With the dams of
Queensland's town of
Stanthorpe just weeks from
drying up, locals fear that
the 'community cannot bear
the cost'.
Yesterday (Saturday) Muslim
Aid Australia, the Deen
Family and the Muslim
Charitable Foundation worked
with the local council and
community to dispatch 10
truckloads of drinkable
water to Stanthorpe with
1000L water tanks, as well
as thousands of 10L water
bottles.
The water was
targeted to
beneficiaries
affected by
severe water
shortages and
those affected
by the fires
which hit the
area on Friday
6th September.
100 x 1000L IBC
Pods filled with
clean water and
over 9,600 × 10L
bottled water
were picked up
by the locals.
Contributors to
the initiative
were:
- Muslim Aid
Australia
- Muslim
Charitable
Foundation
- Deen Family
- Islamic
College of
Brisbane
- Islamic
Council of
Queensland
- Granite Belt
Drought Assist
- Global Aid
Foundation
- Holistic
Sustainable
Solutions
Member for Stretton, Duncan
Pegg, has announced over
$47,000 in capital
assistance funding for
Islamic College of Brisbane.
Mr Pegg said that the latest
funding round for the
Queensland Independent
Schools Block Grant
Authority and the Queensland
Catholic Capital Assistance
Authority was part of the
Government’s capital
assistance grants program
for eligible non-state
schools – valued at $100
million for the 2019-20
financial year.
“The funds provided through
these grants help to
significantly ease the
external infrastructure
costs associated with
capital works projects.
“Schools typically use the
funds for a wide range of
important works such as new
buildings including
specialist classrooms,
libraries, canteens and
sports courts,” he said.
“Funds can also be used for
refurbishing or converting
existing facilities,
improvements to schools
ground including pick-up and
set-down areas, covered
walkways and landscaping.
“For the Islamic College of
Brisbane, this funding will
assist with infrastructure
charges for the connection
of sewerage and water
supply.”
Mr Pegg said that this
particular grant program
helped to ensure all
Queensland students have
access to a quality
education with the best
possible school facilities.
“Capital grant funds are
made available on the
recommendations of the two
nonstate schooling sector
Capital Assistance
Authorities – the Queensland
Catholic Capital Assistance
Authority and the Queensland
Independent Schools Block
Grant Authority.
“Our Government remains
committed to ongoing support
for non-state schools and
I’m pleased that the Islamic
College of Brisbane has
received this much-needed
assistance,” Mr Pegg said.
During the week, Mr. Graham
Perrett, the Member for
Moreton, held a
multicultural round table
meeting with local community
leaders to give them a
chance to discuss issues
that concerned their
communities with the Leader
of the Opposition, Anthony
Albanese MP.
Anthony Albanese has just
arrived from Biloela and
spoke of how an Anglo Saxon
origin population rallied to
support the Sri Lankan
family awaiting a decision
on deportation.
He also spoke of his
experience being from a
migrant background and his
journey to becoming a
politician.
He emphasised the fact that
it takes time and experience
to become a good leader and
does not stop when you reach
this position, you have to
keep working on it.
The main issues discussed
was the problems boat people
are facing with no
government support whilst
awaiting appeals, problems
refugees have finding
employment and the stigma
afforded to African gangs
many of whom are of African
descent but Australian born,
so should be regarded as
Australian youth.
The invitees took the
opportunity to pose a number
of questions to the
Opposition Leader.
The Islamic College of
Brisbane (ICB) Titans won
the 13/14 Division Grand
Final Netball at the
Macgregor Netball Courts on
Saturday (yesterday).
ICB entered 3 teams into the
Saturday season of the
MacGregor Netball
Competition.
The season started in March
and consisted of 15 games
every Saturday morning. The
girls have trained every
Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon with their
coaches, Miss Ahmad and Mrs
Cousins.
This week, Crescent
Institute Brisbane welcomed
the Chair of AMP Capital,
Ming Long to address its
audience gathered at the BDO
office in Brisbane.
Ming addressed many issues
throughout her speech with
two key standouts being her
example of authentic,
ethical leadership and her
views on how facing
adversity and failure in
life can lead to some of the
greatest opportunities to
succeed.
Ming’s consistent
determination to push past
stereotypes, challenge
“social norms” and persevere
in the face of challenging
corporate exclusions is
testimony to her drive for a
more socially inclusive
corporate Australia.
Why is the
research being conducted?
It is hoped this research will
contribute to better mutual
understanding and social
relations. Much has been said
about Islam over the past two
decades but this has not given
enough voice to Muslims overall.
The information provided will
help address currents gaps in
knowledge and misinformation
about Islam and Muslims. It may
also assist educators and
service providers that work with
Muslim communities.
This survey hopes to find out
how Islam is experienced,
understood and expressed by
Muslim Australians in relation
to identity, sources of
information that are most
important and how they are
interpreted. The survey also
asks questions about various
issues concerning Islam in
society, social connections
within Muslim communities and
with wider society, as well as
views on how Islam is
represented.
It is being conducted by
Griffith University headed by
Professsors Halim Rane and Adis
Duderija.
It will take approximately 30
minutes or less to complete this
survey. It's being conducted
according to the ethical
standards required by Griffith
University and is not funded by
any government department,
agency or any other
organisation. The responses
provided will be completely
anonymous.
In addition to deepening our
knowledge and understanding of
Islam in Australia, our hope is
that this research will be
beneficial for a range of Muslim
organisations engaged in service
provision, social support,
education and other relevant
activities to assist Muslim
communities and relations with
wider society.
Sydney's Punchbowl Mosque,
which is yet to officially
open, has been recognised as
one of the top 10 concrete
public architectural wonders
of Australia.
Punchbowl Mosque, home of
the Australian Islamic
Mission, can proudly take
its place as a nationally
recognised icon after being
recognised as one of
Australia’s top 10 concrete
buildings.
The mosque, which is due to
open within the next month,
has been recognised as one
of Australia’s top 10 most
outstanding concrete public
architectural works for the
past 90 years.
“The architecture brings the
artistic and spiritual
element to the structure and
you can feel you are close
to God,” Australian Islamic
Mission board member Chaaban
Omran said.
The mosque, designed by
Campsie-born Angelo
Candalepas, joins iconic
structures, including the
Sydney Opera House,
Australia Square in Sydney
and the High Court building
in Canberra in the top 10
list.
The list celebrates the 90th
anniversary of the Cement
Concrete & Aggregates
Australia.
The mosque, which cost more
than $13 million to build,
has been 23 years in the
making according to Mr Omran.
“We very honoured to be
selected among the top 10
iconic institutions because
our aim was to build an icon
for the Australian
community,” Mr Omran told
The Express.
““The mosque won the Sulman
Medal for Public
Architecture in 2018 which
is why we were not totally
surprised by the top 10
list.”
“We are totally delighted
with the list because we
have had a lot of hardships
to get where we are.
“The council (Canterbury
Bankstown) wanted us to
build a three-level car park
which set us back and also
cost us more money, but in
the end, we won the right to
have two basement levels.
“Our architect Angelo
Candalepas, who is an
orthodox Catholic, put his
heart and soul into the
mosque and it’s a big credit
to him.
“We are happy we made the
right decision with the
architect.”
Mr Omran said the 102 mini
domes, called muqarnas in
Arabic, are unique not only
for Australia but the world
because they are so
numerous. They used a
Turkish calligrapher to
inscribe all the 99
attributed names of God on
them.
Mr Candalepas, who has won
many awards for his work,
said during the
construction, that the
single-material concrete
design gave the building an
ancient dimension with “no
tense or time”.
NSW Governor Margaret
Beazley toured the mosque
recently with Watson federal
Labor MP Tony Burke, Lakemba
state Labor MP Jihad Dib,
Campsie police
Superintendent Kerrie Lewis,
AIM president Bashar
Al-Jamal, Mr Candalepas,
Canterbury Bankstown Mayor
Khal Asfour, councillors
Nada Saleh and Bilal
El-Hayek.
During the tour Mr
Candalepas told the governor
that “this is a project that
offers the gifts of the
worth of the Islamic
community to this nation”.
The other structures in the
top 10 are: the Australian
Academy of Sciences’ Shine
Dome in Canberra; Australia
Square in Sydney — the
country’s first round
skyscraper, the Gladesville
Bridge in Sydney, James Cook
University Library in
Townsville, Melbourne
University Carpark,
Victorian State Offices and
the Queensland Art Gallery.
Cement Concrete & Aggregates
Australia CEO Ken Slattery
said the list highlighted
the aesthetic,
environmental, and social
contribution concrete has
made, and continues to make,
to Australia’s urban
landscapes since the
organisation began 90 years
ago.
Tony Abbott
took questions from the floor at
Policy Exchange on Monday.
Former prime minister Tony
Abbott has joked he would be
“happy to meet” 72 virgins
in a bizarre moment after
giving a speech on Brexit in
the UK.
The remark came when he was
questioned about a novel
current British Prime
Minister Boris Johnson wrote
in 2004 titled Seventy Two
Virgins.
Mr Abbott was speaking at
the centre-right think tank
Policy Exchange to a room
made up of mainly
Conservatives and pro-Brexit
figures and urged the
British government to
deliver Brexit.
As he took questions from
the floor, one man asked him
if he was aware of Mr
Johnson’s first novel.
“I too am a keen student of
Mr Johnson, I’m not sure if
you’ve read Seventy Two
Virgins as well as his book
on Churchill?” the man
asked.
“No, but I’d be happy to
meet them though,” Mr Abbott
replied laughing.
“If you knew where you do
meet 72 virgins, I don’t
think you’d be so keen on
that,” the questioner
responded.
“You obviously have more
intelligence over these
things than I do,” Mr Abbott
then said.
Mr Johnson’s novel is about
an MP’s bid to halt a
suicide bomber trying to
assassinate the US president
in London.
Its title is reference to
the highly-contentious idea
that Muslim suicide bombers
believe they will receive 72
virgins if they sacrifice
their own lives as martyrs
for their faith.
Cinespace
Fellow Mai Nguyen on creating
nuanced characters to counter
racial profiling, with examples
of Muslim characters from two
case studies, Ali's Wedding and
Degrassi : The Next Class
The representation of
Muslims in Western media has
been deeply problematic and
led to Islamophobia and
discrimination. With the
push for diversity in the
screen industry, it is
important more than ever to
have better Muslim
characters on screen. The
question is, how? How can
screenwriters write stories
about Muslims for the
mainstream non-Muslim
audience?
Here are the reasons that I
believe make Ali's Wedding
and Degrassi: Next Class
successful in their
portrayal of Muslims
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WEEK'S CCN
#3 They show a gamut of
views and perspectives
within the Muslim community.
As a drama about a Muslim
community, it’s not
surprising that Ali’s
Wedding features a wide
rainbow of Muslims. There
are patronising
conservatives who believe
women should not go to
university and mix with men,
and there’s Sheik Mahdi (Dony
Hany) who reminds them that
they are living in the
twenty-first century.
There’s Yomna (Maha Wilson),
the daughter of a
parishioner who can’t wait
to get married and start a
family, and there’s Dianne,
an Australian-born Lebanese
Muslim who is smart and
aspires to become a doctor.
The dramatic division within
the mosque in Ali’s Wedding
further highlights the
diversity within the Muslim
community. It’s a community,
like any community, where
people hold different views
and always argue and debate.
Similarly, even though
Degrassi is not a
Muslim-universe story, the
show’s writers made
conscious choices to create
different types of Muslim
characters. As Linda
Schulyer, the show’s
co-creator told
Entertainment Weekly, the
character Rasha — a student
from Syria — is introduced
to contrast with Goldi.
Unlike Goldi, who
consistently wears hijab and
is careful in her
interaction with the
opposite sex, Rasha doesn’t
wear hijab, is a lesbian and
has a more open approach to
religion. Also, even though
Rasha and Saad are both
Syrian refugees, their
experience settling in
Canada are different: Rasha
enjoys the liberality that
Canada offers, while Saad
feels isolated and
ostracised here. We also see
Goldi’s brother unable to
fathom her decision to stand
out with the hijab, showing
that having the same
upbringing doesn’t mean
Muslims would have the same
outlook.
Both Ali’s Wedding and
Degrassi: The Next Class
challenge the stereotypes
normally ascribed to Muslim
characters by creating a
variety of Muslim people
with different outlooks and
lifestyles who interact,
discuss, debate, compromise
or corner one another within
the story. After all, the
Muslims characters in your
show might be the only
Muslims some people are
exposed to. It helps if you
have at least two types of
Muslim characters so that
your audience may realise
how ridiculous it is to
abstract the experience of
1.5 billion people into a
singular presumption.
TO BE CONTINUED IN NEXT
WEEK'S CCN...
Mai Nguyen was a Fellow in
the 2019 Cinespace Social
Cohesion on Screen Writer's
Fellowship, funded by the
Victorian Government.
Mai is a writer and video
maker who wants to tell
stories to make people think
and reflect about identities
and humanity. Mai has
produced several short
videos and photo essays,
some of which have been
screened at festivals
(Mokhtar Film Festival and
Victorian's Cultural
Diversity Week 2017),
exhibited at museum (Islamic
Museum of Australia), and
featured on Meld Magazine,
SBS and ABC Online. You can
see her work at
https://maihoangnguyen293.wordpress.com/
Salih Yucel and Abu Bakr
Sirajuddin Cook, editors Australian
Journal of Islamic Studies
Editors' Introduction (Vol 3
No 3 2018):
The history of Islam within
Australia is an important,
yet often overlooked, part
of Australian history.
Muslim presence in Australia
has helped shape
multicultural experience
facilitating intercultural
dialogue as well as
contributing significantly
to the development of the
Australian nation. However,
to date, it has received
minimal scholarly attention.
There have been significant
studies on the engagements
of the Maccasans, Muslim
fishermen from Indonesia,
with the Indigenous peoples
of northern Australia. These
studies have detailed the
cultural interactions and
trade between them and the
lasting impacts of the
inclusion of language
foreign to Australian soil.
There is also an increasing
awareness of Australia's
cameleers, many of whom were
Muslims, and the
contribution they made to
maintaining trade routes and
assisting early Australian
explorers. Despite the
growing interest in the
field, the history of Islam
in Australia remains an
understudied area of
research. This rich history
dates back further than we
thought and has possibly had
a greater impact than what
is recognised. Given the
current political and social
climate surrounding Islam
globally, it is timely that
this volume of the
Australian Journal of
Islamic Studies is
published. This volume
brings to light the depth
and richness of Australia's
Islamic heritage,
challenging some of the
prevalent assumptions on the
topic, and calls for further
studies in this field.
Australia has proclaimed
itself as being a successful
example of a multicultural
society. It is a society
that has been shaped, and
continues to be shaped, by a
diverse range of cultural
inputs. With this being the
case, it is justifiable to
ask how and why the
contributions of Muslims to
Australia have been largely
overlooked.
Over the weeks, CCN
highlights extracts from the
Australian Journal of
Islamic Studies which is an
open access, double-blind
peer-reviewed journal
dedicated to the scholarly
study of Islam.
ANZAC Muslims: An Untold
Story
By Dzavid Haveric, Charles
Sturt University
.
Abstract: When the
Commonwealth of Australia
became immersed in two World
Wars, Australian Muslims
accepted the national call
-they shed their blood and
gave their lives for
Australia's freedom and
democracy. With their
Australian brothers-in-arms
and allies they fought
courageously with honour
against their common enemies
in different battlefields
-but this is an almost
forgotten history. Muslims
in Australia were challenged
by Britain's imperial might
and by their status as
British subjects and
'aliens' to take part in
ANZAC showing their
commitment to their adopted
country.
The virtue of justice, sense
of responsibility and
loyalty are peculiar
qualities that find their
full justification in the
organised welfare of
Australian society. This
pioneering article, based on
ongoing research on ANZAC
Muslims, makes known their
unique contribution. It
reveals historic facts about
ANZAC Muslims who were
members of what has come to
be known as the Heroic
Generation. Although their
names have not appeared in
history books, they achieved
the glory of victory for a
better future for new
generations to come. Their
contribution is part of
Australian National Heritage
-Lest we forget.
ANZAC MUSLIMS IN WORLD
WAR I
....continued from last
week's CCN.....
ANZAC Muslim servicemen also
served in the first AIF.
Abdul Rahman Kaus, born in
Inglewood, Queensland, of
Indian descent, a motor
driver from Mt Gravatt,
Brisbane, enlisted in 1916.
Abraham Mohamed (also
recorded as Abram Mahomet)
was described as a “fine
young Indian,” who was
saying he was going out to
“bash the blooming Turk for
the honour of Australia ...”
He wanted to be an
Australian, otherwise “he
would remind the well-wisher
that he was a Mohammedan not
a Hindoo.”
This soldier had been born
in Bombay, and was, in
reflecting contemporary
mores, discharged in 1918
because he was not of
European descent.
A Muslim resident from
Fremantle, Pte Thabet Subeih,
a Yemeni national, born in
Bombay, India, enlisted in
the AIF in Perth in 1915. On
his enlistment papers, his
birthplace is given as
Bombay around 1878-80 and
his occupation as “tea and
coffee merchant.” Thabet was
in a partnership with
well-known Muslim
businessman Mockbell.
He served under the surname
“Suby” and was assigned the
rank of private and service
number 3937. On 12 February
1916, he embarked on HMAT
Miltiades with the 9th
Reinforcements, 28th
Battalion. He returned to
Australia on 17 March191.
A famous artist, Cassim
‘Cass’ Mahomet, served in
the AIF. Cass Mahomet was
the first Indian digger in
the AIF. He enlisted without
his parents’ consent. His
parents did not relish the
idea of a son fighting the
Turks, who was also
committed to the Islamic
faith.
Being a Muslim, he was
rejected the first time he
attempted to enlist. He was
recorded as a Roman Catholic
on his army record when he
enlisted as a private in the
AIF in 1916 in Adelaide. His
regimental number was 7036
and he was assigned to the
23/10th Battalion. Mahomet
embarked on the Berrima in
1916 from Adelaide, destined
for France and in 1918 was
part of the 3rd Brigade
Concert Party that
entertained the troops in
France and England.
Mahomet returned to
Australia in 1920 with his
battalion and was discharged
from the AIF in Sydney
in1920.
In his AIF service with the
10th Battalion, Mahomet
threw aside all barriers of
caste and religion, and
became a “dinkum Aussie.” He
was awarded the British War
Medal and Victory Medal. He
died aged 61 in 1955 and was
given a soldier’s burial on
21 November at Auckland, New
Zealand. During his
relaxation times away from
the fighting, he
successfully organised many
concert parties and one of
them, “The Boomerangs,”
became well-known on the
Western Front.
Mahomet was also the
vice-president of the
Showmen’s Guild of
Australia, and while
overseas, was the
representative for the New
Zealand Showmen’s
Association and member of
the Actors’ Equity.
He also contributed to
humanitarian programs. On
Armistice Day, he helped
with the Poppy Appeal,
singing and conducting
auctions from a lorry. He
also raised funds to help
widows and children.
Mahomet expressed his
loyalty and love for
Australia in a poem he wrote
and sung titled Australia
for Mine! The music for it
was composed by W.E. Naunton.
"We must
speak out at hate crimes and
violence targeted at the
Muslim community and call it
what it is—domestic
terrorism." -Bernie Sanders..
ISLAMIC
Emaan Booster: Sheikh Ikraam Buksh
Academy Alive
Sheikh Ikraam
Buksh highlights in the
latest Emaan Booster from
Academy Alive the importance
of a positive mind frame,
and complete 100% Yaqeen in
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
for nothing in this world is
impossible for Allah the
All-mighty.
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By Mrs.
Ayesha Yusuf,
grandparent of a
student in
Wisdom College
Ms. Canan Coskun
Ms. Canan Coskun,
the Head of
Primary in
Wisdom College,
has been
nominated for a
number of QCT
(Queensland
College of
Teachers) Awards
for 2019. This
follows closely
the nomination
of Ms. Tahnee
Brown, a
Preparatory
teacher in the
same school. Ms.
Brown was chosen
as the finalist
of a QCT Award,
from 60
nominations!
Every year QCT
offers the
opportunity to
teachers to be
nominated for
their TEACHX
Awards. These
Awards
‘recognise and
celebrate the
inspiring work
of classroom
teachers’.
Canan’s
nomination was
proposed by Ms.
Noura Ghazaleh.
Ms. Coskun has
been nominated
for three QCT
TEACHX Awards,
e.g. Excellence
in Teaching,
Excellent
Leadership in
Teaching and
Learning and
Outstanding, and
Contribution to
School
Community.
I have known Ms.
Canan Coskun for
a number of
years during her
role as
Curriculum
Coordinator and
Head of Primary.
She has played a
key role in the
development of
Wisdom College
from its early
years, right
until now. Canan
initiated the
Wisdom values,
e.g. Respect,
Integrity,
Compassion and
Excellence,
which form the
basis of the
School’s vision
and mission.
These values
truly play a key
role in every
facet of the
students’
development as
the aim has been
not only for the
students to
understand the
values, but to
observe them in
their daily
attitude and
daily behaviour,
thus enabling
them to develop
respect, not
only for
themselves, but
also for the
culture,
beliefs,
ethnicities and
abilities of
others.
Canan’s
colleague,
Olivia
Starkey/Lower
Primary
Coordinator, has
commended
Canan’s efforts
to ‘encourage
and lead the
staff to reflect
on their
teaching
practices and
help to develop
programs that
are both
beneficial to
staff and
students. Canan
has implemented
the wellbeing
program “You Can
Do It” (YCDI),
into Wisdom
College. This is
something she is
very passionate
about, knowing
that the
students’
psychological
and social
development is
as important as
academic
learning. Canan
has led the
development of a
five-year
curriculum plan.
In doing this
she was able to
highlight the
areas in need of
development as
well as the
schools
strengths. Her
knowledge of the
curriculum has
allowed her to
review, modify
and extend on a
variety of
teaching
practices and
programs around
the school’.
Canan has been
involved in many
interfaith and
community
projects. She
has also
initiated
various school
projects the
longest one
being the 3-year
Self improving
Schools project.
Canan states
that she ‘has
worked together
with an
Independent
Schools
Queensland
consultant and
the Wisdom
executive team
to devise action
plans in an
effort to
establish a
whole school
pedagogy and
teacher
development
programme, and
has developed in
conjunction with
other
coordinators the
Wisdom College
School vision
and mission as
well as a whole
school
pedagogical
framework upon
which the
curriculum is
based’.
Ms Canan Coskun
has also trained
staff in various
areas such as
inquiry
learning, and
the YCDI
wellbeing
program. She has
organised a
variety of
professional
development
programs such as
differentiation,
behaviour
management, and
has used ICT
(Information and
Communications
Technology)
effectively in
the classroom.
Canan has
assisted
teachers in
implementing a
whole
school-inquiry
approach which
aims to develop
in Wisdom
College
students, 21st
century skills
such as critical
thinking,
problem solving
and higher-order
thinking. Her
hard work and
efforts have
even extended
outside the
Wisdom
community, and
she initiated
and ran a
successful
fundraising
project whereby
Wisdom College
students
together with
the school
community raised
$5K to build a
water well in
Cambodia.
I believe that
Canan’s key
strength lies in
her
‘approachability’,
and she is
always ready to
meet with
parents to
discuss any
issues of
concern.
Students and
staff refer to
Canan as the
“The Mother of
Wisdom”.
The Principal of
Wisdom College,
Mr. Fethullah
Erdogan states:
‘Ms.Canan Coskun
has been my best
support and
asset in Wisdom
College. She
deserves to be
nominated for
her teaching and
leadership
skills’.
Train station
experiment
reveals one way
to counteract
bias against
Muslims
By Amina
Khan, Los
Angeles Times
An unusual experiment carried
out on train platforms revealed
a way to counteract bias against
Muslims.
An experiment
conducted in
German train
stations
involving paper
cups and
escaping oranges
has found that
people are less
likely to help a
woman if she
appears to be
Muslim — but
they’re more
likely to help
that same woman
if she somehow
proves that she
shares their
social values.
The findings,
described in the
Proceedings of
the National
Academy of
Sciences, reveal
that
discrimination
is a somewhat
fluid phenomenon
that can be
mitigated —
within certain
limits.
Nicholas
Sambanis, a
political
scientist at the
University of
Pennsylvania and
one of the study
authors, says he
has long been
interested in
the
discrimination
faced by
immigrants. In
his home country
of Greece, he
watched as two
waves of
immigration in
the 1980s and
1990s led to
conflict in what
was once a very
ethnically
homogeneous
country.
“It’s a common
argument, mainly
by parties on
the right, that
immigrants are
resistant to
integrating,”
Sambanis said.
“They justify
conflict and
negative
attitudes toward
immigration and
arguments to
reduce
immigration by
referencing
these fears that
immigrants don’t
want to
integrate.”
But would
ethnic-majority
citizens feel
more welcoming
if they knew
that immigrants
were indeed
adopting the
cultural norms
of their new
countries?
To probe this
question,
Sambanis set up
an ambitious
experiment with
his former
colleagues
Donghyun Danny
Choi (now at the
University of
Pittsburgh) and
Mathias Poertner
(on his way to
Texas A&M
University). The
work took place
in 29 train
stations across
three German
states and
involved 7,142
“bystanders” who
became test
subjects.
The researchers
chose Germany
for several
reasons: It has
the largest
immigrant
population among
European
countries,
according to a
2017 United
Nations report;
it’s among the
most powerful
countries in
Europe; and it
has a strong set
of social norms
about public
behavior, which
the scientists
could tap into
for their
experiment.
German society
is famous for
its norm
enforcement,
researchers
said. For
example, if you
leave litter
lying around in
Germany, there’s
a good chance
someone will ask
you to clean it
up.
With that in
mind, seven
teams of five
people staged
this scene for
unsuspecting
bystanders
gathered at
train stops:
A man at the
platform would
intentionally
drop his used
paper cup on the
floor. A woman
of colour who
appeared to be
an immigrant
would then ask
him to pick up
the cup and
discard it in a
nearby garbage
can.
The woman’s
request
“signaled to
bystanders that
[she] shared
their norms and
was a
civic-minded
person,” the
researchers
explained in the
study.
Moments later,
her phone would
ring. After she
answered it, her
bag would
suddenly “break”
and spew oranges
across the
platform.
At that point,
the
experimenters
would document
how many of the
bystanders moved
to help her
gather the
scattered fruit.
Research assistants prepare a
bag of oranges before the
experiment begins.
The scenario was
repeated
multiple times
over several
hours but varied
in key details.
In about half
the cases, the
woman would ask
the litterbug to
clean up; in
others, that
request came
from another
female member of
the team.
The researchers
also varied the
orange-spiller’s
appearance. The
same woman of
colour would
sometimes wear a
hijab (a
headscarf
indicating she
was Muslim),
sometimes a
cross
(indicating she
was Christian),
and sometimes no
religiously
defined garb at
all.
In some cases,
the woman
answered the
phone in German;
in other
versions, she
spoke in a
foreign
language.
Finally, in some
instances, a
white,
German-speaking
woman in secular
clothing played
the fruit-losing
character in
need of help.
The researchers
performed 1,614
iterations of
this two-step
scene for more
than 7,142
bystanders over
three weeks in
the summer of
2018. Then they
analyzed the
results.
When the
orange-dropper
was a white,
German-speaking
woman,
bystanders
helped her 78.3%
of the time. A
nonwhite
“immigrant”
wearing a cross
or wearing only
secular clothing
was helped 76.4%
of the time —
which was not
significantly
different from
the first
scenario.
It seems that
appearing to be
of immigrant
background does
not reduce
onlookers’
inclination to
be helpful, at
least in this
particular
experiment.
“It was very
surprising,”
Sambanis said.
“It might say
something about
the level of
multiculturalism
that Germans
have become
accustomed to.”
One of the researchers
dressed as a Muslim immigrant,
left, and a Christian one.
But the
bystanders’
helpfulness
dropped if that
woman appeared
overtly Muslim.
For instance, if
the “immigrant”
woman wore a
headscarf,
bystanders
helped her only
66.3% of the
time.
Acting more
“German”
appeared to
mitigate this
discrimination.
The researchers
found that when
that Muslim
woman asked a
litterbug to
pick up his
trash,
bystanders came
to her aid 72.9%
of the time;
when she didn’t,
they offered
help only 60.4%
of the time.
That
12.5-percentage-point
difference was
large enough to
be statistically
significant, the
researchers
calculated.
However, a white
German woman who
did nothing to
stop the
litterbug was
helped about as
often (73.3%) as
the Muslim woman
who went out of
her way to do
some social
good.
In other words,
the Muslim woman
had to work
harder just to
be treated the
same as a white
German —
reminiscent of
the adage that
certain minority
groups have to
“work twice as
hard to get half
as far.”
To top it off,
if a white
German woman
stepped up and
told the man to
clean up, the
bystanders
helped her the
most often — a
full 83.9% of
the time.
The researchers
also noticed big
regional
differences: In
eastern Germany,
bystanders were
more likely to
discriminate
against the
Muslim woman
than were their
counterparts in
western Germany.
The reasons for
that difference
are unclear,
Sambanis said.
Perhaps it’s due
to eastern
Germany’s legacy
of communism, or
because economic
conditions there
are worse, or
because
residents in the
east have less
contact with
minorities. The
experiment could
not discern
which of these
factors (if any)
might have been
linked to the
heightened
discrimination.
Donald Green, a
professor of
political
science at
Columbia
University who
was not involved
in the study,
said the
experiment was
“remarkable for
its
imaginativeness
and also for the
scale at which
it was
conducted.”
But he also
pointed out a
key distinction.
Even though
people were more
likely to help a
scarf-wearing
Muslim woman if
she engaged in a
quintessentially
German behavior,
it didn’t
necessarily
affect any
deeply held
prejudices about
Muslim women.
Those onlookers
could just have
been
characterizing
her as an
exception to an
underlying rule,
considering her
“one of the good
ones” while
still thinking
poorly of most
Muslim women who
looked like her.
“At the end,”
Green said, “we
don’t know
whether this is
a
prejudice-reducing
intervention or
whether this is
simply an
intervention
that measures
different
proclivities to
discriminate.”
Teasing out
which of these
mechanisms was
motivating the
bystanders’
behaviour will
take further
study, he said.
Sambanis said he
and his
colleagues would
continue to
probe the
underlying
processes at
work. He said he
planned to do a
similar
experiment in
Greece, where
the social norms
are very
different from
those in
Germany.
“If we want to
think about
policy
interventions to
reduce these
behaviours,” he
said, “first we
have to
understand
exactly what is
the mechanism
that causes this
bias.”
Launch of the
official Scottish Islamic Tartan
at Glasgow city chambers.
SCOTLAND: A NEW tartan has been
created to celebrate Scotland’s historic
ties with Islam and help “weave the
Muslim identity” into the fabric of the
nation.
Businessman Azeem Ibrahim consulted with
tartan designers and Islamic scholars to
produce the design after being unable to
find an appropriate tartan for his own
kilt.
The official design incorporates five
colours to reflect the saltire and
elements of the Muslim faith, including
five white lines representing the
pillars of Islam.
The tartan was launched in Glasgow City
Chambers yesterday at an event attended
by SNP MSP Humza Yousaf and deputy
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar MP.
Dr Ibrahim said: “My motivation was
simply that I wanted to buy a kilt for
myself, but didn’t know which tartan to
get. First of all, I thought I would
create one for my own family, but then I
decided to come up with something
celebrating the links between Scotland
and Islam.
“I consulted Islamic scholars and went
about trying to get it produced.
“It’s about bringing to great
civilisations together – Scotland and
Islam. Scotland has made a huge
contribution to the world – you only
have to look at the impact of the
Scottish Enlightenment – and so has
Islam.”
The tartan incorporates blue for the
saltire, green for the colour of Islam,
white lines for the five pillars, six
gold lines for the articles of faith and
a black square pattern representing the
Holy Kaaba at Mecca, the most sacred
site in Islam.
The tartan was milled at DC Dalgleish,
of Selkirk, using original production
methods on traditional shuttle looms.
Dr Ibrahim, who recently launched a new
think tank, the Scotland Institute, to
look at social issues and the impact of
constitutional change, said the tartan
would be available to buy through DC
Dalgleish.
Yesterday the Muslim Council of Scotland
welcomed the new design. A spokesman
said: “Interaction between Scotland and
the Muslim world stretches to over 500
years, with notable individuals
including Michael Scot of Melrose whose
translations of the philosophical works
of Ibn Rushd were instrumental towards
inspiring the Renaissance, John Yahya
Parkinson of Kilwinning whose poetry
honoured the Prophet Muhammad and Lady
Evelyn Cobbold, the first British woman
to make the pilgrimage to Mecca.
“With such a rich history, Muslims are
today recognised as one of the most
diverse and vibrant communities,
representing an integral part of the
tartan fabric of Scotland.
M’sian Muslims are following
Australian “Boycott Halal” FB pages
MALAYSIA: When
travelling
abroad, trying
local cuisines
is a key part of
experiencing and
immersing
yourself in the
country’s
culture,
lifestyle and
traditions.
Unfortunately,
looking for
halal spots
serving local
cuisine can pose
as a challenge
for Muslim
tourists who
have halal diet
restrictions.
Some countries,
such as Korea,
have realised
the
Muslim-friendly
tourism
opportunity and
started
promoting halal
restaurants in
their country.
However, it
seems that some
travel-savvy
Muslims have
found an easier
way to look for
good halal food
to eat when
overseas.
Twitter user @myadlan
recently shared
that Muslims in
Australia have
been following
Facebook pages
that boycott
halal food for
information on
where to find
halal
restaurants in
the country.
“In Australia,
there is a
movement where
non-Muslims are
boycotting halal
food. However,
many Muslims
“like” those
pages because
it’s an easy way
to find out
which companies
offer halal
food”
Twitter users
who weren’t
aware of this
genius travel
hack were
impressed by how
tech-savvy these
Muslims are.
“It’s the same
in the UK.
Usually, halal
companies don’t
display the
halal logo to
maintain their
“non-halal”
supporting
customers, but
somehow they
still get found
out. So, we
Muslims can rely
on the boycott
list.”
A man in Islamic dress told a
Starbucks employee his name was Aziz. She
put 'ISIS’ on the cup.
US: In the same
city where a
Starbucks
employee last
year called
police on black
men for sitting
quietly, two men
in Islamic dress
walked into a
different
Starbucks store
for a drink.
Niquel Johnson
paid for three
drinks in
Philadelphia on
Sunday, and in
typical
Starbucks
fashion, an
employee asked
for his name.
Johnson, 40,
told them “Aziz,”
his Islamic name
pronounced ah-zeez.
He has used it
for 25 years —
and “countless”
times at that
particular
store.
But three
unusual things
happened on this
occasion, he
said. When his
order was ready,
a staffer
announced them
by drink type,
not his name.
The second
unusual part was
the employee
wrote his name
as “ISIS” — the
acronym for the
Islamic terror
group — in the
printout
attached to all
three drinks.
Johnson didn’t
even realize it
until later,
when a friend
pointed it out
at a bookstore.
“I was shocked
and angry. I
felt it was
discrimination,”
Johnson told The
Washington Post
on Friday.
The third
unusual part:
Four days later,
after the story
hit social media
and a reporter
tweeted about
it, Starbucks
called Johnson
to claim the
company had
already
rectified the
situation in
conversation
with Johnson’s
niece — a person
Johnson says
doesn’t exist.
Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab
Conquest to Tamerlane
by
S. Frederick Starr
DESCRIPTION
In this
sweeping and richly illustrated history,
S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating
but largely unknown story of Central
Asia's medieval enlightenment through
the eventful lives and astonishing
accomplishments of its greatest
minds--remarkable figures who built a
bridge to the modern world. Because
nearly all of these figures wrote in
Arabic, they were long assumed to have
been Arabs. In fact, they were from
Central Asia--drawn from the Persianate
and Turkic peoples of a region that
today extends from Kazakhstan southward
through Afghanistan, and from the
easternmost province of Iran through
Xinjiang, China.
Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between
the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led
the world in trade and economic
development, the size and sophistication
of its cities, the refinement of its
arts, and, above all, in the advancement
of knowledge in many fields. Central
Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in
astronomy, mathematics, geology,
medicine, chemistry, music, social
science, philosophy, and theology, among
other subjects. They gave algebra its
name, calculated the earth's diameter
with unprecedented precision, wrote the
books that later defined European
medicine, and penned some of the world's
greatest poetry. One scholar, working in
Afghanistan, even predicted the
existence of North and South
America--five centuries before Columbus.
Rarely in history has a more impressive
group of polymaths appeared at one place
and time. No wonder that their writings
influenced European culture from the
time of St. Thomas Aquinas down to the
scientific revolution, and had a
similarly deep impact in India and much
of Asia.
Lost Enlightenment chronicles this
forgotten age of achievement, seeks to
explain its rise, and explores the
competing theories about the cause of
its eventual demise. Informed by the
latest scholarship yet written in a
lively and accessible style, this is a
book that will surprise general readers
and specialists alike.
REVIEW
Judging from
the realities of the here and now it is
hard to believe that Central Asia was
once at the pinnacle of human
civilization. After almost 250 years of
being under Russian influence the region
is the most under-studied in the world.
S. Frederick Starr, however, has done a
phenomenal job of informing us that the
Turkic peoples of this region, having
embraced Persianate culture and writing
in Arabic represented the intellectual
leadership of the world during the
medieval era (800-1200).
This
extremely well-written and
well-researched tome goes into
excruciating detail to narrate the story
of how the region - a land bridge
connecting Europe and Asia - excelled in
philosophy, mathematics, the natural and
social sciences, religion, and the arts.
If you are interested in how European
Enlightenment took place then you must
understand how it emerged in Central
Asia. If you are interested in how
European Enlightenment took place then
you must understand how it emerged in
Central Asia. And for that this book
becomes a must read. - Kamran Bokhari
KB says:
A great idea for the lunch box or as a
starter....
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INGREDIENTS & METHOD
½ kg chicken fillet and ½ kg
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1 onion
green chillies
1 cup milk
2 eggs
4 slices bread
½ bunch coriander leaves
fine salt
½ tsp lemon pepper
2 tsp ginger garlic
1½ tsp baking powder
Process all ingredients in a food processor
Fry spoonfuls in shallow oil until light brown.
The nugget can be frozen at this stage
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Q:
Dear Kareema, I’m
feeling very sluggish and un-motivated. What can
I do to get going but keeping it simple?
A:
Why not make
September you STEP-tember. Start a walking
challenge, either just you or get the family
involved to keep it interesting and stay
motivated.
The aim would be to get moving and keep a record
of the number of steps you take daily.
Challenge yourself by beating your previous
day’s record or find steeper tracks and include
mini-workouts along the way.
Simple, safe and
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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:
Surviving Separation
Relationships begin,
they evolve and
sometimes they
dissolve.
Relationships are
complex things to
understand. Perhaps
this perception
needs to change. It
is not relationships
that are complex to
understand, it is
people who fail to
understand
themselves first, so
that they may
understand another.
Having survived 11
years in a marriage
that was physically
violent, emotionally
abusive and
psychologically
traumatic, I have
first hand
experience in
feeling like the
whole world was
against me, like I
was worthless, like
I was better off
dead and there was
no need for me here,
like it was never
going to get better,
like a part of me
was empty and
meaningless, like I
couldn’t even
breathe again. All
of these feelings of
self-loathing,
self-neglect and
negative perceptions
became my daily
companion when I
separated from my
ex-husband.
Now, eight years
later, I know firmly
in my heart with
absolute faith that
the following ayat
from Surah Al-Baqarah
is most relevant
when I reflect on
how I survived those
terrible feelings of
self-loathing and
worthlessness:
“Allah does not
burden a soul beyond
that it can bear. It
gets every good that
it earns, and it
suffers every ill
that it earns...”
Going through
separation or
divorce can bring
about negative
perceptions of the
world, others and
self. More than
ever, it is during
this phase that one
needs to consciously
practise daily
ibadah and
self-care. As
muslims, we know
that ALLAH is the
best of planners.
Practise these
self-care strategies
and have faith
that ALLAH has put
you to this and HE
will put you through
it and give you
what is best for you
and your deen, In
Shaa ALLAH.
9 Self-Care
Strategies When
Going Through
Separation or
Divorce
1.
Self-Compassion
- blame is pointless
and keeps one stuck
in the past. The
whole idea is to
live “through” the
pain and grow from
it to be better and
to move on with hope
and faith. Blaming
yourself or another
will cause further
pain and anguish.
One of the best ways
to practise
self-compassion is
to express gratitude
for everything, even
those experiences
that were painful.
Thank ALLAH for
helping you survive
them. Thank ALLAH
for making you
stronger and wiser.
2. Re-visit your
life’s purpose and
dreams - when
you were younger you
must have had some
dreams or goals
about how you
envision your life
to be. Re-visit
these goals and
dreams and try to
understand how you
can move towards
them. Perhaps you
never pursued them
because of various
reasons. Now that
you have started a
new chapter in life,
use your energy into
realising your
purpose. 3. Talk it out
but don’t gossip
- speak to positive
people and a trusted
professional about
your feelings. Let
things out and
unburden, however,
be mindful that you
are not bad-mouthing
your ex-spouse.
Refrain from talking
all day, everyday
about your breakup
to different members
of the family and
relative circle.
This inevitably
turns into a gossip
session. As Muslims,
our communities are
close knitted and
people know each
other. Be mindful of
your words, in case
they may be
misconstrued and
cause hurt to
another person. 4. Eat, pray,
sleep, exercise
- keep focussing on
the daily basics of
life. Eat healthy
meals on time,
engage in daily
exercise so that
your body releases
endorphins,the
“happy hormones”,
sleep for at least 7
hours, and be sure
to commit to daily
prayers, dhikr and
silent moments of
reflection. 5. Tahajjud salah
and silence -
try getting up for
Tahajjud salah as
much as you can.
This will help you
overcome any kind of
confusion you may be
going through
regarding your
separation or
divorce. After your
Tahajjud salah, ask
ALLAH the questions
you need answered
and sit in silence.
Have faith that HE
will give you
wisdom, signs and
inspiration to make
choices that will be
good for you and
your deen. 6. Start learning
something new -
whether it is
something creative
like a new craft or
a new language, now
is a good time to
start learning
something new. This
will help you keep
your mind engaged in
something productive
instead of allowing
your mind to dwell
on the past and
bring about anxiety
for an imagined
future. 7. Rearrange your
room and de-clutter
your living space
- movement of energy
and positive
vibrations in the
home is vital.
Create a space for
yourself which will
be your sanctuary.
Rearrange furniture
and add new colours
in order to breathe
new life into your
home, filling it
with light and joy.
8. Detox your
body daily - one
of the best
strategies for
detoxing your body
is to drink plenty
of water and excrete
toxins from your
body. When your body
repairs and
replenishes from the
inside, your
immunity and overall
health improves. 9. Practise
awareness exercise
daily - practise
a 3 to 5 minute body
scan meditation
activity. Email or
text me if you would
like a FREE AUDIO to
practise a guided
awareness exercise.
This daily exercise
of the mind brings
about clarity and
awareness. It makes
you understand the
difference between
your responses and
reactions. Mastering
your responses is
how you begin living
life with immense
joy and absolute
faith in ALLAH
alone, instead of
reacting to
circumstances and
living in fear.
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personal struggles.
Refreshments will be
served on the day.
JazakAllah.
More about the
book:
In Sarah's house,
the Bible and the
Koran sit together
on a shelf - two
books bursting with
stories...
‘Sarah loves her two
grandmas –
Grandmother Azar and
Grandmother Maria.
Grandmother Azar
tells Sarah stories
from the Holy Koran,
while Grandmother
Maria tells her
stories from the
Bible. At Christmas
time, Sarah snuggles
in each of her
grandmothers' laps
and listens to two
nativities stories
about the birth of
baby Jesus. They are
the same in some
ways, and different
in others ... but
both can be Sarah's
favourite.’
About the author:
Janine M Fraser
lives on Phillip
Island in Victoria
for most of the
year, and three
months of the year
in Manhattan, New
York. She loves
books, writing and
travel and looks for
stories wherever she
goes. Her previous
books have been
short-listed for the
CBCA awards, the NSW
Premier's Award and
the WA Premier's
Award. Janine is
also a published
poet.
BRISBANE BOOK LAUNCH
- INTERFAITH
Sarah's Two
Nativities, written
by Janine Fraser
that I have
illustrated. It is
published by Walker
Books, out in
September.
The book,
beautifully written,
has a strong
multicultural
message that you
might be interested
in. The story is a
bridge between
Muslims and
Christians, to be
more precise.
I would love to
invite you at the
book launch on
September 21st at
2pm here in Brisbane
at the book store
Where the Wild
things Are.
It would be
wonderful to have
representatives of
different
communities as we
think it is a great
opportunity for
families and
children from
diverse cultural
background to share
a special moment
altogether around
this picture book
and its message.
So please feel free
to invite some
friends, families
and people who might
be interested as
well.
Helene.
About the
illustrator:
Award winning
illustrator Hélène
Magisson began her
artistic career as a
painting restorer in
Paris, where she was
also trained in the
art of medieval
illumination. Helene
has lived all over
the world, including
Africa, France and
India. She loves to
discover other
cultures through
their arts and
customs. She now
calls Australia home
and has begun a new
career of
illustrating picture
books, some of which
have been CBCA
Notables.
Feel free to visit
my website:
www.helenemagisson.com
This is a DFAT full scholarship program
bringing 18 young Indonesians to Australia to do work
placement and live with local families. Participants
will spend 3 weeks in Canberra and 3 weeks in Brisbane.
We are super excited to have them in Brisbane this year
during November 4 and 27th.
We are looking for host organisations for them to do
their work placement as well as local families willing
to host them. There is no cost for the organisations as
students come fully insured and their transport to work
covered. Families will receive a $600 groceries/fuel
voucher for the 3 weeks program.
HFA is an
Australian charity helping and
supporting Australian and
overseas families, children and
the seriously disadvantaged,
along with many other Aid
programs.
To find out about our upcoming
projects please contact us.
At Sisters
Support Services Inc we have
qualified volunteers who help
women in their darkest moments &
time of need to empower them to
make the right choices for
better outcomes for their own
lives.
Here are some examples of our
cases over the past few months.
ALL names have been changed to
protect client identities.
1. Aisha, a victim of Domestic
Violence came to us for
assistance. We assisted her by
giving her money to buy clothing
and personal items as she left
her home quickly and with very
little. Aisha has also needed
ongoing counselling which she
has been receiving from us for
the past few months. She was
taken to appointments and
connected with the right people
who helped her start a new life
in a safe environment.
"Thank you so
much for your help. I am so very
grateful. Thank you to Sister
Services. Allah bless you all."
2. Katie, a revert sister with
young kids needed ongoing
counselling and support as she
had not been coping well at home
and was not able to look after
herself and her family. Sisters
Support Services was there for
her; "I can't tell you enough in
words how grateful I am, just by
listening to me when I was
feeling so low. Life is not
looking so dark anymore !"
3. Sarah also a revert sister
recently divorced with a young
child arrived in Brisbane with
virtually nothing. We have
helped her with everyday
essentials, food supplies &
assisted her to find suitable
accommodation. Sarah has some
health issues & needed financial
support with purchasing
medications & by being driven to
medical appointments by our
volunteers.
"So happy with
the help I've received from
Sisters Support Services."
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