival
celebrated
cultural
diversity at
the
University
and in the
community.
The festival
theme 'UNIty
in diVERSITY:
the coming
together of
cultures and
communities'
and took
place on the
Lismore,
Coffs
Harbour and
Gold Coast
campuses.
The Fusion
Festival was
free and
open to the
public and
aimed to
further
intercultural
understanding
and communal
harmony
through
interaction
in various
forms - from
cultural to
social,
intellectual
and sporting
events.
Imam Imran
Husain of
the Gold
Coast Mosque
took part in
the
Interfaith
dialogue
panel.
The Islamic
Society of
Toowoomba
and Islamic
Council of
Queensland
are jointly
organising a
fundraising
dinner for
the first
Mosque in
Toowoomba.
Associate
Professor
Mohamed
Abdalla and
Imam Uzair
Akbar are
the main
speakers of
the night.
Imam Akram
will lead
the
fundraising
drive and
Professor
Shahjahan
Khan will
provide a
brief update
on the
mosque
project. Mr
Suleman
Sabdia will
be the
Master of
the
Ceremonies.
Ticket sales
for the
Grand Dinner
on Saturday
14 September
at the
Islamic
College of
Brisbane is
well
underway.
The event
will start
at 6pm and
continue
until late
into the
night.
One of the
main
attractions
of the event
is the
auction of
in-kind
items
received as
donation.
Organisers
are
expecting a
big turnout
in the
event.
A single
ticket costs
$35 and a
table of ten
is $300.
Although
organisers
prefer
selling
tickets by
tables (10
at a time),
but will
sell
individual
tickets on
request.
"Tickets are
limited and
they are
selling
quickly, so
please don’t
leave it for
too late to
avoid any
last minute
disappointment,"
a spokesman
for the
organizing
committee
told CCN.
Br Shahbaz
Rafiq Ph
0402398608
is
coordinating
the ticket
sales in
Brisbane and
Gold Coast,
and Dr Md
Shahiduzzaman
Ph
0458823191
in
Toowoomba.
Separate
tables will
be allocated
to women who
prefer not
to seat with
other men.
Any woman
wanting a
seat in the
women only
area must
inform the
organisers
at the time
of
purchasing
tickets.
All in-kind
donations
should be
dropped off
at the
Islamic
College of
Brisbane.
Contact Sr
Alif of the
college
during
2:30-3:30pm
on weekdays.
So far
donations of
$665 000
(nearly 72%)
have been
received and
the current
shortfall
for the
project is
$260 000.
For details
of the
upcoming
fund raising
dinner on 14
September at
the Islamic
College of
Brisbane
click
here.
For more
information
on the
purchase of
the property
and where to
send you
donations
click
here.
McCain Slams
Fox News: Muslims Thank Allah Like
Christians Thank God
US: Sen. John
McCain (R-AZ) pushed back hard Tuesday
against a Fox News host who raised concerns
over a Syrian rebel's use of a ubiquitous
Islamic phrase.
McCain was
making an appearance on "Fox & Friends" to
build his case for supporting the rebels who
are fighting the Assad regime in Syria when
co-host Brian Kilmeade showed what he said
was alarming video footage. The clip showed
an explosion in a Syrian city with a
presumed rebel fighter heard chanting, "Allahu
Akbar! Allahu Akbar!"
"I have a
problem helping those people screaming that
after a hit,” Kilmeade said.
A clearly
annoyed McCain quickly hit back.
"You have a
problem with that? Would you have a problem
with an American Christian saying ‘thank
God, thank God’?” McCain said. "That’s what
they’re saying. Come on. Of course they’re
Muslims, but they’re moderates and I
guarantee you that they are moderates. I
know them and I've been with them. For
someone to say 'Allahu Akbar' is about as
offensive as someone saying 'thank God.'"
Kilmeade
quickly changed the subject after McCain's
retort.
The Pope
Convokes a Day of Prayer and Penance for
Peace in the Middle East (September 7)
Vatican City,
1 September 2012 (VIS) – Pope Francis has
launched a heartfelt appeal for peace in
Syria, expressing his pain and concern
regarding the conflict and asking the
concerned parties and the international
community to embark on the path of
negotiation, setting aside partisan
interests. His plea was made during the
Angelus prayer at midday in St. Peter's
Square, in the presence of thousands of
faithful. We offer below the full text of
the Holy Father's homily:
“Today, dear brothers and sisters, I wish to
make add my voice to the cry which rises up
with increasing anguish from every part of
the world, from every people, from the heart
of each person, from the one great family
which is humanity: it is the cry for peace!
It is a cry which declares with force: we
want a peaceful world, we want to be men and
women of peace, and we want in our society,
torn apart by divisions and conflict, that
peace break out! War never again! Never
again war! Peace is a precious gift, which
must be promoted and protected.
“There are so many conflicts in this world
which cause me great suffering and worry,
but in these days my heart is deeply wounded
in particular by what is happening in Syria
and anguished by the dramatic developments
which are looming.
“I appeal strongly for peace, an appeal
which arises from the deep within me. How
much suffering, how much devastation, how
much pain has the use of arms carried in its
wake in that martyred country, especially
among civilians and the unarmed! I think of
many children who will not see the light of
the future! With utmost firmness I condemn
the use of chemical weapons: I tell you that
those terrible images from recent days are
burned into my mind and heart. There is a
judgement of God and of history upon our
actions which is inescapable! Never has the
use of violence brought peace in its wake.
War begets war, violence begets violence.
“With all my strength, I ask each party in
this conflict to listen to the voice of
their own conscience, not to close
themselves in solely on their own interests,
but rather to look at each other as brothers
and decisively and courageously to follow
the path of encounter and negotiation, and
so overcome blind conflict. With similar
vigour I exhort the international community
to make every effort to promote clear
proposals for peace in that country without
further delay, a peace based on dialogue and
negotiation, for the good of the entire
Syrian people.
“May no effort be spared in guaranteeing
humanitarian assistance to those wounded by
this terrible conflict, in particular those
forced to flee and the many refugees in
nearby countries. May humanitarian workers,
charged with the task of alleviating the
sufferings of these people, be granted
access so as to provide the necessary aid.
“What can we do to make peace in the world?
As Pope John said, it pertains to each
individual to establish new relationships in
human society under the mastery and guidance
of justice and love.
“All men and women of good will are bound by
the task of pursuing peace. I make a
forceful and urgent call to the entire
Catholic Church, and also to every Christian
of other confessions, as well as to
followers of every religion and to those
brothers and sisters who do not believe:
peace is a good which overcomes every
barrier, because it belongs all of humanity!
“I repeat forcefully: it is neither a
culture of confrontation nor a culture of
conflict which builds harmony within and
between peoples, but rather a culture of
encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is
the only way to peace.
“May the plea for peace rise up and touch
the heart of everyone so that they may lay
down their weapons and let themselves be led
by the desire for peace.
“To this end, brothers and sisters, I have
decided to proclaim for the whole Church on
7 September next, the vigil of the birth of
Mary, Queen of Peace, a day of fasting and
prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East,
and throughout the world, and I also invite
each person, including our fellow
Christians, followers of other religions and
all men of good will, to participate, in
whatever way they can, in this initiative.
“On 7 September, in Saint Peter’s Square,
here, from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m. we will
gather in prayer and in a spirit of penance,
invoking God’s great gift of peace upon the
beloved nation of Syria and upon each
situation of conflict and violence around
the world. Humanity needs to see these
gestures of peace and to hear words of hope
and peace! I ask all the local churches, in
addition to fasting, that they gather to
pray for this intention.
“Let us ask Mary to help us to respond to
violence, to conflict and to war, with the
power of dialogue, reconciliation and love.
She is our mother: may she help us to find
peace; all of us are her children! Help us,
Mary, to overcome this most difficult moment
and to dedicate ourselves each day to
building in every situation an authentic
culture of encounter and peace. Mary, Queen
of Peace, pray for us!”
SOUTH AFRICA:
Haroon Osman is not your average Lenasian.
Although the 38-year old runs a box factory,
he’s certainly one person who can’t easily
be boxed in.
“A shark for
me, is like a teddy bear,” he told me
recently, lifting the lid on one of his
favorite pastimes – shark diving. An
experienced scuba diver, with hundreds of
successful dives to his credit, Osman lists
among his other interests, sky diving, white
water rafting, spear fishing, sea fishing –
“anything very different to the normal,” he
explains.
While such
extreme action pastimes may be considered
the sole realm of high adrenalin junkies,
Osman says his interest in such sports were
in fact peaked by a desire to connect and
build a more fruitful relationship with his
family.
“About
ten years ago,” Osman narrates, “I was just
a normal working man, trying to get by, and
support my family. And then I realised, I
was not doing anything interesting. All I
was doing was, whenever (my family) asked
for anything I gave them money, and that’s
where it stopped. There was no bond, there
was nothing extraordinary to do with family.
I wanted to be a father to my son and
daughter, I wanted to be a husband to my
wife, but there simply was no ‘jam in the
sandwich’.”
Osman says he
found that missing ingredient in the depth
of the ocean. “When I saw the beauty of
Allah’s Creation, and the symbiotic
relationships of fish, that intrigued me. I
wanted to learn more. That’s how I started.”
What began as
a simple snorkeling experiment eventually
developed into a passion for scuba diving,
says Osman, whose family now visits the
ocean every few weeks, with himself tutoring
many others as a qualified scuba instructor.
“When
you see what Allah has created and the Power
that he has, you actually get closer to
Allah,” he says of the spiritual dimensions
of his undersea explorations. “This is
living proof – everything in the ocean has
life..When I stood next to a whale in the
ocean, eye-to-eye, that looked like two
tonnes, I said Allahu Akbar, and that
brought me closer to Allah and the fold of
Islam.”
Osman chats
casually of his relationship with the
hunters of the ocean, calling them ‘gentle
giants.’ “They are nonetheless apex
predators at same time,” he quickly
cautions. “Give respect and you will earn
respect”.
He says
divers like himself attract sharks to a
specified area by using a ‘bait-ball’
containing fish from which the sharks feed
off.
“They appear
in no time, due to their acute sense of
smell,” he says. “There’s not one or two,
there 100-200 sharks that come. Nobody’s
counting, because we just too busy enjoying
Allah’s Creation.”
During these interactions, Osman says he
touches the sharks, plays with them, and
even puts them in a catatonic state, where
the sharks temporarily fall asleep,
affording the divers the opportunity to
takes photos and videos with the predators.
“It is a
relationship that we build with these
sharks, but it is done over time…If a shark
bumps me in the water, I just push it away,
but not in a violent sense. It’s just a
gentle push. I’m giving respect because the
creature is 2.5 to 3 times my size.”
Before
he embarks on any diving expedition, Osman
says he performs a few Rakaats of Nafl
Salaah (see picture left) thanking
Allah for the opportunity to come to the
ocean again and view the wonders of His
Creation.
Once
underwater, should the time of Salaah occur,
Osman navigates the direction of Qiblah
using a dive computer that accompanies him
on the trip.
“There’s no
compromise, even in the ocean,” he tells me,
as he explains how he gets to perform his
Salaah. “You can’t make Salaah loud, so all
you can see is my actions of Ruku, Sajdah
etc.
But in my
mind, I recite everything as it should.”
He says he
can pray floating, or by trying to remain
buoyant underwater, but prefers if he finds
a sandy outcrop where he could pray just as
if he were on land
During the
Middle Ages,
when Europe
was plunged
into the
Dark Ages,
Arab
scholars and
historians
translated
most of the
works of the
Greek
scholars,
thereby
preserving
some of the
greatest
intellectual
achievements
that are the
cornerstone
of Western
civilization.
For the next
few weeks
CCN will
offer an
English word
that has, as
its origin,
the Arabic
language:
Storm Warning: Riding the
Crosswinds in the Pakistan-Afghan Borderlands
by
Robin Brooke-Smith
Description
The
Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands are pivotal to
international security. They are often dangerous,
strategically crucial and little explored by
outsiders.
Robin Brooke-Smith provides a new
perspective on Northwest Pakistan in this first-hand
account of his years in this troubled region.
Tracing the build-up to 9/11 and the
upheaval that has followed, this is a captivating
behind-the-scenes look into the regional fulcrum of
global jihad.
Recounting his experiences as
Principal of the prestigious Edwardes College in
Peshawar, the author explores the creation and
growing influence of the Taliban, and provides a
unique and close-up view into this fascinating area.
This book is illuminating reading for
all those interested in Pakistan, Afghanistan and
the turbulent recent history of the borderlands of
the 'AfPak' region.
Robin Brooke-Smith was principal of
Edwardes College outside Peshawar.
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 meat dish
rolled around a filling could be served as a
starter to a meal as an hors d'oeuvres or as a
light Sunday meal accompanied by salads. Thanks
to Faiyaza Omar for this delicious recipe.
Chicken Roulade
Base:
1. ½ kg chicken mince
2. 1 tsp. chicken spice
3. 1 cup chopped onions
4. 1 tsp. garlic flakes
5. 1 tsp. coarsely crushed coriander seeds
6. 1 beaten egg
7. 1 tsp. salt
8. 2 tsp. green chillies
9. 1 tab. gram flour
10. 1 tab. ghee
Filling:
Make mash by boiling 2 potatoes, season with
salt and green dhunia (coriander) chutney.
Sauce:
Combine the following ingredients and heat in
the microwave or on the stove.
1. 1 tab. tomato sauce
2. Juice of 2 lemons
3. 2 tab butter
4. ½ tsp. garlic flakes
5. ½ tsp. salt seasoning (Aromat)
6. ½ tab. Worcester sauce
7. 2 tab chilli sauce
To Assemble:
1. Braise together the ghee and
gram flour and add to this all the ingredients
for the base.
2. Smear a sheet of baking paper with ghee and
pat the mince mixture onto it into a rectangular
shape.
3. Place the mashed potato mixture down the
middle of the mince and then enclose like a
Swiss roll with the baking paper.
4. Place the roll in a pot with ½ cup of water
and steam gently for 30 to 40mins.
5. Remove the roll from the pot, and place into
an ovenproof dish.
6. Pour the sauce over the top of the roll and
place under the grill for 5 mins.
7. Before serving garnish the top with salt and
vinegar (or a flavour of your choice) crisps or
grated fried chips.
I’ve heard I need 2 serves of fruit & 5
serves of vegetables, but what is a serve?
In order to be able to follow these guidelines,
we most definitely do need more information.
Below is what is considered a serve of
vegetables and fruit.
One serve of vegetables is 75g or:
• ½ cup cooked vegetables
• 1 medium potato
• 1 cup salad vegetables
• ½ cup legumes
One serve of fruit is 150g or:
• 1 medium sized piece (e.g. apple)
• 2 smaller pieces (e.g. apricots)
• 1 cup canned or chopped fruit
• ½ cup (125ml) 100% fruit juice
• 1 ½ tablespoon dried fruit (e.g. sultanas or 4
dried apricot halves)
Spring has sprung, so now is the
time to get back out there and get moving! If
your routine is feeling a little ‘stale’ – it’s
time to fire things up.
Don’t stop moving, and mix up
your routine a touch every other week. Your body
gets used to doing the same thing otherwise, and
weight loss tends to plateau.
This doesn’t mean you have to go
flat out every single time. Train smart and
challenge yourself, but be sure to include
stretch sessions and rest days.
Team up with a mate if you think it will
motivate you or them. Swap some classes at the
gym or enlist a personal trainer for half an
hour to point you in the right
direction.
Cleanse the palate and eat
yourself healthy and of course don’t forget to
drink lots of water.
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 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
Queensland Police Service/Muslim Community
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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Fawad
Ahmed will
raise a
hard-earned
thirst in
the one-day
cricket
series
against
England this
week, but he
will not
promote the
product his
teammates
will as a
way to
quench it.
Take
a close look
at this bag
(see
picture on
left).
It is the
latest in
the racist
religious
vilification
arsenal here
in
Australia.
The Q
society, the
group that
worked hard
to bring
Geert
Wilders here
earlier this
year have
now
demonstrated
beyond any
doubt
exactly what
its agenda
is.
“About
ten years ago,” Osman narrates, “I was just
a normal working man, trying to get by, and
support my family. And then I realised, I
was not doing anything interesting. All I
was doing was, whenever (my family) asked
for anything I gave them money, and that’s
where it stopped. There was no bond, there
was nothing extraordinary to do with family.
I wanted to be a father to my son and
daughter, I wanted to be a husband to my
wife, but there simply was no ‘jam in the
sandwich’.”
“When
you see what Allah has created and the Power
that he has, you actually get closer to
Allah,” he says of the spiritual dimensions
of his undersea explorations. “This is
living proof – everything in the ocean has
life..When I stood next to a whale in the
ocean, eye-to-eye, that looked like two
tonnes, I said Allahu Akbar, and that
brought me closer to Allah and the fold of
Islam.”
Before
he embarks on any diving expedition, Osman
says he performs a few Rakaats of Nafl
Salaah (see picture left) thanking
Allah for the opportunity to come to the
ocean again and view the wonders of His
Creation.
The
Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands are pivotal to
international security. They are often dangerous,
strategically crucial and little explored by
outsiders. 
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