Located in the heart of St.Lucia and open
from 11:00am-9:30PM Daily, Zambeekas St.Lucia is always available
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EST. 2004
Sunday 8 March
2020 | Issue
0800
CCN - a sometimes self-deprecating and
occasional tongue-in-cheek look at ourselves and the world around us
....
Zambeekas St. Lucia opened on
the 1st of May 2019 boasting the same delicious flame grilled BBQ
chicken flavour that Zambeekas is renowned for. What started as an
inherited recipe of homemade basting sauces from a small town family of
the Zambezia Province has evolved into an intriguing range of Portuguese
cuisine tempting even the finest taste buds!
Who would have thought the
flavours of a small Portuguese settlement in
Mozambique in the 1500’s would unite these two vastly different flavours
so wonderfully! This fusion is what Zambeekas is known for. Pop
into our St.Lucia Store and get to know why Brisbane loves Zambeekas!
Ms Farah Scott, the driving
force behind the Hurricane
Stars Club, was presented
with The Wonderful Women of
Waterford Award, by
Queensland Minister for
Employment and Small
Business and Minister for
Training and Skills
Development, Shannon
Fentiman MP at the
International Women’s Day
forum held at Bethania on
Friday 6 March.
The Indonesian Diaspora of
Queensland, in conjunction
with Rotary Archerfield,
hosted a very successful
dinner at the Australian
International Islamic
College last week to raise
awareness and funds for the
Australian Bushfire and
Drought Relief efforts .
The event was themed as an
"Indonesian Cultural Night"
and was also an occasion to
to showcase Indonesian
cultures and culinary to the
Brisbane and SE QLD
communities.
"We hope that these kinds of
gathering also help to build
stronger community ties
between our two countries,
Indonesia and Australia," Ms
Fenti Forsyth, whose idea it
was to put together the
event, told CCN.
Members from different ethic
backgrounds and faiths
supported the function as
did local politicians and
police service. Among them
were. Councillor Angela Owen
(representing the Lord Mayor
of Brisbane), the Hon.
Consulate General Heru
Subolo, the Consulate
General of Republic of
Indonesia who travelled from
Sydney for the fundraiser.
Also represented on the
night were the Australian
Indonesian Business Council,
PRD Real Estate, Aroxa
Mining, the Muslim
Charitable Foundation (MCF),
Muslim Funeral Services (MFS)
and many others.
Long-time friend of the
community, Mr Gary
Hardgrave, held together the
packed programme as the MC
with the finesse that is his
customary hallmark.
Around 420 guests savoured
and enjoyed delightful
Indonesian cultures, food,
music, traditional costumes
and dances.
More than $10000 will be sent
to the Rotary Club of
Archerfield to manage the
distribution of the funds.
"We will coordinate with the
Rural Financial Counselling
Service (RFCS) to deliver
the funds from night's
dinner" said Lester Drew,
the Secretary of Rotary Club
of Archerfield.
Guests were served with
Indonesian cuisine that
included Nasi Kapau from
Padang and Rendeng from the
Sumatra Islands.
During the dinner, Balinese
music called Rindik was
played by the Balinese
Community of Gold Coast. A
West Papua Dance was
performed by Seharum
Nusantara of the Gold Coast.
A Balinese dance was
performed by Sari Pratiwi
from the Balinese Community
of Gold Coast. Three songs,
including Waltzing Matilda,
were performed with bamboo
instruments by a group from
Brisbane. Gemufamire was the
last dance of the night and
guests joined in the fun and
dance to end a fun-filled
evening.
The night's success was due
in large part to the AIIC,
who provided the Hall as a
venue, donors who provided
the drinks and chicken, and
sponsors who covered other
costs incurred.
Event initiator and
co-ordinator, Ms Fenti
Forsyth, thanked all those
connected with the fund
raiser:
A massive thank you
to the committee,
Indonesian Diaspora
Network Queensland
Rotary Club of
Archerfield Inc, KJRI
Sydney and Australia
Indonesia Business
Council for the enormous
support.
To the guest speaker Mr
Jitendra Prasad and all
performers: Kusuma
Indonesia Community
Australia -KICA, Seharum
Nusantara Gold Coast,
Sari Pratiwi, Bli Dewa (Rindik
Balinese Instrumental)
and Angklung Anak
Brisbane
Also for all volunteers
from Australia-Indonesia
Youth Association (AIYA)
- Queensland Chapter,
Ppia Queensland, PIQ,
Mbak Tri for the
beautiful centrepieces.
Special thanks to our
sponsors - this event
wouldn't have happened
without your support;
Australian International
Islamic College, IndOz
Festival Brisbane, B & A
Technologies Aroxa
Mining, I-Sale Property
Brisbane Rental, ABD
Poultry, Sendok Garpu by
Bunda Alicia.
The Organizing
Committee with The
Hon, Consulate
General of Indonesia
Heru Subolo and Mr
David Wijaya (Vice
President of
Australia Indonesia
Business Council of
QLD)
Banging the gong to
announce the start
of the evening's
proceedings
Guests joining in on
the bamboo
instruments
Muslim Charitable
Foundation (MCF)
Directors Osman Rane (foreground left)
and Faisel Essof (right)
with
Consulate General
and the latest
published MCF
newsletter
Muslim Funeral
Services (MFS)
Directors Riaz Gutta
(left), Dr
Iqbal Sultan
(3rd from left)
and Yusuf Chothia (right)
with
Consulate General
Hon. Consulate
General Heru Subolo,
the Consulate
General of Republic
of Indonesia
(l to r) Raheema
Deen and Dr Asti
Mardiasmo Povis
The Rotarians with
Cr. Angela Owen and
The Hon Consulate
General Heru Subolo
AIIC Principal Christine
Harman (in red) with College
Captain, Ruksana Akter (in
hijab)
International Women’s Day is
an annual celebration of the
incredible, unique and
valued contribution women
make in our communities.
As the Principal of the
Australian International
Islamic College, I was
honoured to be invited by
our Premier Annastacia
Palaszczuk, to join her at
the UN Women’s International
Women’s Day event, held at
the Brisbane Convention
Centre.
I joined Annastacia, along
with our newly appointed
College Captain, Ruksana
Akter for a morning of
inspiration, reflection and
humility.
Hosted by SBS reporter Alice
Matthews, the event focused
on the theme “Generation
Equality”, looking at the
efforts of UN Women to bring
gender equality around the
globe.
With over half a billion
women world-wide being
illiterate, and with tens of
millions of girls having no
access to an education, this
is a cause that is close to
our hearts at AIIC.
We know that when you
educate a girl, you create a
woman who can provide for
herself, and her family.
The Australian International
Islamic College is fiercely
proud of our women and
girls, all but eliminating
the gender gap in the fields
of STEM both in terms of
teachers and enrolled
students. We not only
facilitate, but encourage
and support our girls to
pursue their education in
the field of their choosing.
We provide strong, ethical
and resilient role models
for our girls, not only in
the teachers, but in our
leaders and within our wider
community.
On this, the 2020 annual
International Women’s Day, I
pay tribute to all women,
and the unique roles that
they play.
“Here’s to strong women; may
we know them, may we be
them; may we raise them
(author unknown)”
ICQ president, Habib Jamal and
vice president Farouk Adam
represent the Islamic Council of
Queensland
Following a meeting between
ICQ and the Queensland
Police Service (QPS)
Commissioner, it was decided
that a working group would
be formed to look at the
issues surrounding reporting
of harassment or
vilification of community
members.
The first meeting of the
group took place on Thursday
5 March 2020 involving Habib
Jamal, President ICQ, Farouk
Adam, Vice President ICQ,
Mackayla Jeffries,
Queensland Human Rights
Commission (QHRC) and from
the QPS, Superintendent
Peter Brewer, Inspector Les
Bulluss, Senior Sergeant
Joanna Stone and Senior
Constable Deb Stewart.
The meeting discussed
options and community
reluctance to the reporting
incidents of harassment to
the QPS and QHRC.
The working group will
continue to meet to look at
issues that the community
may be experiencing in
reporting. Incidents were
raised where reports were
being made second hand via
community members or
organisations and not direct
the QPS or QHRC by the
person who may have been
harassed or vilified. In
those circumstances if a
person does not wish to
report, then it is very hard
for an investigation to take
place. However, the matter
can be recorded for
intelligence purposes and it
helps to build a picture of
issues the community are
experiencing.
If you wish to report on
cyber bullying or harassment
you should do this via the
Australian Cybercrime Online
Reporting Network (ACORN) at
https://www.cyber.gov.au/report
As always, to contact the
QPS for urgent matters
please call Triple Zero
(000). For non-urgent
matters please call 131444
or attend your local police
station.
To make a complaint to QHRC
people can use the online
complaint form, or send the
details of their complaint
to QHRC in writing by post
or email. If they would like
a hard copy complaint form
sent to them, they can
contact QHRC on 1300 130 670
or email
enquiries@qhrc.qld.gov.au
to request this.
If someone wants to report
an incident of vilification
or discrimination but not
make a formal complaint,
they can email the details
to
letusknow@qhrc.qld.gov.au.
If you want to talk to QHRC
about whether an incident
may be unlawful vilification
or discrimination, you can
call the enquiry line during
business hours on 1300 130
670, or email
enquiries@qhrc.qld.gov.au.
QHRC also has offices in
Brisbane, Rockhampton,
Townsville and Cairns that
are open to the public if
they would prefer to talk to
someone in person.
There is also information on
the
QHRC website about
vilification which may be
useful. The QHRC are also
happy to come out and speak
to people/groups about
vilification and
discrimination and talk them
through the complaints
process if they would like
more information.
Waleed Aly of The Project
and The Age is the winner of
the Keith Dunstan Quill for
Commentary.
The Melbourne Press Club
said that his commentaries
were intelligent, cogent and
balanced, powerful examples
of the impact of the
personal in illustrating
critical aspects of wider
issues.
Minority
Cosmopolitanism:
Afro-Cosmopolitan Engagement
Displayed by African
Australians
is an academic research
paper published by Dr Abdi
Hersi (Griffith University
and pictured left) et al.
The abstract explains:
This article focuses on
the black African
Australian (BAA)
community in the
Brisbane suburb of
Moorooka, known as a
‘little Africa’.
Moorooka’s main strip is
lined with various
BAA-owned shops and
restaurants, and with
BAAs going about their
everyday lives. The
suburb attracts negative
news stories and is
stereotyped as an
undesirable ethnic
enclave marred by crime,
social problems and
unemployment.
Yet, Moorooka is also
becoming a cosmopolitan
destination for visitors
to shop, explore and
dine.
We thematically analyse
qualitative interviews
with BAAs to understand
their experience of
interactions with non-BAAs.
Our research sheds new
light on the forms of
openness and hospitality
we call ‘minority
cosmopolitanism’ that
arises from the BAA’s
experience.
Accordingly, we also
highlight forms of
cosmopolitan encounters
that assist with further
understanding of the
African diaspora.
Mr
Dylan Chown (pictured
left) received a
Transformed PhD Commendation
Award (marking half-way
point) at Adelaide's UniSA
2019 Education, Arts &
Social Sciences Academic
Excellence Awards.
His research in Islamic
education and engagement
with Islamic schools in
Australia and
internationally was
recognised for its impact in
academic and end-use
circles.
Mr Chown (former teacher at
the Islamic College of
Brisbane and AMANAH
Institute) posted:
"Alhumdullilah. For this, I
am indebted to the
leadership, brotherhood and
friendship of Prof Abdalla
and our team at CITE.
Especially pleased that this
shines light on the
incredible work taking
place, as well as the
collegiality at CITE and
School of Education, UniSA.
It is a testament to my many
esteemed colleagues
(including those in other
institutions) who offer me
tremendous support and
encouragement.
A big thank you to you all,
especially my superstar
supervisors: Prof Mohamad
Abdalla, Prof Rob Hattam and
Dr Nadeem Memon.
For those who have completed
a PhD, or are on the journey
like me, you know the road
is long – couldn’t do it
without the Almighty, my
incredible family or the
inspiration my former
students continue to provide
me."
Ms
Naseema Mustapha
(pictured left) received
the Jane M Klausman Women in
Business Scholarship to
pursue a Masters program at
Griffith University.
The Jane M. Klausman (JMK)
Women in Business
Scholarship program helps
women pursue undergraduate
and master's degrees in
business management and
overcome gender barriers
from the classroom to the
boardroom.
The Jane M. Klausman Women
in Business Scholarship was
established in 1998 from a
generous bequest by Jane M.
Klausman, a member of the
Zonta Club of Syracuse, New
York, USA, and the 1990-1995
Zonta International
Parliamentarian.
Zonta International is a
leading global organization
of professionals empowering
women worldwide through
service and advocacy. Zonta
International envisions a
world in which women's
rights are recognized as
human rights and every woman
is able to achieve her full
potential. In such a world,
women have access to all
resources and are
represented in decision
making positions on an equal
basis with men. In such a
world, no woman lives in
fear of violence.
For years, I dreamed of
finding a community, who
were actively working for
the Akhirah, who were taking
actions on the things they
said and believed. Rather
than just knowing but not
doing anything about it and
just living their life in
the same stagnant rat race
as most other people.
I dreamed of finding a
community who was conscious
of the reality of this life.
It is just a passing
journey, not a place to
stay. I hoped they had
realised this and were
living and understanding
this.
I dreamed of this, desired
this, and needed this. I was
tired of knowing in my mind
what this is and what’s to
happen but not actually
doing anything, not taking
any real action to make a
difference. I was stagnant,
stuck and afraid.
I know I only have a short
time appointed to me by my
Rabb, what if I come to the
end of it and I have nothing
to show for myself? What if
I return to my Rabb and all
I can say is I knew in my
mind what you wanted, but I
didn’t do anything about it,
I didn’t make any
difference. I was terrified
of this happening. So I made
dua all the time, that’s the
best thing I knew to do,
(and it works) I prayed to
my Rabb to guide me to a
people who loved him and who
he loved, a people who were
actively living out their
purpose. I imagined it like
the time of the Prophet
Muhammad S.A.W, how he
brought together a community
of people and taught them
the meaning of life, showed
them the truth, and returned
life to their dead hearts
through teaching them the
Quran which guided them.
Together they spent the rest
of their lives on a mission
to spread this truth through
the world and to give
everyone the chance to
revive their hearts and
experience the joy of
knowing their Creator and
feeling his love.
I dreamed of a community
like that again, in this
time, one that I could be
part of. But that’s all I
believed it to be—a dream. I
mean, how could it be real?
That was a once in existence
thing, that was with the
Prophet S.A.W. we are just
ordinary people, lost in a
world full of corruption,
something like that wouldn’t
happen again, maybe in my
dreams, but not in real
life.
And then, after years of
dreaming like this and
making dua that it might
still be possible, I married
a man who was part of a
little community that’s
steadily growing faster and
bigger.
And as I sit here reflecting
on who these people are and
what they are doing and how
I feel with them, I realise,
I think I found my dream. I
think I found my group
seekers (as they call
themselves, which is
perfect).
They are an organisation, or
company, or group of people
who are on a mission to
spread the light of the
Quran, to teach people,
every person, any person, no
matter who you are or where
you are on your journey.
Their mission (from my view)
is to teach and equip us all
with the tools and ability
to translate and understand
the Quran so that it can
penetrate and revive our
hearts. So that we can start
living with purpose and
drive and know why we’re
here and what we’re meant to
be doing.
Becoming a part of this team
has been a dream come true,
I know that sounds
incredibly cheesy, but what
else do I say? It is true
for me.
Since the first time I
walked into the presence of
these individuals, I
immediately felt welcome and
accepted, and…well, as I
belonged, which means a lot
to me. I didn’t have to do
or be anything to prove
myself, and I didn’t have to
conform in any way to try
and fit in, just being me as
I am, was enough. In this
team, no one is made to feel
like they are less valued
than anyone else, there is
no judgment or criticism;
only this sense of love and
belonging, family and
togetherness.
Everyone wants the best for
each other, they are trying
to help bring out the best
in each other and everyone
they can reach. Academy
Alive is a place people go
to give; it is a place you
go to grow and do, its where
you take action on the
things you say you believe.
It’s a safe space to
discover your gift and then
be able to share that in a
beneficial cause. To me,
Academy Alive is a place of
hope, of light a breath of
fresh air. If you are
looking to do something
worthwhile with your life
and you can’t find it
anywhere else, you might
find what you are yearning
for.
Academy Alive
Quran Alive Student
In episode #3 of Imams
Corner. Sheikh Uzair and
Sheikh AbdurRaheem, focus
their conversation on the
foundations of faith, the
Five Pillars of Islam.
An analysis of over 41000
posts in 12 far right
Facebook groups by Victoria
University in 2018
identified 5 false
narratives that are repeated
separately and together to
foment hatred:
1. Muslims are inferior,
sub-human, and inherently
incompatible with Western
liberal norms and values.
2. Muslims are trained by
their religion to deceive,
infiltrate and populate as
part of gradual takeover or
covert religious war.
3. Examples of gang violence
and terrorism are proof that
Muslims are inherently
violent and trained to be so
by an inherently violent
‘ideology’.
4. Muslims are always
playing the victim card to
silence criticism and gain
preferential treatment in
society.
5. Islam is about waging a
war against Christian
peoples and values, as
evidenced by Muslim attacks
on Christians overseas and
Crusader history. Or Islam
is about waging war on
secular society.
These messages might be
familiar to you because
unfortunately they’ve very
much allowed to flourish on
mainstream platforms.
Imagine the impact on our
kids.
When the Christchurch
anniversary arrives, there
will be a lot of reflection
and sadness. But it is also
one of the few moments where
our community will be able
to push the conversation
forward. There are two very
immediate opportunities:
1. Attorney General
Christian Porter must
include an anti vilification
shield in the Religious
Discrimination Bill.
2. Social media companies
part of the newly formed
Global Internet Forum to
Counter Terrorism need
to detect and remove
extremist material, like
those messages above. This
has to involve engaging with
researchers and community
stakeholders.
Online hatred is making us
unsafe in Australia. It is
helping the world to turn a
blind eye to atrocities
against Muslim minorities
overseas. It is recruiting
people towards far right
ideology, which endangers
our tolerant, multicultural
society. In whatever way you
can, spread the word and
support our advocates to
represent this case. Without
a call to action, our
leader’s words will not take
us forward. It’s time for us
to step into the fold of
problem solving at the
national level.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rita Jabri-Markwell
is a Lawyer and
Adviser to the
Australian Muslim
Advocacy Network (AMAN).
In this show Imam Mohamed
Ali (Imam of the Gold Coast
Mosque and graduate from the
renowned Al Azhar university
in Egypt) will address
questions that you wish
answered.
UK's
Muslim News readers
nominated
illustrious men,
women, children and
initiatives deemed
worthy of
short-listing for a
Muslim News Award
for Excellence. The
nominees were
short-listed by an
independent panel of
judges who reviewed,
deliberated and
mused over the list.
Over
the next weeks, CCN
presents a
shortlisted
candidate who will
be treated to a gala
evening in the
presence of their
peers and other
renowned guests in
March, when the
finalists are
announced for the
[15] coveted Awards
for Excellence.
The
P21 Gallery
plays a crucial role
in facilitating
cross-cultural
dialogue between
London and the
Middle East through
the medium of
contemporary art.
With many of its
events open to the
public and free, it
is a community space
as well as an art
gallery.
Through its diverse
programming, P21
consistently strives
to showcase as many
perspectives as
possible.
From organizing
events promoting
Sudanese literature
to presenting a
selection of
artworks from Gaza
in Palestine, P21 is
committed to
challenging the
misinformed notion
that the Middle East
and the Arab world
are static and
monolithic blocs.
The gallery is
committed to
experimenting with
new ideas and
working with new
individuals, a case
in hand being the
exhibition titled
Even We Didn’t Go
Through It, which
presented parallels
between undocumented
narratives in South
Korea and Lebanon.
This story is part of a
special SBS series featuring older
Australians looking back on their lives.
Abla Kadous started life in
Egypt before moving to
Australia and helping set up
the country's first welfare
service for Muslim women. At
70, she reflects on her
career and why she would
"never send anyone away".
...continued from last
week's CCN
The first Muslim women’s
service
As is the case for many of
Australia's migrants, Abla
had a range of jobs when she
first arrived.
Eventually, she trained as
an accountant.
She married Gamal, a
pharmacist, and had five
children. The couple now has
10 grandchildren.
In the 1980s, while working
and raising their family,
she also started
volunteering with a group of
women to shelter those
fleeing domestic violence.
The group saw a need for a
formal service, and in 1983
they set up Australia's
first welfare service
specifically for Muslim
women.
Back then, Abla says, such
women had few options,
finding mainstream services
were unable to meet their
needs.
"When there were any
problems, we would have
ladies ring the imam at the
time and tell him, 'I have a
problem and I don't know
where to go'.”
The service emerged from a
group of women who attended
the Lakemba Mosque.
“So he would call us, the
group who started the Muslim
Women's Association, and he
would ask 'can anyone take
this lady overnight, until
the morning?'”
The group would house women
and sometimes children in
their own homes until
alternative accommodation
could be found.
“Sometimes it happened on
the weekend: 'Can anyone
take care of her until
Monday and we can find a
solution for her?' The need
was there for those women
who did not have anywhere
else to go."
Abla says the Muslim Women's
Association is still going
strong more than 35 years
later and has branched out
to provide a broader range
of services.
These days, much of her time
is spent at the IWWA, which
she also helped set up.
It relies on donations and
some government funding.
"Honestly, working in this
centre is my life,” Abla
says.
“I have five children and
they all say, 'this is your
sixth child'."
"I spend nearly every day
here. I volunteered for 35
years working for the
community, the last 20 being
in this place. So it is my
house, my second house."
Abla was recently recognised
for her volunteer work by
the Centre for Volunteering,
which named her 2019 Senior
Volunteer of the Year.
She does not believe in
retirement, she says, and
plans to continue with her
work until she no longer
can.
"I cannot say at any time
that this is my last year. I
want to be working until the
last day of my life. I feel
I am healthy enough to do
that and everyone supports
me."
Along with rowing, she also
played tennis and other
sports, refusing to be
restrained by the
expectations placed on
others around her.
Quotes “Everyone’s a believer
when things are going fine.
The real faith is when one
becomes patient with
tribulations.”
Statistics
17 – the age
when he became Muslim
2008 CE – is the year he
co-founded Zaytuna College
Hamza Yusuf Hanson
Teacher
and Co-founder of Zaytuna
College, USA
Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson is
one of the most influential
Islamic figures in the
Western world. He is seen as
one of the foremost
authorities on Islam outside
of the Muslim world. He is a
co-founder and current
President of the Zaytuna
College in Berkeley,
California, the first and
only accredited Muslim
liberal arts college in the
USA.
Influence Islamic Scholar:
Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson
converted to Islam in 1977
when he was only 17 and
spent many years studying
Arabic, Islamic
jurisprudence and philosophy
with some of the Muslim
world’s most prominent and
well-respected teachers. He
spent most of his time in
the UAE and then Mauritania,
where he met and lived with
one of his closest teachers,
Sheikh Murabit Al-Hajj. He
returned to the USA in 1987
and studied nursing before
transitioning to a full-time
Imam at the Santa Clara
Mosque.
Speaker and Educator:
Sheikh Hamza is a much
sought after speaker. He has
given thousands of lectures
to public audiences and is
interviewed regularly by the
media. He has spread
traditional Sunni orthodoxy
in the West through his
popular speeches and his
teaching at short intense
study programmes such as
Deen Intensive, Rihla and
RIS. He has been the
inspiration for a whole
generation of
English-speaking Muslims to
study Arabic and Islamic
sciences. He has taught and
inspired many of them to
become teachers in their own
right, and more importantly
help forge a confident and
faithful Islamic identity in
the troubling times of the
21st century.
Advisor: He advises
on Islamic Studies to
several US universities, and
is also on the board of
advisors of George Russell’s
One Nation, a national
philanthropic initiative
that promotes pluralism and
inclusion in America. He
works closely with Sheikh
Abdullah bin Bayyah and
serves as vice-president for
two organisations the Sheikh
is president of: the Global
Center for Guidance and
Renewal, and the UAE-based
Forum for Promoting Peace in
Muslim Societies. He has
been called on to give
advice by the US government
and this has opened him up
to attacks from certain
quarters of the Muslim
community.
Attacks: He has
lately been the subject of
another sustained and
vicious character
assassination campaign,
mainly emanating from Muslim
brotherhood sympathisers.
Yet he remains one of the
most beloved scholars in the
world, and arguably the most
intellectually widely-read
and formidable Western
Muslim scholar in the world.
Characteristically he has
not defended himself.
SAYYID
İBRAHIM DELLAL: AN ANALYSIS
OF UNTOLD STORIES OF A
‘LIVING HISTORY
by Salih Yucel
Abstract: İbrahim
Dellal (1932-2018) was a
community activist and
played a pioneering role in
establishing religious and
educational institutions
after his arrival in
Melbourne in early 1950.
As the grandson of a late
Ottoman mufti, being
educated at the American
Academy, a Baptist
missionary school in Cyprus,
clashed at times with his
traditional upbringing based
on Islam, service and
Ottoman patriotism.
İbrahim’s parents,
especially his mother,
raised their son to be
Osmanli Efendisi, an Ottoman
gentleman.
He was raised to be loyal to
his faith and dedicated to
his community. I met him in
the late 80s in Sydney and
discovered he was an
important community leader,
a ‘living history’, perhaps
the most important figure in
the Australian Muslim
community
since the mid-20th century.
He was also one of the
founders of Carlton and
Preston mosques, which were
the first places of worship
in Victoria. I wrote his
biography and published it
in 2010. However, later I
found he had more stories
related to Australian Muslim
heritage.
First, this article will
analyse İbrahim’s untold
stories from his unrevealed
archives that I collected.
Second, İbrahim’s
traditional upbringing,
which was a combination of
Western education and
Ottoman Efendisi, will be
critically evaluated. He
successfully amalgamated
Eurocentric education and
Islamic way of life.
Finally, his poetry, which
reflects his thoughts, will
be discussed.
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
....continued
from last week's CCN
İBRAHIM AS A POET
Initially, the author was
not aware İbrahim wrote
poems. It was only by
working on his archive that
his poetry came to light. He
wrote more than 20 poems,
mostly in Turkish.
The poems are lyric,
allegorical and emotional.
Love in the poems is more
about God’s love, humanism
and nature rather than a
lover. He does not neglect
epics and imaginary heroism
in his poetry.
İbrahim was not just a
believer of education in
practice, but also his
poems. He imagined the
idealistic educators in his
poems and views them as
heroes. For some, it can be
considered as utopian.
There is no rhythm in his
poetry as they are mainly
prose. The quality of his
poems can be questioned
literally; however, I found
them inspirational.
LIFE IN A NUT SHELL
Life is short
Time is limited
We are travelers passing
through
Life will end…
In this poem, İbrahim’s
focus is on striving hard to
do right, be just and live a
healthy life.
He ends his poem with
accepting destiny.
Also, he feels a strong
faith in the Hereafter by
saying “the bird flies
back to home.”
İbrahim often uses “Life
is too short and there are
important things need to be
done.”
His 20 unpublished poems can
be roughly classified
according to themes of moral
values, the betterment of
society and his vision of a
bright future.
In the moral category, he
focuses a lot on muhabbat
(love) of humanity, love he
inherited from his parents,
a love that is not merely
theoretical, but one that is
embodied in practice.
The word muhabbat (love) is
used frequently in his
poetry.
He views muhabbat as an
indispensable source of
peace and social harmony in
brotherhood, which is like a
garden with different
fragrances, flowers and
fruitful trees with various
colours living together.
Like the 13th century
Ottoman mystic Yunus Emre,
İbrahim writes “sevelim
ki sevilelim,” which
means “if you love, you
will be beloved.”
In one of his poems, İbrahim
says “love is a power
with which to overcome every
wrong and a key to open
every heart.”
2020 Clark
Lecture in English Literature,
instituted by Trinity College,
Cambridge.
....continued
from last week's CCN
Meanwhile, the
Indian
government has
passed a new
citizenship law
that, even if
intricately
constructed, is
blatantly
discriminatory
against Muslims.
I have written
about this at
length in a
lecture I
delivered last
November, so I
will not
elaborate on the
law now—except
to say that it
could create a
crisis of
statelessness on
a scale
previously
unknown.
It is for the
Rashtriya
Swayamsevak
Sangh—the
wellspring of
Hindu
nationalism, and
the parent of
Narendra Modi’s
Bharatiya Janata
Party—what
Germany’s 1935
Nuremberg Laws
were for the
Third Reich,
conferring upon
it the power to
decide who was a
rightful citizen
and who wasn’t,
based on
specific
documents that
people were
expected to
produce to prove
their heredity.
That lecture,
“Intimations of
an Ending,” is
one of the
bleakest texts I
have written.
Three months on,
the bleakness
has turned into
cautious hope.
The Citizenship
(Amendment) Act
was passed in
parliament on 11
December 2019.
Within days,
students rose.
The first to
react were the
students of
Aligarh Muslim
University and
Delhi’s Jamia
Millia Islamia.
In response,
riot police
attacked the
campuses with
teargas and stun
guns. Students
were ruthlessly
beaten, some
were maimed, and
one was blinded
in one eye.
Anger has now
spread to
campuses across
the country and
spilled over
into the
streets.
Outraged
citizens, led
from the front
by students and
Muslim women,
have occupied
public squares
and blocked
roads for weeks
together. The
Hindu
Right—which
lavishes
enormous energy
on stigmatising
the Muslim man
as a
woman-hating,
terrorist jihadi,
and even offers
itself up as the
saviour of
Muslim women—is
a little
confounded by
this brilliant,
articulate and
very female
anger. In
Delhi’s now
iconic Shaheen
Bagh protest,
thousands, tens
of thousands,
and sometimes a
hundred thousand
people, have
blocked a major
road for almost
two months.
This has spawned
mini Shaheen
Baghs across the
country.
Millions are on
the street,
taking back
their country,
waving the
Indian flag,
pledging to
uphold the
Indian
Constitution and
reading out its
preamble, which
says India is a
secular,
socialist
republic.
Keep calm and
say 'Eyvallah'. Avoid
Coronavirus and stay safe.
Maiden
speech: Labour MP Zarah
Sultana
A new Labour
MP sparked fury among her
colleagues after using her
maiden Commons speech to
bash former prime minister
Tony Blair.
Interview
with Zarah Sultana
Aaron Bastani
is joined by UK Labour MP
Zarah Sultana to discuss
life in parliament, her
political background and
what next for Labour.
Did
African Muslims Reach
America Before Columbus?
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Australia's Afghan cameleers' forgotten
history revived by their living relatives
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
historian Tim Moore with a book
about Australia's cameleers.
....continued
from last week's CCN
History erased
Once mechanisation was introduced there
was no need for camels anymore.
By the late 1920s, the Afghans began
packing up their camps and leaving
Australia.
Despite their massive influence on the
region there is hardly any evidence of
the cameleers' presence in the
Goldfields.
"Once they leave, everything
disappears," Mr Moore said.
"[There were] child's shoes, a copy of
the Koran, and some articles of
clothing. Otherwise you wouldn't
actually know there was an Afghan
population here during the gold rush
period."
The mosque was also pulled down. The
only remnant is a crescent moon at the
top of the rotunda on the gazebo in
Kalgoorlie's Hammond Park.
The crescent
moon on top of the Hammond Park
gazebo in Kalgoorlie came from
the mosque in Coolgardie.
(ABC Goldfields-Esperance:
Madison Snow )
Long history of the Australian mosque
Mosques are part of our suburban
landscape, and those opposed to their
building do not recognise their long
history here or potential to support
Australian ideals, writes Sam Bowker.
The mosque was also pulled down. The
only remnant is a crescent moon at the
top of the rotunda on the gazebo in
Kalgoorlie's Hammond Park.
Noel McKay runs
Coolgardie Camel Farm where you will
find a makeshift museum inside a big
green tin shed, and five friendly camels
who are always keen for a scratch and a
yarn.
Mr McKay said something that remained as
a permanent reminder of the cameleers'
presence in the Goldfields were the wide
roads.
"If you have a heavy load on a camel you
can't turn very sharply," he said.
"You need a wide turning circle for a
heavily-loaded camel, otherwise it might
dislocate his shoulders or head."
Mr McKay said people in the Goldfields
owed a lot to the cameleers and their
camels.
"Without them there would have been a
lot more holes in the cemetery out
there," Mr McKay said.
.
At
present,
there
are
STRICTLY
NO
wudhu
facilities
at
the
premises,
so
in
the
interim,
brothers
are
requested
to
perform
their
wudhu
prior
to
coming
through
for
salaah
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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:
Why Trying To
Change Someone Else
NEVER Works...Change
Comes From Within
Several years ago,
when I was in the
process of analysing
my behavioural
patterns to make
sense of my life, I
realised that the
reason I was stuck
for a decade in a
marriage that was
violent was that I
was putting all my
energy into trying
to change someone
else (the man I was
married to at the
time). Never once
did I reflect on my
own thoughts, words,
actions and patterns
to understand that
that man was not the
maker and destroyer
of my happiness...I
was, through my own
choices and through
my resistance to
submitting to ALLAH.
Mind you, at the
time I wasn’t Muslim
so I didn’t quite
understand what
submission to my
creator meant.
Trying to change
someone else always
backfires because
there is this sense
of control that we
assume over another.
There is never
harmony in a home
where there are
people trying to
control others. It’s
an oppressive nature
to control. How many
times have you heard
people say “I’ve
tried everything to
make him/her change
but they just won’t
listen”? Well, the
key is to
become the change
yourself.
Changing yourself
will require you to
respect and
understand and love
yourself. Playing
victim is not the
solution. Placing
blame on another
keeps you stuck in
your self-imposed
prison. You can walk
out of this prison
by changing your
mindset from blame
to responsibility.
Stop blaming, start
taking
responsibility for
your own thoughts,
words and deeds.
Once I realised my
own patterns, I was
aware of what I
deserved in life.
The moment I became
aware of my
self-worth, I
realised that what I
thought I deserved
was false and based
on fears and
insecurities, such
as, if I leave him,
who will marry me?
Who will ever love
me? I can’t have a
failed marriage. All
these dark, fearful
thoughts shackled me
into believing that
the circumstances I
was living in was
what I truly
deserved. It was
only after realising
that I am a pure
soul temporarily
dwelling in this
body and that I had
a purpose in my life
that I gathered the
courage to end the
repetitive cycle of
attracting,
condoning,
perpetuating and
justifying violence
in my life.
Steps On Becoming
The Change You Want
To See In Others
Be honest when
filling out this
table. Be willing to
change. Be willing
to learn from your
patterns. Be willing
to change your
mindset from blame
to responsibility.
1. Identify
what is
hurting you,
who is
hurting you.
2. Identify
why you feel
you deserve
to be hurt
in that way.
3. Identify
what
behaviours
about others
affect you.
4. Identify
what
behaviours
in you match
those same
behaviours
you dislike
in others.
5. Identify
what
feelings of
fear you
have
regarding
your
relationships,
your job,
your
financial
security.
6. What have
you learnt
from
identifying
your
patterns so
far?
7. What do
you want to
change about
yourself?
8. How do
you want to
change? Give
yourself
achievable,
realistic
goals.
(Contact me
if you need
help in
understanding
your
patterns)
Creation of
Earth and Origins of Life: Allah's Narrative
by
Masood Ahmed
About the
Author
The
author is a student of
religions. In his mid-thirties,
he is inclined to tackle
challenges facing theology. Bred
of Abrahamic belief system he
has a thought-provoking grasp on
Biblical and Islamic narratives.
Well versed in undertaking clear
analysis of the language of the
Quran. He is a Mechanical
Engineering and has enjoyed a
long season of practice in
designing commercial aircraft
structures. He is now
discovering writing to advance
the cause of God is his greatest
passion.
"I immigrated
as a skilled migrant with
aerospace engineering skills.
Now a citizen of Australia, in
my six years of living in
Adelaide, I have been a
short-lived member of the ALP
Port Adelaide branch. Presently,
I am an active member of the
Toastmasters club and the
Rostrum club for public
speaking. Since stepping my foot
on the bushland I became
involved with the skeptics'
community in Adelaide, this
sparked a series of discourses
to identify objective evidence
and its substantiation for
purpose-based inquiry. This is a
relationship that has resulted
in three different books and is
ongoing."
DESCRIPTION
It is vital that
scientific literature around the
subject of creation of planet
earth and origins of life
required crucial guides to
rescue science from
science-fiction.
This book is a
raw science endeavour guided by
a pristine script- the holy
Quran; aimed at fact-finding. It
has come about for the same
reasons as my debut book,
"ancient Astronomy-Allah's
narrative." To disprove the
popular meme said of science and
religion as poles apart. To
dismantle evolution idea of all
life from one ancestry as the
lone way for organic creation.
To break free
from the asserted inference in
philosophy that God is a
conjecture of the human mind.
Research in this book strikes
key-milestones relating earth's
creation and origins of life.
Science that deals with the
accretion of planet earth & its
skies as a foundation basis for
life to originate; palaeontology
& "idea" of natural selection
are invoked to comprehend
origins of life as it may not
have occurred. A rationality
search is predicated on logic
for true science to unveil.
Verses from the
Quran are employed to lock
arguments to help tighten grips
on evolution tale. It lays down
premises wherever required to
strip the half-baked principal
guides conjured in the support
of Darwinian evolution theory.
The first two chapters explain
the science behind creation
sequences of planet earth & its
furnishing as narrated in the
Quran. This is a clearer
exposition on the subject from
what we are yet to learn from
our scientific endeavours.
The standpoints
are phases & exact sequences of
developing earth from its
foundations to realisation of
time crucial for Magnetic sky.
From unravelling the flawed
concept of Magnetic Reversals to
drawing direction from the
Dinosaur extinction.
This book is spun
at these fulcrum points to then
scale the creation of organisms
in the drama of continental
drift.In chapter three it
discusses semi-living viral
particles, single celled lively
microorganisms and multicellular
flora & fauna to expose many
false assumptions drawn by
atheist naturalists' in their
allegiance to random forces at
work selected via natural
selection.
By the Quran's
guiding impetus on this subject
the author Masood Ahmed in
chapter four captures
outstanding concerns of
biologists to nail it- the
origins of Man. A design par
excellence evidential of the
human brain mass.
Embryology &
subtleties in human psychology
from confirmation bias to
premises of epistemology are
discussed in the light of the
Quran.
The "idea" of
natural selection is exposed
before modern science to confer
veracity to it in deciphering
origins or evolution of life.
KB says:
This desert is extremely delicious with your
family or guests asking for more so my advice is
double the recipe.
Burnt Sugar Dumplings
INGREDIENTS & METHOD
Step 1
Caramel
In a pan on low heat melt half cup white sugar and half cup
brown sugar until golden. (be careful not to burn it)
Add 2 cups water and 1 tablespoon butter.
Simmer on low for 2-3 min.
Step 2
Batter
Mix ¾ cup flour, 2 Tab butter, handful of chopped nuts, 1
heap tsp baking powder, pinch salt and 1 Tablespoon sugar.
Add about ⅓ cup milk to make a soft batter.
Step 3
Drop the batter in the simmering caramel.
Close the pot and simmer for approx. 5 min.
Serve hot with ice cream
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readers?
Send in your favourite recipe to me at
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Baba's Halal Kitchen
(Hussain Baba is the host and
chef of *BABA’S HALAL KITCHEN*, a show where he uses his own
unique style to cook 'Quick, Easy and Delicious' dishes.)
Egyptian Maashi
Baba's niece Sarah, who is based
in Egypt, explains about Maashi (Vegetable stuffed with rice
and meat)
Q: Dear
Kareema, what are some exercises / options we
can take to lead a healthier lifestyle as we
age?
A: Our
body changes with ageing.
Our metabolism slows
down and we have to work harder to keep our
muscle mass.
Two types of
exercises are most important to focus on: Cardio
– to elevate your heart rate and break a sweat;
and Strength Training which will keep the
muscles and bones strong.
Exercises such as yoga will improve flexibility
and help with balance.
The key is to keep
moving (at your pace) and
to be consistent.
Jallalludin: "I have a
90-year-old neighbour with Alzheimer’s. He knocks at my
door every single morning to ask if I’ve seen his wife.
She has been dead for years."
Mula Nasruddin: "Why do you not just stop answering the
door or move house?"
Jallalludin: "I can't
help telling him that she’s dead, just to see that big
smile on his face."
In
celebration and recognition
of Black History Month in
the United States, here is
one of the greatest and most
influential quotes by Black
Muslims who have made
history and continue to make
history in our world today.
"Time is on the side
of the oppressed today, it’s
against the oppressor. Truth
is on the side of the
oppressed today, it’s
against the oppressor. You
don’t need anything else.”
Join us to
discuss and
better
understand the
global
environmental
crisis – climate
change, wildlife
extinctions,
mass pollution
and how our
religious
principles and
values can be
applied.
The event is
co-organised by
the Islamic
Council of
Queensland, and
supported by
AFIC, CIQ, The
Climate Reality
Project, the
Australian
Religious
Response for
Climate Change
and CICD.
Two
internationally
renowned keynote
speakers
Professor Odeh
Al-Jayyousi
(author of
“Islam and
Sustainable
Development”)
from the Arab
Gulf University,
Bahrain, and
Ibrahim Abdul-Matin
(author of
“Green Deen”)
from New York
City, USA will
be speaking
together with
other
presenters. The
tentative
programme is
attached.
This is an
academic
conference cum
community event
designed to
provide an
understanding of
the
environmental
crisis from
well-founded
research
findings.
It will stress
our obligations
to act based on
our religious
principles and
values, as well
as views on how
these teachings
can be applied –
individually and
as societies.
To encourage
interfaith
action on common
problems faced
by humanity, we
also invite
facilitator/speakers
from other
Abrahamic
faiths.
For further
details contact
Mohammed Hayat
(0401 162 199)
or Daud (0413
067 160).
Venue: Multi-Faith
Centre, Griffith
University, Nathan
Campus
Date: Saturday, March
14, 2020, 8:00 am - 5:00
pm.
Australian International
Islamic College
724 Blunder Rd, Durack
Schedule
10.30 Welcome Guests
10.45 Welcome to Country by Elder
11.00: Speech by Chief Guests
11.30: Speech by President of Imams Council of
Queensland
11.45: Presentation by Indigenous community
12.00: Speech by President of Islamic Council of
Queensland
12.15: Prayer for Humanity - Multifaith Organisations
12.30: Maori Prayer Song and Haka
So we thought
we'd take a
moment to
introduce
ourselves.
A teacher, a
graphic designer
and a pharmacist
walk into a
bar... Ok, so
not a bar
(OBVIOUSLY), but
it was over a
lunch. Like many
beginnings, this
one started at
the end... of
last year, and
has taken off
since then.
We are SZL
Events. Being
mothers
ourselves and
most of us
holding jobs, we
are all working
hard behind the
scene to bring
awesome events
to you. Our aim
is to provide
more
opportunities
for Gold Coast
Muslims to
socialise and
have fun.
Vendors! Get in
before
registration
closes at the
end of February
in order to have
a stall with us.
We can't wait to
hear from you!
Don't want a
stall? Are you
more interested
in being a
sponsor instead?
Use this
opportunity to
get your name
out there!
Contact us today
to check out our
sponsorship
packages.
Our invitation
is extended to
all our Muslim
brothers and
sisters from the
surrounding area
to join our
Society members
for the program
and to socialise
afterwards over
dinner.
The March Mawlid
program will
also include a
very special dua,
Esale Sawaab Dua dedicated
to three
brothers who
recently passed
away. These
brothers were
closely attached
to the Society
in one way or
another for a
long time. So
the Society
decided to
dedicate this
Esale Sawaab Dua
to late Br.
Mohammad Hakim,
Br.Saheed Fazil
(Toto) &
Br.Muzakir Sharif
at the
March14th Mawlid
program.
This month's
Mawlid program
will feature
Maulana Aslam
Qadri whose
keynote address
during the
program will
focus of the
Month of Rajab
and the month of
Shahban. Insha
Allah.
The Islamic Council
of Queensland (ICQ) would like to invite you to
support the upcoming EID DOWN UNDER festival
taking place on Saturday the 6th of June at the
Australian International Islamic College. Eid as
you know is a time for celebration for Muslims
and more than 15,000 people are expected to
attend the social event for hours of fun, food,
rides, entertainment, competitions, cultural
performances and much more, the Brisbane City
Council considers this a major event in
Brisbane. It also provides a chance for the
Muslim community to connect with other groups
and communities in Queensland, promoting an
inclusive and harmonious Australian society.
Insha Allah this year the festival will be
bigger than previous years.
The event provides a platform for businesses to
promote their activities and the opportunity is
huge as the event brings together people from
all walks of life, and many different
communities from across Queensland. Over the
years, the event has seen major sponsorships
from well-established leading Muslim businesses
and Insha Allah this year we hope to see your
kind support. In doing so, you’ll not only be
promoting your business but also be supporting
social cohesion, mutual respect and
understanding within our society, which is a key
focus for ICQ and cornerstones of our Muslim
identity.
Starting at only $1000.00, we have tailored
sponsorship packages to suit all types of
businesses, we humbly request you to consider
being a sponsor of this year's event.
Alhamdulillah, only for Brisbane
residents are we so fortunate to have the ability to
access Islamic Education on a variety of different
platforms.
With registrations CLOSING SOON there are limited spots
remaining until classes are at full capacity 2020 with
both Full – Time and Part – Time close to capacity.
“The Quran Alive course is the culmination of over 14
years of research and development. Our Academy Alive
scholars have tailored, refined and systemised our
unique curriculum, producing world class standards of
education to suit all learning styles."
View some of our success stories of our students of
2019. 2020 could be your year!
It's
the 4th time in 5
years we have been
involved.
MarshaAllah Brisbane
sent more than 1450
backpacks (with the
Islamic Society of
Algester and friends
packing over 670
backpacks with the
generous monetary
donations) in last
year's very short
campaign! This year
we will exceed that
InshaAllah! 2020 in
2020!
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.
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equip Muslims of today with
the knowledge, understanding
and wisdom to lead balanced,
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Mr
Dylan Chown (pictured
left) received a
Transformed PhD Commendation
Award (marking half-way
point) at Adelaide's UniSA
2019 Education, Arts &
Social Sciences Academic
Excellence Awards.
Ms
Naseema Mustapha
(pictured left) received
the Jane M Klausman Women in
Business Scholarship to
pursue a Masters program at
Griffith University.
The
P21 Gallery
plays a crucial role
in facilitating
cross-cultural
dialogue between
London and the
Middle East through
the medium of
contemporary art. 
SAYYID
İBRAHIM DELLAL: AN ANALYSIS
OF UNTOLD STORIES OF A
‘LIVING HISTORY 
Australia's Afghan cameleers' forgotten
history revived by their living relatives
The
author is a student of
religions. In his mid-thirties,
he is inclined to tackle
challenges facing theology. Bred
of Abrahamic belief system he
has a thought-provoking grasp on
Biblical and Islamic narratives.
Well versed in undertaking clear
analysis of the language of the
Quran. He is a Mechanical
Engineering and has enjoyed a
long season of practice in
designing commercial aircraft
structures. He is now
discovering writing to advance
the cause of God is his greatest
passion.
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