State Finalist Australian of
the Year 2017
Dr Nora Amath
Humanitarian
State Finalist Australia's
Local Hero 2017
Yasmin Khan
Diversity champion
A suicide prevention
volunteer, the founders of a
childrens hospice, a
whistle-blower policeman, a
mathematician, a
neuroscientist and an
occupational therapist
helping veterans overcome
their injuries are among the
finalists in the 2017
Queensland Australian of the
Year Awards.
The Queensland Award
finalists announced today
are in the running to be
named QLD Australian of the
Year, QLD Senior Australian
of the Year, QLD Young
Australian of the Year and
QLD Local Hero.
The 2017 Queensland Award
finalists are:
2017 QUEENSLAND
AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR Dr
Nora Amath Humanitarian
(Logan)
Michael Lyddiard
Occupational therapist
(Townsville)
Emeritus Professor Alan
Mackay-Smith Biomolecular
scientist (Sunshine Coast)
Aimee McVeigh Human rights
lawyer (Brisbane)
2017 QUEENSLAND SENIOR
AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Professor Perry F Bartlett
FAA Neuroscientist (St
Lucia)
Laurie Cowled
Philanthropist (Noosaville)
Dr Colin Dillon AM APM
Policeman and whistle-blower
(Brisbane)
Dr Janet Hammill AM
Medical ethnographer
(Fortitude Valley)
2017 QUEENSLAND YOUNG
AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Elijah Douglas Youth
worker and leader
(Doomadgee)
Sharell OBrien Family
violence fighter
(Townsville)
Taj Pabari Inventor and
social entrepreneur
(Brisbane)
Ivan Zelich Mathematician
(Brisbane)
2017 QUEENSLAND LOCAL
HERO
Yasmin Khan Diversity
champion (Kuraby)
Paul & Gabrielle Quilliam
Childrens hospice founders
(New Farm)
Kristy Sparrow Internet
warrior (Alpha)
John Whitten Suicide
prevention volunteer (Barney
Point)
Queenslands Australian of
the Year, Senior Australian
of the Year, Young
Australian of the Year and
Local Hero Award recipients
will be announced on
Wednesday 23 November 2016
at Customs House in
Brisbane.
The Queensland Award
recipients will then join
recipients from all other
States and Territories as
finalists for the national
awards, which will be held
in Canberra on 25 January
2017.
National Australia Day
Council CEO, Mr Chris Kirby,
said the Queensland
finalists are among 131
great Australians being
recognised as State and
Territory finalists in the
Australian of the Year
Awards.
"The Australian of the Year
Awards allow us to recognise
and celebrate the
achievements of outstanding
Australians people from
all walks of life making
extraordinary contributions
to our society," said Mr
Kirby.
The Queensland Award
finalists are remarkable
individuals whose efforts
are changing lives, changing
communities and changing the
future.
Commonwealth Bank has been a
major sponsor of the
Australian of the Year
Awards for 37 years.
We are proud to support the
Australian of the Year
Awards, a national program
that showcases the
Australian spirit, said Mr
Ian Narev, Chief Executive
Officer of the Commonwealth
Bank.
Thank you to all of the
State and Territory
finalists, who have all made
an important contribution to
their communities through
their achievements.
Read all the 2017 Queensland
Australian of the Year Award
finalists stories
here.
A unique and life changing
opportunity of spiritual,
academic and leadership growth
under the mentorship of
reputable instructors.
Human Appeal International
Australia has announced its
third Aspiring Leaders
Umrah Tour scheduled for
February 2017.
The sponsored tour will take
15 aspiring leaders from
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide
and Brisbane to five cities
- Mecca, Medina, Amman,
Istanbul and Dubai under
the mentorship of the
Director of HAI Australia,
Mr Bashar Al-Jamal, and Deen
Academys principal
instructor, Dr Zac Matthews.
Liberal MP condemns
colleagues 'cuddling up' to
Hansonism
Veteran Liberal Russell
Broadbent confesses he 'failed'
to repudiate Coalition MP George
Christensen over anti-Islam
remarks.
Politicians don't usually
admit to mistakes when they
address the national
parliament, but veteran
Liberal Russell Broadbent
confessed to a big one on
Monday evening: failing to
repudiate his colleagues who
promote fear and division.
Mr Broadbent expressed his
regret for not immediately
rejecting a "diatribe about
the rise of Islam in this
country" by fellow Coalition
MP George Christensen back
in September.
That same week, Pauline
Hanson had delivered a
similar speech in the
Senate, warning that
Australia was in danger of
being swamped by Muslims who
did not share Australian
values.
Mr Broadbent, who holds the
west Gippsland seat of
McMillan, spoke immediately
after Mr Christensen in an
adjournment debate that
week, but ignored his
remarks, believing that
"saying what I thought"
would only result in them
receiving more attention.
That, he now says, was a big
error.
"It was a long and lonely
walk before the penny
dropped as to why I had not
called out the member for
(Queensland seat of ) Dawson
on the spot," Broadbent
explained in a speech to
Parliament on Monday night.
"The issues swirling in our
multicultural nation are for
me public and passionate,
but for me they are not
personal. The truth is I
didn't act as I should have
because I am not Muslim,
Chinese, Afghan or Greek
looking. Not Italian, Sri
Lankan or Sudanese. Not
Aboriginal."
Having realised his mistake,
Mr Broadbent told the nation
what he really thought in
Monday's address, appealing
to all MPs to reflect on
their relationship with the
Australian people because
"right now it's broken".
"It's time for us to rise
above the politics of fear
and division because our
love of diversity,
difference and freedom will
endure," he said.
Mr Broadbent made no
reference to the two
divisive debates of this
week one about the
proposed life-time visa ban
on refugees processed
offshore; the other the push
for changes to laws
outlawing racial hate
speech.
But he did challenge those
on his side of politics who
were "cuddling up to
Hansonite rhetoric" to think
again, saying: "Those
propositions and policies
will only hurt the Coalition
parties in the long run in
the same way as the once
great Labor Party now is
captive to the Greens."
Part of the answer, he said,
was to have empathy and
consideration for those
doing it tough and "speak to
the people in their language
about basic concerns
affecting their daily
lives".
"The politics of fear and
division have never created
one job. Never come up with
one invention. Never started
a new business. And never
given a child a new start in
life, or lifted the spirits
of a nation."
And part of it was to show
leadership, and convince
those who were targeted by
Christensen and Hanson that
they haven't been left out.
Ms
Farah Scott is organising
youth activities for primary
school aged boys on behalf
of Sisters House Services.
It is called the Young Amirs
Boys Club.
There's no cost to be a
member of the club.
There are monthly programmes
doing different activities
in the Kuraby-Logan area.
All activities are run by
professional organisations.
Parents only have to pay the
cost of the activity if
their child wants to
participate, which is
usually $15-20.
Parents stay with the kids
while they participate.
Female siblings are also
welcome to join in with the
activities.
Yemen is one of the poorest
and driest countries in the
world that is located in the
Middle East and borders
Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Thanks to the ongoing
conflict, repeatedly over
the past 19 months, the
people of Yemen have been
robbed of their lives, their
hope and their right to live
in dignity.
Thousands have been killed,
tens of thousands have been
injured, and more than three
million have been forced to
leave their homes. Yes,
Yemen may just be another
country suffering from
poverty and the effects of
conflict but it DESERVES OUR
URGENT ATTENTION!
Here is why:
- Yemen has a population of
26 million Yemenis of which,
21.2 million are in need of
some form of humanitarian
assistance.
- At risk are migrants from
the Horn of Africa and the
more than 3 million
internally displaced, nearly
half of whom are children.
- 14 million people are food
insecure of which 7 million
are so severely food
insecure that they do not
know where their next meal
is coming from.
Children are often the worst
off in these situations and
in Yemen it is the same:
- Of the two million people
who are malnourished
nationwide, 370,000 are
children.
- Since March 2015, 10,000
children under the age of
five have perished from
preventable diseases as a
result of the sharp decline
in the availability of
immunizations and remedies
for diarrhoea and pneumonia.
How can you help?
Muslim Aid Australia has
just launched an Emergency
Appeal for Yemen. The
beneficiaries will be the
oppressed, suffering Yemenis
especially in Al Hudaydah -
the fourth largest city in
Yemen where the conflict is
at its worst.
Please contribute to our
Yemen Emergency Appeal today
here or call 1800 100
786. Any amount is welcome!
If you cannot contribute
financially, please try to
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A football team made up of
Afghan refugee girls are set on
bringing down the barriers for
Muslim girls in sport.
Sixteen-year-old Maryam
Anvari came to Australia
from Afghanistan two years
ago.
She'd never played sport of
any kind, until she joined
ACE FC.
"Afghan girls usually dont
play sports but they can,
they can do it, they can
play as well as other girls
can do it," she said.
ACE FC is a team of mainly
Afghan Muslim girls, mostly
former refugees. All are
highly skilled.
Anvari said she often gets
approached by coaches after
they see her play.
"When I play in tournaments
they come to me and ask, 'do
you want to play for us?'
but I say, 'no, I already
have a team, sorry.'"
A team that is more like a
family to most of the girls.
Captain and goal keeper
Sahara Khan said their
shared heritage makes them a
close unit, but not closed
off to new members.
"We all have a same history,
same background story. But
we do have one Papua New
Guinean girl and she's my
school friend. She's
starting to learn a little
Dari," she said.
But the team has had its
struggles on and off the
pitch.
Coach Shukrullah Hazara said
it took some convincing to
get the more traditional
Afghan parents to agree to
the idea of a girl's
football team.
"When I approached the
parents they said, 'Girls
soccer? Are you sure?' I
said, 'Yeah they can do it!'
And once they come here and
see the girls they like it."
The club asks no fees of its
members, with the coaching
team often paying for
equipment and tournaments
from their own pockets.
Coach Ali Reza Haidari said
the girls have already had
to overcome cultural
barriers, ACE FC don't want
financial ones to be a
problem as well.
"None of them pay even one
dollar, they just come here
and train and we do the best
for them to help them."
Afghan community leader
Hussain Danesh said he's
pleased the next generation
of Afghan girls have the
opportunity to play
football.
"The young girls have a lot
of abilities but so far
haven't had much support to
be involved in sport," he
said. "I'm hoping with
support they can progress
well."
The team started in 2015
with just a handful of
members, now ACE FC has over
30 players turning up to
training twice a week.
While most have no history
in the sport there's high
hopes for their future.
Captain Sahara Khan said
she's determined to pioneer
a new path for girls like
her.
"I want to be known to
people as a Muslim girl
playing soccer, someone who
breaks barriers," she said.
The team is hoping to raise
enough funds to attend a
tournament in Sydney next
month, and show the rest of
Australia Afghan girls play
sport and they play it well.
For
almost 13 centuries, from the
death of the Prophet Muhammad in
632 to the overthrow of the last
Ottoman caliph in 1924, the
Islamic world was ruled by a
caliph.
Translated from the Arabic Khalifa,
the word caliph means
successor or deputy.
The caliph was considered the
successor to the Prophet
Muhammad.
It is a term that has, at times,
been abused.
In June 2014, a militant group
calling itself the Islamic State
in Iraq and the Levant (known as
ISIL or ISIS) declared the
establishment of a caliphate and
proclaimed its leader, Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, a caliph. This
proclamation was rejected by the
overwhelming majority of the
worlds Muslims.
ISIL had attempted to
appropriate a title imbued with
religious and political
significance and in doing so
had cast a dark shadow over a
rich history.
This is the story of the caliph,
a title that originated 1,400
years ago and that spanned one
of the greatest empires the
world has ever known.
In this episode of The Caliph,
Al Jazeera tells the story of
the caliphate, looking at the
Sunni-Shia divide, and how this
split arose from a dispute over
who should succeed the Prophet
Muhammad.
In recent years, Islam has
been thrust into world
spotlight for a number of
reasons starting with 9/11
and ISIS to anti-refugee
sentiments in Europe and a
certain US Presidential
candidates anti-Muslim
campaigns. In this
hullabaloo, we have
forgotten that some of the
coolest famous people we
look up to from Muhammad
Ali to Zayn Malik and Aziz
Ansari are all Muslims.
Would you believe it if we
told you there were many
more Muslims in the celeb
world?
This week's celebrity
Yusuf Islam
British singer-songwriter
and humanitarian Yusuf Islam
(Cat Stevens) had a largely
Christian upbringing but
began questioning his
religion early on. After
exploring other religions,
he settled on Islam and has
never looked back since. A
devout Muslim, Cat or
Yusuf Islam post his
conversion is Islamist in
his political views and
believes Islam to be the
true religion.
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 7 of the interview,
Shaykh Omar takes questions
from the audience. Imam
training is not as defined
in Islam as it is in other
faith traditions, says
Sheikh Omar Suleiman. Some
U.S. Imams take the overseas
route, studying all over the
Muslim world. Others resort
to institutions like
Bayyinah which teaches
Arabic via programs of
various lengths. This has
led to the emergence of a
new breed of American Imams
who are sensitive to the
culture. The field has yet
to go through a process of
maturation and closer
coordination partly because
Islamophobia has
necessitated more
collaboration.
Al Mustapha Institute seeks
a highly motivated and
experienced Lecturer in
Islamic Studies. This
position will develop and
deliver Islamic educational
courses across a range of
areas that include amongst
others, Arabic language,
Hadith, Tafseer, Fiqh, Islam
in the Contemporary World
and Science and the Quran.
The candidate we require
must be energetic,
demonstrate enthusiasm and a
genuine commitment to
achieving positive outcomes
for students and promote
community engagement. The
candidate needs to be an
excellent communicator, and
experienced at facilitating
Islamic courses, lectures,
workshops and working in
partnership with other team
members in support of
community needs and
priorities.
Brisbane's Fahim
Khondaker was
detained at LAX
- an experience
common to many
Muslims.
Entering the
United States as
a Muslim in the
age of terror
COMMENT:
Fahim Khondaker
Modern day
Muslims accept
the fact that
they fit the
profile of the
most widely
known type of
terrorists,
those who commit
crimes in the
name of Islam.
The consequences
of this are most
evident at
airports.
My experience at
Los Angeles
International
Airport on
Thursday
provides a great
example.
I firmly believe
airport security
officials do a
difficult job
very well. I
understand that
they randomly
select many
people, both
Muslim and
non-Muslim for
additional
screening and/or
explosives
testing.
I accept that
they have little
choice but to
profile Muslims,
specifically
young males of
Middle Eastern
appearance like
myself, in the
current climate.
I am not
complaining in
any way. I am
simply aiming to
give readers an
insight into the
impact of the
current
security, social
and political
environment on
someone like me.
My flight from
Brisbane landed
at LAX Airport
at 6am. I was
travelling alone
for work. I
walked up to the
counter and went
through the
usual checks.
The service
agent was
friendly. Right
at the end, I
got told to hang
around as he
said "one of my
colleagues would
like to speak to
you". An armed
guard arrived
and escorted me
to a more secure
room (with metal
walls and
furniture) and
asked me to fill
out a form with
my recent life
history.
I then got
interviewed as
to why I am here
and from the
tone of his
voice it seemed
the biggest
sticking point
was the
authenticity of
my Australian
passport (I used
to have a
Bangladeshi
passport a few
years ago).
Eventually, he
stamped my form
and let me go.
What I didn't
know was that he
wrote a special
code on my form.
This meant that
I got stopped
again at the
'nothing to
declare' exit
lane. A nice
lady directed me
"to go down that
hallway" and the
questions
started again.
Why am I here?
How long have I
had this
passport? Did I
ever lose my
passport? Where
will I stay? Why
does my ticket
say I am going
to Vegas when
the form I
filled out says
I am going to
Houston (the
form had one
slot, and
Houston was my
primary
destination)?
At every
question, I
wondered whether
my answers were
triggering red
flags though I
knew there were
none. I knew I
would be fine,
however I
thought of how
less well-spoken
people would
handle these
circumstances.
Would they feel
more vulnerable
and anxious?
Even I was
nervous.
I was not
nervous about
anything I had
done. I had done
nothing wrong. I
was nervous
about being at
the mercy of my
interviewer's
whim and
personal biases.
In the US
context, my mind
flashed through
the stories of
innocent
prisoners who
were captured
and detained in
Guantanamo Bay
without charge
on terrorism
related
suspicions. They
were released
years later with
a simple "oops".
Former vice
president Dick
Cheney recently
confirmed that
he has no issues
with making a
few "mistakes"
for the sake of
public safety.
I could very
easily be
another one of
those mistakes
and the world
would not bat an
eyelid.
As I stood there
in the cold,
steel room, I
realised that my
contributions to
society, my job,
my friends and
colleagues were
irrelevant in
that moment. I
was simply a
young Muslim
travelling alone
and if they felt
threatened, they
had every legal
right to detain
me on the basis
of mere
suspicion. I
knew in that
instant that no
one could help.
My heart sank.
The fact is
terrorism
charges have not
been applied to
non-Muslims. The
legislation is
not designed to
target Muslims
nor be applied
with malicious
intent. Not one
non-Muslim
person, however,
is being
detained without
charge in
relation to
terrorism. In
Australia, our
extreme
counter-terrorism
laws have not
been applied to
non-Muslims. For
those unaware,
Australian
legislation
allows
detainment on
suspicion of
terrorism for up
to two weeks
without charge,
without a lawyer
and without the
right to
silence.
When a Muslim
person gets
randomly
selected at an
airport, it is
nothing like a
non-Muslim
person's
experience. It
is not a mere
nuisance or
sacrifice of
time. It is a
moment of
vulnerability
and trepidation.
A moment of fear
and a battle of
hope hope that
answers are
recalled
correctly, and
hope that the
interviewer will
not treat
mistakes as
suspicious.
Today, we
increasingly
fear others who
look like those
we associate
with crime
and/or
injustice. This
is human nature,
and is expected.
It is, however,
also natural to
expect that the
authorities will
use their power
to protect
themselves,
often at the
expense of
others. I knew
that my
experience at
LAX would most
likely go as it
did. I even
jokingly played
out these scenes
with my
colleagues and
clients a few
days ago. This
is our reality,
because no
matter what is
said or done,
the world is now
such that this
will not and
cannot change.
Not in our
lifetime.
All of this may
become a moot
point this week
when Donald
Trump wins and
bans me from
entering the USA
altogether. In a
way, that may be
better.
At least I don't
have to pretend
it is all OK
anymore.
An imperilled
minority fears
that latent
demons of
intolerance and
violence have
been released
into the wild.
For Muslim
Americans, Fear
and Shock at a
Trump Presidency
American Muslims
and
Arab-Americans
woke up
Wednesday
morning with
shock, fear, and
a determination
to tackle
head-on the
bigotry that
helped propel
Donald Trump to
the White House.
The U.S. we
knew yesterday
is no longer the
same U.S.,
Khalil Jahshan,
the executive
director of the
Arab Center,
told me as the
final votes were
tallied in the
early morning
hours. To me,
this is an
unprecedented
white
insurgency.
Were in for
some frightening
surprises.
Today, America
is a nation in
which Muslims
and other
immigrants fear
they are no
longer welcome.
Im lost for
words. Im
completely,
completely
shell-shocked. I
was never
expecting this
in my wildest
dreams. I really
thought deep
down inside
that, Yep, its
just a phase.
Its a fad.
Itll pass,
Yasir Qadhi, an
influential imam
with more than 1
million
followers on
social media,
told me
Wednesday
morning. We
need to hope and
bank on the fact
that the
majority of
Trump voters
were
disenfranchised,
rural-class,
working-class,
blue-collar
workers and not
bigoted
racists,
because if they
were racists,
theres not
much hope in the
equation.
Foreign Policy
Inaz Janif is a
teacher in
Victoria
The Right to
Remain Muslim
By Inaz Janif
Late last year,
I witnessed a
grown adult male
on public
transport place
his hands on
four young
female teenagers
and shove them
aside. To the
inattentive eye,
it might seem as
though he was
just a
frustrated,
angry man in a
rush.
However, each of
the four girls
he placed his
hands upon wore
the hijab. He
used enough
force to leave
some bruising
and when
confronted, he
ignored us and
stormed off.
I personally
know of people
who have endured
physical
attempts to hurt
them. Two of my
dearest friends
have had
attempts made to
either rip off
their hijab or
run them off the
road.
What prompts a
grown man to put
his hands on a
young girl and
cause harm? What
prompts another
man to feel he
has the right to
put his hands on
a woman and
attempt to rip
off part of her
clothing? What
motivates a
woman to feel
they have the
right to force
another woman,
with her toddler
and baby in the
backseat, off
the road and
risk their
lives?
In addition to
these incidents,
earlier this
year, I came to
know that
Islamophobic and
racist posters
and graffiti
were put up in a
school,
specifically
targeting
children.
Imagine for a
moment how you
would feel
knowing that
random people
were purposely
seeking to
alienate not
only you, but
your children.
As a mother and
as a teacher, I
am concerned
about these
possible trends.
These are not
isolated
incidents; they
are repeated in
different states
and locations,
using similar
methods. What
will this
racism, bigotry
and
discrimination
do to children
as they grow up
in a post 9/11
environment?
Islamophobia
killed my brother. Let's end the
hate.
TED
On February 10,
2015, Suzanne Barakat's brother
Deah, her sister-in-law Yusor
and Yusor's sister Razan were
murdered by their neighbor in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The
perpetrator's story, that he
killed them over a traffic
dispute, went unquestioned by
the media and police until
Barakat spoke out at a press
conference, calling the murders
what they really were: hate
crimes. As she reflects on how
she and her family reclaimed
control of their narrative,
Barakat calls on us to speak up
when we witness hateful bigotry
and express our allyship with
those who face discrimination.
If at First
You Dont Secede Democracy
Handbook with Bassem Youssef Ep.
4
Fusion
There's nothing more American
than the ability to question
government, and even secede from
it if necessary, so Bassem's
about to learn from a Michigan
militiaman how it's doneand
start his own nation
How should
Muslims respond to Trump
OnePath Network
Muslims in
Trump's America: On the Eve
After the Election ~ Shaykh Dr
Yasir Qadhi
On the eve after Trump's win
(Nov 9th, 2016) Shaykh Dr Yasir
Qadhi gave a frank talk about
his thoughts on Trump's
election, why it happened, what
our reaction should be, and what
lessons we can learn from it.
Mehdi Hasan's
Reality Check: Islam and the
myth of French secularism
Socrates and
his Students,
illustration
from 'Kitab
Mukhtar al-Hikam
wa-Mahasin al-Kilam'
by Al-Mubashir,
Turkish School,
(13th c)
Arabic
translators did far more
than just preserve Greek
philosophy
European
antiquity, philosophers
largely wrote in Greek. Even
after the Roman conquest of
the Mediterranean and the
demise of paganism,
philosophy was strongly
associated with Hellenic
culture. The leading
thinkers of the Roman world,
such as Cicero and Seneca,
were steeped in Greek
literature; Cicero even went
to Athens to pay homage to
the home of his
philosophical heroes.
Tellingly, the emperor
Marcus Aurelius went so far
as to write his Meditations
in Greek. Cicero, and later
Boethius, did attempt to
initiate a philosophical
tradition in Latin. But
during the early Middle
Ages, most of Greek thought
was accessible in Latin only
partially and indirectly.
Elsewhere, the situation was
better. In the eastern part
of the Roman Empire, the
Greek-speaking Byzantines
could continue to read Plato
and Aristotle in the
original. And philosophers
in the Islamic world enjoyed
an extraordinary degree of
access to the Hellenic
intellectual heritage. In
10th-century Baghdad,
readers of Arabic had about
the same degree of access to
Aristotle that readers of
English do today.
This was thanks to a
well-funded translation
movement that unfolded
during the Abbasid
caliphate, beginning in the
second half of the eighth
century. Sponsored at the
highest levels, even by the
caliph and his family, this
movement sought to import
Greek philosophy and science
into Islamic culture. Their
empire had the resources to
do so, not just financially
but also culturally. From
late antiquity to the rise
of Islam, Greek had survived
as a language of
intellectual activity among
Christians, especially in
Syria. So when Muslim
aristocrats decided to have
Greek science and philosophy
translated into Arabic, it
was to Christians that they
turned. Sometimes, a Greek
work might even be
translated first into
Syriac, and only then into
Arabic. It was an immense
challenge. Greek is not a
semitic language, so they
were moving from one
language group to another:
more like translating
Finnish into English than
Latin into English. And
there was, at first, no
established terminology for
expressing philosophical
ideas in Arabic.
Muslim women are scared to
wear the hijab in public after Trump win
LONDON The world has
woken up to the news that Donald Trump
has been elected president of the United
States.
While many are celebrating Trump's
victory right now, some Muslim women are
expressing fear that they may be
targeted by hate crime.
In December 2015, Trump called for a
total ban on Muslims entering the U.S.,
making reference to claims some American
Muslims support violence against the
United States.
Many have taken to social media to warn
Muslim women not to wear the hijab,
niqab or burka in public, citing the 41
percent rise in race and religious hate
crimes following the Brexit referendum
on European Union membership.
Some people have shared the advice given
to them by family members. One Muslim
woman in the U.S. tweeted that her
mother had texted her advising her not
to wear the hijab in public.
CoverGirl names
beauty blogger Nura Afia as its first Muslim
ambassador
We can be
featured on TV, can be featured
on billboards in Times Square,
can be represented
US:
A Muslim beauty blogger proves the face
of the beauty industry is changing by
becoming CoverGirls newest ambassador.
Nura Afia, a practising Muslim, will
appear in commercials and on a billboard
in New York Citys Times Square as she
fronts their latest So Lashy! Mascara
campaign.
The announcement comes just weeks after
the beauty brand named 17-year-old
beauty blogger James Charles as its
first ever male spokesmodel. The pair
will join the likes of pop star Katy
Perry, actress Sofia Vergara, DJ and
actress Amy Pham and singers Chloe and
Halle in a campaign that promotes
inclusive beauty for any and all types.
As one of the only women to appear in an
advertising campaign for a leading
fashion or beauty brand wearing a hijab,
Nura hopes to break barriers and
champion an industry thats more
inclusive than ever.
Im doing this because I want there to
be a time when my daughter grows up when
she knows she can be anything she wants
to be, she told Refinery 29. It
doesnt matter what her beliefs are or
what she looks like. We hope that time
will come soon.
I grew up being insecure about wearing
the hijab, and I never thought I would
see Muslim women represented on such a
large scale.
I hope [this campaign] will show Muslim
women that brands care about us as
consumers and were important,
especially hijabis, Afia said. We can
be featured on TV, can be featured on
billboards in Times Square, can be
represented, she said.
The Denver based beauty guru launched
her Youtube page, Babylailalov, in 2011
after she started watching vidoes to
pass the time while breastfeeding her
daughter. Now, Nura has gone on to amass
and impressive 213,000-plus subscribers
and 13 million views for her beauty
tutorials.
Syrian calligrapher
produces Quran by sewing the verses with
golden thread
A Syrian
calligrapher, who has produced a
rare copy of the Holy Quran by
sewing the verses with golden
thread, has refused an offer to
sell it for two and half million
dollars.
SYRIA:
Mahe Al Hazeri wrote the Quran with
golden threads. Hazeri is from Aleppo
who now lives in Turkey. He was offered
two and half million dollar for his
artistic work but said that that he did
not write Quran to sell them and make
money from it but wrote it to glorify
Allah and wants the copy of the rare
Quran to be kept in a Museum where
everybody can see it.
Hazeri said that It took him 8 long
years to complete his work. He said that
It took him 4 years to calligraph the
copy and another 4 yeas to sew them with
golden threads.
In his work of art, the thirty Juzes
(parts) of the Quran have been divided
into 12 volumes that weigh 200 kg in
total.
Islamic body
suspends Swiss mosque after imam arrested
SWITZERLAND:
The Zurich Federation of Islamic
Organizations (Vioz) has suspended the
An'Nour mosque in Winterthur after its
imam was arrested for inciting people to
kill others.
Vioz took the decision on Friday, two
days after the imam and three others
were arrested in a police raid on
An'Nour and houses in the surrounding
area.
The raid followed a tip off about a
sermon given by the imam in late October
in which he called for the murder of
Muslims who refuse to participate in
communal prayer, Zurich's public
prosecutor said a statement.
On Friday the prosecutor confirmed they
will pursue criminal proceedings against
the imam and a board member of the
mosque for inciting crime and violence.
Two others arrested in the raid,
including the mosque's former president,
have been released after questioning.
In a statement announcing the mosque's
suspension Vioz said the imam's words
contradict the commitment to Swiss rule
of law and democracy that we ask of all
our members.
His actions have damaged the whole
Muslim community in the canton of
Zurich, it added.
In an interview with SonntagsZeitung on
Sunday the president of Vioz, Mahmoud El
Guindi, said the organization was
shocked at the imam's sermon.
However El Guindi said he was against
banning the An'Nour permanently.
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The suspension is meant to be a
warning, but everyone deserves a second
chance. We are a religious community and
not a court of law. Our aim is not to
punish people for illegal behaviour.
He said Vioz was now investigating ways
to better regulate the job of imam in
order to prevent such a situation
happening again.
The arrested imam probably didn't have
the necessary qualifications, he added.
Faith communities
explore concrete climate action at COP22
MOROCCO: Joining efforts
to explore how to move from dependency
on fossil fuel to a sustainable future,
faith representatives gathered at the
Indonesian Pavilion at COP22 in
Marrakech, Morocco on 8 November, for an
event hosted by the Indonesian Ministry
of Environment and Forestry.
How will nations commitments in the
Paris Climate Agreement be transformed
into real action, thus limiting the
warming of the planet? The question
formed the backdrop as Nana Firman,
co-chair of the Global Muslim Climate
Network, opened the floor for
discussion. Climate change is also
about our moral crisis, and so it is an
issue of our underlying values. The
climate dialogue has been happening for
almost thirty years, and we see more and
more faith communities engaging, Firman
observed.
We live in a time of tremendous change,
the nature and extent of which is the
subject of intense debate and attention
around the world. At the heart of this
debate is the clash of immediate human
needs with their long-term impacts on
the planets capacity to support life.
The topic formed a solid basis for
debate between representatives of a
variety of faith groups from Christian,
Muslim and Buddhist traditions.
Violence in Jakarta
as Muslims protest, demand Christian
governor Ahok be jailed
Jakarta: The streets of
Jakarta erupted into violence on Friday
night leaving one dead and multiple
people injured as police clashed with
demonstrators following a rally of about
150,000 people demanding the arrest of
the city's Chinese Christian governor.
Jakarta police spokesman Awi Setiyono
said one person had died from asthma and
at least 12 police officers and four
protesters were injured in the protests.
The protest was largely peaceful during
the day however the mood soured after
clashes between police and demonstrators
on Friday night culminated in police
using tear gas to disperse the remaining
crowd outside the presidential palace.
Demonstrators threw stones and vehicles
belonging to the police paramilitary
force BRIMOB were set on fire.
KB says:
The holidays are approaching and its time for
some indulgence, so here is a recipe of a cake
everyone will enjoy.
Salted Caramel Cake
Cake
250g butter.
300ml castor sugar.
5 extra large eggs.
400ml cake flour.
10ml baking powder.
180ml cocoa powder.
80ml milk.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and
creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating
after each addition. Sift the flour, baking
powder and cocoa together. Add to the creamed
mixture alternately with the milk. Spoon the
mixture into two 20cm cake pans lined with
greaseproof paper. Bake at 180 for 25-30
minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before
turning out onto a cooling rack.
Filling:
1 tin caramel treat.
A generous amount of sea salt flakes.
Mix together until smooth.
Sandwich the cakes together with half the
filling.
Topping:
200g dark chocolate.
125ml cream.
Heat the above until melted and smooth.
Refrigerate for 10 minutes then beat with an
electric beater until light and fluffy. Spread
topping over the cake then drizzle the remainder
of the filling over.
Place popcorn and pieces of chocolate as an
added decorative feature.
Q: Dear Kareema, any idea on how I can
get my skin glowing (apart from all the beauty
products out there) and exercise I do?
A: The answer lies in your fridge and
pantry. Feast on fresh! Try to keep your meals
clean, green and fresh..
The closer it is to
its natural form, the better for you. So chow
down on natures goodness. The more colour you
have on you plate, the more nutrients youre
putting into your body.
Oily fish like
salmon also boasts a bounty of benefits, and
beautiful skin is definitely one of them. Seeds
and raw nuts boosts collagen and promotes skin
renewal. So be sure to take some in daily. Same
with berries (they are a superfood) crammed
with antioxidants.
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.. cant stress enough
how important water is. Not only to replenish
after a workout, but for the goodness of your
skin too.
Try a hot yoga class every now and then. The
steam will clear your pores and have your skin
glowing every time. N-JOY!
The tip is
like a
lions head
(shishi in
Japanese)
Done on the
charcoal
barbecue-irresistible
Number 5 - Shishito
Pepper
This chilli originated in
Japan where subtle flavour
and aroma are more prized
than heat.
It is only about one out
of ten for hotness but
perhaps one of the most
aromatic chillies available.
It will grow in Brisbane
but does better in Autumn
and Spring when humidity is
lower.
If you grow this chilli,
keep it far away from other
varieties as
cross-pollination is common
and the next lot will be
different,,
This chilli is ideal for
stuffing (tarela marcha) and
grilling over the charcoal
barbecue.
It is thin-skinned so
chars very easily. Hotter
pounded chillies can be
added to the stuffing if you
crave heat.
In Japan it is crumbed and
deep fried. It is impossible
to just have one. It is so
addictive you could finish a
bowl full quite easily.
Ideal for introducing
children to the chilli.
O you who believe! Do not
make unlawful the good
things which Allah has made
lawful for you, but commit
no excess: for Allah does
not love those given to
excess.
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
Holland Park Mosque
Queensland Police Service/Muslim Community
Consultative Group
Minutes from the QPS/Muslim Community
Reference Group meeting held on
Monday 24 October 2016 at the Islamic College of Brisbane [ICB]
are available
here.
Next Meeting
Time: 7pm Date: TBA Venue: Islamic College of Brisbane - 45 Acacia Road
Karawatha
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Ms
Farah Scott is organising
youth activities for primary
school aged boys on behalf
of Sisters House Services.
It is called the Young Amirs
Boys Club. 
This chilli originated in
Japan where subtle flavour
and aroma are more prized
than heat.
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