The Council of Imams QLD
confirm that the Hilal for
zil-Hijja was not sighted
anywhere in Australia
therefore the 1st of
Zil-Hijja wil be on Thursday
24th August 2017 and Eid-Ul
Adha will be on Saturday
2nd of September 2017.
May Allah Taa'la shower His
Mercy, Blessings and
Forgiveness on the ummat of
Mohammed S.A.W. and may He
help the Muslims all over
the world.
Mufti of Australia & ANIC
confirm day of Arafah and
Eid Al-Adha
(press
release)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
confirmed that Tuesday the
22nd of August 2017 is the
30th day of Thul Qidah,
therefore Wednesday the 23rd
of August marks the First
day of Thul Hijjah, which
makes The Day of Arafah,
Thursday the 31st of August
2017 and the Day of Eid Al-Adha
will be Friday the 1st of
September 2017.
The Mufti of Australia, his
Eminence Dr Ibrahim Abu
Mohamad and The
Australian National Imams
Council (ANIC) take this
opportunity to wish all
Muslims in Australia and
around the world a blessed
and Happy Eid Al-Adha and
pray to Allah for the
acceptance of the Hajj of
All Hujaj this year, for
their safety and their safe
return home to their
families and loved ones.
The Mufti of Australia and
ANIC also remind all Muslims
as starting tomorrow, the
1st of Thul Hijah, that the
first ten days of the month
of Thul Hijah are from
amongst the most sacred and
blessed days in the year
according to the Hadith of
the Prophet (Peace Be Upon
him) "There are no days
in which righteous deeds are
more beloved to Allaah than
these ten days." (Bukhari).
Our prayers and thoughts are
also with those who are
suffering and facing
atrocities around the world.
May Allah bless these days
and the day of Eid for you,
your family and the entire
Muslim community and Ummah.
Fatimah was born in war-torn
Iraq with Spina Bifida eight
years ago.
Her father was tortured
until he signed over his
business and house to the
Iraqi Mafia and told to
leave Iraq. They would kill
him if he returned to Iraq.
He escaped to a Turkish
refugee camp with his wife
and two young daughters. His
parents and brother were
killed by the Iraqi Mafia.
Fatimah needed help for her
medical condition that was
not available in the refugee
camp in Turkey. Her mother
sold her jewellery and
family possessions for the
father to bring Fatimah to
Australia. Her mother and
baby sister had to remain in
the refugee camp in Turkey.
They arrived by boat on
Christmas Island five years
ago. It was a harrowing
journey for Fatimah with her
medical condition on a
cramped boat. A visitor on
the Island took pity on this
beautiful young disabled
girl and bought her a small
wheel chair.
Eventually they were sent to
settle in Brisbane. The
father could not work, as he
is Fatimah's full time
carer. She is paralysed from
the waist down and only has
half a kidney situated in
her naval area. She is eight
years of age but only the
size of a three year old.
She is a very intelligent
child. In other words, she
has a mature head on her
shoulders. Fatimah has had
several operations in the
Lady Cilento Children's
Hospital and is due to have
a major spinal operation in
November. Children with her
condition have a short life
span. She misses her mother
and is overly dependent on
her devoted father who has
sacrificed so much to make
her life easier for her.
Since being granted a three
year protection visa, the
father has to provide her
nappies and food supplements
(she has tubes in her side
for food supplements) as
well as to meet the cost of
rent, food etc. The Muslim
Charitable Foundation has
helped on several occasions
to provide some relief.
Fatimah has earnestly begged
her father to take her to
see her mother. She does not
want him to change her nappies as
she is growing up. She wants
her mother to care for her
personal needs.
Haseena and Ferhaad Osman
often offer to help the
needy and Janeth Deen
brought the case to their
attention around the end of
Ramadhan. It was then
decided to work on a
definite plan to fulfil
Fatimah's wish to see her
mother as a gift for her
eight birthday.
A community notice was sent
out to raise the funds for
the tickets and one-month
stay in Turkey for Fatimah
and her father. All the
paper work and lodgement for
tickets, visas, application
to return to Australia, etc.
had to be lodged. The Osman
family took charge of fund
raising and Janeth Deen, on
behalf of MCF, took charge
of applications for visas,
tickets and ensuring they
could return to Australia as
they are still classed as
refugees.
The family had to return to
Sydney to be interviewed for
the visa to Turkey, as they
do not have passports, just
travel documents. Then the
Visa application had to be
processed in Turkey as they
do not have passports.it was
fortunate that the Turkish
Consul General visited
Brisbane and Janeth Deen was
at the same function he came
for. Janeth asked him to
assist with the visas and he
kindly helped. Also Janeth
was at a function with Steve
Biddle from the Department
of Immigration and Border
Protection and she requested
him to help with the
application for them to
return to Australia, which
he did. Shyam Das from
Target Travel and Tours
arranged the tickets for the
flights.
Centerlink has stopped all
payments to the family until
they return and apply again
for payments. National Zakat
Foundation has agreed to pay
the rent on their unit
whilst they are in Turkey to
ensure they have a place to
return to.
On her eight birthday the
Osman family brought a
home-made ice cream cake,
presents and handed the
tickets to Fatimah for her
and her father to go to
Turkey. Janeth was also
there to represent MCF. The
donation personally given by
Osman Rane will cover the
expenses for their stay in
Turkey.
Janeth (on behalf of MCF)
and the Osman Family are so
thankful that, through
community support, including
The Turkish Consul General,
Department of Immigration
and Border Protection and
financial donations from the
community, this little
disabled girl could have her
desire to see her mother
fulfilled after a separation
of five years.
Fatimah and her father wish
to thank all the donors and
people involved in making
her greatest wish come true.
Please make dua for them for
a safe journey. Their flight
leaves on 25 August and
returns on 25 September.
Traffic outside the Islamic
College of Brisbane should ease
following roadworks
THE Brisbane City Council
has finished road works
which aim to reduce
notorious traffic congestion
outside the Islamic College
of Brisbane at Kuraby.
Cr Kim Marx (Runcorn ward)
said four significant
alterations had been made at
the corner of Acacia Rd and
Compton Rd.
Cr Marx said a left turn
lane for traffic leaving
Acacia Rd and entering
Compton Rd had been
extended.
In addition, two right hand
turn lanes had been added at
traffic lights for motorists
exiting Acacia Rd and
turning right into Compton
Rd.
Cr Marx said the right hand
turn lane on Compton Rd for
traffic entering Acacia Rd
had also been extended.
She said a change in the
timing of the lights for
peak period meant more
traffic would be able to
exit Acacia Rd during
morning and afternoon rush
hours.
College principal Ray
Barrett said he was
delighted with the road
improvements.
“It has made it a lot
safer,’’ Mr Barrett said.
“The time for movement in
and out of the school at
peak period has decreased.
“The school, parents and the
council are working together
to make it better for
everyone.’’
A pedestrian path leading
down Acacia Rd toward the
intersection was also
constructed.
The intersection has been a
trouble spot for motorists
entering or exiting Acacia
Rd which is a link between
Brisbane City and Logan
City.
Sergeant Jim Bellas (sic)
from the Calamvale police
was pleased with the
improved traffic roadworks.
Duncan Pegg MP,
Member for Stretton,
hosted an event to
create Queensland’s
biggest ever Halal
Snack Pack (HSP)
this week.
Many hungry locals
and community
leaders joined
special guest Mr
Jihad Dib, Member
for Lakemba, and
Duncan Pegg MP, at
Fast Food Paradise
in Kuraby Square to
set a Queensland
record.
Member for Stretton
Duncan Pegg, said
that the community
came together to
create the massive
8.5 meter long layer
of chips, cheese,
meat, and sauce,
topped off with some
healthy salad.
Mr Pegg said, “The
HSP is a uniquely
Australian creation
that started off in
Sydney but has been
taken to the next
level by passionate
Queenslanders.”
“Not only was our
HSP the biggest ever
in Queensland
History, it was also
very tasty,” he
said.
“The HSP is a great
example of food
bringing people of
different
backgrounds
together,” he said.
“This event was only
possible with the
help of our special
guest Jihad Dib,
Member for Lakemba.
Lakemba is the most
multicultural
electorate in NSW,
so it is great to
have Jihad visit
Stretton, which is
the most
multicultural
electorate in Qld,”
he said.
“I would also like
to thank Mr Khan the
owner of Fast Food
Paradise and his
staff for putting on
such a great tasting
HSP.”
Jihad Dib said, “It
was great to support
my good friend
Duncan Pegg. Like
me, he is a
passionate supporter
of multiculturalism.
It was great to be
part of making
Queensland history.”
Sultana Deen explains the
features of the Holland Park
Mosque
The inside
of the Queensland Muslim Museum
A bus load of visitors from
the Mt Gravatt Men's shed
and their wives undertook a
tour of Mt Gravatt places of
historical value. Part of
their tour was a visit to
the Holland Park Mosque and
the Queensland Muslim
Museum.
Sultana Deen gave them an
insight into the features of
the Mosque and a talk about
the religion. Arif Khan
called the Azan and Qari
Faizan led the Namaz whilst
they were there.
Janeth Deen showed them
through the museum and
answered questions that were
posed. They remarked about
the importance of recording
the history and were very
grateful for the insight
into the religion and the
tour of the place.
The 4-week
CoderDojo programme
conducted by Crescents of
Brisbane ended on Saturday
at the Australian
International Islamic School
with a new group of
COBCODERS armed with
beginner programming skills.
Matthew Killoran & Michael Madigan,
The Courier-Mail
OVER half of Australians
support banning the burqa in
public places, according to
a new poll – sparking
Senator Pauline Hanson to
call for the question to be
added to national postal
plebiscite.
Senator Hanson said the poll
results reflected how
Australians felt about the
garb, while conservative
crossbencher Senator Cory
Bernardi said an “abject
cowardice” among politicians
prevented them from taking
action despite public
support.
But Islamic Council of
Queensland spokesman Ali
Kadri said only a small
number of Muslim women wore
face-covering and they were
not a threat to anyone.
It comes as the One Nation
annual general meeting
revealed the party was
struggling to find enough
candidates to field for the
state’s 93 seats.
Ms Hanson told the AGM,
which was marred by protests
last night outside the
venue, the party had 53
high-calibre candidates but
there was room for more.
About 30 people entered
Rydges Hotel, South Brisbane
where party delegates are
currently staying, shouting
anti-One Nation messages and
disrupting staff just after
5pm.
A Sky News/ReachTEL poll
released yesterday, which
surveyed 2832 people, found
44 per cent of people
strongly supported banning
the burqa in public places,
while a further 13 per cent
supported it.
This compared to 19 per cent
of people who strongly
opposed a ban, 12 per cent
opposed, while the rest were
undecided.
After controversially
wearing a burqa to the
Senate last week as she
called for a ban, Senator
Hanson said the results
reflected what Australians
were telling her.
“Perhaps while the
Government are conducting
their plebiscite on same sex
marriage, we include the
question as to whether
Australians want to ban all
full face coverings in
government buildings and
public spaces,” she said.
Senator Bernardi said he
first called for a ban in
2009 and the idea was
popular then.
“There is an abject
cowardice among politicians
to do the things that are
necessary to maintain our
social and cultural
cohesion,” he said.
Mr Kadri said the burqa and
niqab were a choice made by
a small number of Muslim
women and accused Senator
Hanson of projecting her
intolerance of those who
were different.
“I think people who are
afraid of burqa or find it
confronting know very little
about women who wear it,” he
said.
Labor senator Murray Watt
said Australia had a proud
history of respecting all
cultures and religions.
Meanwhile, Senator Hanson
told the AGM that
Rockhampton and Mackay were
key regional seats the party
wanted to fill.
“There are still seats we
would like to stand
candidates in, so if you
know of anyone who wishes to
be a candidate please
contact the office,” she
said.
Queensland One Nation leader
Steve Dickson said the party
would scrap the Cross River
Rail in favour of dams, coal
fired power stations and
roads.
Co-written by actor, writer
and comedian Osamah Sami
(Saved, TV’s Jack Irish) and
Andrew Knight (Hacksaw
Ridge, The Water Diviner),
is based on a true story
from Sami’s life.
After a reckless lie sets
off a catastrophic chain of
events, Ali, the son of a
Muslim cleric, finds himself
caught between his sense of
duty to his family and
following his heart. The
film features a diverse and
vibrant Australian cast
including Don Hany (TV’s
Offspring), Robert Rabiah
(TV’s Tomorrow, When the War
Began), Ryan Corr (Holding
the Man) and newcomer Helana
Sawires.
ALI’S WEDDING is an
affectionate and
entertaining story about
family, duty and love in
multi-cultural Australia.
Showing in Brisbane (Event
and Palace Cinemas) from 31
August.
A satirical song about
politician Pauline Hanson
recorded by siblings Caleb
and Annabel Ziegeler has
gone viral.
More than 35,000 people have
viewed the video since it
was posted on Facebook on
Friday and has been shared
almost 600 times.
A satirical song about
politician Pauline Hanson
recorded by siblings Caleb
and Annabel Ziegeler has
gone viral.
More than 35,000 people have
viewed the video since it
was posted on Facebook on
Friday and has been shared
almost 600 times.
Caleb said he first came up
with the idea to record a
satirical song about Senator
Hanson set to the Dolly
Parton hit Jolene late last
year when the politician
visited the Great Barrier
Reef.
"Pauline went and visited
the reef and said that it
was perfectly healthy,
because she visited a
healthy spot on the reef,"
he said.
When Senator Hanson walked
into Federal Parliament last
Thursday wearing a burqa,
Caleb decided it was time to
record the song and spent a
little over an hour on
Friday writing the lyrics.
They include pleading with
the senator to leave
politics and "please go back
to cooking fish and chips".
He said he didn't expect it
to get such a large
reaction. "It's gone crazy a
little bit," he said.
Caleb said the reaction to
the clip had been mostly
positive with just a few
negative comments. "Everyone
else has found the humour in
it," he said.
The next terrorist attack
will "be on your head,
Pauline", Greens senator
Sarah Hanson-Young has told
Pauline Hanson after the One
Nation's burqa stunt on the
floor of the Senate.
In an early-morning clash on
television, Senator
Hanson-Young told her
political polar-opposite
that Senator Hanson's
wearing a burqa in
Parliament last week
contradicted the advice of
security agencies who say
the Muslim community is a
vital ally in the fight
against terrorism and
marginalising it is
unhelpful.
"You're doing ISIS's work
for them. It is extremely
dangerous. You're putting
the entire country at risk,"
Senator Hanson-Young said on
Channel Seven's Sunrise
program.
She ended the fiery exchange
by saying: "The next attack
in Australia will be on your
head, Pauline."
Senator Hanson, who is
calling for a ban on full
face-coverings in public
places on grounds of social
cohesion and public safety,
said it was "a security
risk" and should not be
allowed into the Senate.
She said it underscored her
point that she had not been
visually identified by
security before entering the
chamber, though Senate
President Stephen Parry said
on Thursday she had been
identified by another
senator.
Senator Hanson-Young shot
back: "Everyone knew it was
you being a goose. Everyone
knew it was you putting the
country in danger and having
a stupid stunt."
ASIO head Duncan Lewis said
on Friday during a press
conference – without
commenting directly on
Senator Hanson's stunt –
that "our relationship with
the Islamic and Muslim
community here in Australia
is absolutely critical …
central to our business".
Senator Hanson made a number
of incorrect claims about
other countries banning the
burqa.
"Why have we got Islamic
countries around the world
that are actually banning
the burqa? Tunisia, Turkey,
Congo. These are Islamic
countries – Malaysia –
they've banned the burqa for
national security."
The Republic of Congo in
west Africa banned the burqa
in public places in 2015 but
is not a majority Muslim
country with just 1.6 per
cent of the country
practising the religion,
according to the CIA
Factbook.
Turkey has in the past had
restrictions on strict
Islamic dress in government
buildings though these have
been eased. Tunisia lifted a
ban on head scarves in 2011
but has had a continuing
debate on whether face
coverings should be
permitted.
As well as Commissioner Ian
Stewart, Mark Ryan MP,
Minister for Police, Fire
and Emergency Services and
Minister for Corrective
Services, has indicated he
will attend the meeting.
Also in attendance will 2
representatives from
Queensland Corrective
Services – Mr Bruce Welk,
Director and Acting Deputy
Commissioner Peter Shaddock.
This was arranged after
certain issues were raised
at the last MRG meeting.
Please note the change in
venue for this meeting. We
will return to the normal
venue at the Islamic College
for future meetings.
Domestic Violence in
Faith/spiritual based
Multicultural Communities
Providing a Platform for
Critical Discussion
The Centre for Islamic
Thought & Education,
University of South
Australia invites you to the
Domestic Violence in Faith
Based Multicultural
Communities Symposium 2017.
The first one-day domestic
violence symposium explores
an array of issues
surrounding domestic
violence in
faith/spiritual-based
multicultural communities in
the Australian context, and
responses to address the
needs of these communities.
It provides a platform for
discussion where domestic
violence experts,
practitioners, service
providers, policy makers,
faith/spiritiual-based
leaders, community leaders
and researchers can openly
discuss how the needs of
faith/spiritual communities
can be addressed and what
role faith/sprituality plays
on domestic violence in
these communities.
We invite papers and posters
from a wide range of
multidisciplinary themes
from experts, researchers,
service providers,
practitioners,
faith/spiritual-based
leaders and community
leaders in the following
topic areas:
• Faith/spiritual based
perspectives on domestic
violence
• How does
faith/spirituality
perpetuate or protect
against DV
• Emerging research on
domestic violence in the
Australian
faith/spiritual-based
communities
• Myths surrounding domestic
violence in faith/spiritual
based communities
• The role of
faith/spiritual based
communities in domestic
violence responses
• Current trends in
responses to domestic
violence for
faith/spiritual-based
communities
• Challenges faced by
domestic violence service
providers when responding to
faith/spiritual based
communities.
Invitation to Participate
in Research: Careers,
Strategies and Practices of
Australian Diversity
Practitioners
You are invited to
participate in a research
project examining the role
of diversity practitioners
and consultants.
The research aims to examine
the motivations, values and
beliefs that underpin
diversity practitioners and
consultants’ careers,
strategies and practices.
The research will also
examine the role that these
professionals play in
developing diversity
management practices and
initiatives within
organisations. You have been
invited because you provide
services to assist
organisatations develop
and/or implement diversity
management strategies.
for more
information
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Inaugural Symposium on
Leadership in Islamic
Organisations: Western
countries and South East
Asia.
The symposium, hosted by the
Centre for Islamic Thought
and Education (CITE), aims
to examine and discuss the
current dilemmas of
organisational leadership as
well as opportunities for
improvements in the Islamic
context. It seeks to explore
the various issues
pertaining to leadership
processes, challenges and
possible solutions from
‘Islamic’ and ‘Western’
leadership perspectives, and
to examine the latest
theories and models that
deal with Islamic
leadership.
The one day symposium will
comprise a combination of
keynote speeches and paper
presentations, and will be
held on 22 November 2017 in
Adelaide, South Australia.
We cordially invite papers
from a wide range of
multidisciplinary themes
from researchers and
practitioners in the
following topic areas:
Islamic leadership in
perspective
•
Nature of leadership in
Islam
•
Leadership-followership in
an Islamic context
•
Problematic leadership
processes
•
Salient issues related to
problematic leadership
processes
•
Why leadership matters
•
Do Muslim leaders get the
basics right?
•
Leadership and management
fundamentals across both the
Muslim and broader community
context in Western countries
and Muslim countries (e.g.
South East Asia)
•
Responsible leadership (from
both Islamic and
contemporary perspectives)
•
Organisational values and
personal values – areas of
divergence and convergence
THE SAAD SQUAD IS A
FOOTBALL AND RELIGIOUS
PROGRAM modelled on the
Bachar Houli Academy in
Melbourne. Richmond's Houli,
whose parents are also from
Lebanon, is the only other
Muslim in the AFL and has
been Saad's greatest
inspiration. Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull was a
character witness for the
veteran Tigers defender when
he recently fronted the AFL
tribunal for an
out-of-character swinging
arm that felled Carlton's
Jed Lamb.
The first intake of the Saad
Squad has just completed the
inaugural course, and Saad
believes it was a smashing
success. "He (Houli)
inspired me to go out and
start my own academy to help
young Muslim kids," he says.
"It is about teaching them
some footy skills and
strengthening their
religion. They have no idea
about footy when they arrive
- at the end of each session
we play a game and I'm
slowly changing it from a
touch rugby game to an AFL
game. If one or two players
have a real go at footy then
that is a bonus, but for me
it is to see how they grow
and what they can get out of
the program."
Zahur Mohammad has become a
footy tragic. The
I5year-old came to
Australia from Kenya when
she was 10 and had never
heard of the AFL She was in
the first intake of the Saad
Squad and has re-enrolled
for the next program, which
starts next month. She hopes
to join a team next footy
season. "I love it," she
says. "Adam is an awesome
footballer and a great
influence. It is good to
have a Muslim playing at the
highest level. I follow the
Suns now and barrack for him
the most because of that."
Mohammed Azhari is the Head
of Campus at the Gold Coast
International Islamic
College. He admits to being
excited, if not more than a
little puzzled, by AFL, but
with a migrant student base
who dwell predominantly in
highdensity apartments, he
is all for encouraging
exercise among his pupils
and leapt at Saad's offer to
run some clinics at the
college. "Adam generously
reached out to the school
and promoted a program of
multiculturalism and healthy
lifestyle and wellbeing we
thought would be a great
opportunity for our
children," Azhari says.
It's just a
food standard! By The Hon.
Gary Hardgrave
The Hon. Gary
Hardgrave
AFTER decades of
posturing, the
Australian
Government seems
finally prepared
to put economic
growth, export
potential and
job creation
ahead of
hysteria over
halal.
Indecision has
fed
misinformation
and
mischief-making
around what is
just a food
standard.
Whether its
nuts, gluten,
fat, salt, sugar
or meat,
consumers demand
various food
standards every
day.
Some people want
assurances that
food is halal,
or “lawful”
under various
Islamic
traditions,
which means it
contains no
alcohol or pork.
It should be no
big deal, after
all, most food
produced in
Australia is
already halal.
While our food
is keenly
sought,
Australia is
just a bit
player when it
comes to halal
products,
reportedly
producing less
than 1 per cent
– a pathetic
$US7.5 billion
($A9.5 billion)
– in what is
claimed to be a
$2 trillion
worldwide trade.
The main reason
Australian made
and grown foods
haven’t made the
cut is
uncertainty over
who certifies
halal food and
how.
Traditions do
vary according
to cultural, as
well as
religious,
variations here
and worldwide.
Some very devout
Muslims follow
stricter
requirements.
These are met by
boutique
abattoir
processes, but
those consumers
pay for
additional
oversight of
potential animal
welfare issues
required by
Australian laws.
Our laws don’t
allow for
religious or
cultural excuses
for animal
cruelty.
Some potential
customers
overseas,
uncertain about
the legitimacy
of our halal
exports, choose
food sourced
from other
countries or, in
some cases,
import live
animals to
prepare for
consumption.
This halal
hotchpotch is
because
successive
governments left
the
certification of
halal products
to amateurs.
Currently halal
certifiers self
appoint, often
using personal
networks of
family and
friends overseas
to ensure they
are recognised
as the certifier
for various food
products. The
potential for
money to end up
in the wrong
pockets is real.
This lack of
consistency
frustrates
Australia’s
trade efforts in
countries
looking for the
authority of
government
oversight of
this sector.
It also
frustrates many
within the tiny
Muslim
communities of
Australia, who
are as concerned
as the loudest
rednecks about
funds being
siphoned from
halal to suspect
causes. They
want government
to take charge
not take cover.
They want
accountability
and transparency
over the
proceeds of
halal
certification.
This continuing
failure has
created a system
that’s open to
potentially
dodgy operators
and practices
that have
confused a world
of consumers and
restricted the
trade that we
should be
achieving.
The Government
has finally
decided to fix
this failure.
Giving our
overseas
customers
certainty
through
government
control of halal
food standards
will likely
minimise, or
even end, future
live animal
exports, which
will greatly
enhance
Australia’s
international
credibility and
probably boost
inbound tourism.
Most
importantly, the
oversight of
stakeholders,
strictly
monitoring the
income
distribution and
agreements with
halal importing
nations, will
ensure money
generated is not
misused.
The Courier Mail
Religious
classes in
schools must
adapt to fit a
changing
Australia By
Renae Barker
Recently in NSW,
the pastor of an
approved SRE
provider was
reported as
describing the
Quran as “a
virus”, and
Islam as
“culturally
incompatible
with Western
Christian
values”.
The role and
place of
religion in
state schools
has hit national
headlines again
in recent weeks.
In Queensland,
controversy has
arisen over a
proposed policy
to restrict
proselytising by
students. And
the New South
Wales
government’s
religious
education
program, in
which students
not taking part
in the classes
pick up litter
or do colouring
in, has come
under renewed
criticism.
Religion forms
part of state
schooling via
specific
religious
instruction
referred to as
special
religious
education (SRE)
or special
religious
instruction
(SRI), the
National School
Chaplaincy
Program (NSCP),
and general
religious
instruction.
The last of
these forms part
of a student’s
general cultural
education, and
rarely causes
controversy. But
the first two
have been the
source of
intense debate.
The Conversation
Pauline Hanson's
burka stunt
disproved her
point: you can
safely wear a
burka in
Parliament
By Lydia Shelly
Lydia Shelly is
a lawyer,
community
advocate and a
legal officer at
the Lebanese
Muslim
Association.
When Pauline
Hanson shrugged
off her burka
costume,
revealing her
smug face
revelling in the
attention, it
barely caused a
ripple in the
lives of
Australian
Muslim women.
It was if
amnesia had
taken hold.
Forgetting that
Muslim women had
long ago been
boiled down to a
reduction, a
caricature of
oppression. That
Muslim women had
been fought over
through the
narratives of
liberation, in
the wars of
culture, the
lightning rod in
the clash of
civilisation
debates.
Many Australian
Muslim women
have repeatedly
raised concerns
with the same
parliamentarians
who rebuked Ms
Hanson, over the
political
rhetoric used by
them when they
have discussed
issues such as
terrorism, free
speech and
refugees.
We have grown to
expect false
consultations,
reports on
Australian
values and
citizenship,
insincere
platitudes and
empty
reassurances.
There is no
power to fight
the burden that
falls on Muslim
women to engage
with racists, as
if their racism
was one big
misunderstanding.
I'm expected to
listen patiently
to racists that
lecture me on my
religion, to
debate neo-nazis,
to participate
in campaigns
such as to "hug
a Muslim" or
"date a Muslim".
Indeed, even
large Muslim
organisations
and Muslim
leaders advocate
that narrative.
To jump through
hoops, with a
pretty smile on
my face, so that
a common
humanity is
recognised.
When a terrorist
incident occurs
overseas,
Australian
Muslim women
modify their
behaviour in
public and
restrict their
participation in
public spaces.
At all
times, we
remain
acutely
aware of our
safety and
the safety
of our
children in
public.
The food we eat,
where we live,
our
relationship:
they are all
heavily
politicised,
lest of all our
bodies and our
dress.
This is our
normal. This is
our reality. As
is the
acceptance that
we are
politically
disposable. We
are entirely
aware that we
are a form of
political
currency, the
value of which
is dictated by
the context.
Brandis is no
hero
For Hanson, it
was the star
attraction in a
stunt more
closely
resembling a
year 12 muck-up
day prank.
Senator George
Brandis has been
congratulated
for (finally)
calling out Ms
Hanson's hate
speech; but he
is not an
anti-racism
hero.
Even in his
condemnation of
Ms Hanson, he
stressed that
every single
head of
intelligence and
Australian
Federal Police
commissioner has
stressed how
vital Australian
Muslims are to
Australia's
national
security. Time
and time again,
Muslims are
viewed purely
though a prism
of security,
where we are
policed, our
belonging
questioned and
our loyalties
demanded.
The default
position is to
suspect us
unless we have
demonstrated our
loyalty against
an ever shifting
line in the
sand.
Many prominent
Muslim advocates
and "leaders"
contribute to
this binary to
further their
own agendas.
They should take
heed of the
comments made by
Brandis: "that
it is consistent
with being a
good law abiding
citizen and a
strict adherent
Muslim".
Stunt backfires
I was not
surprised to
watch Ms Hanson
play dress-up,
nor her dressing
down by Brandis.
Using our
Parliament as an
act of political
theatre was not
invented by Ms
Hanson; nor will
she be the last
actor on its
stage.
It is surprising
that Brandis and
Co are that
shocked over
Hanson's stunt.
How could they
expect anything
less?
The political
leadership in
this country has
allowed the
cultivation and
festering of the
conditions that
gave birth to Ms
Hanson and her
supporters.
It is far
easier
condemning
dangerous
right-wing
ideology
when it
comes from
outside your
own
political
party.
The risk is that
when the Senate
resumes, the
underlying
racism that is
fuelling this
fire will still
be burning. It
is a fire that
threatens to
disintegrate the
bonds that bind
us as
Australians.
Ironically, Ms
Hanson
demonstrated
that the very
security reforms
she is
erroneously
pushing are
effective and
adaptable.
Ms Hanson was
processed
through the
security
checkpoints
inside
Parliament House
and had her
identification
confirmed before
entering
Parliament.
In a strange and
glorious twist
of fate, Hanson
demonstrated
that a woman's
choice of dress
does not impede
their ability to
participate in
our Parliament
and contribute
to the process
of democratic
decision-making.
Ms Hanson gave
hope to little
Hijabis and
Niqaabis
everywhere. Of
course, little
Hijabis and
Niqaabis already
know that.
It was more of a
lesson for those
who doubted it
in the first
place.
Should Muslims support
LGBT rights to help
Islamophobia
OnePath
Network
No Sharia in Australia:
Sheikh Johnson
IslamInFocus
ISLAMIC EDUCATION VIDEOS
Sisters Support Services
Weekly Ladies Halaqah and
Tafsir
by
Umm Bilal
The 10 days of Dzulhijjah
10 days of
Dzulhijjah, the best days in
Islam, by Umm Bilal in
Brisbane, Australia
The Virtues of Thull
Hijjah
OnePath
Network
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TOPIC: "Dhul
Hijja - The
10 Best Days
of The Year"
IMAM:
Akram Buksh
LOGAN
MOSQUE
Friday
khutbah
(sermon)
DATE:
25 August
2017
TOPIC:
"First
10 days of
Dhul-Hijjah:
WHY & HOW?"
IMAM:
Mossad Issa
MASJID TAQWA/BALD
HILLS MOSQUE
Friday
khutbah
(sermon)
DATE:
25 August
2017
TOPIC:
"The
excellence
of the first
ten days of
Dhul Hijjah"
IMAM:
Mufti Junaid
Akbar
SUMMARY
Mufti
Junaid spoke
about how
Allah swears
in the days
of Dhul
Hijjah in
surah Al-Fajr
and
explained
the great
virtues of
the first 10
days of this
month and
what we
should do in
order to
take
advantage.
Spoke about
how the days
are greater
than the
days of
Lailathul
Qadr in
Ramadan.The
reward for
the fast on
the 9th day
is two
years, one
for the past
year and the
other for
the future
year. Also
spoke about
Hajj and how
these days
there is no
struggle in
the
performance
of Haj
because
everything
is very
comfortable
unlike in
the past.
Conditions
of Dua being
accepted.
Virtues of
praying
Tahajud
salah.
TOPIC: “What
does Allah
want you to
achieve in
these
special days
of Dhul
Hijjah?”
IMAM:
Hafiz Rashid
Ali
SUMMARY
Hafiz
Rashid spoke
about
achieving
taqwa and
the things
we must do
during the
first 10
days of Dhul
Hijjah. He
said how
Allah talks
about Jannah
for the
people who
developed
taqwa.
Advised the
easiest way
to achieve
taqwa by the
power within
oneself.
Explained
how taqwa
will keep
many things
away from
the
disobedience
of Allah.
Explained
how five
days of the
year,
fasting is
prohibited
and also
explained
the fasting
on Fridays.
Clarified
the
importance
of the Age
of the
animal for
Qurban which
must be
correct,
otherwise
the Qurban
is not
accepted.
Explained
the
recitation
of Takbir
and Tasreek
during the
days from
9th to the
13th of Dhul
Hijjah.
'Gas
bomb' threat forces cancellation of Dutch
rock concert
Miles Michaud and Spencer Dunham
of Allah-Las perform on stage
NETHERLANDS: Dutch police
have cancelled a concert featuring an
American band named after Allah who were
scheduled to play in the 1000-capacity
Maassilo venue in Rotterdam on
Wednesday.
Rotterdam's Mayor said in a statement
that a small bus with Spanish licence
plates and "gas bottles" was found near
the concert hall.
The LA band reportedly also had shows
cancelled in Turkey because of their
name, reports The Independent.
In an interview with The Guardian last
year, band members said they chose the
word Allah, Arabic for God, because they
were seeking a "holy sounding" name.
They said they didn't realise it might
offend Muslims.
Lead singer Miles Michaud told the
newspaper that the band received emails
from Muslims around the world who said
they were offended.
He said the group usually wrote back and
explained its intentions were honourable
"and mainly they understand".
Islamic scholars offer themselves on sale
for one-night stands with divorced Muslim
women
INDIA:
A number of
religious
scholars are
offering
themselves up
for one-night
stands with
divorced Muslim
women trying to
save their
marriages under
a disputable
Islamic law, an
India Today
investigation
has found.
They charge
anywhere between
Rs 20,000 and Rs
1.5 lakh to
participate in
nikah halala, a
controversial
practice that
requires a woman
to marry someone
else, sleep with
him and get a
divorce again in
order to be able
to remarry her
first husband
under personal
laws, the probe
discovered.
India Today's
investigative
team has blown
the lid off the
taboo tradition
that has
remained largely
unnoticed amid
intense debates
over triple
talaq on the
media and in the
country's top
court.
The probe found
many Islamic
scholars putting
themselves up on
sale for women
desperate to
restore their
broken
marriages.
Ingredients
125 g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1˝ cups caster sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons red food colouring
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
Method
1. Heat oven to 180 degrees.
2. Beat butter, extract, sugar and eggs with an
electric mixer till fluffy.
3. Mix buttermilk and food colouring together.
4. Fold in the buttermilk and sifted flour/cocoa
into the beaten mixture in two batches. Do not
beat.
3. Combine vinegar and soda in a cup. Allow to
fizz then fold into the cake mixture.
4. Divide mixture into cupcake cases. Fill cases
3/4. Bake about fifteen to twenty minutes.
FOR THE BUTTERY CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING
Ingredients
500 grams icing sugar
125 grams cream cheese
125 grams soft unsalted butter
1 teaspoon cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
chocolate sprinkles for decoration
red sugar for decoration
Method
1. Put the icing sugar into a processor and
whizz to remove lumps.
2. Add the cream cheese and butter and process
to mix. Pour in the cider vinegar (or lemon
juice) and process again to make a smooth icing.
3. Ice each cupcake, using a teaspoon or small
spatula.
4. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles and red
sugar, or as desired.
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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, we will
explore the topic:
Conscious Act Of
Kindness
You may have heard
the phrase “random
acts of kindness”.
It makes me wonder
though if an act of
kindness can be
random. From
personal experience
I do not recall ever
being randomly kind.
What I do know is
that I cultivate
daily a conscious
intention to be kind
to myself and all of
ALLAH’s creation.
Kindness is one of
the most beautiful
intentions one can
harbour. Intention
requires a conscious
awareness of one’s
thoughts. Having an
attitude of kindness
is different from
having a practice of
kindness.
Conscious act of
kindness is a daily
practice. It is
deliberate and comes
from a commitment to
ALLAH that all of
HIS creation
deserves to be
treated with love,
compassion and
respect. Kindness
does not require
money. It requires
awareness and a
deep, soulful
connection to self.
This consciousness,
also referred to in
Arabic as Taqwa, is
what we strive to
attain daily.
Strategies To
Practise Kindness
Everyday
1. During Fajr
prayer, make an
intention to perform
acts of kindness
throughout the day.
2. Ask ALLAH to help
you be kind.
3. Before retiring
to bed, reflect on
your deeds and thank
ALLAH for helping
you be kind.
4. Before sleeping,
have an intention to
be kind tomorrow
In Shaa ALLAH, next
week we will explore
the topic:
Self-Care Is Not
Selfish
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my new E-Book
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Matters - The
Ultimate Self-Care
Guide For Muslimah
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If you wish to know
about a specific
topic with regards
to Self-Care and
Clarity of Mind,
please text or email
me or visit
www.muslimahmindmatters.com.
If you wish to have
a FREE one hour
Finding Clarity
telephone session,
contact me on
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Q: Dear
Kareema, I walk and do as much gentle exercises
with my elderly parents. What can we do for
flexibility as they are not comfortable with
floor exercises?
A: Stretching is just as important as our
workouts. It’s also a great way to relax and
relieve tension. Try incorporating breathing
exercises and good posture as you go.
Chair yoga (or
simply stretching on a chair) is the way to go.
It will help with their range of motion and
ability to move all joints normally with
everyday activities.
Gentle water
aerobics, or walking up and down in a pool will
help with flexibility as well. Holding on to the
side wall while stretching is another good
option.
Jallaludin from
Kandahar drove into Kabul and stopped at a rough hangout
in the city.
When he came out of
the Shisha bar, his car was gone.
So he rushed back
into the cafe, pulled out a gun and fired a shot into
the ceiling. "Who stole my car?" he yelled!
No one answered.
"I'm gonna have
another smoke on my hookah and if my wheels aren't
outside by the time I'm finished, I'm gonna be forced to
do what I did back in Kandahar!"
Jallaludin started
on his freshly made shisha, and before he was finished
his car mysteriously turned up outside the cafe.
The cafe owner
followed him out and asked, "What happened in Kandahar?"
Jallaludin smiled
and said "I was forced to walk back home, jan."
Guard yourselves against a
Day when no soul will stand
in place of another, no
intercession will be
accepted for it, nor any
ransom; nor will they be
helped.
Who doesn't
love a girl’s night in? Or
maybe even a girl’s night
out! If you've been waiting
for that perfect time to get
dressed up and let down your
hair - literally! We've got
you covered! (yes all you
gals wearing hijab, this
one's for you too).
UQ Muslimah
Society would like to
cordially invite you to our
first ever WOMENS ONLY
Annual Ball - 'Beauty In The
East!'
Who needs a
prince or a beast to save
their day? Lets all be the
Wonder Women in all our
eastern glamour and western
elegance sooo.....
LADIES get
ready for a magical night
that celebrates women in all
of our beauty. Enjoy great
company, exotic food and
dance the night away in a
safe, women’s-only
environment. Let’s just
forget about assignments,
boy drama and
responsibilities for this
one night, for the chance to
be the Belle of the Ball!
DRESS: Formal ball gowns
(all traditional and
cultural dresses are
welcome!)
NOTE: This is an alcohol
free event. All Muslim and
non-Muslim women of all
backgrounds are welcome. You
do not have to be a UQ
student to attend event.
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FUNDRAISING: A portion of
the income from ticket sales
and parallel fundraising
will be donated to REVI, a
group of volunteers helping
Syrian refugee families
through job opportunities,
education and emergency aid
in Izmir, Turkey.
We are
inviting you to take part an
amazing opportunity of
building a home in Jannah.
Islamic Society of Gladstone
Inc. (ISG) started a journey
to build the First Masjid in
the region of Gladstone
Queensland Australia.
18 April 2017
marks a historic occasion
when Islamic Society of
Gladstone (ISG) was granted
the Developmental
Application (DA) for the
construction of the much
needed ‘place of worship for
Muslims’ which will be the
first purpose built Islamic
Centre / Masjid in the whole
Gladstone Region.
Having
already been purchased the
land, ISG hereby appeals to
the broader local and
international Muslim
communities to raise
$1,600,000 for the
construction stage of the
Islamic Centre in Gladstone.
The prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) said,
“Whoever builds a mosque for
Allah, Allah will build for
him likewise in Paradise” [Bukhârî
& Muslim]
May Allah
Almighty shower His
blessings upon us all in
this world and in the
hereafter. Ameen.
ISG bank
detail is as below:
ANZ bank Account Name:
Islamic Society of Gladstone
Inc.
BSB Number: 014 580
Account Number: 379 453 433
Assalamualaikum.
Shajarah Islamic Kindergarten is
in need of your help! The
Department of Transport who owns
the current premises at 2 Rothon
Drive, Rochedale South, require
the property to create a new
busway through the area. We need
to find a new location a.s.a.p.
Going back to
the beginning…. Shajarah
Islamic Kindergarten was the
inspiration of a new
Muslimah’s concerns that
there was no Islamic Kindy
where she could send her son
to for the most critical
years of his life i.e the
1st five years. (As we are
all aware of the importance
of the foundation phase in
the correct upbringing of
our children). She noticed
this empty Kindergarten
building at No. 2 Rothon
Drive and in October 2012
the first Islamic Kindy in
Brisbane opened it’s doors
to a pressing need in the
community. From such humble
beginnings up till now, we
are pleased to say that
through the Rahmah and mercy
of Allah we have grown to
become an established
institution serving the
needs of the Muslim
community.
In October
2016 we were assessed by the
Office of Early Childhood
Education and Care and
Alhamdullilah we were rated
as “EXCEEDING THE NATIONAL
QUALITY FRAMEWORK”. We meet
all government requirements
for the National governing
body “ACECQA” as well as the
Queensland State Government
Office of Early Childhood
Education and Care.
Our Service
Approval currently includes
:-
- An
Approved Kindergarten
Program for children in
their final year before
school,
- Long Day Care for 3year
olds to school age,
- Before School Care
- After School Care
- Vacation Care for School
Aged Children
- A Montessori Program
across all ages.
We have 24 childcare places
per day. Our Kindergarten is
set in a beautiful garden
setting and it will be sad
to see it go. We even have
parents coming from the
North side and as far as
Gold Coast, braving the
traffic for up to an hour
just to place their child in
our Islamic Kindy!
To date we have approached
various organisations and
individuals and visited
buildings for rental but
unfortunately have not been
successful in securing
premises for our new Kindy.
We beseech anyone who can be
of any assistance in helping
us to find new premises,
renovate if required, and
relocate by the 31st
December 2017 to come
forward and assist us in
continuing this humble but
integral venture for the
future of our children in
this environment we find
ourselves in.
This is an environment where
our children will learn
about Allah and his beloved
Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.,
recite their duas and surahs,
learn about the 5 pillars of
Islam, following the Sunnah,
the values of Ramadaan and
Eid and go to sleep
listening to the beautiful
recitation of the Quran or
Zikr. …….
GOLD COAST
ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE
Update as at July
2017
Work is
progressing according to
schedule but still short of
funds.
Please donate generously for
this worthy project and earn
Saadaqah Jaariya.
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
As well as Commissioner Ian Stewart, Mark Ryan MP, Minister
for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for
Corrective Services has indicated he will attend the
meeting. This was arranged after issues were raised at the
last MRG meeting.
Please note the change in venue for this meeting.
The agenda will be sent closer to the meeting date.
Community Contact Command, who are situated in Police
Headquarters, manages the secretariat role of
the QPS/Muslim Reference Group meeting.
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