The Reporting Islam Project,
which was initiated to
provide resources and best
practice guidelines to
journalists reporting on
issues related to Muslims
and Islam, convened its
first meeting for 2017 with
the Research Team and the
Expert Advisory Panel
appointed to provide
independent advice to the
project.
The Griffith
University-based project is
into its third year of
funding from the QPS, and
has a
website, app and
handbook to support its
nationwide training
workshops at which over 300
journalists, editors and
students have participated
thus far.
Expert Advisory Panel
Professor Mohamad Abdalla, Centre for Islamic Thought and Education
Marc Bryant, Hunter Institute of Mental Health
Michael Rose, Australian Press Council
Tasneem Chopra, Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights
Dr Mustafa Ally, OAM, Editor Crescents Community News (CCN)
Jonathan Holmes, former ABC Media Watch host
Bryce Johns, Australian Regional Media
Professor Lawrence Pintak, Washington State University
Professor Matthew Ricketson, Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia
Paul Roberts, Fairfax Media
Associate Professor Verica Rupar, AUT University Auckland
Glenn Stanaway, News Corp Australia
Rochelle Zurnamer, Australian Communication and Media Authority
"Alhamdulillah after two
weeks of non-stop
assessments, implementation,
and monitoring of MAA's
orphan aid, education,
emergency relief, and water
and sanitation projects for
Syrian Refugees in Turkey,
and Somalia, it's time to
head home, inshaAllah,
Riyaad Ally wrote on the MAA
Facebook Page.
"A huge JazakAllah Kheir to
the entire team; Mufti
Zeeyad Ravat, Bahodur
Ibrahim Umarov, Ahsan
Ebrahimi, Muhammad Redzuan
Ŕâă, and Fizar Zainal for
taking time away from their
families to help those less
fortunate. May Allah reward
them for all their efforts."
"Also another massive
JazakAllah Kheir to all of
our families for holding
down the fort whilst we've
been away!" he wrote.
"It's a huge blessing to be
part of an amazing
organisation and team who
are making a real impact in
the lives of those in need."
The Muslim Aid Team was in
Somalia to
implement the emergency
distribution as part of
their East Africa Famine
Appeal.
They have joined forces with
several NGO's and groups
across Australia to respond
to this crisis.
If you'd like to help
provide essential food
supplies to the desperate
families in Somalia, visit
www.muslimaid.org.au.
From 8 to 10 April, the
Islamic Practice & Dawah
Circle (IPDC) held its
annual Youth Learning Camp /
Spiritual Retreat.
This year the event was
hosted by IPDC Queensland,
at the Slacks Creek Mosque.
Participants included youth
from IPDC’s divisions in
Queensland, New South Wales,
Victoria and Western
Australia. A total of around
70 youths attended the
event.
There were various lectures
and workshops aimed, which
included teaching the youth
how to deliver an effective
presentation. A presentation
was made by the Queensland
Police Services, explaining
how the youth can join the
police forces.
The three day learning camp
also included a number of
competitions. These included
Debating, Kuthbah, Project
Presentation, as well as a
Group Quiz Competition. The
Winners and Runners Up were
given various prizes
including Islamic Books and
technology accessories.
On the first day of the
event the youth played
soccer with Youth Connect
Queensland at their new home
ground of Oates Park in
Woodridge. Day 2 included
the finals of the debate
competition. The Senior
Division was won by the Team
from NSW, while the
Victorian Team won the
Junior Division.
On the last day of the camp,
the youth travelled to the
Gold Coast, led by IPDC
Queensland’s Imam Akram
Buksh and Ustaad Abdul Samim
Khan. The youth took part in
various activities by the
beach, including tug of war.
The camp was considered a
success and was thoroughly
enjoyed by all the youth, as
well as the adults involved
in organising it.
Hitting cinemas across
Britain, "Finding Fatimah"
is the
side-splitting-not-so-typical
romantic comedy produced by
British Muslim TV featuring
one man's search for love
while dealing with the
demons of his past.
Too often the narrative of
Islam in the media is
negative, depressing or even
dangerous - #FindingFatimah
is the first feature film
from a Muslim-led production
house to be taken up by
cinemas across the country
that seeks to showcase
positive, uplifting and
entertaining narratives
around British Muslims,
celebrating the rich
diversity our communities
have to offer.
Finding Fatimah is a tale of
one man’s struggle to find
love against the odds.
All young Muslim Shahid
(Danny Ashok) wants is to
find a life partner but,
after five years of trying,
he is still struggling to
find ‘The One’. The aspiring
stand-up comedian is about
to hit 30, and his printer
business is grinding to a
halt, but there's something
else that is rendering him
well and truly
UN-dateable... he’s
divorced.
And now his ‘divorced tag’
is all people see.
Using an online match-making
site, Shahid sees no option
but to select ‘never
married’ on his profile, and
when he falls for the bold
and beautiful Dr Fatimah
(Asmara Gabrielle), he must
decide when and how to break
the news.
Funny and heart-warming,
Finding Fatimah is a
hilarious look at the modern
British Muslim dating scene.
A single verse in the Koran is
at the centre of an angry debate
about a video produced by a
group of Muslim women in Sydney.
The women from radical Islamic
group Hizb ut-Tahrir claim that
Muslim men are allowed to hit
their wives, but not to cause
harm or pain.
Transcript
ATIKA LATIFI, HIZB UT-TAHRIR:
He is permitted, not obliged
here or not encouraged, but
he's permitted to hit her.
TRACY BOWDEN, REPORTER: At a
recent gathering in Sydney's
western suburbs, two women
are explaining what the
Koran says about the three
measures to deal with
wayward wives. A third
option is hitting, as Reem
Allouche and Atika Latifi
demonstrate.
ATIKA LATIFI: Yeah.
Actually, I've got a sivaak,
you know, because I wanted
to show, like, what a sivaak
is. You know, it's a stick.
It's a small stick, you
know, used for cleaning the
tea.
REEM ALLOUCHE, HIZB
UT-TAHRIR: May I have the
honour?
ATIKA LATIFI: Of course,
yes. And, you know, Shafi'i
jurist, he said, a coiled
scarf.
REEM ALLOUCHE: A coiled
scarf?
ATIKA LATIFI: That's another
narration. And, you know,
what kind of hitting is done
with a coiled scarf?
REEM ALLOUCHE: So, we have a
piece of fabric here, and
it's to demonstrate...
ATIKA LATIFI: Yeah, and in
other narration, he said,
like, a coiled or a folded
handkerchief.
7.30 - MUSLIM DV
REEM ALLOUCHE: I mean, it's
very evident that this is
symbolic in nature.
DR SUSAN CARLAND, MONASH
UNIVERSITY: It's really
unfortunate that a group of
maybe 26 women in a room
with their interpretation is
somehow being touted as the
mainstream Muslim opinion
when it's not.
SHAYKH WESAM CHARKAWI,
ISLAMIC SCHOLAR: The video
is completely inaccurate and
the video articulates a
message that is in
contravention with the
principles of Islam.
ABC 7.30
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The panel discuss
the Muslim community speaking
out against domestic violence
Break the Cycle -
Domestic Violence
The video
features statements from Muslim
religious leaders about the
prohibition of domestic violence
in Islam, demonstrating a united
position and message.
The
Pauline Hanson calls for boycott
of Cadbury Easter eggs
One Nation
senator Pauline Hanson has urged
Australians to avoid Cadbury's
halal-certified Easter eggs and
chocolate.
In a video update about her
progress with the Senate inquiry
into third party food
certification, Ms Hanson tells
shoppers to boycott the Cadbury
eggs and encourages them to buy
from Swiss chocolate
manufacturer Lindt or Darrell
Lea instead.
A Tasmanian union has
blasted Senator Pauline
Hanson following her call
for a boycott of Cadbury
chocolate this Easter.
The One Nation leader took
to Facebook this week to
urge the public not to buy
from manufacturers of halal-certified
chocolate, including
Cadburys, this Easter —
warning that to do so would
mean "financially supporting
the Islamisation of
Australia".
Senator Hanson said people
should buy their chocolate
from non-halal-certified
makers such as Darrell Lea
and Lindt and claimed some
manufacturers were
"misleading" customers by
not labelling their products
as halal-certified on the
wrappers.
"Go and buy some non-halal
Easter eggs and chocolate
and have a very happy Easter
everyone," she says in the
video.
Tasmanian branch secretary
of the Australian
Manufacturing Workers'
Union, John Short, said a
reduction in Cadbury sales
could affect the company's
workers, including at its
Claremont factory near
Hobart.
"Any reduction in chocolate
sales this Easter because of
Senator Hanson's
irresponsible comments
directly threatens the jobs
of our members and we call
on the public to ignore
her," Mr Short said.
"She [Pauline Hanson] talks
about Australians, she talks
about Australian jobs, but
she's putting these jobs at
risk.
"We want to make sure that
people buy that product
because it is
Australian-made by
Australians."
Mr Short said 12 Tasmanian
workers lost their jobs last
year after Cadbury decided
to shut down its visitor
centre.
"We have about 400 or 500
workers in Tasmania whose
job rely on Cadbury," he
said.
"She [Senator Hanson] should
be putting her effort into
making sure that jobs like
Cadbury workers' jobs are
safe and secure."
'Buy what tastes good'
Senator Hanson's call
received a mixed reaction
from the audience of the ABC
Hobart Facebook page.
Stephen Darcey Denehey said
that "as a Christian I do
not buy Cadburys because
part of their profits go to
build mosques".
"If Cadbury were to give the
same amount of money
annually to Christian
churches I would buy their
products but since they
don't I shall continue
supporting Lindt, a business
that does not give money to
build mosque," he said.
Jason Reilly declared he
would be "buying what tastes
good".
"Does it really matter
whether the product is
vegan, kosher, halal, diet,
organic, any other quality
you care to name?"
Catherine McGlead suggested
"maybe if Pauline ate more
chocolate she'd chill a bit.
Something about releasing
endorphins".
Meanwhile Cassandra Jennings
came up with a brilliant
plan.
"There's just been a
national recall [of
chocolate eggs] announced.
I'll have a couple of
collection points set up in
the next few hours," she
posted.
Toowoomba Muslims invite
Hanson to eat halal Easter
eggs with them
A MUSLIM leader has
challenged politician
Pauline Hanson to visit the
Toowoomba mosque after her
controversial call for a
boycott of halal-certified
Easter eggs.
A video of the One Nation
leader speaking about an
alleged "halal tax" on the
community went viral on
social media recently.
She argued Australians
shouldn't pay a "tax" on
foods for Muslims, who make
up a little over 2% of the
population.
The One Nation leader urged
consumers to buy Darrell Lea
or Lindt Easter eggs and
called for a boycott of
Cadbury, which was later
criticised by unions.
Halal Australia is the
certifying body and said
fees paid were used to
maintain the normal costs of
running a registered
business.
There have been claims that
the money is used to fund
terrorism or violent
politically-motivated
religious organisations, but
that was rejected by Halal
Australia.
The Australian Transaction
Reports and Analysis Centre
told the ABC there was no
information to indicate
there were links to
terrorism financing from
halal certification fees.
That opinion was backed by
the Australian Crime
Commission which reported no
proven links to terrorism.
The amount of money
collected has not been
disclosed but one company,
the Byron Bay Cookie
Company, reportedly said the
fee was about $1,500.
Dr Shahjahan Khan, founding
president of the Toowoomba
Islamic Society, explained
that the majority of food
available in Australia was
naturally halal, and that
some products were labelled
to enable consumers to
easily buy products that are
permissible.
He said the word halal
simply meant "permissible",
the opposite of which is
haram, or forbidden.
Dr Khan said items that were
haram included alcohol,
blood and meat from
forbidden animals including
pigs and carnivorous animals
or birds.
To be halal meat must be
slaughtered in the correct
manner in the name of Allah.
Muslims are allowed to eat
food that is "kosher" under
Jewish dietary laws, Dr Khan
said.
He added pigs were
anatomically similar to
humans and their organs were
at times used in
transplants.
"You don't want to eat the
meat of your cousin."
Dr Khan likened the
certification to gluten
free, vegan and heart
foundation standards.
Sonny Bill Williams will not
wear the logos of banks, alcohol
or gambling companies
New Zealand World Cup winner
Sonny Bill Williams will not
have to wear Auckland Blues'
kit that includes specific
logos.
Williams' Muslim faith means
that he objects to wearing
clothing that markets banks,
alcohol and gambling
companies.
He taped over a logo for BNZ
(Bank of New Zealand) on his
Blues kit for last weekend's
Super Rugby clash against
the Highlanders.
And New Zealand Rugby and
the Blues have now agreed to
Williams' request that BNZ
advertising and a logo for
finance company Investec be
removed from his kit.
Williams already has a
conscientious objection
clause in his contract with
New Zealand Rugby that means
he is not asked to carry out
sponsorship commitments with
companies involved in
finance, gambling, tobacco
or finance.
In a statement issued
through New Zealand Rugby,
reported by several media
outlets, Williams said: "I
want to be clear that this
is nothing personal against
the BNZ or Investec.
"My objection to wearing
clothing that markets banks,
alcohol and gambling
companies is central to my
religious beliefs, and it is
important to me to have been
granted this exemption.
"As I learn more, and
develop a deeper
understanding of my faith, I
am no longer comfortable
doing things I used to do.
"So while a logo on a jersey
might seem like a small
thing to some people, it is
important to me that I do
the right thing with regards
to my faith and hope that
people respect that.
"I want to thank the Blues
and New Zealand Rugby for
working with me through this
matter over the last couple
of days, and respecting my
religion and accommodating
my request."
In an effort to keep young
guys away from radical internet
propaganda, Sheikh Haisam
Farache is teaching them how to
surf.
“I was at the airport,”
remembers Sheikh Haisam
Farache.
“The federal police followed
me back to my van. They
wanted to search it. I said,
‘Yeah, no worries’. I had
this long, silver
torpedo-looking thing and
they all jumped back,
‘What's that? What's that?’”
It was his surfboard bag.
Haisam is a family lawyer by
day, an Islamic preacher by
night, and a die-hard wave
chaser at weekends.
The airport isn’t the only
place where Haisam feels all
eyes are on him. When he
rocks up to Sydney’s
Maroubra Beach with a crew
of young Islamic guys from
his Mosque, he’s the centre
of attention.
“I get heaps of weird looks,
people freaking out. They're
like, ‘who’s this bloke?’”
But the worried looks don’t
faze him. He’s a man on a
mission. Haisam is using
surfing to counter
terrorism.
“It’s giving students a
chance to be able to
understand their faith and
to understand the Australian
way of life.
“Even though these young
people are Muslims, their
knowledge about Islam is
actually quite limited.”
Haisam is concerned that a
little bit of knowledge is a
dangerous thing. He’s
concerned that bored,
impressionable young Muslims
in his community could be
radicalised by internet
propaganda.
Of course, the constant
stream of anti-Islam
antagonism – like Pauline
Hanson’s comment, “Islam is
a disease. We need to
vaccinate ourselves against
that” – doesn’t help young
people feel included in the
broader Australian
community.
“Of course there's anger. Of
course there's frustration,
of course there's hurt.”
But Haisam’s approach is to
temper his community’s
outrage and channel their
energies.
“I pray for her. I pity
her,” says Haisam.
For so many young Muslim
Australians, their
experience of being in a
minority is feeling trapped.
And that’s why surfing is a
natural fit. Treading water
out beyond the break is a
great place for free-flowing
conversation. “It's freedom,
being in the swell is
freedom,” says Haisam.
No shying away from
Sharia
Using surfing as a teaching
aid is unusual, but pretty
uncontroversial. Something
people do find disturbing
about Haisam, however, is
his belief in Sharia Law.
“In a nutshell the way
Sharia is being used in
Australia is more like a
moral code of conduct than a
set of laws. And many
Muslims in Australia live
according to that code
everyday settling some
matters outside of the court
system by agreement.
“As long as we don't oust
the jurisdiction of the
courts, we don't oust the
jurisdiction of the law,
anybody is entitled to agree
on anything they want. So
you can't agree on murder
because it's illegal.
“If I'm a person that's
assisting the courts,
assisting the Australian
legal system by settling
disputes by Sharia then I
should be a person that's
lauded. I'm taking people
out of the court system. I'm
saving resources, [saving]
taxpayers’ money, that's how
I look at it. And that is a
benefit to the whole of
Australia.”
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: The new
$2.3 billion Royal Adelaide
Hospital will open this year
with a prayer room for
Muslims but without a
“chapel” after bureaucrats
opted for a “spiritual care”
area to cater for “multiple
faiths”.
The move has angered
Australian Conservatives
senator Cory Bernardi, who
says Australians are “sick
and tired” of accommodating
a minority religion while
undermining Christian
traditions and heritage.
The hospital’s new
“spiritual care” room is a
departure from other major
hospitals in the state,
including the Queen
Elizabeth and Flinders
Medical Centre, which have
chapels.
A chapel and a separate
prayer space for Muslims
exist at the current Royal
Adelaide Hospital, while the
Women’s and Children’s
Hospital has recently opened
a “sacred space” for all
religions.
South Australian Health
Minister Jack Snelling, a
key figure in Labor’s
Catholic right faction, told
The Australian yesterday in
a brief statement that
arrangements for the chapel
at the new hospital “are the
same as they are at the
current RAH (Royal Adelaide
Hospital)’’.
However, the new hospital is
yet to be opened and SA
Health has spruiked its
still unveiled religious
areas as “a dedicated space
for private, individual or
group prayer, meditation and
quiet reflection” on level
three of the vast building.
Both spaces — the prayer
room and the spiritual care
area — are understood to be
devoid of religious symbols.
The prayer room has separate
washing facilities for men
and women, and compass
points to show the direction
of Mecca.
Senator Bernardi, a South
Australian, said the new
hospital’s arrangement was
“everything that’s wrong”
with the approach to
integrate other cultural
groups, and the prayer room
was “clearly designed for
Islam”.
Separate washing areas were
“all the symbolism I need
that this is tailor-made to
accommodate to a tiny
minority’’, he said
yesterday. “We’re bending
over to appease a minority
for fear of causing offence
while undermining our
tradition and heritage.
“In a hospital environment,
catering to all faiths is
important, but what’s
happened here is all faiths
are supposed to share the
space except for those of
Islam, who once again want
to exclude themselves and be
granted special status.
“If you’re going to give
priority to a particular
faith, it should be to the
Christian faith because
that’s the overwhelmingly
dominant ethos and part of
our cultural ethos.”
The 2011 census showed that
61.1 per cent of Australians
identified as Christian and
2.2 per cent as Muslim, with
the Christian majority
higher in South Australia.
The Fiona Stanley Hospital
in Perth has a multi-faith
prayer room and a dedicated
room for the Muslim
community. Similar
facilities are planned for
the delayed new $1.2bn Perth
Children’s Hospital, not
expected to open until later
this year.
Perth church leaders lobbied
the then Barnett Liberal
government in 2015 for a
Christian chapel to be built
at the Perth Children’s
Hospital. Now retired
Anglican Archbishop Roger
Herft called the Perth
hospital’s multi-faith
centre “an empty shell for
people who are grasping for
hope”.
Muslims Australia president
Kayser Trad said Senator
Bernardi’s concerns were
“further evidence of (his)
paranoia and narrow-minded
bigotry”. He said decisions
about prayer spaces related
to the needs of the
hospital’s demographic, with
Muslims requiring wash
facilities for a variety of
limbs, including feet.
“Many non-Muslims find using
a wash basin to wash the
feet objectionable,’’ Mr
Trad said.
Anglican Diocese of Adelaide
administrator Bishop Tim
Harris said he understood
the new hospital provided
areas that would be
“genuinely multi-faith’’.
“While the Christian
presence is still
significant, and numerically
still the majority, we
recognise we are no longer
living in times of the
church receiving privileged
status in public space, nor
do we seek such privileged
or priority treatment in
publicly funded
facilities.’’
The
Australian
UPDATE: SA
government says a
multi-faith space in the new
$2.3 billion Royal Adelaide
Hospital would be called a
chapel
The Little Seeds children’s
charity program is a fun and
educational initiative by
Muslim Aid Australia to
inspire children to help
those less fortunate around
the world.
All children who sign up
will become members of the
Little Seeds Program and
subject to availability, be
eligible to receive an
awesome charity pack to help
support and develop them
into little humanitarians.
The best part? All funds
raised by your child will be
used to develop specific
Little Seeds projects such
as water wells, education
for children, sponsoring
orphans, and many other
amazing projects in
Australia and around the
world. So don't wait - sign
up your child to the Little
Seeds program today!
Little Seeds charity packs
are limited in availability
so get in quick!
Islamic
Relief presents an all day
event exploring the
significance of claiming
your Islamic identity by
focussing on empowerment,
personal and spiritual
development.
The Mind, Body & Soul
workshop is a child friendly
event designed for WOMEN OF
ALL AGES.
Date & Time: Saturday 22
April, 10AM - 6PM
Address: Islamic College of
Brisbane @ 45 Acacia Road,
Karawatha QLD, 4117.
Ed Husic is known to some as
'the minister for basketball',
to others as the first federal
MP sworn in on the Quran. He
became the first ever Muslim
frontbencher under Kevin Rudd.
What next for an outspoken Gen
Xer with a friend on the wrong
side of parliament?
(Continued from last week's
CCN)
When I ask why he is so
often referred to as
“non-practising”, Husic
answers with what I take to
be a well-worn lament: “That
was the dumbest thing I’ve
said in public life”. While
there may be people who are
“much more observant than I
am”, Husic says, “there’s no
way I’m walking away from
the fact that I’m Muslim.”
The denial is another
waystation along the
potholed campaign trail of
2004. “This was in the
aftermath of September 11…
memories were fresh. I
described myself as
non-practising. As if it was
going to make people feel
more comfortable!”
Ex-politician Kristina
Kenneally, whose adherence
to her Catholic faith was
scrutinised when she was
propelled into the Premier’s
chair in New South Wales
seven years ago, says she
and Husic have discussed the
riddle of religious identity
and political life.
“Say loudly and clearly
that violence and
terrorism are not valid
means of political
expression – terrorism
is murder.”
“You suddenly become the
spokesperson for a whole
faith, a whole group of
people, and that can be
inconvenient,” says
Kenneally. “It can be an
opportunity. It can be
weird. It does take a long
time for you to be
comfortable.”
Keneally claims being fitted
up with the role can be
perplexing: “You might have
an ambiguous or contentious
relationship to your faith
at times.”
How to deal with the issue
of Muslim extremism, and
also Muslim grievance is a
test for any contemporary
politician. It is a tripwire
for an MP professing Islam.
In a speech after the 2004
loss, Husic told the Sydney
Institute that Muslims
“should say loudly and
clearly that violence and
terrorism are not valid
means of political
expression – terrorism is
murder. Say it without
caveat.”
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.
(Continued from last week's
CCN)
Wiradjuri mother, Khadija began
her journey searching for
spiritual fulfillment in the
late-1970s when Islam was making
news. Her daughter, Shifaa, also
a proud Wiradjuri woman, was
born in Syria and raised Muslim
in Australia.
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.
(Continued from last week's
CCN)
Saudi Arabia: Dr Hayat Al
Sindi
Dr Hayat Sindi is a
Saudi
Biotechnologist from
Makkah. She was the
first woman from the
Middle East to hold
a PhD in
Biotechnology. She
was also head hunted
to join George
Whitesides’ famous
laboratory. Sindi
co-founded
‘Diagnostics-For-All,’
which aims to bring
easier technology to
developing
countries. She
raised money for the
project by winning
the prestigious
Harvard Enterprise
Competition and the
$100,000 MIT award,
attracting a further
$10m from Bill
Gates.
“When I came to
Cambridge I was told
by a famous
scientist that I
would fail because I
am female and
religion doesn’t go
with science. I want
to tell women
scientists around
the world – not just
Muslims – that we
should cross bridges
and find the good in
people. I want women
to believe in
themselves. I want
to tell the whole
world: do not let
people belittle your
dreams, if you
believe in who you
are, go for it.”
Most reactions
speak as if the
truth and
reality of
violence against
women is
something only
Muslims need to
learn
Women of Hizb
ut-Tahrir video
is alarming –
and based on
misconception
Joumanah El
Matrah
When it comes to
experiences of
violence, Muslim
women are one of
the most
analysed and
debated groups
in the
Australian
public space.
Their suffering
is the location
from which
xenophobic
vitriol directed
against Muslims
becomes
respectable
public comment.
This week,
“Women of Hizb
ut-Tahrir”
released a video
appearing to
support the use
of violence by
men against
women in
marriage. Once
again, this has
drawn the usual
outrage and
elevated the
group’s view to
be
representative
of Muslim
communities
generally. And
with this comes
the cruel demand
that Muslim
community
leaders rush
into the public
space to prove
that Islam and
Muslims do not
condone violence
against women –
this dynamic is
one by which
Muslims must
prove that they
have a right to
belong in
Australia.
There is no
assumption that
Muslims might
find those views
abhorrent.
There are many
appropriate ways
to have
responded to the
video by Women
of Hizb
ut-Tahrir.
Treating it as
representative
of the Muslim
community is not
one. Nor is
printing a
Qur’anic verse
for circulation
– as The Sydney
Morning Herald
did – to a
public that
cannot possibly
understand the
context of a
sacred text,
translated from
an ancient form
of Arabic,
compiled in the
society of the
7th-century
Arabian
Peninsula.
It is
provocative and
reckless to
print an
incorrect
translation of a
Qur’anic verse
in an
environment
where
significant
levels of racism
are directed at
Muslims.
The verse which
is the subject
of the video,
and the reason
and way in which
it is
misinterpreted I
will come back
to later, but –
as a Muslim
woman – I want
that video,
promoting
violence through
its
misrepresentation
of the reality
of intimate
partner abuse,
removed from
Facebook. That
would be one
appropriate
response.
Another
appropriate
response is to
contextualise
and identify the
views being
expressed. Many
Muslim community
leaders have
already come
out, including
more
conservative
religious
leaders,
rejecting any
form of violence
against women as
religiously
justified. In
addition to a
video, there is
also a media
statement by
leading
community
organisations
and actors. Hizb
ut-Tahrir are
not the holders
of Muslim truth
they consider
themselves to
be. .
The Guardian
Pauline
Hanson Demands
Cadbury’s
Removes The
Turkish From
Their Turkish
Delight (LOL)
Pauline Hanson
claims chocolate
company
Cadbury’s is
bowing down to
Islamic
extremists by
continuing to
sell Turkish
Delight Easter
eggs.
“Cadbury’s is
making a mockery
of the tradition
of Easter which
is a holy
Christian
holiday that
celebrates when
Jesus invented
chocolate,” said
senator Hanson.
“I’m pretty sure
the Bible
doesn’t mention
bilbies either,
though I haven’t
read all of it
yet, especially
the part about
loving your
fellow man as
Jesus loved us.”
“We thought we’d
get away with
renaming Aussie
Delight as
Turkish Delight
to appease our
backers in the
Caliphate,”
admitted
Cadbury’s chief
of halal
fundraising Ray
Flake. “Now that
Pauline is onto
us we’ll have to
find another way
to raise the
cash to keep
ISIS afloat.”
Pauline Hanson
has also
expressed
outrage at the
sale of Mars Bar
Easter eggs.
“Please explain
why we’re
importing
chocolates from
Mars when we
could be buying
them from Earth
and keeping the
jobs on our own
planet,” said
the One Nation
leader. “Woe
betide Cadbury’s
if they try to
rename Snack as
Snack Pack.”
The
(un) Australian
Explanation
of Quran 4:34
Wife beating in
Islam
By Massod Ahmed:
Administrator &
Co Founder
Solution-for-peace.com
Do Muslims
stand for
wife-beating?
A one sentence
answer is: It is
an Islamophobic
narrative.
Actual problem
of Domestic
violence is not
a Muslim-issue
at all.
Interestingly,
it is a
Western-issue.
Domestic
violence in
Australia kills
1 women a week
thru the year
and in the USA
it is at the
rate of 3 killed
each day. It is
as we can see a
plague within
Western
societies. The
media has been
very successful
to make it
sound, like it
is a
Muslim-issue. It
is appalling
that some Muslim
organisation
fall prey and
feel obliged to
explain this by
quoting 6th
century expose
of using a Siwak
(natural tooth
brush) implying
mere symbolism.
When Quran uses
the term to
beat, it means
beating. Period.
Of-course not to
the point of
inflicting harm.
But, perhaps to
show
full-dislike in
any matter in
this context.
Malala Yousafzai
just gave a speech to Canada’s
parliament after she became an
honorary citizen
Muslim-American Congressional
Candidate
AJ+
Muslim-American political
candidate shuts down a
journalist
Andrew
Bolt quizzes Kirralie Smith
on weapons in Mosques
Sky News
Looking
for work wearing a hijab The Guardian
Three Muslim
women in Spain, The
Netherlands and the UK talk
about their experiences of
looking for work while
wearing a hijab.
Pope
Francis kisses feet of
migrants Channel 4 News
Pope Francis
washed and kissed the feet
of 12 Muslim, Catholic and
Hindu refugees at the start
of the Easter weekend. On
Good Friday, he used his
traditional address to
criticise the West's
"anaesthetised conscience"
on the migrant crisis.
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NOTE
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by CCN of the contents therein.
Facing
Down The Taliban, One Orchestra Performance
at a Time
AFGHANISTAN: When Dr.
Ahmad Naser Sarmast first returned to
Afghanistan in 2005 after some 15 years
in asylum, he heard deafening silence.
Music, once a vibrant staple of Afghan
culture, had been brutally stamped out
under Taliban rule. And the new
government and U.S.-led coalition that
chased the Taliban out of power hadn’t
brought it back. “It was my biggest
surprise,” he told Foreign Policy in an
interview at FP’s Culture Summit in Abu
Dhabi. “After all these millions from
the international community pouring into
Afghanistan and its education, there was
no plan whatsoever to promote music.”
So he hatched a plan.
That plan turned into the Afghanistan
National Institute of Music. It’s a
music school open to all Afghan children
including orphans, disadvantaged
children, and perhaps most
controversially, girls. (It’s still one
of the country’s only institutes to
teach both boys and girls in the same
classroom). In its seven years of
existence, the Institute has become a
national symbol of hope and success, an
antidote to extremism and despair, and a
potent weapon against the Taliban.
His ensembles and orchestras have
performed around the world, including at
the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and
the glitzy World Economic Forum in
Switzerland. And his ambition earned him
the unofficial title of “the man who
brought music back to Afghanistan.”
Muslim
woman stabbed and beaten after attacker
tries to tear off her hijab
"He threw me
on the floor then he beat me
like an animal... I said to
myself, "I am going to die today
for sure"
The attack
occurred as the victim left
morning prayers at the Islamic
Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
US: A Muslim woman has
been attacked by a stranger who tried to
tear off her hijab, stabbed her and beat
her when she resisted.
The anonymous victim was treated in
hospital after the assault, which took
place as she walked home from morning
prayers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Though police are investigating, no
arrests have been made, according to
local FOX6 News.
"I said to myself, 'I am going to die
today for sure,'" the victim told the
local news station. "So he gets up from
the car and told me to come here. He
said to take my hijab, my scarf.
"I tried to fight him. 'Don't take my
hijab,' you know? So he threw me on the
floor then he beat me like an animal."
The attacker fled the scene of the
crime, close to the Islamic Society of
Milwaukee. The religious organisation is
based in the Town of Lake suburb, close
to General Mitchell International
Airport.
There are an estimated 10- to 15,000
Muslims worshipping across the wider
county of Milwaukee, according to
religious leaders.
Munjed Ahmad, a spokesperson for the
society, told FOX6 News: "Nothing was
stolen. There was no robbery. Her
valuables remain with her.
"The only motive we can think of –
because everything stayed with her and
this individual went straight for her
scarf – is a hate crime."
British
DJ sentenced to year in Tunisian jail for
Muslim call to prayer remix
Dax J has
apologised for the incident,
saying: ‘It was never my
intention to cause offence.'
TUNISIA: Berlin-based Dax
J who left Tunisia after incident was
charged with public indecency and
offending public morality
A British DJ has been sentenced to a
year in jail by a Tunisian court after
he played a remix recording of the
Muslim call to prayer in a nightclub.
The London-born Dax J, who left Tunisia
after last weekend’s incident, was
charged with public indecency and
offending public morality, said Ylyes
Miladi, a spokesman of a court in the
town of Grombalia.
Tunisian authorities shut down the
nightclub in the north-east town of
Nabeul and began an investigation after
a video, widely shared on social media,
showed clubbers dancing to music that
included the call to prayer, sparking a
storm of debate.
“We will not allow attacks against
religious feelings and the sacred,” the
governor of Nabeul, Mnaouar Ouertani,
said when the club was shut down.
The event was part of Orbit festival,
near the popular resort of Hammamet, and
two European DJs played at the party.
Organisers apologised but said they took
no responsibility for the offensive
tune.
“Dax J is English and played the track
recently in Europe,” they said, adding
that he did not realise “it might offend
an audience from a Muslim country like
ours”.
The DJ also apologised. “I want to offer
my sincere apologies to anyone who may
have been offended by music that I
played at Orbit festival in Tunisia on
Friday,” Dax J said. “It was never my
intention to upset or cause offence to
anybody.”
The court dismissed charges against the
nightclub owner and an organiser of the
event in the coastal resort, but the
prosecution has appealed saying the two
should have checked what the DJ would be
playing.
Tunisia’s religious affairs ministry has
said: “Mocking the opinions and
religious principles of Tunisians is
absolutely unacceptable.”
It is unlikely that the Berlin-based Dax
J, who has performed at festivals all
over the world, including Glastonbury,
will serve any time in prison.
Muslim
student who has dedicated life to fighting
religious extremism is banned from returning
to US
Zia Shah was
turned away at Karachi airport
on his way back to the United
States
US: A Fulbright scholar
at the University of Chicago went home
to visit his parents in Pakistan for the
winter holidays. In an interview with
The Independent, he describes how he
tried to go back and resume his studies
but was told he was no longer welcome.
For Zia Shah, being awarded a Fulbright
scholarship to study at the University
of Chicago was a dream come true. But
having given up his job educating
Pakistani schoolchildren about religious
tolerance, and after just one term of
studies in the US, that dream was
snatched away.
Zia was enrolled at Chicago at the start
of this academic year, and returned home
to visit his proud parents during the
winter holidays. On 4 January, he made
his way to the airport in his home town
of Karachi, only to find he’d been
prohibited from flying back to the
United States to continue his course.
Airport staff said they had received a
“confidential email” from the US which
blocked him from returning to continue
his religious studies degree – which was
being sponsored by the American
government.
“At that moment I was in disbelief,”
Shah tells The Independent. “I thought
all my efforts had gone to waste, and
everything was falling apart. This
couldn’t be real.”
Shah is not the type of person you
expect to see on a watch list: a
25-year-old student with ambitions of
teaching children about the peacefulness
of divinity.
In 2014 he was given funding from the
United States Agency for International
Development (Usaid) to set up Ravvish, a
social enterprise that runs workshops
for young students on different faiths
and beliefs.
Muslim
Egyptians donate blood to deadly church
blast victims
Egyptians donate blood for those
injured in Sunday's blast
EGYPT: Egyptian men and
women rushed to mosques in Tanta to
donate blood for people injured in
Sunday’s deadly blast, which struck the
Coptic Christian Church earlier in the
day.
Mohammed Ahmad Hassan, a Tanta resident,
said loudspeakers were used to call on
people in the city to head to mosques
and donate blood to help those injured
by the attack. The call came bloods
stocks at the hospitals were beginning
to run out.
And he added said that it seemed a large
proportion of those responding were
mostly Muslim.
Hassan added that hundreds of blood bags
were being delivered to blood banks and
the General Hospital where the injured
were being treated.
AlArabiya
Egypt
bombing: Tributes pour in for hijabi police
officer who died trying to protect
Christians
Nagwa Abdel-Aleem is thought to
be the first woman to lose her
life while serving Egypt's
police force
55-year-old Nagwa Abdel-Aleem
was one of three officers to lose their
lives in Palm Sunday bombings claimed by
Isis
Egyptians have been paying their
respects to a woman police officer who
died when she stopped an Isis suicide
bomber from entering a Coptic Church in
Alexandria.
At least 44 people were killed in two
bombings targeting Egypt’s Christian
minority on Sunday - the first at St
George's Church in Tanta, about 60 miles
(100 kilometres) north of Cairo,
followed by the explosion during Mass at
Alexandria’s Saint Mark’s Cathedral.
Nagwa Abdel-Aleem, 55, was guarding the
entrance to the church when the suicide
bomber attempted to pass her security
check. Unable to proceed any further, he
detonated the bomb at the main gate. It
is thought the attacker's primary target
was Pope Tawadros II, who had left the
site a few minutes earlier.
Ms Abdel-Aleem is the first woman to die
in the line of duty in Egypt’s police
force. Egyptian media reported that one
of Ms Abdel-Aleem’s two sons, also a
police officer, also died in the
incident.
Pictures of her alongside her husband,
an army lieutenant, have been widely
circulated on social media, along with
messages of thanks and blessings.
“Muslim police officer in a hijab lost
her life defending Alexandria's Coptic
Cathedral. Don't judge people by what
they wear. Actions count,” one tribute
on Twitter read.
IVogue
model killed for dressing indecently: family
Maldivian
model Raudha Athif's body was
found in Bangladesh in March.
BANGLADESH: The family of
Vogue cover girl Raudha Athif, 20, has
claimed her apparent suicide was staged
by Muslim extremists who killed her for
wearing revealing clothing.
The body of Ms Athif, a model and
medical student, was found hanging by a
noose in her female-only dormitory at
Islami Bank Medical College in Rajshani,
Bangladesh on March 29.
An autopsy ruled her death a suicide.
But her father, Dr Mohamed Athif, has
posted a stream of messages online
alleging his daughter was murdered and
demanding a criminal investigation.
SAUDI ARABIA: The Presidency
of Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has
launched an online informative portal
for giving guidelines and registration
facility to those Muslims who willing to
perform Itikaf during month of Ramadan.
Every year presidency made
special arrangements for
worshipers performing itikaf.
This portal support 5
languages which helps to
understand the Guidelines in
better way.
In Masjid al Haram basement
area is allotted for itikaf,
separate shelves and safes
were made. Each worshipers
is given with own key for
locking of their belongings
securely. Only one prayer
rug, pillow, light bed
sheets and 2 ihram dress.
The timing of itikaf start
on 20th ramazan and end
after Isha prayer onn eve of
Eid ul Fitr.
These are some of Guide
Lines Given on Website:
- Always
try to maintain cleanliness of
Mosque
- Try not to discuss things in loud
voices in mosque.
- Avoid things creates disturbance
for worshipers.
- Try not to bring extra luggage in
mosque.
- Perform and stay in area
designated for itikaf.
- Not hang dresses on the corridors
or the pillars of the mosque.
- Do not sleep in places of praying
area during night prayer thajjud,
- It is good to take medicines of
infection. flu and fever with
yourself.
- Air conditioning facility is
available in Masjid.
- Keep miswak and don’t bring
bags/suitcases as these were not
allowed only bring plastic bags to
carry your luggage.
-
The food
is available during seheri and Iftar
outside the mosque so don’t need to
bring any food storage.
-
Must
bring cash as if you want buy some
food and other stuff shops outside
of mosque.
-
Keep
tissues with yourself.
- Try to reach as soon as possible
to start your itikaf it is good to
reach 1 day before. In this way you
get time to understand itikaf
guidelines practically.
Muslims
in Birmingham defy EDL rally with 'Best of
British' tea party
'We are all united and they will
not be able to divide us and
create hatred,' says mosque
leader
UK: Officials at a
mosque have answered the "hatred and
division" of an English Defence League (EDL)
rally by hosting a "best of British" tea
party.
The open-to-all gathering at
Birmingham's Central Mosque, which saw
the building decked out with Union Flag
bunting, was organised in response to an
EDL event being held on Saturday in the
city centre.
Originally earmarked to take place in
the East Midlands, the EDL demonstration
was switched to Birmingham after the
Westminster terror attack to highlight
what the group describes as a "continued
increase in Islamic terrorism" linked to
the city.
The rally – condemned by Birmingham's
political leaders in a cross-party
statement – is also said by the EDL to
be a reaction to the city's so-called
Trojan Horse schools inquiry.
Speaking to more than 100 guests at the
tea party, which started two hours
before the EDL event, Birmingham Central
Mosque's chairman Muhammed Afzal said
local people would remain united
irrespective of their religion or race.
In a Facebook message posted prior to
the party, Mr Afzal said: "When the
English Defence League is protesting and
trying to divide the community, we are
holding this party just to prove to them
that Birmingham is a multicultural,
multi-ethnic and multi-faith community.
"We are all united and they will not be
able to divide us and create hatred."
The West Midlands'
elected Police and Crime Commissioner,
David Jamieson, also attended the party.
Claiming the EDL was bringing "little
more than division" to the region, Mr
Jamieson said: "We are here today to
celebrate the things that Brummies and
English people hold in common.
"The English Defence League are
spreading a message of hatred. They have
come from outside Birmingham and they
don't understand our values."
Birmingham Hodge Hill MP Liam Byrne also
addressed those who gathered to chat
over cake, tea and coffee at the mosque.
The Labour MP told party-goers: "Today
this is how we protest – by celebrating
the quiet miracle of a normal life and
the things that we love most about our
city and about our country.
"Getting together as friends, getting
together as neighbours, breaking a bit
of Victoria sponge and having a cup of
tea. That is a potent, powerful message
that we will send to those who seek to
divide us."
The
Independent
Photo
of Saffiyah Khan defying EDL protester in
Birmingham goes viral
Birmingham
who smiled in defiance at
English Defence League
protester becomes symbol of
city standing up to
far-right group
A photograph showing a young
woman smiling bemusedly at
an incensed English Defence
League protester has been
widely shared as a symbol of
Birmingham’s defiance in the
face of the far right.
The image, which has been
shared thousands of times on
social media, was captured
during a demonstration by
the far-right group in
Birmingham city centre on
Saturday. It shows an EDL
protester Ian Crossland
staring into the eyes of the
young woman, who is looking
back at him unfazed. A
police officer appears to be
restraining Crossland.
The woman pictured has been
identified as Saffiyah Khan,
who is from Birmingham. Her
family has links to Bosnia
and Pakistan. She said the
picture was taken when she
stepped in to defend a woman
wearing a hijab, who had
been surrounded by a group
of the protesters after she
called them racists.
“She was quite a small
woman,” Khan said. “When I
realised that nothing was
being done [by police] and
she was being surrounded
360, that’s when I came in
as well.” She described the
man who confronted her as
“an angry man having a bit
of a rant”.
Speaking to Radio New
Zealand, Khan said the best
responses she has had from
the photograph were from
people who had got in touch
to tell her how the picture
had personally affected
them. “I’ve had lots of
stories about [people’s]
daughters being affected and
how they see me as a role
model,” she said.
Between God and the Sultan: A History of Islamic Law
by
Knut S. Vikřr
Description
The contrast between
religion and law has been continuous throughout
Muslim history. Islamic law has always existed
in a tension between these two forces: God, who
gave the law, and the state--the
sultan--representing society and implementing
the law.
This tension and
dynamic have created a very particular history
for the law--in how it was formulated and by
whom, in its theoretical basis and its actual
rules, and in how it was practiced in historical
reality from the time of its formation until
today. That is the main theme of this book.
Knut S. Vikor introduces the development and
practice of Islamic law to a wide readership:
students, lawyers, and the growing number of
those interested in Islamic civilization.
He summarizes the
main concepts of Islamic jurisprudence;
discusses debates concerning the historicity of
Islamic sources of dogma and the dating of early
Islamic law; describes the classic practice of
the law, in the formulation and elaboration of
legal rules and practice in the courts; and sets
out various substantive legal rules, on such
vital matters as the family and economic
activity.
KB says:This batter recipe
will serve as a great coating for your next
fish, chicken or onion rings serving. You can
use it on onion rings and add garlic and onion
salt, and it will stay crispy until the last
bite. You can also serve the fish with tartare
sauce and the chicken with sweet chilli sauce.
BATTER
WITHOUT EGGS
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
˝ teaspoon salt
˝ cup milk
˝ cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Method
Mix flour, baking powder and salt together.
Add milk and water slowly and beat until batter
is smooth.
Dip fish, chicken or onion into batter, allow
excess to drip off.
Deep fry until golden brown.
Recipe notes
You can add freshly cracked black pepper or
lemon pepper to the dry ingredients for an extra
kick.
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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, In Shaa
ALLAH, week we will
explore the topic “Respect
and Understand Your
Children”.
Children often do as
we do, not as we
say. It is vital
that we respect and
understand them
first before we
expect them to
respect and
understand us. As
parents, we may have
the benefit of age,
experience and
sometimes
vocabulary, however,
we too are children
at our core of being
and we have the
ability to relate to
most or all of the
emotional ups and
downs that our
children experience
daily.
Respect and
Understand Your
Children
We expect our
children to respect
us. The real
question is: Do we
respect our
children? What do we
say or do in order
to display it?
Respecting anyone
means to have regard
for their feelings,
rights and wishes.
When you respect,
you are one step
closer to
understanding. When
you understand
someone, there is no
room for assumptions
or accusations.
Take a moment and
ask yourself when
was the last time
you displayed regard
for your child’s
feelings, rights and
wishes? How did you
display it?
Having an attitude
of respect and
understanding is not
the same as
practising them. As
parents, it is vital
that children
actually see us
practising
respectful words and
respectful actions
to them and others.
10 ways to
display respect and
understanding
1. Talk to them.
Put away your
gadgets, look
them in the eye
and connect with
them verbally. A
great way to
start is to ask
an open ended
question which
invites an
elaborate
answer. For
example, “What
were some of the
things that you
did or that
happened today
that made it a
wonderful day
for you?
2. Listen when
they reply.
LISTEN. Do not
formulate a
response while
they are
speaking. Do not
cut them off
while they are
speaking. Become
fully engaged.
Observe their
body language. A
lot is
communicated
through body
language.
3. Always
compliment a
good behaviour.
If the behaviour
has been
negative, look
for moments when
they are silent
and compliment
on their efforts
to refrain from
the negative
behaviour. For
example, “I am
very pleased
with you that
you are trying
your best to
respect our
agreement on
Internet use.”
4. Speak well
about those they
love. For
example, you may
not be close to
your in-laws but
that does not
mean your child
has to inherit
your opinions
about them.
Respect their
love for them.
Speak well about
those they love.
5. Respect their
fears and
sentiments. Fear
is very real to
the person
experiencing it.
You do not have
to encourage it
but you need to
show sensitivity
that it is real
to your child.
For example, “I
know it makes
you fearful when
you think about
your exams. I
used to be the
same. I know how
you feel. I
understand. I am
so pleased that
you are trying
your very best.
That is all that
matters. Allah
rewards efforts
not results.
Keep doing your
best.”
6. Do not bring
up past
behavioural
issues when
addressing a new
issue. Telling
them you can no
longer trust
them because
they lied to you
last year about
a fake Facebook
account is NOT
going to resolve
anything.
Instead, have a
respectful
discussion about
having
boundaries
around internet
usage.
7. Show good
manners so that
they emulate
good manners.
Saying “Please”,
“Thank you”,
“I’m sorry” to
your child does
not mean you are
weak. In fact it
displays good
manners and your
child will learn
to treat you and
others with the
same manners.
8. NEVER laugh
at their
mistakes, NEVER
belittle them
and NEVER insult
them. Doing
these will hurt
them and scar
them for life.
You only have to
access your own
unhealed
childhood pain
to realise that
somewhere deep
inside you is a
memory of an
adult who may
have laughed at
your mistake or
insulted or
belittled you.
9. “I am big,
you’re
small...I’m
right, you’re
wrong” - NEVER
imply or say
this. Your
children are
human beings
created by ALLAH
and deserve the
same respect and
joy as you or
any other human
being on earth
does.
10. Explain
yourself clearly
when you set
boundaries. If
you need to
prohibit
something, get
them to sit and
discuss the best
strategies that
will benefit the
entire family.
Show them you
treat them with
fairness and
that it is a
home with love
and
understanding,
not a house with
a “dictator”.
In
Shaa ALLAH, next
week we will explore
the topic:
Respect and
Understand Your
Spouse
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Day when no soul will stand
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accepted for it, nor any
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helped.
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tentative and subject to the sighting of the moon.
2. The Islamic date changes to the next day starting in
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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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Next Meeting
TIME: 7.00pm –
8.30pm DATE: WEDNESDAY 17 MAY (postponed from 5 APRIL) VENUE: Islamic College of Brisbane [ICB].
Community Contact Command, who are situated in Police
Headquarters, will be taking over the secretariat role of
the QPS/Muslim Reference Group meeting.
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