The
Muslim Parenting Toolbox
workshop tour in Australia
was initiated by Dr. Nada
Ibrahim from the Centre for
Islamic thought & Education,
University of South
Australia as part of her
work in “Building healthy
family relationships”.
Building healthy family
relationships is a
preventative measure in
addressing domestic and
family violence within the
Muslim community.
The two day workshop took
the participants on a
journey covering a few
modules including first of
all “Strong Marriage Better
Parents” which was a
critical module that worked
through how the state of
marriage impacts on the
success and effectiveness of
parents. The beautiful
aspect of the workshop was
intertwining what the Quran
says and what the Prophet
(Peace Be Upon Him) did.
We
looked at fathers and
mothers in the Quran and
what each can give, 5 stages
of marriage, how to give
attention, why do words
matter, the power of words,
parenting styles, single
parents, nurturing children
as gifts, special needs
children, raising a digital
generation, raising children
as leaders, motivating
teens, some of biggest
mistakes of parents, getting
from sibling rivalry to
harmony and making change
happen ending with some case
studies to work through as
groups.
There were some very
practical and doable tips at
the end of each module in
building a strong marriage
and effective parenting.
Overall, it was an excellent
program with some
participants wanting another
one to be organised. The
facilitators were very
skilled and knowledgeable
with very real experiences
to share.
We would like to thank
everyone who participated
and helped in any way. May
Allah reward you for all
your efforts. Ameen
Following
up from the 2015-2016
consultations with Muslim
women and service providers,
IWAQ Community Action for a
Multicultural Society (CAMS)
Coordinators organised a
Community Connexions Day
Expo held at the IWAQ hall
on Wednesday, 5th October.
The idea behind the expo was
to promote the range of
services that service
providers/ organisations
provide in order to enhance
access of Muslim women to
mainstream agencies, while
also assisting mainstream
agencies identify strategies
to effectively engage Muslim
women.
The event was well attended
and received both by the
service providers and Muslim
community. Services
included: Department of
Human Services, IWAQ
Settlement Service, Legal
Aid, Department of
Immigration and Border
Protection, MDA, ACCESS,
Compass Housing, Logan City
Council, Sakina, Immigrant
Women’s Support Service,
Relationships Australia,
Metro South Queensland
Health, ReConnect.
We would like to thank all
participants (service
providers and community
members) and all those who
contributed in any way to
the success of the event.
Special thank you to the
IWAQ Settlement Officers,
Sohair Elbaghir and Beengul
Ali for their contributions.
Future Community Connexion
Day Expos are planned for
Gold Coast, Toowoomba and
North-side.
Waleed Aly’s relentless work
schedule and large media
profile make him the Eddie
McGuire of current-day
television, according to
expert media industry
analysis.
Aly has spent the past
fortnight filling in for Jon
Faine on Melbourne’s ABC 774
radio morning show, before
co-hosting The Project in
the evening.
The 38-year-old also writes
a semi-regular opinion
column for Fairfax Media,
has a weekly Radio National
podcast and lectures in
politics at Monash
University. This is in
addition to his irregular
appearances on ABC sports
panel show Offsiders.
He is also a devoted
supporter of the Richmond
Tigers and Melbourne Storm,
plays in a band and has a
young family.
Media Stable managing
director Nic Hayes told The
New Daily that this juggling
of roles is proof Aly is
one-of-a-kind when it comes
to broadcast media-skill and
exposure in Australia.
“Waleed is one of
Australia’s most recognised
media talents in the
country,” Mr Hayes said.
“He is to media what Eddie
McGuire was over a decade
ago. Only he is dealing with
far more important
conversations around society
and humanity than a football
broadcaster.
“If Waleed wanted to call
the Melbourne Cup he could.
There really isn’t anything
stopping this man from doing
anything that he wants to do
in media.”
However, Mr Hayes said part
of Aly’s appeal is his that
he remains “true to his own
brand”.
“I am not sure you will ever
see Waleed hosting Family
Feud. Although he could if
he wanted to.”
An engaging conversation
between a Christian Pastor
and a Muslim Imam, "Out of
Context" is a 14 part
Interview series answers
pressing questions about
Islam and gives valuable
insight into the spirit of
the faith.
In Part 2 of the interview
with Dallas-based Pastor
Mike Baughman, Imam Omar
Suleiman tears down some of
the most popular
misconceptions about Islam,
the Quran and Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH). Is the
Quran inherently violent?
Does the Quran contradict
itself? Does Islam advocate
Holy Wars through jihad? Is
Islam anti-Semitic?
Suleiman says that
statistically, the Quran is
no more violent as a
scripture than the Old and
New Testaments, noting that
any scripture taken out of
context can be made to
appear violent. He explains
that if you study the Quran
chronologically, you will
learn the real meaning of
jihad, refuting that there
is such a thing as Holy War
in Islam. In the early
period of revelation, when
the Muslims were a
persecuted minority in
Mecca, the believers were
urged to "respond to that
which is evil with that
which is better“, laying
emphasis on the concept of
jihad as a personal
spiritual struggle against
the lower self. Muslims were
never commanded to take up
arms except later on to
struggle against oppression
and to defend themselves.
When the Muslims were in a
position of power in Medina,
Prophet Muhammad acted as
both a messenger and a
statesman, drafting what
became known as the Medina
Charter, possibly the
earliest example of a state
constitution in history.
This nuanced, accepting and
tolerant charter emphasized
the Quranic concept of
“there is no compulsion in
religion”, which is a
seminal verse that was
revealed in Medina when the
Muslims had absolute
authority but coexisted
peacefully with an often
hostile Jewish minority,
establishing their rights
and reinforcing alliances
with many of their tribes.
This proves that Islam is by
no means historically
anti-Semitic, especially
since the Prophet himself
had financial dealings with
Jews. Historically-speaking,
under Ottoman rule the Jews
thrived and even allied with
Muslims against the
Crusades.
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When Imams
Become
Celebrities –
Are We Blindly
Following
Religious
Leaders?
Lately, we’ve
noticed a
strange trend
happening in
local Muslim
communities
everywhere in
the world. It
seems like young
people have the
tendency to
transform their
imams to some
kind of pop
culture
celebrities. Or
are today’s
structures
creating this
too easily?
First of all,
let us explain
what we mean. In
many Western
countries,
religious
leaders fit into
some kind of
bureaucratic
organization
structure, with
the local mosque
being the
organization.
They are mostly
appointed by
someone else, in
a higher
position, and
not really by
the people that
go to these
mosques for
prayer or
religious
advice. Because
of this
hierarchy, Islam
in the West is
becoming more
and more like
the Catholic
Church, with
different levels
of power and
positions that
can be assigned.
Of course, an
imam’s
popularity is
one of the
reasons why he’s
chosen. How good
is he at selling
his point of
views? How many
people follow
him already? Is
he a smooth
talker? How many
more people can
he get to the
mosque?
With today’s
digital
communication
means, it is
very easy for a
local imam to
become a
celebrity, with
online videos,
preaches and
great social
media campaigns.
And of course,
simple fandom or
popularizing
someone’s
religious
opinions is not
the end of the
world. What can
become a
problem, is that
this can create
a process where
religious
leaders are no
longer
questioned, but
simply followed.
The whole
“practice what
you preach”
statement has
changed into
“don’t look at
my behavior,
look at what I’m
saying”. But
where are the
limits for this?
When for
example, you see
a religious
leader harassing
or sexually
intimidating
young girls
online, can you
still take this
person seriously
when their
preaching on
Friday about
morals and good
behavior from
men towards
women? When you
see clear
evidence of
committing
fraud, or
stealing money
from the people
who go to the
mosque, can you
still watch
their videos
about honesty
and
transparency?
If as a young
Muslim, you see
certain strange
practices by
religious
leaders, you are
no longer in a
position to
question their
behavior. You’re
afraid that you
will become
hated and
bullied by their
hundreds of
thousands
followers on
Facebook. You
don’t want to be
known as the
person who
trashed
someone’s
reputation, of
course. And
there are simply
no ways to
address this in
today’s
structures. If
you take it to
the mosque, they
will protect
their “staff”
and you have
achieved
nothing. This is
the exact same
thing that
happens in the
Catholic Church:
We have fallen
into a structure
where being a
religious leader
creates a form
of immunity and
no one can take
your position
away.
As young Muslims
in the West,
isn’t it time to
create a new
attitude to deal
with these
matters?
Religious
leaders are
supposed to set
an example and
Muslims should
not be afraid to
criticize or
question certain
behavior,
practices or
things that
they’re saying.
Imams are not
supposed to be
Hollywood
actors: We can’t
witness
scandals, ignore
them and go
watch their next
movie. They are
not supposed to
sell their
religion in
order to sell
themselves and
make a career of
educating
others. We need
to be able to
trust the people
who are
educating our
generation on a
religious and
spiritual level.
And for the
record, we’re
not saying every
Muslim needs to
start commenting
with hateful
messages on the
Facebook
profiles of
imams or
something like
this. But we
must be able to
question this
(almost
political)
system that has
developed in our
society, where
people who stand
high can do all
the saying,
judging, and
decision-making,
and where
Muslims are
supposed to
follow in
silence.
Critical
thinking is
important,
always and
everywhere, and
definitely when
it comes to the
people that
carry the
spiritual future
of our next
generation in
their hands.
Women are hardworking, resilient
and marvellous multi-taskers!
These women have shown that
Pakistani women are especially
exceptional because of all that
we have to overcome and yet we
are able to not only become
leaders in our fields but also
pioneer into uncharted
territories. All over the world,
and beyond.
Read on about these super
Pakistani women gathering
respect and accolades the world
over:
21. Riffat Hassan
Riffat Hassan is a
Pakistani-American
theologian and a leading
Islamic feminist scholar of
the Quran. She also wrote
the eleventh chapter of
Transforming the Faiths of
our Fathers: Women who
Changed American Religion
(2004), edited by Ann Braude.
She has taught at schools
including Oklahoma State
University and Harvard
University, and is currently
a professor of Religious
Studies at the University of
Louisville, Kentucky.
A Muslim mother in Sydney
fears her grandchildren will
end up in a concentration
camp. A Victorian father
won't tell his football team
he is Muslim so he doesn't
have to explain himself. To
be Muslim is to be judged
for everything you do, says
a Brisbane woman. An
international student living
in Melbourne says she feels
segregated in class.
What is it to be Muslim in
Australia today?
Fairfax Media asked readers
who are Muslim to speak of
their experiences and how
they explain extremism and
Islamophobia to their
children. Dozens of people
responded.
CCN publishes one response
each week:
"I have to hide my
beliefs"
Leila Hassan, Sydney,
Egyptian
It has never been easy
living as a Muslim in
Australia, but now I feel
like I have to conceal my
religious beliefs so that I
am not discriminated
against. It's unsettling to
hear anti-Islamic sentiments
coming from the mouths of
people I thought were
intelligent – some of them
my own family and friends. I
am constantly hearing
people's Islamophobic
opinions. Even at family
gatherings. I'll check my
Facebook feed and see that
friends have liked "ban the
burqa" memes or anti-halal
pages. I've had cans and
bottles thrown at me while
dining at an outdoor cafe
with women wearing hijabs.
The thugs drove past twice
and yelled, "Go back to
Lebanon, ya tea towel
heads." Even though we felt
scared, we had to laugh
because none of us were from
Lebanon. I believe that it
has become acceptable to be
openly anti-Islam. It's
disappointing to watch
people I know believe
everything they see and hear
without bothering to do any
research on their own. Even
when I present them with all
the facts, they still hold
on to that fear and hatred.
It's hard to unlearn.
24 of the
Most Influential Black
Muslims in History
20.
Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah
(Aug. 12, 1844 – June 22,
1885)
Muhammad Ahmad was a
Sudanese reformist, mystic,
revolutionary and
anti-colonial leader who led
a major rebellion against
the Turco-Egyptian and
British forces in Sudan and
managed to establish a large
state in most of the
country. The success of his
rebellion made him one of
the most renowned
anti-colonial leaders of the
19th century.
NEXT WEEK IN CCN: 21.
Elijah
Muhammad (Oct. 7, 1897 –
Feb. 25, 1975)
Grand Imam calls for
collaboration against violence and poverty
Dr Ahmad Al-Tayyeb
EGYPT: The chief cleric
of Cairo’s prestigious mosque and
university, H.E. Professor Dr Ahmad Al-Tayyeb,
the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar al Sharif,
has decried the present-day
“civilizational crisis” of poverty and
insecurity and called for interreligious
collaboration to address it.
Dr al-Tayyeb in his lecture on “The
Responsibility of Religious Leaders in
Building World Peace” urged Christians
and Muslims “to follow our path as
believers from the different parts of
the world, in order to realize
humanity’s hope to overcome the
uncivilized obstacles that could bring
us back to the era of darkness,
ignorance and the law of the jungle.”
Al-Tayyeb’s lecture followed the two-day
dialogue and planning sessions of the
Muslim Council of Elders with a
delegation from the World Council of
Churches (WCC) in Geneva. It took place
during 70th anniversary celebrations at
the Ecumenical Institute, Bossey,
Switzerland, on 1 October.
The Grand Imam’s visit, which he and the
WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Olav
Fykse Tveit, called “historic and
unprecedented,” came two months after a
jointly organized youth seminar in Al-Azhar.
Man murders care
worker wife after claiming looking after men
'is not halal'
Nasreen Khan was stabbed to
death at her home in greater
Manchester by her 'controlling',
'selfish', and 'merciless'
husband Imran
Imran Khan,
38, has been sentenced to life
in prison
UK: A court has jailed a
man for life after he murdered his wife
when she refused to stop looking after
men in her job as a care worker.
Judge Patrick Field QC told Imran Khan,
from greater Manchester, he was a
“selfish and controlling man” who held
“medieval” attitudes towards women.
The 38-year-old, who described himself
as a devout Muslim, sent his wife,
Nasreen Khan, also 38, a barrage of text
messages that claimed she was disobeying
Islam.
He told her: “If you go to men's houses
and lie to me I get angry. If you play
games I get angry.”
Later the same day he stabbed Ms Khan, a
mother of three, to death with a kitchen
knife while five children were in the
house.
Mr Field described the killing on 18
April at the family's home in Cheadle
Hulme, Stockport, as a “merciless
attack”.
He told Khan: “Behind the traditional
line taken in your texts, appeared to
lurk an element of jealousy of your
wife's independence of mind and a
resentment of her defiance of your
orders.
“She was a devoted mother. She worked
hard to support her family and she was
good at that job.
“Unless anyone should think there was a
cultural clash, let it be said the
evidence shows your parents and sister
were entirely supportive of Nasreen's
choice.”
Morocco boycotts
Umrah trips until Saudi abolishes new fees
MOROCCO: The National
Federation of Travel Agencies of Morocco
(FNAVM) yesterday decided to boycott
Umrah trips following a Saudi decision
to impose a fee of 2,000 riyals ($533)
on any pilgrim travelling to the kingdom
to perform the religious rite.
Moroccan travel agencies also agreed to
boycott all Hajj and Umrah exhibitions
in Saudi and to contact Saudi
authorities to work on abolishing the
new fees to help Muslims perform Umrah
and not to add hurdles in their path.
The Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA)
has also decided to boycott all Hajj and
Umrah exhibitions and to form committees
in cooperation with the foreign ministry
to travel to Saudi Arabia and persuade
the Ministry of Hajj to overturn the
decision.
A number of Egyptian tourism companies’
owners called for boycotting Umrah
trips, while EETA officials said they
would wait until contact had been made
with the Saudi authorities.
The Mirror Test:
America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan
by
J. Kael Weston
A powerfully written firsthand account of the
human costs of conflict, The Mirror Test asks that we as a
nation look in the mirror and address hard questions about
America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
J.
Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and
Afghanistan working for the State Department. The U.S.
government sent him to some of the most dangerous frontline
locations. Upon his return home, traveling the country to
pay respect to the killed and wounded, he asked himself: How
and when will these wars end? How will they be remembered
and memorialized? What lessons can we learn from them?
Questions with no quick answers, but perhaps ones that might
lead to a shared reckoning worthy of the sacrifices of
those, troops and civilians alike, whose lives have been
changed by more than a decade and a half of war.
With a novelist's eye, Weston takes us from
Twenty Nine Palms in California to Fallujah in Iraq, Khost
to Helmand in Afghanistan, Maryland to Colorado, Wyoming to
New York City, as well as to out-of-the-way places in Iowa
and Texas.
We meet generals, corporals and captains,
senators and ambassadors, NATO allies, Iraqi truck drivers,
city councils, imams and mullahs, Afghan schoolteachers,
madrassa and college students, former Taliban fighters and
ex-Guantanamo Prison detainees, a torture victim, SEAL and
Delta Force teams, and many Marines. The overall frame for
the book, from which the title is taken, centers on soldiers
who have received a grievous wound to the face. There is a
moment during their recovery when they must look upon their
reconstructed appearance for the first time.
This is known as "the mirror test." Here,
like grains of sand, Weston gathers these voices and
stories--Iraqi, Afghan, and American--and polishes them into
a sheet of glass, one he offers to us as a national mirror.
What Neil Sheehan's A Bright Shining Lie did for Vietnam,
The Mirror Test does for Iraq and Afghanistan.
An unflinching and deep examination of the
interplay between warfare and diplomacy, it is an essential
book--a crucial look at America now, how it is viewed in the
world, and how the nation views itself.
"One who does not read is no better than one who cannot
read."
Would you like
to see the cover of your favourite book on our book shelves
below?
KB says:
This recipe is a combination of the traditional
bread pudding and crčme caramel and really easy
to make. To make it a little different, you
could add a Ľ tsp of mixed spice or cinnamon.
Bread
Pudding
Combine the
following:
4 Slices Bread (crusts removed)
2 eggs
ľ tin condensed milk
1 liter Milk
˝ cup desiccated coconut
Caramelize:
2 Tbsp. Sugar
2 Tbsp. Water
Pour over milk mixture
Bake in a greased pan or ring tin for approx. 30
to 35 mins on 180 degrees.
• Check your plants in the
early morning for adult
grasshoppers. Collect and
destroy them or keep in your
freezer to use as fishing
bait. Once they start
multiplying, they will
devastate your plants.
• Check for early signs of
lawn grub and caterpillar
activity. Use a remedy from
Bunnings promptly or your
lawn will soon thin out and
become overtaken by weeds.
• It is likely to be a hot
dry week so water more
frequently. Now is when you
will be happy you mulched
your garden. It’s never too
late.
• Removing dead flower heads
now will bring on a new
flush of growth and flowers.
• Mosquitoes are out in
record numbers. Check around
for stagnant water in
containers and other nooks
and remove to stop their
breeding cycle.
• If you sprayed for weeds
last week,, take a look
around for stragglers that
got away and mop them up.
• Spend time outdoors. Have
a cup of tea and watch the
birds in your beautiful
surroundings.
Logan West
Community Centre
Wineglass Dve, Boronia Heights
3pm
25 April 2017
(tentative)
Tuesday
LAILATU MIRAJ (27 RAJAB 1438)
12 May 2017
(tentative)
Friday
NISF SHA'BAAN /LAILATUL BAHRAT (15 SHA'BAAN 1438)
28 May 2017
(tentative)
Sunday
START OF RAMADAAN (1 RAMADAAN 1438)
23 June 2017
(tentative)
Friday
LAILATUL QADR/NIGHT OF POWER (27 RAMADAAN 1438)
26 June 2017
(tentative)
Monday
EIDUL FITR / END OF RAMADAAN (1 SHAWWAL 1438)
2 September 2017
(tentative)
Saturday
EIDUL ADHA (10 ZUL-HIJJAH 1438)
22 September 2017
(tentative)
Friday
ISLAMIC
NEW YEAR -1439 (1 MUHARRAM 1439)
PLEASE NOTE
1. All Islamic Event dates given above are supplied by
the Council of Imams QLD (CIQ) and are provided as a guide and 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.
Nuria Khataam
Date: Every last Wednesday of the month
Time: After Esha Salaat
Venue: Algester Mosque
Contact: Yahya
Ph: 0403338040
Sisters Support Services - On going
Activities
Tafsir
Class
– By Umm Bilal. Held every Tuesday at 10am -
Kuraby area
Halaqah –
By Um Bilal. Held every Thursday &
Saturday at 10am
( Saturdays at Runcorn location)
Arabic classes
– Taught by Umm Bilal Wednesdays 1 – 2pm
Kuraby Masjid
Tuesdays 1 – 2pm
Kuraby area (after Tafsir Class)
Sisters Support Social Group -
1stWednesday of every
Month - Kuraby Location
YOUTH GROUP-
- Muslimah Girls Youth Group
for 10+ Girls
School Holiday Activites
- Contact : Aliyah 0438840467
Amir Boys Club
for Primary School Boys – MONTHLY & HOLIDAY ACTIVITES
Contact : Farah
0432026375
We also run a volunteers group to assist
Muslim women with food rosters and home visits for sisters
who need support or are isolated. We refer Sisters in need
for counselling, accommodation, financial assistance and
other relevant services.
To join our volunteer group or for any other
details for activates please call the numbers below…
Aliyah : 0438840467
Khadijah: 0449268375
Farah: 0432026375 Iman
: 0449610386
Al-Mustapha
Institute of
Brisbane
39 Bushmills Court, Hillcrest Qld 4118
• Zikr - every Thursday
7pm, families welcome
• Hifz, Quran Reading & Madressa - Wednesday & Friday
4:30 - 6:30pm, brothers, sisters and children
• New Muslims Program - last Thursday of every month,
6:30 - 8:30pm
• Salawat Majlis - first Saturday of every month.
Starting at Mughrib, families welcome
• Islamic Studies - one year course, Saturday 10:00 -
2:00 pm, brothers and sisters
• Ilm-e-Deen, Alims Degree Course - Three full-time and
part-time nationally accredited courses, brothers
Quran Reading Class For Ladies (Beginners
or Advanced)
Every Saturday 2 - 4pm
Lady Teacher
On Going Activities
1. Daily Hadeeth reading From Riyadusaliheen,
After Fajar and after esha .
2. After school Madrassah for children Mon-Thu 5pm to 7pm
3. Adult Quran classes (Males) Monday and
Tuesday after esha for an hour.
4. Community engagement program every second Saturday of the
Month, interstate and overseas speakers, starts after
margib, Dinner served after esha, First program begins on
the 15 August.
5. Monthly Qiyamulail program every 1st
Friday of the month starts after esha.
6. Fortnight Sunday Breakfast program. After Fajar, short
Tafseer followed by breakfast.
7. Weekly Tafseer by Imam Uzair after esha followed by
dinner. Starts from 26 August.
For all activities, besides Adult Quran,
classes sisters and children are welcome.
For further info call the Secretary on
0413669987
Click on images to enlarge
IPDC
Lutwyche Mosque
Weekly classes with Imam Yahya
Monday: Junior Class
Tuesday: Junior Arabic
Friday: Adult Quran Class
For more information call 0470 671 109
Holland Park Mosque
Queensland Police Service/Muslim Community
Consultative Group
Next Meeting
Time: 7pm Date: MONDAY 24 OCTOBER Venue: Islamic College of Brisbane - 45 Acacia Road
Karawatha
Guest speaker - Dr Tim Soutphommasane
- Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner.
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Births, Marriages,
New Migrants and
Condolences
The
Muslim Parenting Toolbox
workshop tour in Australia
was initiated by Dr. Nada
Ibrahim from the Centre for
Islamic thought & Education,
University of South
Australia as part of her
work in “Building healthy
family relationships”.
Building healthy family
relationships is a
preventative measure in
addressing domestic and
family violence within the
Muslim community.
We
looked at fathers and
mothers in the Quran and
what each can give, 5 stages
of marriage, how to give
attention, why do words
matter, the power of words,
parenting styles, single
parents, nurturing children
as gifts, special needs
children, raising a digital
generation, raising children
as leaders, motivating
teens, some of biggest
mistakes of parents, getting
from sibling rivalry to
harmony and making change
happen ending with some case
studies to work through as
groups.
Following
up from the 2015-2016
consultations with Muslim
women and service providers,
IWAQ Community Action for a
Multicultural Society (CAMS)
Coordinators organised a
Community Connexions Day
Expo held at the IWAQ hall
on Wednesday, 5th October.
J.
Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and
Afghanistan working for the State Department. The U.S.
government sent him to some of the most dangerous frontline
locations. Upon his return home, traveling the country to
pay respect to the killed and wounded, he asked himself: How
and when will these wars end? How will they be remembered
and memorialized? What lessons can we learn from them?
Questions with no quick answers, but perhaps ones that might
lead to a shared reckoning worthy of the sacrifices of
those, troops and civilians alike, whose lives have been
changed by more than a decade and a half of war. 
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August 2011