Local community leaders and
representatives met with Dr Anne
Aly (pictured seated
centre)
at the offices of Mr Graham
Perrett
Leaders of many of the
multicultural communities in
Moreton gathered on Friday
morning to meet with Dr Anne
Aly, the Federal Member for
Cowan in Sunnybank today.
Present were members of the
Taiwanese, Rawandan, Indian,
Fijian, Egyptian, Filipino,
Bosnian, Pakistani and South
African communities.
Dr Aly was elected as the
Member for Cowan in Western
Australia at the last
election. She is an
internationally renowned
expert in counter-terrorism
and counter-radicalisation.
Notably, she was the only
Australian to be invited to
President Obamas White
House conference on violent
extremism in 2015.
At the meeting many of the
leaders present expressed
their concern about the
recently announced Inquiry
into Freedom of Speech which
is to report on whether
section 18C of the Racial
Discrimination Act
unreasonably restricts
freedom of speech.
Ms Aly and many others
present shared their
personal experiences of
racial discrimination.
There was concern that the
timeframe of the Inquiry may
not allow individuals who
are concerned about this
issue enough time to make a
submission. Submissions are
required to be lodged by 9
December.
Mr Graham Perrett, Member
for Moreton, is the Deputy
Chair of the Parliamentary
Joint Committee on Human
Rights which has been
referred the Inquiry into
Freedom of Speech.
The Committee is to report
by the 28 February 2017 on
whether Section 18C of the
Racial Discrimination Act
imposes unreasonable
restrictions on freedom of
speech and whether the
complaints-handling
procedures of the Australian
Human Rights Commission
should be reformed.
"As the Deputy Chair of
this Inquiry, I will be
attending hearings across
the country to hear the
views of those interested in
this issue. I am
particularly interested in
hearing what racial matters
Australians want to be able
to express in public about
their neighbours. Good
manners would stop most of
us from deliberately
offending, insulting,
humiliating or intimidating
anybody because of their
race. Nevertheless, I
commence this inquiry with
an open mind. I encourage
anyone interested in this
issue to make a submission
to the Inquiry before 9
December," Mr Perrett
told CCN.
Submissions can be made
through the
Inquiry website and will
close on Friday 9 December
2016.
The Nikah of Fauzan,
son of Rafi and Shameema
Ahmad of Sydney and
Raeesa, daughter of
Abdul Samad and Mariam Banwa
of Brisbane was held at the
Rochedale Mosque on 5
November.
The Walimah was held in
Sydney on 6 November and a
celebratory dinner was held
at Michael's Oriental on 13
November.
Raeesa was a teacher at the
Australian International
Islamic College.
Raeesa has also been a very
valued member of the
Crescents of Brisbane Team
for many years and, with her
departure to Sydney to
settle, the Team will sorely
miss having Raeesa close at
hand.
SHARE
THE DIGNITY is a charity
that started in 2015 to
assist homeless and
vulnerable women who do not
have access to sanitary
products.
The charity now runs an
annual its in the bag
drive to collect bags to
distribute to women in need.
This year Muslim Charitable
Foundation (MCF) joined
hands with "Share the
Dignity" and are collecting
bags for this initiative. At
their first collection drive
on Saturday 19 November they
collected approximately 100
bags.
Following a successful first
collection MCF will be
holding two more collection
events.
For information regarding
the venue, date and times,
see below.
Your support for this
initiative is greatly
appreciated.
Drop off point: MCF House,
17 Romilda Street, Woodridge
Drop off days and times:
Saturday 26 November 2016
(11am-1pm) ; Saturday 3
December 2016 (11am-1pm)
For more information contact
Fawzia Batty on 0405 035
786.
Ms Salam El-merebi
(pictured below)
successfully hosted the
Hope Art Exhibition
with all the proceeds going
to the Treatment and
Rehabilitation Centre (TRC)
in Ramallah, Palestine.
Exhibited for the first time
in Brisbane, Salams art
focused on hope. Her art
is a mix of portraits of:
The children of war,
spiritual calligraphy,
political art and historical
figures from the golden ages
of Islam who assisted the
world in the fields of
medicine, science,
philosophy and sociology.
The exhibition was held in
at the Bedouin Brew in
Rocklea and attendees were
treated to delicious finger
food and sweets.
With
over 100 attendees and
sponsors including AMARAH,
iCARE and MUSLIM AID
AUSTRALIA, Salam's Hope
Exhibition drew crowds from
all cultures, backgrounds
and professions.
Delicious finger food and
sweets will be provided on
the night.
The exhibition raised close
on $10,000 and Ms El-merebi
has been inundated with
requests to repeat the
exhibition next year.
TRC aims to promote Human
rights in Palestine and
works on reducing the
traumatic and devastating
physical and psychological
consequences of torture and
politically-motivated
violence.
Shajarah Islamic
Kindergarten opened four
years ago in October 2012, a
new Early Education
institution established to
provide both the regular
Australian early childhood
curriculum and Islamic
foundations to the youngest
members of our community.
Our intention has been to
provide a great quality
Education and Care service
while nourishing, teaching,
protecting, encouraging,
nurturing and instilling
into our children the
timeless values of our
religion and the
requirements for growing up
into our society as healthy
and productive members.
It is the intentional
Islamic environment that is
the most important
ingredient for success. And
alhamdulillaah we have been
proven to be successful
inshaAllaah. In September
2016 Shajarah Islamic
Kindergarten was Assessed by
the Qld Office of Early
Childhood Education and Care
and Rated as Overall
Exceeding the National
Quality Standard.
No other child care centre
has achieved such a rating
in the local area and very
few state-wide. It has been
of great encouragement to
our dedicated teaching and
management team and we
intend inshaAllaah to build
on our solid base and
improve further into the
future.
We currently run a
Montessori Program with our
qualified Montessori
Educator as well as a Qld
Government Approved
Kindergarten Program. We are
licensed for 24 children and
our building is situated in
a beautiful natural garden
setting only a few
kilometres from Kuraby
mosque.
The current school year and
our Kindergarten are winding
down but our centre is open
throughout the holidays and
we will be running a
dedicated Pre-Prep Literacy
and Numeracy Program as well
as our Montessori Program.
We also have limited place
for school-aged children in
our Vacation Care Program
and have a Fun Holiday
Program lined-up including
excursions, picnics,
activities and visiting
incursions to the centre.
Download our brochure
here. For all enquiries,
please call 3172 7850 or
0416952868.
USA The most surprising
thing about Amazons latest
ad for its Prime service is
that it appears to be the
first time a Muslim cleric
has been featured in a
television ad shown in the
United States.
I cant think of one. There
are plenty of religious
figures in televisions,
especially sitcoms and
police procedurals. But no
ads with imams, said Tobe
Berkovitz, a professor of
advertising at Boston
University.
Amazon has done several
wordless ads for Prime
featuring people buying what
it terms charming solutions
for everyday problems. They
include a father buying a
lions mane for the family
dog so the new baby isnt
scared of it, a dog with a
broken leg getting a lift in
a baby carrier and a
grandfather using a leaf
blower to power his
granddaughters swing.
The new ad, which begins
airing in the United States,
United Kingdom and Germany
on Wednesday, would be no
different were the subject
matter not so rare.
Set in England, the
commercial begins with an
Episcopal priest opening the
door for his good friend, a
Muslim imam. The two older
men talk, laugh and share a
cup of tea, both wincing at
their creaky knees as they
sit and stand.
After they part, both pull
out their phones, tap the
Prime app and order
something.
Next we see them getting a
delivery at their respective
homes and its clear theyve
each bought the other
identical knee pads.
The end of the 120-second ad
features both men in their
respective houses of
worship, kneeling in prayer.
Amazon didnt set out to
make any kind of political
statement and the subject
had nothing to do with the
recently concluded U.S.
presidential election, the
company was quick to say.
Work on the ad had already
begun in June, said Simon
Morris, Amazons European
Union director of
advertising.
However, its clear that the
topic is of concern, as
Amazon does not generally
reach out to the press in
advance about its television
ads, but did with this one.
Groups that track hate
crimes say there has been a
rise in anti-immigrant and
anti-Muslim incidents since
the Nov. 8 election of
Donald Trump, who called for
a halt to all immigrants who
were Muslim during his
campaign.
Respectful
The Amazon producers worked
with several religious
groups Including the
Interfaith Alliance, the
National Council of Churches
and the Islamic Circle of
North America to insure the
ad was respectful, said
Morris.
The lead characters in the
commercial are played by
actual religious leaders.
They are Gary Bradley, vicar
at St Mary's and Paddington
Green in London and Zubier
Mohammad, principal of the
Muslim School Oadby in
Leicester, Morris said. The
advertisement was filmed at
two churches, St. Dunstan
and All Saints Stepney
Church in London, and at the
East London Mosque.
While Muslims are a small
minority in the United
States, making up just under
1% of the U.S. population,
there are 3.3 million of
them and there have been
Muslim communities in the
country for decades.
Despite that, advertising
professors and historians
had to think hard about
whether an Islamic religious
leader had ever been
depicted in an ad.
We certainly have used
priests, nuns, ministers,
rabbi's and many other
clerical types, but I have
no memory of a Muslim Cleric
ever being used, said John
Verret, who worked in
advertising for 40 years and
now faculty advisor to the
Boston University AdLab, a
student-run advertising
agency.
That could be because
advertisers have faced
backlash in the past.
In 2011 Lowes pulled ads
from a TLC reality series,
All-American Muslim, because
of pressure from a Florida
conservative group that
objected to the fact that
the show depicted Muslims as
ordinary folks while
excluding many Islamic
believers whose agenda poses
a clear and present danger
to liberties and traditional
values that the majority of
Americans cherish. The show
was later cancelled.
In England, where Muslims
make up 5% of the
population, the ad follows
the U.K.'s vote to leave the
European Union. The
so-called Brexit referendum
stemmed in part with
dissatisfaction with a surge
in immigration and set off a
wave of attacks on Poles and
Muslims in late June.
While holiday ads are just
ads in the United States,
they have a whole different
cultural connotation in the
United Kingdom. There, the
annual arrival of Christmas
adverts is awaited with the
same anticipation that is
reserved for Super Bowl ads
in the United States.
USA Today
[CCN
EDITOR] The actor
playing the Imam is a cousin
of Ms Laila Abdul Latiff
(Elias) of Pizza Lane,
Brisbane fame.
It was an immensely
enlightening and rewarding
afternoon when Connected
Women hosted the Wheel of
Wellbeing Workshop;
presented by Jan Elston,
and Aneesa Kathrada,
who are trained
professionals in delivering
the Wheel of Wellbeing (WOW)
Workshop (accredited by the
South London and Maudsley
NHS Trust).
Jan currently works for
Relationships Australia Qld
as Coordinator of the
Wellbeing Hub for Logan and
the Southern Moreton Bay
Islands, whilst Aneesa is an
Occupational Therapist,
currently in the role of
Mental Health Coach in the
South East Region of the
Department of Education &
Training.
The MC for the event was
Ilham Sabry Ahamed who
kicked off the event with
her captivating manner and
charisma.
The Wheel of Wellbeing uses
a positive psychology
approach to teach simple
techniques for promoting
wellbeing, by focusing on
the six vital areas of body,
mind, spirit, people, place
and planet.
The WOW framework is the
result of a 6 year design
collaboration and the
ongoing work between the
Mental Health Promotion Team
at South London, Maudsley
NHS Foundation Trust and
Uscreates (a strategic
consultancy that delivers
social value).
Jan and Aneesa revealed that
current research is showing
that certain actions,
activities and practices
have a significant impact on
improving our mood, reducing
the risk of depression,
strengthening relationships,
keeping us healthy and even
adding up to seven years to
our life span! They
presented the importance of
the 10 Positive Emotions,
Micromoments, shared
research findings on
Different Types of Happiness
and enlightened the audience
about the Happiness Scale
Study.
The group activity of
ranking various elements of
the happiness scale was a
truly enlightening exercise.
The ladies who participated
discovered (much to their
surprise!), the relative
unimportance of money and
wealth in achieving
happiness, and to the
surprise of many, discovered
the importance that elements
like volunteering, physical
activity and relationships
play in achieving and
maintaining happiness.
Undoubtedly, the highlight
of the workshop were the
activities set out at
different stations
pertaining to the six
components of the Wheel of
Wellbeing. There was excited
chatter, peals of laughter,
unleashing of creativity and
sincere expression of
gratitude which left the
participants exhilarated,
empowered and enriched.
The event concluded with a
panel discussion with local
community volunteers. It was
facilitated by Ilham
Sabry Ahamed.
Janeth Deen who is
synonymous with a large
number of charities,
captivated the audience when
she shared her vision,
experience and selfless
commitment to the causes she
supports. Of particular
interest was her involvement
with the Queensland Muslim
Historical Society and her
vision to see a mini museum
being built at the Holland
Park Mosque showcasing
Muslim heritage, and for
this to be part of the
heritage trail. Aunty Janeth
said emphasised on the fact
that volunteering fills a
void in her life, she
doesnt feel lonely anymore
as she is surrounded by
people and through her
voluntary roles she has made
lifelong friendships both
locally and internationally.
When asked how one should
start volunteering, she
answered " Start now." Every
little helps. Even if you
only help one person. It is
significant.
Fathima Gutta has
recently started
volunteering with MCF and
Friends With Dignity, the
not-for-profit organization
providing assistance to
those affected by domestic
violence. She said she
juggles her roles as a mummy
and a volunteer but
sometimes she takes her
children with. The children
help out at the sanctuary.
Saalihah Seedat spoke
with passion about her
involvement in charities
that empower women such as
the Bali Life Foundation
Womens Shelter and Share
The Dignity, a charity that
addresses a pressing issue
that few dare to
acknowledge- that no woman
should suffer the indignity
of not having access to
sanitary items, which is
their basic right and not a
privilege.
Listening to these
volunteers was indeed a
humbling experience and as
Ilham Sabry Ahamed aptly
quoted You make a living by
what you get, and make a
life by what you give
-Winston Churchill.
The WOW Workshop could not
have been held at a more
opportune time as the day
preceding World Kindness Day
(13th Nov) which also marked
the conclusion of Psychology
Week. It was indeed an
immensely educational,
uplifting and inspirational
workshop where the
participants felt enthused
and motivated. Many new
friendships were formed, old
ones renewed, much knowledge
was gained and the
auditorium reverberated with
the laughter of the ladies,
which was testimony to the
fact that much fun was had
throughout the experience!
The aim of Connected Women
is to provide inspiring
opportunities for personal
and professional growth for
ladies in our community and
bring together ladies from
diverse backgrounds
committed to learning,
sharing and inspiring each
other. Through support and
collaboration, Connected
Women endeavours to foster
relationships and networks
that allow women to share
their experience and
expertise, and to provide
resources and opportunities
for every woman in the
community.
On Friday night, the Gold
Coast Mosque held its 2016
Jalsa Graduation program.
The event, which was well
received by both parents and
students, was held outdoors
on a warm and very pleasant
evening.
There were Qirat
recitations, performances by
students from different
grades as well as many other
presentations.
Many students received
medals and trophies for
their achievements over the
past year.
Imam Akram Buksh of the
Slacks Creek Mosque was the
special guest speaker and
was impressed with the
organization and
presentations so much so
that he said that it was
"one of the best Jalsa
graduations I have ever
attended".
Awards were presented to the
students by Haji Hussain
Baba (ISGC Secretary) and
Haji Hashim Khan (Associate
Committee Member).
Most people recognize the
name Sting and his long
career in the music
industry. This week, Sting
has just released a new
album, which includes a song
called Inshallah that
brings light back to the
refugee crisis.
Gordon Sumner, who goes by
his stage name Sting, is a
well-known British singer,
songwriter, and actor. Sting
has received 16 Grammy
awards, both as a solo
artist and member of the hit
band, The Police. Some of
Stings greatest hits
include: Every Breath You
Take, Desert Rose, and
Shape of My Heart.
Stings latest album 57th
and 9th features a song
called Inshallah. His song
is a tribute to all migrants
who have been suffering in
their journeys to safety.
The lyrics talk about a
family on a boat, suggesting
that he is especially aware
of families risking their
lives on boats in search of
a better life.
When asked about the refugee
crisis, Sting said that he
does not have a political
opinion on the issue. His
answer, however, might mean
more to people than any
political solution. Sting
said, Its driven by
warfare in the Middle East.
Its driven by poverty in
Africa. It may be driven by
climate change in the very
near future. So its not
going to be something we can
hope to end tomorrow. I
dont have a political
solution, but I feel if
theres a solution to it, it
has to be grounded in some
kind of empathy for those
people in those boats.
Because we as a species all
migrate. Were all migrants.
Everyone in this country is
a migrant, Im a migrant,
our ancestors were migrants.
Its not going to stop,
thats what we do
The reason for calling the
song Inshallah was the
meaning of the word.
Inshallah translates to God
willing. Arabs use this
word before doing something,
leaving the results in Gods
hands. Refugees say
Inshallah before escaping
a war zone and entering the
waters, not knowing their
fate. To Sting, this
implies resignation, it
implies humility, it implies
hope, it implies courage.
And for me, it implies
solidarity.
Sting also appreciates the
Arab and Islamic cultures,
giving them credit to
contributions made to
society. Arab culture has
given us extraordinary
things: science, astronomy,
architecture, music, many
things.
This is not the first time
Sting has featured Arabic in
his music. The song Dessert
Rose included Arabic
back-up vocals. The singers
eagerness to express the
beauty behind the Arabic
language, especially the
word Inshallah, is an
appreciation of Arab culture
that is often unseen in
mainstream Western media.
Maryam Khan says the Halal
food bank was about more than
offering food compliant with her
Muslim faith.
Perth's first Halal food
bank is about more than just
feeding the hungry, it is
about connecting people to
their culture and restoring
a sense of security, its
founder says.
For years agencies like
Foodbank Australia, Second
Bite and Food Rescue have
been providing food relief
for financially vulnerable
West Australians.
What sets the Halal food
bank apart is its focus on
offering culturally
appropriate foods for the
Muslim community.
But the Halal food bank in
Perth's northern suburbs
provides food for anyone in
need, whether Muslim or
non-Muslim.
According to the last Center
for Social Impact report,
64.3 per cent of Australian
adults were facing some
level of financial stress or
vulnerability, and for 2
million people this
financial stress was
considered severe.
The coordinator of the Perth
project, Maryam Khan, hopes
as well as helping all
people in need, the food
bank would connect people,
particularly immigrants and
refugees, with the foods
they were used to.
She said this was important
because a lot of immigrants
struggled to adapt to
Australian culture and
giving them familiar foods
could assist their
transition.
"Food connects people to
each other, but it actually
also connects them to
themselves and to their
culture and their
tradition," she said.
"If you're in another
country you're already
feeling the loss. For some
people it's confusing
enough."
For refugees, Ms Khan added,
the loss was intensified by
the fact they might not be
able to return home.
"If you can't go back you're
not quite ready to leave
everything behind," she
said.
"If you can take your
traditions to a new country,
that's going to help you
balance these new changes."
She said other factors to
consider were food
restrictions to do with
faith, or with the
biological effect of
unfamiliar foods on the
body.
Born in Africa to Pakistani
parents, Ms Khan was raised
on a diet low in dairy and
the cheese-loving Australian
diet exposed a lactose
intolerance in herself, her
mother, and her sister.
She said people from
different cultures and
traditions digested food in
different ways.
She also said faith
"definitely plays a large
part", with Islam not
allowing Muslims to consume
improperly slaughtered
animals or any form of pork.
Hashim Amla reacts as he
walks off the ground after being
dismissed by Australia's Josh
Hazlewood.
Hobart - An Australian
spectator has been banned
for three years after he
wrote racist graffiti
terming Proteas batsman
Hashim Amla a 'terrorist'
during the first day of the
second Test currently
underway at the Bellerive
Oval.
Proteas team manager
Mohammed Moosajee has
confirmed that he was made
aware of the incident after
fellow spectators who had
witnessed the event reported
it to the authorities.
We have been informed that
the man has been formally
charged and has been handed
a three-year ban from the
stadium. From our point of
view, it is disappointing
and disconcerting because
this is not the first act of
racial vilification we have
received while touring
Australia over the years,
Moosajee said.
It is unacceptable, there
is absolutely no place for
racial stereotyping and such
offensive acts in society,
let alone in sport. We thank
Cricket Australia and the
authorities for dealing with
the matter in a swift,
professional and stern way
and for carrying out the
full might of the law.
It is not the first time
Amla, a devout Muslim who
wears a traditional beard,
has been racially profiled
or another member of the
South African team.
Former Proteas fast bowler
Makhaya Ntini spoke out
about racial abuse from the
crowd in Perth in 2005 when
he was referred to a kaffir,
while former Australian Test
batsman Dean Jones also
referred to Amla as a
terrorist while on
commentary in Sri Lanka a
decade ago.
Jones was sacked by his
employers Ten Sports.
Cricket Australia confirmed
the man, who had written the
graffiti on the inside of an
advertising board, will be
barred from any official
match across the country,
while Tasmanian police said
he would appear in court
after being charged on
summons.
"Cricket Australia and
Cricket Tasmania can confirm
a crowd behaviour issue that
occurred on day one of the
Commonwealth Bank Test match
against South Africa in
Hobart," a CA spokesperson
said.
"Tasmania Police identified
the person of interest
through CCTV and witnesses
in the area. Cricket
Australia has issued the
person with a three-year ban
from any Cricket Australia
match, nationally.
"Cricket Australia takes a
zero-tolerance approach to
anti-social behaviour at any
of our matches, which
includes racial
vilification.
"Our message to any fan
attending a match is that if
you display anti-social
behaviour you will be
removed and risk being
banned from any cricket
match across Australia, as
well as police action being
taken."
Muslim Aid Australia
International provides
assistance
FIJI: 80‑year‑old Ram
Badans prayers have finally
been answered as he no
longer has to live under the
Ba bridge.
He has been homeless for the
last seven years and had no
option but to reside under
the Ba Bridge.
Now, he has got a new home
which has been made possible
through the Muslim Aid
Australia International.
Badan says he did not have
anywhere to go so he lived
under the bridge.
The elderly man says that he
was also assisted by the
social welfare assistance
and with the new home, this
assistance will go a long
way in enabling him to live
a dignified life.
Meanwhile, the Fijian
Government has commended the
Muslim Aid Australia
International for its wide
assistance provided towards
the rebuilding of lives of
families affected by Cyclone
Winston.
The Muslim Aid Australia
International started
working in Fiji through five
major development programs
and in doing so the
organisation has spent over
$1.5 million.
The programs in areas of
education, housing, food
aid, emergency relief and
sustainable development have
benefited over 4,000
Fijians.
As part of the housing
assistance, MAA
International has also spent
over $292,454 in rebuilding
of over 50 homes for
families who lost all their
belongings in cyclone
Winston.
40 new modular homes have
been built in the Clopcott
settlement in Ba.
Charity homes have also been
built in areas of Ra and
Nadi.
Minister for Health and
Medical Services, Rosy Akbar
presented the beneficiaries
the keys for their new homes
in Ba yesterday.
Director MAA International
Projects, Saed Khan says all
the projects are based on
the principles of
professionalism, best
practices to assist the most
needy communities,
regardless of race or
nationality.
He adds that they assisted
65 students with
scholarships for tertiary
education and they have
spent about $315,000 in this
education project.
Khan says in terms of
assistance during emergency
after TC Winston, they have
distributed 33 tonnes of
food rations benefiting the
local economy at the time
when it was needed.
With six years of
experience, this years
Annual AMYN Summer Youth
Camp promises to be the most
fun and activities, along
regular talks and
brotherhood.
Register now for the special
discount for the first 25
registrations.
Amongst the list of
activities will be, for the
first time, rock climbing
and abseiling. Safe and fun
archery is another first
time activity. In addition,
there is swimming, the
beautiful sceneries of
Sunshine Coast, team sports
to help you make friends and
strengthen the brotherhood.
Religious talks to soothe
one's heart and nourish
one's Iman are on the
programme.
The first 25 registrations
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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.
Some 150,000 Londoners hail
from the region yet Middle
Eastern women are often
stereotyped, from the clichι
of the suppressed housewife
to the offensive notion that
they are flashy and spoilt,
wafting around designer
stores.
In fact, while wealthy
Middle Eastern visitors may
spend an estimated £1.25bn a
year here, some of this
citys most exciting
creative talents are of
Middle Eastern origin,
embracing the capital while
drawing on traditions from
home to instigate a
refreshing international
dialogue.
So which are the names to
know now?
From the designer bringing
Turkish style to London, to
the artist exhibiting with
Ai Weiwei here are the new
ambassadors of style:
Noor Fares, Jewellery
designer, 30
Im a Londoner above all
else, says Noor Fares, who
first moved to the capital
in 2009. But I also feel
100 per cent Lebanese. I
grew up speaking the
language and learning the
history. That is my
grounding and it is
important for me to relate
to my culture and to achieve
things as a Middle Eastern
woman.
Shes certainly doing that.
With a masters in jewellery
design from Central Saint
Martins under her belt,
Faress eponymous jewellery
label, which began just as
an interest seven years
ago, has been a huge hit.
Her distinctive geometric
necklaces have been worn by
the likes of Alicia Vikander
and Sienna Miller. All of
her collections are, in one
way or another, influenced
by Middle Eastern culture
and many feature the
traditional protective eye.
It is a constant part of
what I do, because jewellery
is so intrinsic to our
culture. It is always
symbolic, always the thing
that you give as a gift.
The daughter of the former
Lebanese deputy prime
minister and entrepreneur
Issam Fares, and the niece
of French designer Sonia
Fares, she grew up in Paris
and studied art history at
Bostons Tufts University.
But, she says: I wanted to
make London my base because
I knew this was the sort of
creative,
centre-of-the-world city I
wanted to live in.
Fares, 30, and her husband,
artist Alexandre Al Khawam,
now live in Belgravia, where
shes part of Londons
jet-setting fashion crowd
(friends include fellow
designers Margherita Missoni,
Tatiana Santo Domingo and
Mary Katrantzou). But shes
just as comfortable hanging
out alone in the Natural
History Museums Mineral
Room I regularly sit and
sketch in Londons museums.
The late Zaha Hadid was one
of her greatest role models.
Originally from Iraq, Hadid
attended university in
Beirut with Faress mother,
Hala. I see Zaha as a true
inspiration to all women.
She left us far too soon.
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
Dave Chappelle
No seriously, the comedic
genius is a Muslim, but not
a strict practitioner from
the looks of it. Chapelle
smokes, drinks and eats
bacon, which are all
forbidden in Islam. We know
that he converted to the
religion in 1998 but he
hasnt been very vocal about
his faith except calling it
a beautiful thing and
confessing that he is too
flawed to be a poster boy
for Islam.
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 8 of the interview,
Shaykh Omar takes questions
from the audience. The Quran
is very progressive with
regards to women, says
Sheikh Omar Suleiman. It was
the first religious
scripture to grant women the
right to vote, inherit,
choose who to marry and
pursue divorce. In fact
Prophet Muhammad was even
accused of being a feminist.
Yet we do have regressive
cultures that fail to live
up to such standards, but
their regression stems from
their economic and political
situation not because of
Islam.
Why tolerance
has a place in
Islam and the
Middle East
By Yousef Al
Otaiba
November 16, the
International
Day for
Tolerance, is an
important time
to reflect on
the urgent need
to promote
greater
understanding
among all
people, and
bring cultures
together.
Divisiveness and
polarization are
on the rise
across the
world, and -- if
left unchecked
-- this trend
will undermine
global stability
and peace. The
UAE is pushing
against this
rising tide by
creating a model
that can serve
as a road map
for others to
promote greater
tolerance and
openness.
Unique
government
policies,
innovative
partnerships and
interfaith
dialogues are
three of the
ways the UAE is
leading by
example.
Just this month,
the UAE hosted a
group of
religious
leaders --
including the
Archbishop of
Canterbury,
Justin Welby,
and the Grand
Imam of al-Azhar,
Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb
-- the centers
of the Anglican
Church and Sunni
Islam -- for a
frank, honest
conversation
about how to
create more open
and tolerant
societies. The
two leaders were
in Abu Dhabi,
highlighting
shared values
and advocating
for greater
compassion and
acceptance of
all cultures.
These are the
same values
shared by
Emiratis, and
have been
ingrained in the
UAE's DNA since
my country's
founding in
1971. It is why
over 200
nationalities
call the UAE
home. It is why
different
religions have
built 40
churches and
three temples
(with a fourth
on the way) in
my country.
These innate
values are also
why the UAE
government and
private sector
have made such
great strides to
promote
tolerance on a
national, and
even
international,
scale.
Through
government
initiatives,
policy
organizations
and our own rule
of law, we're
creating a place
where people
from all
backgrounds,
faiths,
nationalities
and perspectives
can join
together to
learn, engage in
artistic
expression, and
exchange ideas.
CNN
The Hypocrisy
of Gender
Segregation
Separate Can
Never Be Equal
This summer a
respected Imam
in Chicago
pleaded guilty
to two counts of
aggravated
criminal sexual
abuse. The case
of the Chicago
Imam shattered
our blithe
assumptions that
just because
something touts
itself as
Islamic it
adheres to an
Islamic ethos
based on mutual
respect. Sexual
violence is a
reality in the
Muslim
community; the
case in Chicago
is not an
isolated one.
But how do we
find real
solutions that
address the
problem? A
facile approach
that hearkens to
an idealistic
vision just
isnt going to
cut it.
Just this week,
I came across a
Facebook post
which read that
the promotion of
sexual health
and sexual
violence
awareness in the
Muslim community
is advocating a
completely
un-Islamic,
secular, liberal
perspective on
sex. The
solution
offered: gender
segregation or
khalwa in
Arabic.
Gender
segregation,
according to
this Facebook
Scholar would
prevent the vast
majority of the
opportunity for
sexual
misconduct. If
our institutions
abided strictly
by khalwa
standards [ ] we
would all but
eliminate this
problem. While
he does allow
for the
possibility of
sexual
misconduct to
occur even when
his definition
of khalwa is
implemented
the case of the
Chicago Imam, if
nothing, forces
him to admit
this fact hes
very clear in
his belief that
gendered spaces
are the solution
to all the
sexual ills the
Muslim community
faces. While I
am not a victim
of sexual
violence, I
attribute many
of the sexually
dysfunctional
ways of thinking
in my own life
to this concept
of gendered
spaces. I
remember one
time when I was
working at an
Islamic School,
a male teacher
come to the
office to give
me something.
Instead of
making eye
contact and
acknowledging my
presence, he
spoke to me with
his eyes on the
floor. Im sure
he did this out
of respect, but
respect was not
what I felt. I
felt
dehumanized. I
felt like
Jezebel. There I
was, a Hijab-wearing
Muslim woman
working in an
Islamic school
of all places,
feeling more
objectified than
I ever had in my
entire life.
He's black, he's
Muslim and he could be the next
chair of the Democratic National
Committee. Meet Keith Ellison.
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Wasserman Schultz.
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Rebranding
Arabs Democracy Handbook with
Bassem Youssef Ep.5
Fusion
Muslims and Arabs arent exactly
popular in the United States
these days. Bassem meets with a
marketing expert to learn how to
be less Muslim-y so hell fit
in now that hes here.
Visitors
studying a folio
from a large
Quran dating to
about 1400 in
the exhibition
The Art of the
Quran:
Treasures From
the Museum of
Turkish and
Islamic Arts,
at the Arthur M.
Sackler Gallery
in Washington.
The Art
of the Quran, a Rare Peek
at Islams Holy Text
WASHINGTON The Art of the
Quran: Treasures From the
Museum of Turkish and
Islamic Arts, at the Arthur
M. Sackler Gallery here, is
the first major United
States display of
handwritten copies of
Islams holy text. Its a
glorious show, utterly, and
like nothing Ive ever seen,
with more than 60 burnished
and gilded books and folios,
some as small as smartphones,
others the size of carpets.
Flying carpets, I should
say. This is art of a beauty
that takes us straight to
heaven. And it reminds us of
how much we dont know
but, given a chance like
this, will love to learn
about a religion and a
culture lived by, and
treasured by, a quarter of
the worlds population.
The manuscripts, most on
first-time loan from a
venerable museum in
Istanbul, date from the
seventh to 17th centuries,
and come from various
points: Afghanistan, Egypt,
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey.
Some volumes are intact;
others survive as only
single pages, though so
great is the Qurans
spiritual charisma that,
traditionally, every scrap
is deemed worthy of
preserving. And the Sackler
curators, Massumeh Farhad
and Simon Rettig, give the
material all the glamour it
deserves, with a duskily
lighted installation in
which everything seems to
glow and float,
gravity-free.
New York
Times
The Rubaiyat
of Omar Khayyαm,
a collection of
over one
thousand poems,
was first
translated by
Edward
FitzGerald in
1859.
Did
Medieval Muslims Invent
Modern Secularism?
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
was embraced by many Western
intellectuals as an aid to
their own secularization.
The Rubaiyat of Omar
Khayyam, in Edward
FitzGeralds innovative and
witty 1859 translation, went
viral in the West for the
first two-thirds of the
twentieth century. It
created an alternative to
Orientalist images of the
Middle East as roiled by
religious fanaticism,
puritanism, and
obscurantism. It seems to me
to have been adopted by many
writers and intellectuals as
an aid to their own
secularization. A century
and more ago, it came as a
revelation to Mark Twain,
Ezra Pound, and Robert Frost
that a medieval Muslim
Iranian astronomer, Omar
Khayyam (d. c. 1126), could
have attained secular
insights into life of such
profundity. Clarence Darrow,
who argued for Darwin in the
famed Scopes Monkey Trial,
lauded and quoted the
Rubaiyat. It went on to
inspire generations of
poets, including Woody
Guthrie, Jack Kerouac, and
Jerry Garcia of the Grateful
Dead.
FitzGeralds translation is
fine poetry, but its
Romantic style and Victorian
vocabulary make it hard
going today. It also was not
always very loyal to the
letter of the original,
though I would argue it
generally conveyed the
spirit. The poetry is
Iranian and Indo-Persian
folk verse, and not actually
by Khayyam, the great
astronomer and mathematician
of the Seljuq Empire. Still,
it was widely thought to be
the work of a prominent
scientist, and The Rubaiyat
of Omar Khayyam was
cherished in much of the
civilized Old World for a
millennium by open-minded
Muslims, Hindus, Christian
Armenians, and India-based
British and other Persian
speakers, who clearly
enjoyed its assault on
petty-minded orthodoxies.
In these days of ISIL and
terrorism, when what I have
called Islam Anxiety has
reached a fever pitch, we
have never needed
alternative images of Middle
Eastern civilization more. I
think we need the Rubaiyat
back. I am involved in
translating it anew, into
contemporary idiomatic
American English. I am
basing my renderings on the
same 1460 manuscript that
provided much of the text
for FitzGerald, who was
criticized by Robert Graves
for keeping the original
Persian rhyme scheme, which
forced him to depart from
the original for merely
formalistic reasons. I
therefore prefer free verse
or blank verse for this
purpose. While Rubaiyat
literally means quatrains,
some of the original lines
are dense in their meaning
and imagery and cannot
usefully be brought into
English.
Here, Id like to present a
few stanzas in support of my
argument that this poetry
invented a form of
secularism that modern
British and American
thinkers recognized as such
when they saw the FitzGerald
translation. I mean by this
that the poetry is skeptical
of religious verities and of
idiocies like astrology;
questions the notions of
transcendence and heaven and
hell; values the human over
abstract doctrines; and
locates the meaning of life
in its simple pleasures. It
helps to know that wine was
forbidden in clerical Islam.
The verses do not, however,
encourage narcissism, urging
a principle of not harming
others.
US students form
protective wall around praying Muslim
classmates
Mohammed
Ishtiaq, Michigan Universitys
Muslim chaplain, leads the Ishaa
prayer, while non-Muslim allies
form a protective circle around
their classmates
US: Hundreds of students
at Michigan University formed a circle
around their Muslim classmates so they
could pray safely after a woman wearing
a headscarf was threatened.
The action was verbally assaulted by a
man for wearing the hijab. According to
Ann Arbor police, he ordered the woman
to remove her headscarf and said he
would set her on fire with a lighter if
she refused.
The college's Muslim Students'
Association (MSA) organised the public
prayer session following the incident
and invited non-Muslim allies to attend
in solidarity.
Farhan Ali, president of the MSA, said
he was overwhelmed when hundreds of
people arrived to stand guard as they
performed a group Ishaa prayer, the
final of five daily prayers, in the
Universitys main square.
Some individuals were afraid that we
might be vulnerable during our prayer,
so we had the idea of calling allies to
support us and create a circle around us
while we prayed and they ensured our
safety, Mr Ali told the Huffington
Post.
Chalk left on
the ground after students turn
out in support of Muslim
classmates holding public
prayers
Hundreds and hundreds of people came
out for both prayer and showing their
support, Mr Ali wrote in an email.
The amount of support was overwhelming
and absolutely wonderful, and it brought
some ease to the Muslim students [and]
showed that we have other individuals
who are willing to stand with us.
Mohammed Ishtiaq, the universitys
Muslim chaplain, told the Huffington
Post that both the Jewish and Christian
communities on campus came out to show
their support. He said some members of
the crowd held signs that read: You
Belong Here."
Although it was a cold night, the
amount of support we got was really
heart warming, Mr Ishtiaq said in an
email. Events of solidarity like this
give us hope.
Jewish activist vows
solidarity with Muslims in the US
Head of Anti
Defemation League pledges to
register as Muslim, if Donald
Trump creates a database of
Muslim Americans.
US: A Jewish head of an
organisation dedicated to combating hate
crimes in the US has said that if the
new administration of President-elect
Donald Trump creates a national database
for the religions followers, he will
register as a Muslim.
"As Jews, we know what it means to be
registered and tagged, held out as
different from our fellow citizens,"
Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti Defemation
League (ADL) CEO, said on Thursday at
the group's Never Is Now conference on
anti-Semitism in New York.
"As Jews, we know the righteous and just
response. All of us have heard the story
of the Danish king who said if his
countrys Jews had to wear a gold
star all of Denmark would too.
"So I pledge to you right here and now,
because I care about the fight against
anti-Semitism, that if one day in these
United States, if one day
Muslim-Americans will be forced to
register their identities, then that is
the day that this proud Jew will
register as a Muslim."
Greenblatt added that Americans must
stand against all forms of
discrimination regardless of which group
it targets.
Following Greenblatt's speech, ADL
started a pledge on Twitter, urging
their followers to state that "If
Muslim-Americans will be forced to
register their identities, then I will
register as a Muslim in solidarity."
AL JAZEERA
Trevor
Noah: All Americans Should
Sign Up For Donald Trump's
Muslim Registry
Trumps team is reportedly
considering a Muslim
registry, but comedian
Trevor Noah questioned
whether the anti-immigration
president-elect should have
that power.
When you think about what
Trump has said about Muslims
over the past two years,
giving him a Muslim registry
seems like a dangerous
idea, Noah said on
Thrusdays The Daily Show.
You wouldnt give Jared [Fogle]
a list of all the
playgrounds.
If the registry becomes
reality, Noah said the only
thing patriotic Americans
can do is sign up,
regardless of whether they
are Muslim.
We need to stand in
solidarity with Muslim
people who are being
targeted by Donald Trump,
he said to cheers from the
studio audience. If they
start registering Muslims in
America, we all register as
Muslims.
Noah said that if all
citizens stood with
immigrants and said, I am a
Muslim, it would take away
any power the registry might
have.
Morocco's As-Sounna
mosque in Rabat has installed
energy efficient technology to
slash its energy bill by more
than 80%.
MOROCCO: Morocco is
looking ahead to a bright future.
Literally.
The government is installing
energy-efficient lights and solar
technology in more than 100 mosques in
2016 and plans to expand the program
over the next five years to include
15,000 state-funded mosques. That
represents nearly 30% of all mosques in
the country.
The so-called "green mosques" initiative
is part of Morocco's ambitious push into
renewable energy. It's spending billions
of dollars to wean itself off imported
fuel and reduce emissions by ramping up
the use of energy efficient technology
and renewables.
As it stands now, nearly 95% of energy
in Morocco comes from abroad, according
to the International Energy Agency.
The green mosque project is one of the
most visible programs, with tradespeople
installing LED lights, solar water
heaters and solar panels in mosques
across the country.
Ahmed Bouzid, a senior project manager
at Morocco's state-owned energy
investment company, told CNNMoney that
the mosques are ultimately being used to
demonstrate to the public that they too
should save energy in their homes and
businesses.
"This is only the entry project for a
huge national infrastructure program,"
he said.
The goal is to encourage households and
industry to eventually cut their energy
consumption 20% by 2030.
The large As-Sounna mosque in the
capital Rabat stands as a shining
example of what can be achieved.
The government spent $30,000 to give the
mosque an energy-efficient makeover and
now its energy bill has been slashed by
over 80%, saving roughly $7,000 per
year.
And excess energy generated by solar
panels on mosque roofs like the As-Sounna
could soon be put back into the power
grid, said Bouzid.
Haseeb Hameed's
family speak of their pride at his England
debut in first Test with India in state his
father hails from
England and India drew the first Test in
Rajkot on Sunday
19-year-old Haseeb Hameed made scores of
31 and 82 on England debut
It came in the same Indian state where
his father Ismail hails from
Ismail and his family were there to
witness Hameed's debut
UK: The father of England's teenage
sensation Haseeb Hameed has spoken of
how he cried 'tears of happiness' as his
son made his Test debut - in the same
Indian state from where he hails.
Ismail Hameed comes from the village of
Umraj in the state of Gujarat, a
six-hour drive from Rajkot, where the
19-year-old's scores of 31 and 82 on
debut helped England to a first Test
draw on Sunday.
And with the Hameed family coming to
Gujarat for the wedding of Haseeb's
brother Nuaman this month anyway, it
seems like fate - or at least very
convenient - that he would make his Test
debut there.
Her Royal
Highness with her all-female
protection team during #RoyalVisitUAE
From left to right: Shaima al
Kaabi, Basima al Kaabi, Hannan
al Hatawi, Nisreen al Hamawi and
Salama al Remeithi. Earlier this
year Shaima, Nisreen and Hannan
also achieved the remarkable
feat of conquering Mount
Everest.
UAE: In the same week
that Donald Trump became President of
the US (to the despair of women around
the world), this powerful image was much
needed.
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, was
recently in the UAE as part of a Middle
Eastern tour, where her and Prince
Charles spent three days visiting Dubai,
Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.
The British royals were here to promote
religious tolerance and support women in
leadership, among other things but
nothing sums it up better than this
picture, released on Wednesday by
Clarence House.
During her visit, Camilla was
accompanied by an all-female protection
squad, the palace revealed.
In the image, the royal
is flanked by four Emiratis, each
donning the traditional hijab and abaya
as they guarded Camilla leaving the
capitals Emirates Palace Hotel.
The image, which currently has more than
3,000 likes on Instagram, has attracted
much praise, with commenters expressing
their appreciation of the enpowering
act.
The women that made up the bodyguard
team were Shaima al Kaabi, Basima al
Kaabi, Hannan al Hatawi (behind the
Duchess), Nisreen al Hamawi and Salama
al Remeithi, who are all aged between 29
and 30, according to the Daily Mail.
The British newspaper reported that
Camilla was delighted by the decision
to assign her a female team while she is
travelling in the Gulf.
The women were handpicked
from the UAEs presidential guard, which
counts more than 50 females among its
ranks, and all are highly skilled in
martial arts and combat techniques.
And theyre not just excellent
bodyguards three of them are intrepid
adventurers, as Clarence House revealed
Shaima, Nisreen and Hannan conquered
Mount Everest in a gruelling trek
earlier this year.
An
unprecedented international publishing event: the first and
only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantαnamo Bay
detainee.
Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the
detention camp at Guantαnamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years,
the United States has never charged him with a crime. A
federal judge ordered his release in March 2010, but the
U.S. government fought that decision, and there is no sign
that the United States plans to let him go.
Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary,
recounting his life before he disappeared into U.S. custody,
"his endless world tour" of imprisonment and interrogation,
and his daily life as a Guantanamo prisoner. His diary is
not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a
deeply personal memoir---terrifying, darkly humorous, and
surprisingly gracious.
Published now for the first time, Guantanamo Diary is a
document of immense historical importance and a riveting and
profoundly revealing read.
A heartbreaking and humorous memoir of a
still-detained inmate from Guantanamo Bay. Learning English
from the guards and interrogators who kept him company, he
began to put pen to paper about his experience in the
controversial prison. The papers would consistently get
confiscated. After seven years, his legal team was able to
secure the release of 400+ pages that Slahi had written. The
book is masterfully compiled by Larry Seims. Never in my
life have I read an account so alive, so full of compassion.
This book is mandatory reading for all Americans.
KB says:
Adegas is a very famous restaurant in South
Africa and their saucy chicken is very popular
on their menu. This recipe is very similar to
the taste of Adegas saucy chicken and if you
can make suggestions as to how we can make it
even more authentic, it would be much
appreciated.
Adegas Saucy Chicken
Ingredients
1 chicken, skinned and cut into 8 pieces
1 tsp lemon pepper
2 tab crushed garlic
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1Tblsp fine red chillies
Lemon juice of one lemon
1 tab. Aromat
Marinate the chicken in the above ingredients
for a few hours or best overnight.
The Sauce
100 g butter
2 tab. garlic
3 tab peri peri sauce
3 tab. nandos sauce
3 tab. mayonnaise
Method
1. Melt 100g butter or ghee in a pot.
2. Add chicken and allow to cook on low heat
until the water has evaporated.
3. Place chicken in an oven proof dish.
4. Prepare sauce by placing all the ingredients
in a pot and allowing it to boil and thicken
slightly.
5. Pour the sauce over the chicken and cover
with foil and bake @ 180 for 20 mins.
6. Remove foil and bake for a further 10 mins.
7. Serve with roti or naan bread or my families
favourite - chips.
Mrs Nasruddin was coming out of the hairdresser's when
she realized that her car keys were not in her hand bag.
She made a quick search back at the hairdresser's, but
with no joy.
Suddenly she realized that she must have left them in
the car.
Husband, Mula Nasruddin, has chastised her many times
for leaving the keys in the ignition.
Her theory was that the ignition was the best place not
to lose them .......
Her husband's theory was that the car would be stolen if
the keys were left in the ignition key slot.
Immediately, Mrs Nasruddin rushed to the parking lot and
came to a terrifying conclusion ..... Her husband's
theory was right. The parking lot was empty.
She immediately called the police, gave them her
location, description of the car, place she had parked,
etc. She equally confessed that she had left her keys in
the car, and that the car had been stolen.
Then she made the most difficult call of all, to her
husband,
"Habibi (she stammered; she always call him 'habibi' in
times like these), I left my keys in the car .... and it
has been stolen."
There was a big silence, leaving her thinking that the
call had been dropped, but then she heard his voice.
"Idiot", Mula Nasruddin shouted, "I dropped you off at
the hairdresser's!"
Now it was Mrs Nasruddin's time to be silent.
Embarrassed, and happy as well, she said, "Well, then
please come and get me."
Mula Nasruddin shouted again, "I will, as soon as I
convince this policeman, that I have not stolen your
car.
Let there be no compulsion
in religion: Truth stands
out clear from Error:
whoever rejects evil and
believes in Allah has
grasped the most trustworthy
hand-hold, that never
breaks. And Allah hears and
knows all things.
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.
EVERY TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY KIDS QURAN CLASS AFTER MAGRIB
EVERY FIRST OF MONTH SUNDAY QURAN TAFSIR CLASS BY MASQUE
IMAM
More Information contact BR TAREQ 0415958105
BURANDA MOSQUE
6 Agnes St, Woolloongabba
TAFSEER
20 November
27 Novemmber
Algester
Mosque
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
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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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