The
Australian
National
Imams
Council (ANIC)
would like
to thank the
Australian
Federal
Police for
hosting the
annual Eid
Dinner
planned for
Sydney
tomorrow,
Thursday 7
August 2014.
The dinner
is an
important
initiative
for
communities
to engage
with
Australia’s
federal law
enforcement
agency and
for this the
AFP needs to
be
commended.
ANIC
supports any
program
which aims
to enhance
relations
and promote
better
understanding
between
civil
society and
the
executive
branches of
government.
However, His
Eminence,
Professor
Ibrahim Abu
Mohamed,
Grand Mufti
of Australia
and ANIC
regrettably
must in all
good
conscience
decline the
invitation
to attend
the dinner
in protest
of the new
proposed
anti-terrorism
laws
announced by
the
Attorney-General
yesterday.
ANIC
believes
that the
proposed
changes to
the
anti-terrorism
laws will
severely
impinge on
the rights
and freedoms
of all
Australians
and
especially
those of
Muslim
faith. The
amendments
are a direct
attack on
the rule of
law with
fundamental
rights such
as the
presumption
of innocence
for example
watered down
when it
comes to
alleged
terrorism
offences.
ANIC will
vigorously
campaign
against
these
proposed
changes and
calls upon
all
fair-minded
Australians
to do
likewise.
ANIC
consists of
more than
250 Imams
across
Australia
representing
their
respective
communities.
The
President of
Muslims
Australia (AFIC),
Mr Hafez
Kassem
commenting
on the
Government’s
repeal of
section 18C
which
currently
makes it
unlawful to
“insult,
offend and
humiliate” a
person or
group said
“this is a
good outcome
and we
welcome the
government’s
decision”.
He thanked
all the
community
organizations
whose
pressures
prevailed on
the
government.
However, Mr
Kassem said
our joy was
short lived,
as we
express our
dismay and
concern at
the
Coalition
Government’s
decision to
propose the
introduction
of a new
anti-terrorism
law which is
a raft of
measures
targeted
specifically
at the
Muslim
community.
He further
said that
the current
government
has been
trying to
make new
terror laws
almost on a
daily basis
and
reversing
measures
safeguarding
the rights
of
Australian
citizens.
Mr Kassem
expressed
concern that
many Muslims
travelling
to their
former
homeland to
visit family
or for the
welfare of
families
caught in
the wars
currently
raging in
the Middle
East will be
targeted up
under these
laws and
these mostly
uninvolved
and innocent
persons will
themselves
become
victims of
terrorism.
Mr Kassem
stated:
“This
insidious
law reeks of
an
“apartheid”
system and
is so
obviously
targeted at
a specific
community,
goes against
everything
Australia
stands for
and will
certainly
alienate the
Muslim
community
resulting in
increased
Islamophobia,
prejudice
and
discrimination,
eroding all
the good
work that
has been
accomplished
over the
decades, to
the
detriment of
Australia."
Muslims of
Australia
have worked
long and
hard and
made
valuable
contributions
on all
levels to
this
country. The
President
said, “as
Australians
we value the
principles
of justice
and equity
and there is
no justice
and equity
in what the
government
is doing. As
law-abiding
citizens,
Muslims are
conscious of
our rights
and
responsibilities
when it
comes to the
safety and
security of
Australia
and
Australian
people and
of course we
don’t want
anyone to
threaten
this safety
or security”.
The
President
continued,
we believe
the current
laws are
sufficient
in ensuring
those with
criminal
intent are
prosecuted
accordingly.
We believe
these
proposed
measures are
draconian
and will
only serve
to
marginalise
our
community
further.
“Therefore,
we do not
support the
introduction
of these
types of
unjust
laws!”
Mr Kassem
concluded,
“on
behalf of
Muslim
communities
of
Australia, I
ask the
government
to abandon
these
measures
which will
only serve
to harm the
image and
interests of
this country
in the
international
arena.
The fund
raising
campaign for
the purchase
of the
premises in
Slacks Creek
has begun in
earnest with
over $200
000 in cash
donations
(including
the Friday
collection
at the
Holland Park
Mosque -
see picture
below)
towards the
target of
$21.M.
The
organizing
committee
will be
manning a
stall at
Eidfest next
week and
have also
planned an
Eid Reunion
BBQ
giving the
community an
opportunity
to enjoy a
guided tour
through the
proposed new
Mosque.
Bank details
for
donations:
Suncorp Bank
BSB: 484 799
A/C No: 509
169 377
Al Furqan
Charitable
Islamic
Trust
Register
for
this
year's
CresWalk2014
and
help
the
humanitarian
effort
in
Gaza.
Join
the
CresWalk2014
Team
in
raising
awareness
and
vital
funds
to
assist
with
these
efforts.
• When: 7th September
• Where: Orleigh Park, West End
• Start Time: 8.30am (prompt)
• Distances: 2.5km and 5km (all age categories catered for)
• Entry Fee: $20 (adults) and $15 (under 11 years) includes your $5 donation towards the Gaza appeal.
click
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Only
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500
to
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will
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a
special
commemorative
Race
for
Gaza T-shirt.
The
day
will
include
activities,
a
delicious
breakfast
and
awards
after
the
run.
You
can
also
make
your
very
own
fundraising
page
and
get
others
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sponsor
you
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In
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minutes
you
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page,
then
start
sharing
the
link
with
your
friends,
family
and
colleagues
and
asking
them
to
make
a
donation.
Every
donation
is
then
recorded
on
your
fundraising
page
along
with
a
message
of
support
from
your
donors.
In the wake
of the
atrocities
and the
human
tragedy in
Gaza, The
AIIC would
like to
invite you
all to
attend an
essential
information
session on
the
Palestinian
situation
and what is
happening on
the ground.
Join us to
show your
support for
the cause
and to gain
a deeper
understanding
towards one
of the
greatest
injustices
of our time.
Speakers
will draw on
their
previous
experiences
in Palestine
and provide
practical
and
productive
solutions
towards how
we can
contribute
constructively
for the
cause.
The
obviously
fake page
calls for
changing the
name of
Christmas,
re-designing
the
Australian
flag,
demanding
more income
support for
Muslim and
boycotting
the Gold
Coast 600.
Prime
Minister
Tony Abbott
announced
this week
that his
government
is
withdrawing
the proposed
changes to
the Racial
Discrimination
Act (RDA)
that sought
to remove
protections
against
racist hate
speech that
have been
part of
Australian
law for
almost 20
years.
Amongst the
thousands of
submissions,
petitions,
rallies and
collective
activism by
the wider
public
criticising
the
government’s
proposal to
wind back
changes to
section 18C
of the RDA
was a
submission
by 26
Queensland
Muslim
community
groups and
organizations
also
lodged their
objections
to the
Attorney
General's
office.
This victory
is a result
of the work
of many
community,
ethnic and
religious
groups
throughout
the country
and NOT just
"caving in
to the
Muslim
community",
as the Prime
Minister's
announcement
might have
led many to
believe.
Muslim
groups have
condemned
the recent
suspension
of Fairfax
columnist
Mike Carlton
and have
accused the
media
organisation
of losing
its
independent
and
respected
stance.
In a letter
to Fairfax
CEO Greg
Hywood and
editor-in-chief
Darren
Goodsir, the
Australian
National
Imams
Council,
Islamic
Council of
NSW and the
Muslim Legal
Network NSW
among others
say they
will boycott
the Sydney
Morning
Herald
newspaper
unless the
outspoken
columnist is
reinstated.
Mr Carlton
resigned as
a columnist
for Fairfax
over his use
of offensive
language
towards
readers
complaining
about a
recent
column and
accompanying
cartoon
about the
war in Gaza.
"As
representatives
of the
Muslim
community we
have always
regarded
Fairfax to
be one the
more
balanced
media
organisations
in the
country and
where
possible we
have
cooperated
with your
journalists
on countless
stories,"
the letter
said.
"But with
the
resignation
of Mr
Carlton from
your
publications
we have now
lost one of
the very few
voices
advocating
for the
Palestinian
cause in the
country."
The letter
says the
groups will
consider
notifying
community
organisations
and
spokespersons
to cease
cooperating
with Fairfax
journalists
for media
interviews.
A media
campaign
targeting
Fairfax
advertisers
is also
being
considered.
In response
to a request
for comment
on the
letter, a
Fairfax
spokesman
told AAP:
"We
understand
and respect
that there
are strong
views being
expressed by
many
parties.
"But the
Herald will
not be
swayed from
its
long-standing
and ongoing
commitment
to providing
fair,
independent
and balanced
news and
reporting."
On Wednesday
Fairfax head
of business
media Sean
Aylmer said
the problem
was the way
Mr Carlton
treated
readers
after they
contacted
him with
issues about
both the
column and
accompanying
cartoon.
Mr Carlton
resigned
when Mr
Aylmer and
Mr Goodsir
said they
would
suspend him.
In the
letter sent
to Fairfax
on Saturday,
the
concerned
Muslim
community
groups also
condemned
the cartoon
that
accompanied
Mr Carlton's
column.
"It was
indeed a
racist
cartoon that
implicated
the Jewish
people in
the actions
of the
Israeli
state by
using Jewish
symbolism
and
stereotype,"
the letter
said.
"However,
the apology
from Fairfax
makes it
clear that
Fairfax has
been put
under
pressure by
the Israeli
lobby."
The letter
also accuses
the paper of
double
standards
and compares
Mr Carlton
to another
Fairfax
columnist,
Paul
Sheehan,
whom the
group
accuses of
"habitual
and
countless
offensive
remarks
about
Muslims and
Islam".
"Despite the
Muslim
community
being
outraged and
writing
countless
correspondences
to Fairfax
management
about their
concerns, no
such
scrutiny was
applied to
Mr Sheehan,"
the letter
said.
On Saturday
morning Mr
Carlton said
via Twitter
he had
pneumonia.
AUSTRALIA
needs to
prepare for
an
increasingly
savage,
100-year war
against
radical
Islam that
will be
fought on
home soil as
well as
foreign
lands, the
former head
of the army,
Peter Leahy,
has warned.
Professor
Leahy, a
leading
defence and
strategic
analyst,
told The
Weekend
Australian
the country
was
ill-prepared
for the high
cost of
fighting a
war that
would be
paid in
“blood and
treasure”
and would
require
pre-emptive
as well as
reactive
action.
Some Islamic books that have
been banned include the work of
popular 20th century Turkish
scholar Said Nursi and the
famous “Fortress of the Muslim”
book of supplications of Prophet
Muhammad, which was collected by
ancient Muslim scholar Saeed Bin
Ali Bin Wahf Al-Qahtani.
RUSSIA: The Religious
Administration of Muslims of Crimea has
called on Muslims living in the disputed
Black Sea peninsula to destroy books and
material that is on the Russian black list.
Around 300,000 Muslims in Crimea, mainly
native Crimean Tatars, are having to adjust
to new laws enforced by Russia after their
homeland was annexed from Ukraine following
a referendum in March.
As Russia’s Federal List of Extremist
Materials comes into effect in the region, a
number of Islamic religious books, that
under Ukrainian law was deemed legal, have
now been outlawed.
“The Religious Administration of Muslims of
Crimea informs Muslim religious
organizations, and society that Russia’s
federal list of banned extremist materials
extends over Crimea. Therefore distribution,
production or storage of materials mentioned
in the list is forbidden and will entail
responsibility,” said a statement released
on the Religious Administration’s website.
“Please study the list and take measures to
eliminate prohibited materials if they
exist,”the statement advised.
The Federal List of Extremist Materials was
compiled by the Russian Ministry of Justice
on July 14, 2007 and contained 1,058 items
as of December 25, 2011. Producing, storing
or distributing the materials on the list is
an offense in Russia, the Qirim News Agency
reported.
Some Islamic books that have been banned
include the work of popular 20th century
Turkish scholar Said Nursi and the famous
“Fortress of the Muslim” book of
supplications of Prophet Muhammad, which was
collected by ancient Muslim scholar Saeed
Bin Ali Bin Wahf Al-Qahtani. A certain
biography of the Prophet Muhammad is also
banned.
The list also includes texts and books such
as Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, Jehovah's
Witness publications.
CRIMEAN TATARS 'TARGETED'
Since the annexation in March, around 3,000
Crimean Tatars have left the peninsula for
mainland Ukraine.
The U.N. has also pointed to the erosion of
human rights in Crimea, which remains under
the occupation of pro-Russian militias who
particularly threaten the Crimean Tatars.
Crimean Tatars have complained that they
have been targeted for speaking their Turkic
language in public and have had their homes
marked by pro-Russian militiamen.
The Crimean Tatar Mejlis (Parliament) was
also threatened with closure after they
organized protests for former Mejlis head
Mustafa Jemilev, who has been barred from
entering the peninsula for five years along
with current leader Refat Chubarov.
The Crimean Tatars have largely opposed the
annexation of Crimea by Russia, fearing a
repeat of the events of 1944 when they were
completely expelled as part of former Soviet
dictator Josef Stalin's policy.
They gradually started returning in the
early 1990s after the fall of the Soviet
Union, but still live as a minority in their
homeland as they were displaced by ethnic
Russian settlers who migrated there later
on.
Since the annexation, Russia has been
granting Russian citizenship to the people
of Crimea in replacement of their Ukrainian
nationality. Crimean Tatars, who have
campaigned to reject Russian citizenship,
reserve the right to remain as Ukrainian
citizens, but will by default become
foreigners in their homeland.
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 recipe
comes from Zahraa Lockhat who made this treat
for her family for desert after the main course
of Biryaani.
Crème Caramel with Berries
Ingredients
175g sugar
100ml milk
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
250 ml whipping cream
2 cups of mixed berries of your choice
Method
1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
2. Place a large deep baking pan, ¾ filled with
boiling water into the oven.
3. Lightly caramelize 70g (of 175g) of sugar in
a heavy saucepan.
4. Place a tsp of the caramel into your ramekin
containers which have been lightly greased.
5. Warm the milk in a pan and then add the
remaining sugar, eggs, egg yolks and cream.
6. Whisk together and then put through a sieve
and pour onto the caramel in the ramekins.
7. Place the ramekins in the pan with the water
and bake for approx. 30mins.
8. Allow it to cool and refrigerate for at least
3 hours.
9. To serve, turn out the crème caramel from the
ramekins by running the base under hot water and
it will just slide out.
10. Serve with fresh berries of your choice.
For joint heart and bone health,
add the following steps into your regular
workout routine to not only improve the impact
on your bones but improve cardio-health as well…
• Stand for as many exercises as possible to
load the bones and improve balance
• Work those areas that are
vulnerable such as the hips, forearms and thighs
– exercises like squats, lateral raises etc.
will help strengthen these areas
• Use weights, medicine balls,
kettle bells and your own body weight for
resistance training
• Keep it fresh by changing your
routine every three to four weeks to shock and
challenge the muscles and strengthen bones and
improve heart health
• Aim for two to three weight
training sessions a week
On one of his visits to Jerusalem, Mula Nasruddin heard
about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the
Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a
long, long time.
So he went to check it out.
He went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking
slowly up to the holy site.
Mula Nasruddin watched him pray and after about 45
minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and
moving very slowly, he approached the old man.
"Pardon me, sir, I'm Mula Nasruddin. What's your name?"
"Morris Feinberg," the old man replied. "Sir, how long
have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?"
"For about 60 years."
"60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"
"I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews, and the
Muslims."
"I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop."
"I pray for all our children to grow up safely as
responsible adults and to love their fellow man."
"I pray that politicians tell us the truth and put the
interests of the people ahead of their own interests."
And finally "I pray that everyone will be happy".
"How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?" asked
Mula Nasruddin.
Those who
spend their wealth for
increase in
self-purification, and have
in their minds no favour
from anyone for which a
reward is expected in
return, but only the desire
to seek for the Countenance
of their Lord Most High; and
soon will they attain
(complete) satisfaction.
1. All Islamic Event dates given above are tentative and
subject to the sighting of the moon.
2. The Islamic date changes to the next day starting in
the evenings after maghrib. Therefore, exceptfor Lailatul
Mehraj,
Lailatul Bhahraat
and
Lailatul Qadr – these dates refer to the commencement of the event
starting in the evening of the corresponding day.
Topic = Tafseer lessons Venue = Masjid Taqwa, Bald Hills, Qld 4036 Day = Every Monday | Time = After Esha salah | Period
= approximately 30 minutes Presenter = Mufti Junaid Akbar Cost = free, and InShaAllah Allah will give great
reward Who can come = All brothers and sisters are welcome
to attend
Please note that these recordings will be available for
downloading from our website
masjidtaqwa.org.au.
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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