Sunday, 5 March
saw the Muslim Community come
together and hold Clean Up
Australia Day across three sites
in Brisbane and Logan City.
This organised
effort was the initiative of the
Islamic Practice & Dawah Circle
and the Islamic Council of
Queensland. It was also
supported by the Slacks Creek
Mosque, Youth Connect Queensland
and the Council of Imams
Queensland. Two officers from
the Australian Federal Police
also attended and sponsored the
soft drinks.
Mount Taylor
Reserve in Slacks Creek, Balfour
Park in Darra and Kulgun Park in
Kelvin Grove were the three
sites selected this year.
Over 50
volunteers participated across
all sites with more then 100 kg
of garbage being disposed off,
as well as many sharps,
including syringes and tattoo
needles.
Given the success
of this year's event, 2018 will
likely see a greater number of
sites an with the organizers
hoping to attract even more
participants as well as other
Muslim organisations to join in.
The College Parents’
Advisory Committee (CPAC)
of the Islamic College of
Brisbane is once again
holding its major
fundraising event – BIG
AUTUMN FETE.
The 2015 Big Winter Fete was
a tremendous success due to
hard-working volunteers and
support from both the Muslim
and non-Muslim community.
We hope this year’s fete
will be bigger and better
than ever before and all
proceeds from this event
will go towards the new
Upper Primary Playground
due for construction later
this year. To achieve this,
we would like to extend an
invitation to the wider
community to get involved by
operating a stall of your
choice, providing vital
sponsorship or donating
auction items. There are
also opportunities for
members of the wider
community to advertise their
club/group during the stage
programme.
We are especially hoping to
bring our multicultural
community together in a day
of celebration,
entertainment and an
international food fest.
Please assist by contacting
the following Fete
Co-ordinators by phone
during business hours or
by email:
PRIME Minister Malcolm
Turnbull has attacked
Pauline Hanson again for her
anti-Islamic views and
warned they could play into
the hands of extremists
trying to radicalise young
Muslims.
“I reject those sentiments
entirely,” he said.
“The fact of the matter is
that the vast majority of
Muslims in Australia are
utterly appalled by
extremism, by violent
extremism, by terrorism.”
His comments come after she
gave an explosive interview
to Nine’s A Current Affair
program last night, where
she said some Muslims wanted
to live a “good life” as
opposed to those who held
extremist views, but it was
hard to tell who they were.
“I want to actually believe
I do that there are some you
know who want a good life,
who want to live a quiet
life, but Tracy, you tell
me, You line up a number of
Muslims, who’s the good one?
Who’s not?
“Where are the Muslims who
want to speak up more? Why
aren’t we hearing from them?
How often do we ever hear
from them Very, very
rarely,” she said.
Mr Turnbull also praised
Indonesian President Joko
Widodo as one of Australia’s
key efforts in the war
against Islamic terrorism.
Mr Turnbull is in Jakarta
where he will sign an
agreement with Mr Widodo and
other Indian ocean leaders
to strengthen cooperation
afainst terrorism.
“In that war against
Islamist terrorism -
extremism - our best allies
are Muslim leaders like Joko
Widodo,” Mr Turnbull said.
“The millions and billions
of Muslims who are
thoroughly committed to
peace.”
With expansion to Sydney,
the Islamic Women's
Association of Queensland (IWAQ)
now becomes the Islamic
Women's Association of
Australia (IWAA) to reflect
its national role for its
services.
"Our current focus is to
continue to improve on the
quality of the
culturally appropriate
services we specialize in
and have successfully
been delivering to our
clients for the last 25
years," outgoing aged care
services manager, Hanan Al-Alawneh,
wrote in the
first newsletter for 2017.
"There have been so many
changes in the funding and
structure of the
aged care sector in the last
few year, Starting form the
introduction of
CDC Home Care Packages,
centralizing referral
through My Aged Care
to the latest change
Increasing Choice in Home
Care."
After
a short but eventful stay
lasting for about ten months
at the Hindustan Times,
Yusuf Omar (son of Dr Anver
and Bilkish Omar of
Brisbane) has joined CNN
International as a Senior
Social Reporter/Producer.
Omar will be working out of
the broadcaster’s London
bureau as part of the social
publishing team led by
Director Ashley Codianni.
Announcing Omar’s
appointment on March 6,
Samantha Barry, Executive
Producer of Social and
Emerging Media, said,
“Making the most of his
strong mobile storytelling
skills, Yusuf will work
primarily on CNN’s Snapchat
Discover edition, reaching
large numbers of millennials
every month. We're excited
to see how Yusuf, along with
Allison Morrow and the
entire CNN Snapchat team,
will continue to innovate on
the platform.”
In May last year, the
Indian-origin journalist was
appointed as Mobile Editor
by Hindustan Times (HT). His
stint largely revolved
around creating and training
750 mobile journalists for
the print giant. While at
HT, Omar’s innovative use of
Snapchat filters for
narrating the stories of
sexual abuse survivors was
bestowed with a special
recognition by International
Journalists’ Network.
Born in the United Kingdom,
Omar moved to HT from eNCA
in South Africa where he
made his name as a mobile
journalist reporting on
conflicts such as the Syrian
civil war. Recipient of the
Duke Media Fellowship in
2016, Omar holds a post
graduate diploma in
journalism from Rhodes
University in South Africa.
Shiekh Zainadine Johnson,
popularly known as 'The
Surfing Imam' is an
Australian Revert to Islam
since the year 2000. He
attained a diploma in
Advanced Arabic Studies at
the Al Eman Islamic
University, Yemen. He also
reached the 3rd year of a
bachelor degree in Sharia
studies in the Arabic
language along with
attaining a number of
certificates in with the
great scholars of Egypt.
Shaykh Zainadine is an
accomplished, versatile
motivated professional Da'ee
with a proven track record
in dawah and teaching. He is
well known for his
interesting and informative
lectures and television
programs.
Sheikh Zainaddine Johnson is
currently the Imam of
Sunshine Coast Masjid. He
has been traveling around
Australia to give
inspirational talks. The
Sheikh will give his first
2017 lecture in Brisbane, in
sha Allah:
Topic: Islam in The 21st
Century
Program: Lecture -30 mins
Q & A – 20 mins
Venue: Logan Masjid (
262/266 Third Ave, Kingston,
Qld)
Date: 17 March 2017 - Friday
Lecture time: 8:10pm ( Isha
prayer @ 7:50pm)
For more details: 0425 811
150
'Speed Date A Muslim' is not
a romantic or social event.
It's a meetup with a
difference, designed to
provide a safe space for
non-Muslims to meet Muslims,
ask questions and smash
racial boundaries.
'Speed Date A Muslim' is not
a romantic or social event.
It's a meetup with a
difference, designed to
provide a safe space for
non-Muslims to meet Muslims,
ask questions and smash
racial boundaries.
Since inception, these
dating events have been a
wild success, with requests
flowing in to Assafiri from
around Australia - and
abroad - requesting she
bring the speed dating team
to their region. But it was
the small town of Shepparton
that was to be Hana’s first
stop beyond Melbourne.
Assafiri tells SBS that she
has local mum and member of
the Shepparton Ethnic
Council, Betul Tuna, to
thank for the invitation.
“Betul attended a speed
dating event in Brunswick,
and stood up halfway
through,” remembers Assafiri.
“She said, 'for all your
latte-sipping, polished
approaches to race
relations, things are very
different for us in
Shepparton. Put your money
where your mouth is, and
come run this event up
there.'
“So we did.”
The SBS
Speed Date A Muslim arrives
in Shepparton, Victoria.
The singer and spiritual
seeker says he is standing
against Trump’s travel ban –
and
‘standing up for ambiguity and
poetry’
Protests about Donald
Trump’s travel ban are
taking many forms but
perhaps one of the most
unexpected is the release of
a new album by Ben Lee,
called Ben Lee Sings Songs
About Islam for the Whole
Family.
Yes, it’s a poppy, catchy
album about Allah for kids,
written by a Jewish-raised
dude from Sydney.
Lee, an Australian musician
who is based in Los Angeles,
says he is seeking to distil
the essence of Islam through
music at a time of
increasing hostility towards
Muslims.
e tells Guardian Australia
that originally the songs
were going to be part of a
multi-album project
exploring the great
religions of the world –
including Christianity,
Hinduism and Buddhism – but
the political situation in
the US prompted him to put
out the Islam-themed album
separately.
All proceeds will go to the
American Civil Liberties
Union, one of the
organisations challenging
Trump’s restriction on
travel to the US for people
from six Muslim-majority
nations.
“All of this stuff started
to happen with the travel
ban, and I thought, you know
what – now’s the moment. And
if you let these moments go
past and you don’t stand up,
then they slip away. This
album is not a hardcore
piece of activism. I’m
standing up for ambiguity
and poetry.”
Much of the mysticism of
spirituality has been left
behind, Lee argues, in what
he describes as a rush to
one of two positions:
“Either you’re a
fundamentalist who takes
every word of text
literally, or you hold a
liberal atheist view where
you believe in no God, no
grey areas.
“There is a whole other area
that I would love to hear us
talking about, which is the
psychological value of our
myths and stories.”
Lee has long been a
spiritual seeker. Raised
Jewish in Sydney’s eastern
suburbs, he moved to New
York when he was 18 and
studied with a chi kung
master, Nan Lu, at the
American Taoist Healing
Center. From there he was
introduced to Hinduism and
his guru, Sakthi Narayani
Amma.
He later married the
British-American actor Ione
Skye in a Hindu ceremony and
has written an album about
ayahuasca, the
hallucinogenic taken in
South American shamanistic
circles.
“The [Islam] project springs
from my own experiences in
these religions and the
common thread behind them …
I wanted to put out a record
that describes the common
ground we have, not the
differences,” he says.
Much of Lee’s work since his
breakout album, Awake Is the
New Sleep, has been
influenced by his spiritual
awakenings and
investigations.
“Once you’ve seen the world
through different types of
eyes, you can never go back.
I’ve looked through the eyes
of people who have
internalised these spiritual
stories and that is
channelled on to the album.”
The LP – as you’d expect of
a collection of children’s
songs – is sunny and upbeat,
a contrast to the heavy
associations people make
about Islam in many parts of
the west. A lot of people
have asked Lee about sharia
law and violence in the
Qur’an but he says it’s a
mistake to interpret any
religious text literally.
“The point of this project
is honouring these texts as
poetic works. There have
been many problems with
spirituality when it comes
to the forming of churches,
laws and cultural norms.”
Lee is not too fussed with
the cultural elements of
religion – instead he is
attracted to the stories,
the mysticism and potential
to tap into what he has
described as “hidden
energies” that run through
everything.
“As a Jewish person, I never
was drawn to the cultural
bonding. My interest is the
mysticism of each culture
and a practical application
of consciousness that each
of the religions lay out.
Even if we don’t use the
word God, there are
different places in our
psyches we can act from.
“If you look at the US
administration, it’s acting
out fear, aggression and
intolerance – there is a
decision we make about which
part of ourselves to voice.”
Ben Lee: ‘I wanted to put out
a record that describes the
common ground we have, not the
differences.’
The part we voice should be
loving and authentic, Lee
says. As to how Ben Lee
Sings Songs About Islam for
the Whole Family can change
the conversation we’re
having about Islam: “Any
contribution that our
generation makes will be
through the education of our
children. I would hope that
if I make music that parents
want to play in the car – if
we can begin these ideas in
the home – [and] look
intelligently, not
fundamentally, we begin to
hear the authentic and true
parts of Islam.”
Not everyone is a fan of the
concept and Lee has received
a fair bit of hate for the
album on his Facebook page.
He has tried to respond
“compassionately” but,
ultimately, he’s found the
best way to manage trolls is
just to delete their
comments.
More challenging, he says,
has been the attitude of
people in his own circles.
“There is a large segment of
my community where the
election result has
justified their depression
about life. They say, ‘See,
I told you – life is
unfair.’ That’s a dangerous
viewpoint. I still believe
that love is a force that
can conquer everything else
and I try not to get drawn
into a cultural depression,
which is very defeatist.
There’s no energy there.”
Lee is also dismissive of
what he calls “pink
spirituality” – a mashup of
new age and positive
thinking that says:
“‘Everything is cool –
everything will work out.’
If you look at real
mysticism, there are real
problems and you need to
engage. All I know is that
I’m not going to turn away
from my responsibility.”
SUSAN Carland has opened up
about her conversion to
Islam in a new interview,
admitting she was
“terrified” to tell her
loved ones she had become a
Muslim.
The academic and wife of The
Project host Waleed Aly
appeared on this week’s
episode of ABC show Home
Delivery, and sat down with
host Julia Zemiro for a look
back at her life.
Carland was raised
Christian, and religion was
always present in her life:
She was made to attend
Sunday school throughout her
primary school years.
But questions about her
faith started to emerge.
“When I was 17 I still had
lots of questions. I began
to wonder, am I just
following the Christian path
because that’s what I’ve
been raised in? Is there
truth or meaning elsewhere?
I decided I was going to
look,” she told Zemiro.
Islam was not her first
option.
“I was adamantly NOT
interested in Islam; I
thought it looked sexist and
outdated and barbaric. All
the stereotypes, the
standard things that many
politicians today seem to
think. But to my surprise,
it provoked my interest.”
Two years later, at the age
of 19, she became a Muslim.
In those two years, she’d
immersed herself in books
and joined a Muslim women’s
group at university to make
sure the religion was right
for her.
The next test: ‘Coming out’
about her religion to her
family and friends.
“I was terrified, absolutely
terrified about telling
people. My family — my mum
in particular. And my
friends, it was awful. I was
so worried about telling
people, because I didn’t
know how they’d react. I
assumed they would react
negatively, and most people
did,” she recalled.
“It didn’t help that I
wanted to wear the hijab
straight away. I think if I
just said, ‘I’m going to
become Muslim but still look
the same’ it would have been
much easier for people to
take.”
Carland converted to Islam
pre-9/11, and has now
watched her religion become
closely linked to global
terrorism in many people’s
perceptions. Even now,
Carland says her life would
be “so much easier” if she
wasn’t a Muslim: Time and
again, she says she comes up
against people who “cannot
believe that someone,
especially an educated
woman, would possibly choose
it for herself.”
But this hasn’t swayed her
from her religious beliefs.
“I really believe in Islam
as a religion. I really
believe it has something to
offer the world and it’s a
thing of beauty. I just want
people to see that,” she
says.
Elsewhere in the
wide-ranging interview,
which focused on Carland’s
early years growing up in
suburban Melbourne, she
revealed her first love:
actor Yahoo Serious, who she
fell for when she saw his
1988 film Y oung Einstein as
a child.
“I remember walking out of
the cinema with my mum and
dad and thinking, why are
they acting like nothing’s
changed? I’m a woman now,”
she laughed.
“I think I always liked the
oddball ... which says a lot
about Waleed!”
Steve Price says I'm A
Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
has "changed" him
Steve Price is a changed
man.
The conservative firebrand,
well-known for his temper on
the airwaves and Channel
10's The Project, was booted
off Thursday night's episode
of I'm A Celebrity Get Me
Out Of Here.
While Price didn't take home
the top prize, he says the
past 42 days in the South
African wilderness have left
a profound mark on him - and
not just because of the lack
of hot water.
During his six week sint in
the jungle, Price had a
"touching" conversation with
comedian Nazeem Hussain, who
revealed his family's fears
in the wake of the 2014
terror attack in Sydney's
Martin Place.
Speaking with Fairfax Media
just hours after his
elimination, Price said
Hussain's story opened his
eyes.
"I certainly think I have a
greater appreciation of the
pressure Muslim Australians
are under," he said. "He [Nazeem]
told me a very touching
story about his sister after
the Lindt Cafe Siege. She's
a lawyer, and called him up
and said I don't think I can
wear my hijab home on the
train.
"I think they [Muslims] are
under threat. I don't think
I ever quite understood."
Price said he has not only
come out of the show 10
kilograms lighter, but
hopefully "a little nicer"
as well. But the true test
will be when he returns to
the airwaves.
"I had to be more tolerant
and understanding of other
people's opinions," he said.
"I had to be less assertive
and bossy. And, if it's even
possible, less grumpy - but
without it being fake.
"My one message out of all
this is no matter how old
you are and how set you are
in your ways, you can
change."
Love Marriage in Kabul is a
multi-award winning
documentary that has
received recognition from
around the world.
Filmed on location in one of
the Mahboba's Promise
centres for orphaned
children in Afghanistan, the
story focuses on Mahboba
Rawi, as she attempts to
bring together two young
lovers who are forced apart
by rigid societal values and
familial restraints.
In April 2016 Love Marriage
in Kabul was awarded the
Golden Phoenix at the 34th
Fair International Film
Festival in Iran. It was the
first time that an
Australian film had been
selected.
Love Marriage in Kabul will
be aired on ABC Compass in
two parts on 11th and 18th
of March at 6:00 PM.
This publication is designed
to allow one to prepare
themselves for
someone in their near family
passing away. It features a
practical guide of what
needs to be done, fulfilling
both legal and Islamic
requirements.
Thereafter it goes through
the complete Islamic rites
of passage,
including the relevant
prayers and avoiding customs
which go against
the teachings of Islam.
Topics covered by this guide
include:
• How to perform Janazah
prayers
• Writing a will
• Who to contact when a
close relative passes away
• Other reference material
about the Islamic funeral
process
This booklet has been peer
reviewed and checked by
numerous community members
and Sheikhs. It was compiled
by the team who produced the
MSA Australia publications.
A compelling photo series
that explores the Muslim
faith in Indigenous
Australia, visually breaking
down preconceived ideas and
showing a rich and diverse
section of Australian
culture
The National Census reported
that 1,140 Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
Australians identify as
Muslim. This figure has
grown significantly in the
last 15 years, almost
doubling that of what was
recorded in 2001. While
Muslim conversion and
identification is growing in
Indigenous communities,
there is already a long
standing history with Islam.
Dating as far back as the
early 1700s, influences came
from Asian neighbours who
worked, traded and
socialised with First
Nations’ people; Afghan and
Indian cameleers in Central
Australia, Malay pearl
divers in the Torres Strait
and Cape York Peninsula, and
Indonesian fisherman in the
Top End.
More recently, Indigenous
people have become drawn to
Islam independently,
interested in its guiding
principles, spiritual
beliefs and the cultural
parallels between the faith
and traditional Aboriginal
culture. However, each
journey is as diverse as the
people themselves.
In an 2012 interview boxing
great, Anthony Mundine was
asked about the portrayal of
him in the media, to which
he replied, “I’m three
things that you shouldn’t be
in this society, and that’s
Muslim, Aboriginal and
outspoken.”
Reflecting on Mundine’s
powerful words and the
preconceptions of minority
groups, we consider national
identity. NITV would like to
thank the participants,
those who are who are
dedicated to their faith and
simultaneously committed to
keeping culture strong, for
inviting us into their homes
and sharing their stories
with us.
Anthony, a Bundjalung/Wiradjuri
man, often socialised with
Muslim friends, but became
particularly drawn to Islam
after reading the works of
African-American leader and
black rights’ campaigner, Malcom
X.
With 11 February declared
the international day for
women in science, its a
chance to celebrate the
contributions of Muslim
scientists.
Prophet Muhammed (peace be
upon him) has said: “Seeking
knowledge is a mandate for
every Muslim (male and
female).”
These women have embodied
this and shown the world
what it means to be an
active achiever and mover of
the world in which we live.
CCN brings you one of these
scientists each week from
different parts of the
world.
Malaysia: Professor Khatijah
Mohammad Yousoff
After receiving her
early education in
Penang, Malaysia,
she won a Colombo
Plan Scholarship to
La Trobe University,
Australia for
Tertiary Education,
where she graduated
with a degree in
Microbiology. Her
current research is
on the development
of therapeutic and
diagnostic reagents
from NDV (Newcastle
Disease Virus), a
contagious and fatal
viral disease
affecting most
species of birds.
She is a strong
believer in the need
to translate science
into tangible
benefits for people
around the world.
She enjoys teaching
students and,
through the interest
she instills in
them, many of her
undergraduate
students have
continued their
studies to the
postgraduate level
and have themselves
become academics.
She was accorded
UNESCO’s Carlos
Finlay Prize for
microbiology in
2005, the second
Asian scientist to
receive such an
honour. She was
earlier honoured by
the Houghton Trust
to deliver the 3rd
Houghton Lecture at
the XIIth World
Veterinary Poultry
Association (WVPA)
Congress in 2002 for
her contributions to
the poultry
industry, the first
Asian scientist to
be bestowed such an
honour. In 2008, she
received the
Distinguished Alumni
Award from her alma
mater, La Trobe
University, the
ninth person to
receive this honour
from over its
120,000 alumni.
We can all agree that 2016
was a tough year, but these
Muslim men made it a little
bit better. We compiled a
list of the individuals that
inspired us this year.
Mehdi Hasan
Mostly known for presenting
Al Jazeera English, Mehdi
Hasan is a British political
journalist, broadcaster and
author. He is the political
editor of the UK version of
the Huffington Post and he
co-wrote Ed Miliband’s
biography. This year, Mehdi
has helped tackle the
xenophobic narrative during
the American elections,
where Muslims were targeted
for their faith.
Introducing
The Green
Muslims – Why
Halal Is Not
Enough
Halal food and
cosmetics are
making headlines
around the
globe, as brands
are tapping into
the Muslim
market with
their halal-certified
products.
However, an
interesting
shift is
happening
amongst young
Muslims that
brand managers
and marketers
need to be aware
of: a new wave
of green Muslims
are shaping up,
and what’s most
peculiar, is
that they’re
hailing from the
West.
More and more
millennial
Muslims are
placing emphasis
on tayyab,
wanting to make
sure that the
entire
production
products of
goods consumed
are aligned with
their Islamic
values. Tayyab,
meaning to be
wholesome and
pure, is deeply
rooted in
Islamic
philosophy and
principles.
While being
halal makes sure
that things are
manufactured or
slaughtered in a
permissible way,
tayyab sees that
what we consume
is backed up by
an ethical
supply chain.
While the older
generation of
Muslims
emphasise on
halal over
tayyab, young
Muslims need
more.
With hijabi
models taking
over the NYFW
runways, brands
have some what
understood the
opportunities,
but many still
lack clear
messaging,
positioning, and
stories that
touch the heart
of these modern
consumers.
Millennial
Muslims wish
that rather than
seeing this as
an opportunity
for commercial
exploitation,
brands would
take their
concerns
seriously:
business must
make the world a
better place.
Today’s Muslim
consumer is
increasingly
more aware of
brands engaging
in a holistic
and socially
conscious
approach to
business, and
they believe
that these
values belong to
everyone – not
just Muslims
alone.
Not In My
Food. Not on My
Face. Not On My
Body.
One of the
unique
attributes of
this consumer
group is that
they are no
longer bound to
traditions and
cultures of
their
forefathers.
These tech-savvy
young Muslims
are breaking the
mold and created
a new culture,
which unites
Muslims from all
corners of the
world, acting
upon their
belief that
faith and
modernity walk
hand-in-hand.
Many are turning
back to the
basic values of
Islam and
leading a life
that is more
conscious about
the environment,
and ethical
consumption is a
huge aspect.
This new change
of consciousness
has shaped
millennial
Muslims of the
diaspora
communities to
creative and
strong
entrepreneurs,
which on the
other hand has
created a demand
for food and
other consumer
products and
services that
don’t only
remain halal,
but are healthy,
sustainable,
wholesome, and
socially aware.
What makes a
green Muslim
unique is that
their
eco-friendly
lifestyle is
driven by faith.
MVSLIM
The Five Ways
Donald Trump Is
Wrong About
Islam The White
House’s approach
to the world’s
second largest
religion isn’t
just bigoted –
it’s a strategic
disaster. BY
STEPHEN M. WALT
As a public
service,
therefore, I
offer the Top
Five Reasons
Steve Bannon is
Dead Wrong About
the “Islamic
Threat.”
3: Terrorism
Is Just Not That
Big a Threat.
Really. We
live in a world
where lots of
bad things can
happen. You
might get into a
car accident.
You could get
cancer. You
could mishandle
a power tool and
injure yourself
severely. You
may fall off a
ladder, slip in
a bathtub, or be
in the wrong
place at the
wrong time and
end up stopping
a stray bullet.
Or maybe, just
maybe, you might
find yourself
imperiled by a
radical Islamic
extremist.
You wouldn’t
know it if you
listened to
Trump, to CNN,
to Fox News, or
to most of our
politicians, but
that last danger
is miniscule.
Not zero, but
really, really
small. We’ve
been obsessed
with terrorism
ever since 9/11
but the reality
is that the risk
it poses is way,
way, way down
the list of
possible harms
that might
befall us.
For example,
based on the
evidence since
9/11 (and
including that
attack), the
likelihood an
American will be
killed by a
terrorist is
less than 1 in 3
million per
year, and the
lifetime risk is
about 1 in
45,000. That’s
pretty damn good
odds: You are
much more likely
to die from
being struck by
lightning,
falling out of
bed, a heat
wave, or
accidentally
choking on food.
But don’t expect
Trump, Bannon,
Flynn, Gorka,
Gaffney, or any
of the
well-compensated
“terrorism
experts” to
highlight this
fact, because
their
livelihoods and
their ability to
seize more and
more power
depends on
keeping you
very, very
scared. And
don’t expect the
media to
downplay the
danger either,
because hyping
terrorism
whenever it does
occur is a good
way to get your
eyeballs glued
to the screen.
(Among other
things, this is
why Trump’s
recent
statements
suggesting
terrorism was
being
“underreported”
are so absurd.)
In some ways, in
fact, terrorism
remains the
perfect
bogeyman. It’s
easy to hype the
threat, and to
convince people
to worry about
random dangers
over which they
have little or
no control.
Unscrupulous
politicians have
long understood
that you can get
a lot of leeway
when the people
are scared and
craving
protection, and
it’s pretty
clear that Trump
and Bannon see
this tactic as
the ideal way to
retain public
support (and to
consolidate more
presidential
power), and the
specter of
terrorism serves
well because it
scares people
but isn’t
actually an
existential
threat that
might require a
serious,
sensible,
strategic, and
well-thought
response. For
would-be
authoritarians,
“terrorism” is a
gift that just
keeps giving.
Don’t get me
wrong: I’m not
saying the
danger is zero
or that sensible
precautionary
measures should
not be taken.
But to believe
that ragtag
radicals like al
Qaeda or the
Islamic State
constitute a
threat on a par
with Nazi
Germany, the
Soviet Union, or
some of the
serious
opponents the
United States
has faced in the
past is silly.
Frankly, it
makes me
question the
guts,
steadiness, and
judgment of some
of our present
leaders, if they
are so easily
spooked by such
weak
adversaries.
Let’s hope these
fraidy-cats
never have to
deal with a
truly formidable
foe.
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“Clash of
Civilizations”
Is a
Self-Fulfilling
Prophecy.
The Model
Halima Aden
Thinks Trump
Should Open His
Heart to Muslim
Neighbors "You're going
to be amazed by
the things that
you can learn."
Halima Aden, who
made headlines
for being the
first hijab-wearing
Muslim to
compete in a
Miss USA
pageant, and
afterward, the
first one to
model in major
fashion shows,
doesn't like to
be categorized.
She's not just a
Somali-American,
a Muslim, a
refugee, an
immigrant, or a
citizen of the
U.S. — she's
Halima. But
she's more than
happy to be a
positive role
model and voice
for her
community in a
time she
considers to be
fraught with
negativity.
Cosmopolitan.com
caught up with
her at the Miss
Universe
headquarters in
NYC to find out
more about her
reaction to her
rise to fame,
her haters, and
even her message
to President
Trump.
Your path to
the Miss
Minnesota
pageant wasn't
intentional —
you signed up on
a whim. Walk me
through your
decision to
compete and how
you've gotten
where you are
today.
I was just
researching
different things
that I could try
out. I'm a very
spontaneous
person — I like
trying different
things. I
stumbled upon
the Miss
Universe
organization
[and thought],
Here's a company
that's been
celebrating
diversity of
beauty for over
65 years. I
wonder if I
could join.
I heard that
you were
appointed
Homecoming Queen
at your high
school and the
positive,
uplifting
response to that
also spurred on
your decision.
Homecoming is
such a small
thing, but I saw
how it brought
my community
together and my
school together.
We made our own
little history
when they
nominated me —
the first Muslim
homecoming
queen. [So after
that] I just
figured you
could touch
people in
different ways.
What went
through your
mind when you
saw all the
headlines you
made for
competing in
your hijab?
I still can't
believe all
that's been
happening. For a
really long time
I felt like
there was a lot
of negativity
surrounding
Muslims,
especially in
the media. So I
was just super
proud that they
were finally
pushing this
really positive
story. I'm a
Muslim and I'm
proud of my
faith, so that
was something
that was really
fun for me.
It’s Time
Muslims Become The Teachers Of
Humanity Again
OnePath Network
In this latest
episode of Living Muslim,
Mohamed Hoblos talks about the
state of the world, and the
solution to the global issues
humanity is facing today.
Dastyari
on Sunrise
Channel 7
"Showing up on
live TV with a Halal Snack Pack
(and what I really think of
Hanson for good measure)," Sam
Dastyar1
The Bolt
Report
Sky News
The real problem
is not Islam, it's the political
class who are so weak in
defending our culture.
Muslim
friendly airports in Japan
The ABC
Drum
"I'm more
concerned about the rise of
the white nationalist
far-right." Van Badham's
sick of the scapegoating of
the Muslim community #TheDrum
Linda
Sarsour and the Women's
March movement
Mohammed
Amer on his debut on network
television The Late Show with
Stephen Colbert
"Hey
Pauline.
I hear you
are spending the week in
Western Australia,
so I
vetted your candidates for
you." Senator Sam Dastyari
The
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to Tackle International Conflict
Conflict Kitchen aims to engage
and educate while you eat.
Why is the
Muslim fashion industry
booming? CNN
Shelina
Janmohamed, Vice-President of
Ogilvy Noor, and model Mariah
Idrissi talk to Christiane
Amanpour about the boom in
modest clothing lines.
The
Powerful Du'a of Prophet
Musa IslamInFocus
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More Indigenous
Australians are
converting to
Islam. But it is
more than a
political
gesture. Unknown
to many is the
long history
between
Aboriginal
people and
Islamic culture
and religion.
Comment:
Indigenous Australia's long
history with Islam
Peta
Stephenson is the author of
Islam Dreaming. This article
was originally published on
14 December 2011, by The
Conversation.
Muslim conversion is growing
in Indigenous communities.
In the 2001 national census,
641 Indigenous people
identified as Muslim. By the
2006 census the number had
climbed by more than 60% to
1014 people.
This rise in conversions
among Indigenous Australians
may seem to be a political
gesture. But unknown to many
is the long history between
Aboriginal people and
Islamic culture and
religion.
A
culture in common
My research
has found a broad spectrum
of Indigenous identification
with Islam. It ranges from
those who have Afghan and
Malay Muslim ancestors, but
are not practising Muslims,
to those who have no Muslim
ancestors, but are strict
adherents of the faith.
The Indigenous Muslims I met
perceive a neat cultural fit
between their traditional
Indigenous beliefs and the
teachings of Islam. Many
hold that in embracing Islam
they are simultaneously
going back to their
Indigenous roots.
They find cultural parallels
in the shared practices of
male circumcision, arranged
marriages, polygyny (a form
of marriage in which a man
has more than one wife), and
the fact that men are
usually older than their
wives in both Islamic and
traditional Indigenous
societies.
Interviewee Alinta, for
example, finds "Islam
connects with [her]
Aboriginality" because of a
shared emphasis on gendered
roles and spheres of
influence. "In Islam, men
have a clear role and women
have a clear role, and with
Aboriginal people, that’s
how it was too".
Others commented on the
similar attitudes that
Muslims and Indigenous
people have towards the
environment. According to
another interviewee, Nazra,
"in the Qur'an it tells you
very clearly don't waste
what is not needed … and the
Aboriginal community is the
same. Water and food are so
precious you only take what
you need".
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Community Correspondents to join our 2017 team!
There are over 2 million people living in Brisbane
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The
Nike ad that's pushing boundaries for women
in the Middle East
JEDDAH: The Nike Pro
Hijab may have been more than a year in
the making, but its impetus can be
traced much further back to an ongoing
cultural shift that has seen more Muslim
women than ever embracing sport.
The movement first raised the
international consciousness when a
hijabi runner took the field at the 2012
London Olympics.
Nike on Tuesday launched their new Pro
Hijab women-empowering initiative to
further support Muslim women.
“Nike’s mission is to bring inspiration
and innovation to all athletes,” said
Megan Saalfeld, Global Nike spokeswoman.
“And we’re thrilled that Nike can
deliver a product innovation that female
athletes in the region told us they
wanted and needed.”
There is a growing demand for modest
wear in the global market. Recently,
Debenhams partnered with the world’s
leading modest-wear clothing brand Aab
for a new fashion range.
The New York fashion week 2017 witnessed
a strong presence of modest wear as
well. In just two seasons, Indonesian
Muslim designer Anniesa Hasibuan has
made the hijab her trademark — and
dazzled New York fashion week’s catwalk
by styling it with flowing, iridescent
gowns fit.
Saalfeld, a 13-year Nike employee, told
Arab News that Nike is inspired by the
unique beauty and culture of the region,
and have hosted several of their design
team members in Dubai over the past year
to learn more about the Middle East.
Manal Rostom,
runner, triathlete, mountain
climber and sporting pioneer in
the Middle East sports Nike's
hijab headgear
“Our designers met with
people from all areas of the Dubai and
GCC community,” Saalfeld said. “From
athletes to local historians, writers to
artists these sessions allow our teams
to learn more about the region, what
athletes here want and need to perform
better, and allow them to take this
inspiration back to Oregon,” she added.
Muslim consumer spending on clothing is
estimated at $243 billion in 2015,
according to the State of Global Islamic
Economy’s report. The revenues from
modest fashion clothing purchased by
Muslim women have been estimated at $44
billion in 2015. Muslim spending on
clothing is expected to reach $368
billion by 2021.
However, these figures were not the
reason that prompted Nike’s initiative.
“This wasn’t part of the design
process,” Saalfeld said.
According to Saalfeld, Amna Al-Haddad, a
weightlifter from the United Arab
Emirates, visited the Nike World
Headquarters in Oregon in January 2016.
She met with designers and the team in
Nike Sport Research Lab. When she told
the team that she only had one hijab for
competition and would like something
that was more specific for sport, the
team responded.
“We’re in a place where we can bring
Nike’s first performance hijab to select
athletes in this region, with plans to
have it commercially available in early
2018 to athletes around the world,”
Saalfeld added.
Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan
Al-Saud, vice president of Women’s
Affairs of the General Authority of
Sports, told Arab News that she is
pleased to see that a global company
like Nike sees the value in supporting
the women of the Muslim community as
this shows that sports truly can be
inclusive.
“This is a game changer that opens up so
many doors for girls in the region and
around the world,” Al-Saud said.
Manal Rostom, Nike Run Club Coach, told
Arab News the Nike Pro Hijab empowers
her.
“As an athlete, you look up to role
models who are endorsed by Nike and
other big sports brands, and to have one
of those brands support me as an Arab
hijabi athlete, it empowers me to reach
even greater heights, to run longer
distances, because I have that support
on me and behind me,” Rostom said.
Rostom said the sports hijab is a gift
for women struggling whether to embrace
hijab or not.
“This is the perfect gift and it goes
beyond being a new product that Nike is
selling – it’s going to empower all
women to embrace hijab and embrace who
they are,” she said.
Zahra Lari, an Emirati ice-skater, told
Arab News that people might think or
tell hijabi athletes that they cannot do
certain things, “but I’m going to show
them you (athletes) absolutely can,” she
said. “I am covered, I am Muslim, I am
from a desert country and I’m doing a
winter sport. It’s fine to do what you
love. My family is behind me, my country
is behind me — and there’s no reason why
I can’t achieve what I want to achieve.”
Defying tradition, Muslim
women being trained to become qazis
MUMBAI: Amid growing
demand for more representation for
women, a city-based Indian Muslim
women's rights organisation is
training women to be qazis, or
judges, a role traditionally
reserved for men.
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan
(BMMA) is training its first intake
of 30 women in Quranic law,
constitutional law and gender
rights. The first trained batch is
expected to come out in the month of
April, this year.
They had joined the year-long
programme (female qazi) last year,
BMMA co-founder said.
The Indian constitution allows
Muslims, the country's biggest
religious minority, to regulate
matters such as marriage, divorce
and inheritance through their own
civil code.
The qazi, usually a hereditary
title, plays an important role by
solemnising marriage and finalising
divorce and settlements.
"Traditionally, qazis have all been
men, and their judgment has never
been questioned, even if many are
unfair to women," said Khatun Aapa,
a trainee at BMMA said.
"We study what exactly the Holy
Quran says about woman in Islam.
About the women's rights and
duties," Aapa said.
The women being trained to be
Islamic judges are largely community
workers and activists from states
including Maharashtra, Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and
Bihar.
Guy who took in 24
refugees posts viral message about his
'disappointing' experience.
GERMANY: Unless you've
been living under a rock, you know by
now that there is an ongoing refugee
crisis with thousands upon thousands of
people fleeing a collapsing Syria (and
Libya and Iraq and other regions) to any
country that will admit them.
This has become
particularly divisive in certain
European countries with a perfect storm
of Islamophobia and proximity to the
problem.
Lots of people are
campaigning against admitting refugees,
while others are literally opening their
doors to them.
One such German Samaritan
was Dirk Voltz, who had 24 Syrian guests
stay with him and his partner, Mario.
He wrote a post about the
experience that has gone viral:
In bad times, one
should consider their own balance
sheet. Mine looks like this: Since
July my partner and I have hosted
approximately 24 people from Syria,
Afghanistan, and Iraq in our place
in Berlin.
Our knives are still
in the kitchen, precisely where I
left them on the board. Before our
guests from Syria and Iraq arrived.
We never needed a key for our
bedroom, except for one time a dear
guest from Afghanistan needed it to
play with our cats. Our four fat,
old cats had as much fun as the
young man.But back to the knives:
All that was stabbed with them in
the weeks we hosted refugees in our
home were onions, garlic and a
looooot of meat. Mario and I are
still alive. Perhaps, even more
intensively than before.
Whether we´ll ever
return to a “normal,” we do not
know. How can I care about the
luxury chatter from yesterday?
Really, what the hell is happening
here? No Muslim who was there wanted
to kill us in our sleep. No one
insulted us because we are two men
and share one bed. No one, by any
means, said they prefer Sharia law
over German Law. We did not meet one
person who did not regret leaving
their home.
The only bad
experience I can recall is that our
new friends used a lot sugar and
salt. So we bought it at the market
and that was that. Where is this
Islamization that people in Germany
have been so worried about past
weeks?
Maybe its stuck on
the Balkan route somewhere. It’s
there if you ask the so called
“concerned citizens” of Germany…
definitely. If not by now, then
2016, 2017, 2018… The real
disappointment that happened to us
came in the form of ordinary text
messages, death threats on the
street, or insulting letters at the
front door. Or simply by school
friends, that rather cry and quote
the AfD [Germany’s right-wing
political party].
In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young
people meet—sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle,
restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair and
are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest
roiling their city. When it explodes, turning familiar
streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts,
they begin to hear whispers about doors—doors that can whisk
people far away, if perilously and for a price. As the
violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide that they no
longer have a choice. Leaving their homeland and their old
lives behind, they find a door and step through.
Exit West follows these characters as they emerge into an
alien and uncertain future, struggling to hold on to each
other, to their past, to the very sense of who they are.
Profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive, it tells an
unforgettable story of love, loyalty, and courage that is
both completely of our time and for all time.
About Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin
Hamid is a Pakistani author best known for his novels
Moth Smoke (2000), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007),
and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013).His
fiction has been translated into over 30 languages,
shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, featured on
bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema. His short
stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, and the
Paris Review, and his essays in the Guardian, the New
York Times, and the New York Review of Books. Born in
1971, he has lived about half his life, on and off, in
Lahore. He also spent part of his early childhood in
California, attended Princeton and Harvard, and worked
for a decade as a management consultant in New York and
London, mostly part-time.
WHY DO
SCONES TURN OUT FLAT & HEAVY?
The more you handle the dough, the tougher they
will be. Work quickly to just bring the dough
together.
WHY DO THE BOTTOM OF SCONES BURN?
Brush off any excess flour after cutting out
scones. Residual flour is inclined to burn.
HOW TO GET RID OF THAT BAKING POWDER TASTE IN
SCONES?
Buttermilk helps neutralize that 'tart' taste &
gives scones a lighter texture.
WHICH SHELF IN THE OVEN SHOULD I USE?
Bake scones one shelf above middle in a hot oven
220.
Golden Rule:
Cold in the making & hot in the baking.
CAN SCONES BE FROZEN?
Yes, to be defrosted when needed, but freshly
baked is best.
Raw scones must be well covered & frozen, to be
baked when required.
WHY ARE SCONES DRY & THE CRUST SO DARK?
They have been over baked, should not be baked
for more than 15 minutes.
If your oven overheats, lower by 10 degrees.
WHY DO SCONES NOT RISE AS EXPECTED ?
When brushing beaten egg on raw scones, take
great care to brush tops only & NOT allow any
egg to drip on sides, this inhibits rising.
SECRET TO WELL RISEN SCONES.
Pat or lightly roll dough to 3cm thickness, not
any thinner...
This is the secret of well risen scones.
SCONES
Ingredients
4 cups sifted flour
ľ cups sugar
Pinch salt
8 tsp level baking powder
2eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
125g butter grated and kept cold
1˝ cups buttermilk (can use plain yoghurt too
but buttermilk is much better)
Method
1. Place flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
2. Rub in the butter with a cold knife to
resemble breadcrumbs.
3. Whisk buttermilk, essence and eggs and add to
the flour mixture,( reserving just a little to
brush over the scones) to make a soft sticky
dough.
4. Working with floured hands and floured
workbench, pat dough to about 5cm thick and cut
with small round cutter, dip the cutter in flour
so it will not stick to the dough, brush tops
with egg mix.
5. Bake in pre-heated hot oven at 180deg for
10min.
6. Serve with a dollop of fresh cream, trickle
of honey or jam & a steaming cuppa
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Welcome
to my weekly column
on Self-Care and
Clarity of Mind.
If you’re taking
time out to read
this, pat yourself
on the back because
you have shown
commitment to taking
care of your mind
and body.
Today’s topic is one
of great relevance
to the times we live
in. It is probably
the most frequently
felt emotion on this
planet, from a young
child to the
elderly, from
homemakers to
company executives,
from those observing
hijaab or full beard
to those who do
not...no one is
immuned from this
emotion.
ANGER.
Reflect on what made
you angry recently.
More importantly,
why did it make you
angry?
Was it a family
member? A friend?
Colleague? Was it at
work? At school or
college? At the
mosque? In public
transport? On the
news channel? In
traffic?
What happened and
what triggered that
anger?
In earlier weeks we
delved on thoughts
forming as result of
triggers from past
memories and images
that are stored in
the subconscious
mind. Today, we
shall explore the
definition of anger
and the strategies
to recognise it and
control it.
Anger is an emotion
which is triggered
by memories of pain
that is stored in
the subconscious
mind. The pain could
be physical or
emotional and it
could be in the form
of fear or
insecurity.
There are two types
of anger -
Momentary Anger and
Destructive Anger.
Momentary Anger
occurs in the moment
and subsides after a
few minutes, for
example, if you find
that someone has
spilled a drink on
your freshly-cleaned
carpet, you may feel
anger in the moment.
Once the carpet is
cleaned again, your
anger subsides and
you feel better.
Destructive Anger,
however, is
dangerous to you and
those around you. It
is destructive to
your health and
wellbeing.
Destructive Anger
displays itself
through you in the
following ways:
•
It is repetitive
- your words and
actions hurt you
and others
repetitively as
though in a
habitual
pattern.
• It is when you
lash out at the
same person or
people again and
again like a
toxic ritual.
• It is when you
bring up past
grudges to use
in your present
state of anger.
• It is when you
want to be right
and prove that
the other person
is wrong.
• It is when you
act out of
spite, making
someone else
feel bad on
purpose.
• It is when
your anger feeds
on itself,
getting worse
and worse every
passing moment.
Destructive Anger
destroys
relationships. It
disconnects you from
your inner voice
which is pure. It
disconnects you from
your inner peace. It
fuels negative
thoughts about self
and others. It
creates barriers in
the home and within
the Ummah.
If you can relate to
any of the signs of
Destructive Anger,
even if it is only
one of them, it
means you are
suppressing a
painful experience
and you need to heal
from it. It means
that you need to
find a safe,
trusting outlet and
find help to address
this painful
experience.
Personally, I lived
with Destructive
Anger for nearly 36
years until I
realised I was
suppressing immense
pain and expressing
Destructive Anger
daily in my life.
ALLAH has given us
the gift of FREE
WILL to acknowledge
and take heed of HIS
SIGNS.
Anger is a sign of
suppressed, unhealed
pain. You can heal
from it. I did. It
does not mean that
we can eradicate
anger completely
from our lives. But
we can choose not to
let anger control
us. Instead, we can
choose to control
it. We can choose to
overcome triggers
that cause unhealed,
painful memories to
resurface and
provoke reactions
from us. We can
overcome these
triggers and choose
an appropriate
response that
empowers us.
How do you
overcome anger at
the exact moment
that you feel it?
Use the S-T-O-P
method as follows:
S - Stop everything
you are doing.
T - Take long, deep
breaths, bringing
your awareness only
to the deep
breathing.
O - Observe your
body and relax it.
If you are walking,
stand. If you are
standing, sit. If
you are sitting, lie
down. Relaxing your
body will normalise
the heart rate.
P - Pray. Start
making dhikr and
duaa.
When you practise
the S-T-O-P
method regularly,
you will start to
become aware of
triggers. Reacting
to triggers makes
you lose control.
Responding to
triggers empowers
you. Choose to
respond, not react.
Next week, In Shaa
Allah, we will
explore the
importance of True
Forgiveness and
strategies to
develop a Daily
Forgiveness
Practice. If you
wish to know about a
specific topic with
regards to Self-Care
and Clarity of Mind,
please email me on
info@healingwordstherapy.com.
If you wish to have
a FREE one hour
telephone session of
Healing Words
Therapy, contact me
on 0451977786
Reinvigorate your
routine with cross training and tap into a
smarter approach for your body and mind.
Cross training is an
approach which incorporates a variety of
activities to enhance a specific skill set.
So if you’re
training for Creswalk for example, apart from
your running sessions during training, you would
include strength / weight training and active
recovery sessions such as yoga to enhance the
functionality of your movement as you run –
ensuring you don’t ‘burn out’ on race day ..
Cross training also adds variety that will ward
off boredom and keep your body guessing during
workouts, making you feel fitter and stronger.
Mula Nasruddin, found himself sitting on a bench in a
park next to a homeless man.
Mula Nasruddin asked him how he ended up like this.
He said, "Until last week, I still had everything. I had
a roof over my head, security, a cook, my clothes were
washed and pressed, I had TV, the internet, I went to
the gym, the pool, the library. I had medical and dental
care and was even studying for a degree."
Mula Nasruddin
asked, "So what happened to you, man? Drugs? Alcohol?
Divorce? Bankruptcy?"
"Oh no, nothing like that,” he said. "No, I was released
from prison early ... the buggers let me out on parole.”
“They ask you concerning
wine and gambling. Say: “In
them is great sin, and some
profit, for men; but the sin
is greater than the profit.”
They ask you how much they
are to spend; say: “What is
beyond your needs.” Thus
Allah makes clear to you His
Signs: in order that you may
consider. ”
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.
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
MONTHLY COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH
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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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Births, Marriages,
New Migrants and
Condolences
After
a short but eventful stay
lasting for about ten months
at the Hindustan Times,
Yusuf Omar (son of Dr Anver
and Bilkish Omar of
Brisbane) has joined CNN
International as a Senior
Social Reporter/Producer.
Omar will be working out of
the broadcaster’s London
bureau as part of the social
publishing team led by
Director Ashley Codianni.
The
Nike ad that's pushing boundaries for women
in the Middle East
Mohsin
Hamid is a Pakistani author best known for his novels
Moth Smoke (2000), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007),
and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013).His
fiction has been translated into over 30 languages,
shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, featured on
bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema. His short
stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, and the
Paris Review, and his essays in the Guardian, the New
York Times, and the New York Review of Books. Born in
1971, he has lived about half his life, on and off, in
Lahore. He also spent part of his early childhood in
California, attended Princeton and Harvard, and worked
for a decade as a management consultant in New York and
London, mostly part-time.
Welcome
to my weekly column
on Self-Care and
Clarity of Mind.
If you’re taking
time out to read
this, pat yourself
on the back because
you have shown
commitment to taking
care of your mind
and body. 
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August 2011