This talk
was given at
a local TEDx
event,
produced
independently
of the TED
Conferences.
Yassmin
Abdel-Magied
challenges
us to think
beyond our
unconscious
bias and
rise up to
open doors
for those
that often
can't even
make it to
the hallway.
IS THIS
WHAT ‘REAL’
AUSTRALIA
DAY IS LIKE? By
Yassmin
Abdel-Magied
on January
25 2015 -
News
I remember
the first
time I spent
Australia
Day away
from my
family home.
I was 17 and
doing
vacation
work in a
mine in
Central
Queensland
for my
mechanical
engineering
degree. Up
until that
point in my
life,
Australia
Day was
about the
small
Sudanese
community I
was part of
getting
together and
having a
barbecue in
the park.
That was
definitely
not the case
for the 60
or so other
mining
vacation
students in
the town.
It was a
time of many
firsts: the
first time I
had lived
without my
parents,
the first
time I’d
listened to
Triple J’s
Hottest 100
and the
first time
I’d hung out
with anyone
who had a
Southern
Cross
tattoo. It
was a long
weekend that
definitely
‘broadened
my
horizons’.
“Oh my gawd,”
I remember
thinking at
the time, as
people
started
dancing on
tables at
our hostel
in Airlie
Beach,
belting out
the lyrics
to John
Farnahm’s
‘You’re the
Voice’.
“Is this
what ‘real’
Australia
Day is
like?”
I felt like
I had been
inducted
into a whole
new world, a
side of my
home country
I had never
seen. I’d
grown up in
a Muslim
household to
Sudanese /
Egyptian
parents, so
our version
of a massive
party
included
more food
than you
could shake
a stick at,
and lots of
dancing
(particularly
the unique
Sudanese
shoulder
shake).
It was also
one of the
first times
Australia
Day forced
me to
reflect on
what being
an
Australian
meant to me
personally,
and how I
might view
the day
differently
from those
around me.
The men and
women I
worked in
the mines
with were
largely
‘ocker’
Australians
and had
grown up
with a set
interpretation
of what
being an
Aussie
entailed. As
a young
Muslim first
generation
migrant,
making sense
of the
Australian
identity was
no mean
feat.
If being
Aussie was
about having
an ocker
accent and
knowing all
the slang, I
had
definitely
failed on
that front.
I’d told
people that
I slept in
my snag and
ate a few
swags for
lunch,
confusing
the two very
similar-sounding
words. I’d
misunderstood
getting up
at
‘sparrow’s
fart’, which
apparently
meant at the
crack of
dawn, and
told people
we were
getting up
at ‘pigeon
shit’
instead.
When someone
told me to
go see ‘old
mate’ down
the road, I
went around
asking
people where
the man
named ‘old
mate’ lived…
I survived
those
vacation
work months
and felt
connected to
the country
in a way I
hadn’t
before. At
the same
time, I also
felt proud
to be a
Muslim who
had a mixed
Afro-Arab
background.
I realised
that these
things
weren’t
mutually
exclusive –
it’s
something we
should
always
remember.
Being
Australian
isn’t about
making a
choice to
cut out
parts of
your
identity but
about
embracing
all facets
of it. Doing
so enriches
the tapestry
of our
nation.
It’s
fascinating
that every
Australia
Day we have
this intense
national
discussion
about ‘what
it means to
be an
Australian’.
The beauty
of it is
that we all
have our own
interpretations.
Some have a
very
specific
idea of what
a ‘real
Aussie’
looks and
sounds like
– it’s often
a narrow and
exclusive
definition
that doesn’t
reflect our
reality.
Some of our
Indigenous
countrymen
and women
see it as a
reminder and
unfortunate
celebration
of
injustices.
For many
others, it
marks the
day they
joined the
ranks of
Australia by
becoming a
citizen.
Australia
Day means
something so
unique to us
all, a
little like
being an
Australian
itself.
In the midst
of these
discussions
it is
important
that we
don’t make
being an
Australian
about
fitting a
cookie-cutter
ideal,
particularly
when it
comes to
belief
systems. At
the end of
the day, we
can set all
the criteria
we want,
force people
to sit an
exam and
judge their
accents. The
reality is
being
Australian
is so much
more than
just the
superficial.
Being
‘Aussie’ is
about being
part of and
contributing
to building
one of the
luckiest
nations in
the world.
It’s about
being proud
of who we
are, but
also
recognising
we still
have a long
way to go if
we’re really
going to
deliver on
the ‘fair
go’ we so
often
preach. It
is about
holding each
other and
our leaders
to account.
It is about
valuing the
backgrounds
we all have
and bringing
those
experiences
together to
create
something
greater than
the sum of
parts.
We are so
incredibly
lucky in
Australia:
the fact
that we are
having this
conversation
means we
have an
opportunity
to shape the
identity of
our nation.
Each one of
us has a
part to
play; let’s
make it
count.
Yassmin
Abdel-Magied
is a
mechanical
engineer,
writer,
social
advocate,
petrol head
and the
founder of
Youth
Without
Borders. She
loves being
everything
you don’t
expect of a
hijabed
Muslim
woman, and
writes about
it on her
blog. She
tweets about
Formula 1,
social
issues and
FML moments:
@yassmin_a.
TOOWOOMBA: A
solidarity
gathering
was held at
the Garden
City Mosque,
Toowoomba on
the request
of a number
of members
of the wider
community,
mainly from
different
churches and
multicultural
organisations,
on Monday,
26 January
2015 at the
Mosque
property.
The main
objective of
the meeting
was to
demonstrate
a show of
support for
the Muslim
community
after the
arson attack
in the main
meeting hall
of the
Mosque which
burned to a
medium size
hole on the
timber
floor.
The
Executive
Officer of
the Catholic
Justice
Commission,
Dr Mark
Copland
served as
the Master
of the
Ceremony.
The meeting
started with
the
recitation
from the
Qur’an by
Imam Abdul
Kader and
welcome by
local
indigenous
elder Br
Darby
McCarthy.
Speakers
included,
Professor
Shahjahan
Khan,
Federal
Minister of
Industry,
Hon Ian
Macfarlane,
Queensland
State
Minister of
Agriculture,
Dr John
McVeigh,
Acting Vice
Chancellor
of
University
of Southern
Queensland,
Professor
Janet
Verbyla,
Professor
Mohamed
Abdalla of
Griffith
University,
Representatives
of Catholic
and Anglican
Bishop, and
Mr Mohammad
Haniff from
Buddhist
community.
Labour Party
Candidate
for
Toowoomba
South, Mr
Graham
Storey was
in
attendance
and former
Attorney
General of
Queensland,
Mr Kerry
Shine sent
an apology.
Associate
Professor Mohamad Abdalla from
Griffith University addresses
the gathering
Mosque
gathering
reveals a
city that
values
diversity
The
Chronicle
OUR SAY: It
was
inspiring to
see so many
people
gather
outside
Toowoomba's
mosque
yesterday
afternoon.
About 100
people from
different
backgrounds
and sectors
of the
community
joined
together to
make a
united stand
against the
arson attack
on the
mosque on
Friday
night.
It was even
more
significant
considering
the rally
came on
Australia's
national
day.
We live in a
multicultural
country and
one in which
most people
are
accepting of
different
cultures and
races.
The same can
be said for
Toowoomba.
We should
not allow
the
incredibly
selfish and
stupid acts
of one
person to
tarnish
Toowoomba's
reputation
as a
culturally
inclusive
city.
Toowoomba is
a stronger
community
because it
is home to
people from
so many
different
backgrounds.
The stand
taken by so
many members
of the
community
yesterday
afternoon on
Australia
Day shows
how much the
majority
value this
diversity.
MUSLIM
community
leader
Keysar Trad
will be
forced to
pay Sydney
radio
station 2GB
$290,000
after he
lost a
decade-long
defamation
case.
Mr Trad sued
Harbour
Radio —
which owns
2GB — in
2005 over
comments
made by its
then radio
host Jason
Morrison
following
the Cronulla
race riots.
At a public
rally, Mr
Trad had
criticised
the role of
the media in
the riots,
particularly
“tabloid
journalism
and one
talkback
radio
station”. On
air the
following
day, Mr
Morrison
said Mr Trad
was a
“disgraceful
and
dangerous
individual
who incited
violence,
hatred and
racism”.
Mr Morrison,
who moved to
rival radio
station 2UE
in 2010, but
has since
returned to
work for
2GB, said
yesterday
that he was
vindicated
by the
outcome and
praised 2GB
in defending
the case,
which went
all the way
to the High
Court.
“This is a
credit to
2GB’s
determination
to not let
someone just
have a go
for the sake
of having a
go,” Mr
Morrison
said.
“It’s a
credit to
the company
that even
when I went
to work for
a direct
rival they
continued
defending
the case and
showed they
don’t like
being walked
over.”
Last night,
Mr Trad said
he was aware
of the
ruling, but
was unable
to comment
before
speaking
with his
lawyers.
In a
separate
case, Mr
Trad sued
2GB over
comments
made in 2005
by radio
host Alan
Jones in
which Mr
Jones read
the contents
of a letter
that
expressed
negative
views of
Lebanese
men.
The Civil
and
Administrative
Tribunal
found those
statements
were “highly
insulting
and
inflammatory”
and last
month
ordered 2GB
to pay
$10,000 in
damages.
After that
ruling, Mr
Trad told
reporters
the win was
a “symbolic
victory” but
that “my
family is
worried
about losing
our home”,
in relation
to his wider
court costs.
Costs
against Mr
Trad are
expected to
grow well
above the
$290,000,
that figure
relating
only to the
costs
associated
with the
initial
Supreme
Court case.
Radio 2GB
was
unavailable
for comment,
however the
station’s
legal costs
are
understood
to be more
than $1
million.
How
much do you
know about
the world’s
largest
Muslim
nation? This
is your
chance to
find out
more.
The 2015
Australia-Indonesia
Muslim
Exchange
Program (MEP)
is now
accepting
applications.
An exciting
opportunity
for young
Australian
Muslim
community
leaders:
over two
weeks, you
will learn
about the
rich
heritage of
Islam in
Indonesia,
visit some
of the
largest
Muslim
organisations
and schools
in the
world, meet
prominent
scholars,
and make
valuable
contacts and
friends in
Indonesian
Muslim
society.
You will
also join a
network of
more than
160 MEP
alumni, who
are active
in many
different
fields.
Tickets and
accommodation
are covered
for the
program,
which will
take place
towards the
end of May
2015.
Send your
application
to
info@ausindomep.com
by 5pm AEDT,
on Friday,
20th
February
2015.
Al-Mustapha
Institute of
Brisbane
hosted a
grand
Mawlid-un-Nabi
conference
on Sunday 25
January at
the Logan
West
Community
Hall.
Almost 500
people
turned out
to attend
what was to
be a
spectacular
evening with
Quran
recitation
and Nasheeds
by the world
renowned
Ahabab Al
Mustafa from
Sydney, lead
by Shaykh
Azzam Messto.
The audience
was also
enlightened
with the
words for
wisdom
shared by
Saiyyid
Ibrahim
Khalil Al
Bhukhari
along with
other
national and
international
speakers.
The evening
was
concluded
with a five
star buffet
dinner.
Makkah is
considered
once of the
most Sacred
Places on
earth for
Muslims. Yet
sadly many
people, both
Muslim and
Non-Muslim,
don't know
the History
of this
Important
City.
Therefore,
Simply
Seerah
Studios has
presented a
short clip
which covers
the History
of Makkah in
3D format.
At
the Movies with CCN:
Hollywood uses ‘American Sniper’ to destroy
history & create myth
The moral
depravity
into which
the US is
sinking is
shown by
American
Sniper
glorifying
the exploits
of a racist
killer
receiving
six Oscar
nominations,
whereas
‘Selma’
depicting
Martin
Luther
King’s
struggle
against
racism has
been largely
ignored.
American
Sniper is
directed by
Clint
Eastwood,
and tells
the story of
Chris Kyle,
a US Navy
Seal who
served four
tours of
duty in Iraq
as a sniper
credited
with 160
confirmed
“kills”, and
earning him
the dubious
honor of
being lauded
the most
lethal
sniper in US
military
history.
Played by
Bradley
Cooper, in
the movie
Kyle is an
all-American
hero, a
Texas cowboy
who joins
the military
out of a
sense of
patriotism
and a
yearning for
purpose and
direction in
his life.
Throughout
the
‘uber-tough’
selection
process,
Kyle is a
bastion of
stoicism and
determination,
willing to
bear any
amount of
pain and
hardship for
the honor of
being able
to serve his
country as a
Navy Seal –
America’s
equivalent
of the
Samurai.
The personal
struggle he
endures as a
result of
what he
experiences
and does in
Iraq is not
motivated by
any regrets
over the
people he
kills,
including
women and
children,
but on his
failure to
kill more
and thereby
save the
lives of
American
soldiers as
they go
about the
business of
tearing the
country
apart, city
by city,
block by
block, and
house by
house.
If American
Sniper wins
one Oscar,
never mind
the six it’s
been
nominated
for, when
this annual
extravaganza
of movie
pomp and
ceremony
unfolds in
Hollywood on
February 22,
it will not
only
represent an
endorsement
of US
exceptionalism,
but worse it
will be an
insult to
the Iraqi
people. In
the movie
they are
depicted as
a
dehumanized
mass of
savages –
occupying
the same
role as the
Indians in
John Wayne
Western
movies of
old –
responsible
for their
own
suffering
and the
devastation
of their
country,
which the
white man is
in the
process of
civilizing.
Anything
resembling
balance and
perspective
is
sacrificed
in American
Sniper to
the more
pressing
needs of US
propaganda,
which holds
that the
guys who
served in
Iraq were
the very
best of
America, men
who went
through hell
in order to
protect the
freedoms and
way of life
of their
fellow
countrymen
at home. It
is the cult
of the
soldier writ
large, men
who in the
words of
Kyle
(Bradley
Cooper) in
the movie
“just want
to get the
bad guys.”
The ”bad
guys” are,
as
mentioned,
the Iraqis.
In fact if
you had just
arrived in
the movie
theatre from
another
planet, you
would be
left in no
doubt from
the movie’s
opening
scene that
Iraq had
invaded and
occupied
America
rather than
the other
way round.
Unsurprisingly,
the real
Chris Kyle
was not as
depicted by
Clint
Eastwood and
played by
Bradley
Cooper. In
his
autobiography,
upon which
the movie is
supposedly
based, Kyle
writes, “I
hate the
damn
savages. I
couldn’t
give a
flying f**k
about the
Iraqis.”
It is clear
that the
movie’s
director,
Clint
Eastwood,
when faced
with the
choice
between
depicting
the truth
and the
myth,
decided to
go with the
myth.
But it
should come
as no
surprise,
given that
the peddling
of such
myths is the
very
currency of
Hollywood.
Over many
decades the
US movie
industry has
proved
itself one
of the most
potent
weapons in
the armory
of US
imperialism,
helping to
project a
myth of an
America,
defined by
lofty
attributes
of courage,
freedom, and
democracy.
As the myth
has it,
these
values, and
with them
America
itself, are
continually
under threat
from the
forces of
evil and
darkness
that lurk
outwith and
often times
within. The
mountain of
lies told in
service to
this myth
has only
been
exceeded by
the mountain
of dead
bodies on
the basis of
it – victims
of the
carnage and
mayhem
unleashed
around the
world by
Washington.
Chris Kyle
was not the
warrior or
hero
portrayed in
American
Sniper. He
was in fact
a racist
killer for
whom the
only good
Iraqi was a
dead Iraqi.
He killed
men, women,
and
children,
just as his
comrades did
during the
course of a
brutal and
barbaric war
of
aggression
waged by the
richest
country in
the world
against one
of the
poorest.
They say
that
patriotism
is the last
refuge of
the
scoundrel.
In the hands
of a movie
director
with
millions of
dollars and
the backing
of a movie
studio at
its
disposal, it
is far more
dangerous
than that.
It is a
potent
weapon
deployed
against its
victims,
denying them
their right
to even be
considered
victims,
exalting in
the process,
when it
comes to
Hollywood,
those who
murder and
massacre in
the name of
America.
With this in
mind, it is
perhaps
fitting that
Chris Kyle
was shot and
killed by a
former
Marine at a
shooting
range in
Texas in
2013. “Man
was born
into
barbarism,”
Martin
Luther King
said, “when
killing his
fellow man
was a normal
condition of
existence.”
Those who
insult Islam
should
expect to be
attacked,
suggests
ex-MI6 boss
as he agrees
with the
Pope's
Charlie
Hebdo
comments.
The
former chief
of MI6 has
warned that
anyone
insulting
Islam can
expect to
provoke a
reaction and
that "there
will be
another
terrorist
attack in
this
country."
Sir John
Sawers
(pictured)
was
delivering
his first
speech since
leaving
office. He
stepped down
as 'C' in
November
2014 after
five years
at the helm
of the
Secret
Intelligence
Service.
Sir John
picked up on
comments
made by the
Pope in
reference to
the
provocative
cartoons
published in
the French
satirical
magazine
Charlie
Hebdo, where
12 were
killed in a
terror
attack. Al
Qaeda said
the attacks
were revenge
for the
depiction of
Mohammed.
Pope Francis
told crowds
in The
Philippines
that a
friend who
had cursed
his mother
could
"expect a
punch" in
return.
Sir John
said: "There
is a
requirement
for
restraint
from those
of us in the
West.
"I rather
agree with
the Pope
that, of
course, the
attacks in
Paris were
completely
unacceptable
and cannot
be justified
on any basis
whatsoever,
but I think
respect for
other
people's
religion is
also an
important
part of
this.
"If you show
disrespect
for others'
core values
then you are
going to
provoke an
angry
response.
That doesn't
justify
anything,
but I think
we just need
to bear it
in mind."
Muslim
Funeral
Services Ltd
provides
funeral
director
services to
the Muslim
community
across South
East
Queensland.
We have
positions
available
for male
assistant/s
to work on a
part-time,
on-call
basis, with
our team to
facilitate
with the
funeral
arrangements.
Duties will
include
driving for
all
transfers,
assist with
the
preparation
of the
grave,
assist with
the Ghusl
and liaise
with the
family of
the
deceased.
No specific
experience
is necessary
but the
ability to
work with a
team, be
available
on-call, be
empathetic
and have a
driver’s
licence are
essential.
For further
details,
including
remuneration
please
contact Dr.
Mohammed
Iqbal Sultan
on 0412 845
786 or via
email
admin@mfs.asn.au.
MCCA VACANCY
As part of
the plan to
open new
offices in
Brisbane,
Adelaide and
Perth, MCCA
is looking
for suitably
qualified
and
experienced
people to
join their
highly
skilled
team.
Vacancy for
a junior
pharmacy
assistant
for a
pharmacy in
Logan
Experience
is not
essential,
license
preferable.
Duties
include
serving
customers,
receiving in
stock,
marking off
stock, stock
management,
general
house
keeping,
dusting,
vacuuming,
cleaning
shelves,
placing the
bin out,
checking
mail.
Pay is the
guild award
rate, which
differs with
age. Hours
are from
mid-morning
till 5.30pm
(half an
hour break),
Saturdays
included
8.30 till 1
pm (3.5 days
a week).
Email
resumes to
loganpharmacy@hotmail.com.
In this
episode of
'100
Muslims, 1
Question'
American
Muslims from
all walks of
life were
asked: "Who
is your
favourite
president of
the United
States?"
Saudi cleric Sheikh Ahmad
al-Ghamedi gets death threats after wife
shows face and make-up on TV
Saudi cleric
Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghamedi and his
wife Jawaher bint Ali.
SAUDI ARABIA: A Saudi cleric
has received death threats and is facing a
lawsuit following an appearance on national
television with his wife, who had her face
uncovered and was wearing make-up.
Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghamedi told the audience of
a popular chat show in the
ultra-conservative kingdom at the weekend
that Islam does not require women to hide
their faces behind a niqab in public.
The cleric, who in the past headed the
religious police in Mecca, Islam's holiest
city, maintained that wearing make-up is
also allowed to Muslim women.
"The Prophet did not order women to cover
their faces. Wearing make-up is allowed," he
said.
"No one is saying that it is not allowed for
a woman to cover her face, but I am saying
that it is not obligatory and I have
evidence in jurisprudence of this."
To prove his point, Ghamedi was accompanied
by his wife Jawaher bint Ali, who appeared
on Saudi screens with only light make-up on
her face and painted nails.
The show's female host, Badria al-Bishr,
also appeared with her face uncovered.
The stunt was praised by liberals and
reformists but enraged hard-line
conservatives.
Ghamedi told local paper Al-Watan he
received threats after the show, while a
radical cleric reportedly said he should be
tortured as punishment.
Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, the Grand
Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, also
attacked Ghamedi urging him to "ask
repentance from God, and to back away from
this mistake before you meet God with these
sins".
"My message to Sheikh al-Ghamdi is to fear
God," he told news website Sabq, the CNN
reported.
A group of Saudis from Jeddah said they were
to take legal action seeking a media ban and
a gagging order against the scholar accused
of encouraging women to show their faces in
public.
Lady Warsi launches bitter
assault on coalition strategy towards
Muslims
Former Tory chair targets Michael Gove
for criticism and says failure to engage
with the community ‘has fuelled resentment’
Baroness Warsi
has issued her first criticism
of government policy towards
Muslims since resigning from the
cabinet.
UK: Lady Warsi has delivered
a blistering critique of the government’s
approach towards Britain’s Muslims, warning
that failure to engage properly with
communities across the UK has created a
climate of suspicion and undermined the
fight against extremism.
In her first major intervention on the
relationship between Muslims and the rest of
society since she resigned from the cabinet
five months ago, Warsi says the coalition’s
policy of non-engagement has caused deep
unease and resentment towards the
government.
Writing in the Observer, Warsi warns that
the government’s stance is counterproductive
at a time of heightened national security.
This month has seen warnings from MI5 that
an attack on the UK is “highly likely” in
the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in
Paris on 8 January.
In a series of stinging judgments, Warsi, a
former chairwoman of the Tory party and the
first Muslim to serve in the cabinet, claims
that:
■
The government in which she served
has come “to view ever-increasing
numbers of Muslim organisations or
individual Muslim activists with
suspicion”.
■ David Cameron rejected requests
for other faiths, including Muslims,
to be given an equivalent to the
annual meeting he has with the
Jewish leadership – a meeting of
Jewish groups and figures that the
prime minister hosts.
■ Former colleagues in government
have failed to show proper concern
for the “worries and fear” felt by
Britain’s 3 million-strong Muslim
community in the current febrile
atmosphere.
Warsi also condemns the lack of ministerial
engagement with a cross-government working
group combating anti-Muslim hatred, in which
she was involved. Chief whip Michael Gove is
singled out for particular criticism for his
behaviour during the Birmingham schools
Trojan horse affair, when Warsi claims he
flatly rejected formal requests from the
working group to become involved.
Warsi reveals that there were deep splits
within the cabinet over its non-engagement
policy. Justice secretary Chris Grayling is
cited as one senior figure who believed
non-engagement was counterproductive in
tackling extremism. She states that the
government’s decision to deal with only a
very small number of British Muslims meant
that community-based engagement – seen by
many counter-terrorism experts as the most
effective way to tackle radicalisation and
extremism – fell by the wayside.
Having a good role model when it
comes to being active and healthy is imperative
for kids growing up. Studies show that it is
much easier to stick to a healthy lifestyle
change as a child because you don’t really have
much of a choice – your parent are in control.
. Ensure kids eat breakfast daily
. Drink more water instead of juice or fizzy,
sugary drinks
. Try eating together whenever possible
. Be active outdoors for at least an hour a day
. Limit screen time
. Don’t focus on weight, relax and have fun
being active
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: I
enjoyed these waffles at breakfast and I found
them a better alternative to hash browns. Top
them up with additional salt, pepper and butter
if required.
Potato waffles
Ingredients
4 cups mashed potatoes
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp. dried chives
½ tsp green chillies
Salt & pepper, to taste
1 egg, lightly whisked
½ cup Parmesan cheese
Method
Heat the
waffle maker on high heat.
Mix
together the mashed potato, garlic powder,
dried chives, paprika, salt, pepper, egg and
parmesan cheese.
Spray the
waffle maker or grease with butter.
Add ½ to
¾ cup potato mixture.
Close the
lid and cook for 4-6 minutes. It should not
pull apart.
To those
who believe in Allah and His
Messengers and make no
distinction between any of
the Messengers, We shall
soon give their (due)
rewards: for Allah is
Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
Lailatul Qadr - Night of Power 1436 (27th Ramadaan
1436)
18 July
Saturday
Eidul Fitr 1436 (1st Shawwal 1436)
25
July
Saturday
Eidfest
Eidfest QLD
Rocklea Showgrounds
0418 722 353
All day
24 September
Thursday
Eidul Adha 1436 (10th Zilhijja 1436)
26
September
Saturday
Eidfest
Eidfest @ Dreamworld
Dreamworld
0418 722 353
Evening
15 October
Thursday
Muharram 1437 – Islamic New Year 1437 (1st Muharram
1437)
PLEASE NOTE
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.
Monday: Junior Class
Tuesday: Junior Arabic
Friday: Adult Quran Class
For more information call 0470 671 109
Holland Park Mosque
All programs are conducted by Imam
Uzair Akbar
DAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
PROGRAM
Tafseer Program
Basics of Islam
Tafseer Program
AUDIENCE
Men
Ladies
TIME
after Maghrib Salat
Taleem Programe at Kuraby Mosque
Every Thursdays 10.30-11.30am
Bald Hills Mosque Weekly Tafseer
Day
Event
Time
Monday
Tafseer
after Isha
Tuesday
Dars Nizame (Urdu)
after Isha
Wednesday
Seerath
after Isha
Thursday
Dars Nizame (Urdu)
after Isha
Friday
Biyaan
after Isha
Sunday
Joula
after Maghrib
Sunday
Biyaan
after Isha
The Tafseer gets recorded and uploaded on to our website end
of each week, please visit our website to download these
recordings at
www.masjidtaqwa.org.au.
The Tuesday and Thursdays Dars Nizame program is in Urdu,
these sessions too are recorded as well as webcasted live.
For webcast details please contact us via our website
“contact us” page. The recordings are sent via a download
link, if you are interested please again contact us via our
website “contact us” page.
Queensland Police Service/Muslim
Community Consultative Group
Meeting Dates & Times
Time: 7.00pm sharp Date: Wednesday 11 February 2014 Venue: Islamic College of Brisbane - 45 Acacia Road
Karawatha
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
Articles and
opinions appearing in this newsletter do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the Crescents of Brisbane Team, CCN,
its Editor or its Sponsors, particularly if they eventually
turn out to be libellous, unfounded, objectionable,
obnoxious, offensive, slanderous and/or downright
distasteful.
It is the usual policy of CCN to
include from time to time, notices of events that some
readers may find interesting or relevant. Such notices are
often posted as received. Including such messages or
providing the details of such events does not necessarily
imply endorsement of the contents of these events by either
CCN or Crescents of Brisbane Inc.
The best ideas
and the best feedback come from our community of readers. If you
have a topic or opinion that you want to write about or want
seen covered or any news item that you think might be of benefit
to the Crescents Community please e-mail
ccn@crescentsofbrisbane.org.
Share your
thoughts, feelings and ambitions for our community through CCN.
If there is
someone you know who would like to subscribe to CCN please
encourage them to enter their details
here.
.
The
CCN Inbox: Letters
to the Editor
How
much do you
know about
the world’s
largest
Muslim
nation? This
is your
chance to
find out
more.
The
former chief
of MI6 has
warned that
anyone
insulting
Islam can
expect to
provoke a
reaction and
that "there
will be
another
terrorist
attack in
this
country."
post comments on
our Wall
7
August 2011
