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Sister Mariam (Elaine) Crenan and husband of
56 years, Akram Ali (Francis)
Crenan, at the
Islamic Society of Mackay Open
Day in 2018 |
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A well-respected Mackay
community worker and leader,
Sister Mariam, passed away
on Monday.
The following eulogy was
written by Ms Anum Asad:
Imam Yusuf Peer who
conducted the Janaza of
Sister Marriam in Mackay
this week, penned the
following heartfelt eulogy:
On Monday, 13 July 2020,
I lost an important
person in my life,
sister Mariam from
Mackay.
I was fortunate in the
year 2000 to be
appointed Islamic
Religious Leader (Imam)
to conduct Islamic
Religious Education for
the Muslim children in
Mackay.
This was the first time
that I interacted with
the Muslim community and
especially with Sister
Mariam. Once in two
weeks I would fly to
Mackay from Brisbane to
conduct Islamic
Religious Education for
the Muslim children. I
held this position for
approximately 7 to 8
year and this was on a
constant fortnightly
basis.
Since the very first
time of my travels to
Mackay I met with Sister
Mariam and looking back
I was inspired by her
character her
hospitality, her
friendship, her care,
her dedication in
serving the the Mackay
Mosque.
Without fail, Sister
Mariam would be at the
Mosque to receive me and
welcome me with a good
breakfast. I observed
her relationship with
the children, their
parents, the community
and also visitors who
visited the mosque.
Sister Mariam had a
heart of gold and she
was very generous, She
extended her love and
respect for the young,
the old and for all who
have met her.
The amazing quality of
Sister Mariam was her
participation in all
aspects of the Mackay
Mosque she was one of
the official committee
members of the Islamic
Society of Mackay.
Her consent in many
matters was sought for
and would take
responsibility of chores
that would have been a
challenge for others to
handle. Her opinions
were valued and her
efforts and
participation were
appreciated.
Sister Mariam was well
loved by all she was
welcome in every home.
Most of the Muslims that
lived in Mackay were
migrants. Sister Mariam
would be entrusted to
oversee the homes of
those who needed to
travel overseas to visit
their families.
People trusted her to a
great extent.
The larger community of
Mackay was
well-acquainted with
Sister Mariam having
been born and lived her
life in Mackay. She
played the role of a
Public Relations Officer
for the Mackay Mosque
and was the first point
of contact.
Sister Mariam left
behind her husband
Francis who is
approximately 90 years
old. They were a loving
couple.
No doubt Sister Mariam
will have left a lasting
legacy for the Muslim
community, the larger
community of Mackay and
for myself. Her
dedication and love and
keeping the spirit of
Islam in a humble and
simple way in that part
of the world will always
be remembered.
I was honoured and
privileged to perform
her funeral service on
Wednesday the 15 July
2020 at Mackay Mosque.
She will most certainly
be well remembered. May
Allah grant her Jannatul
Ferdose the eternal
bliss. Ameen
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Let's Talk Episode 1: Mental Health (Females Part 1)Let's Talk Episode 1: Mental Health
Let's Talk is a discussion based panel, allowing young muslims to discuss different opinions and perspectives on topics that need to be talked about.
There are always resources to reach out to if you are struggling mentally and require some sort of support.
Mission of hope - https://missionofhope.org.au/hayat-line-telephone-crisis-intervention-service/
Beyond Blue - https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
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Muslims to discuss different
opinions and perspectives on
topics that need to be
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On the 11 July each year,
Bosnian Muslims remember
Srebrenica.
It is not a memory of
fondness but a memory of
turmoil, pain and suffering.
A genocide.
Its memories travel the
entire globe, because
Bosnian Muslims across the
world, dispersed as refugees
and aliens, due to the
ethnic cleansing and war of
the 90s. A war in the centre
of Europe.
But there is hope. Hope,
that those future
generations continue to
understand the pain that
still exists and transcends
boundaries. Pain that does
not subside. Nor should it.
It serves as a reminder to
Muslims across the world
that hate is a powerful
weapon. It ought not be the
determinant of our emotions
but rather the fuel of our
compassion. We believe in
the Almighty, His mercy and
forever, His guidance.
Who would have thought that
in distant Australia we
would have a generational
attachment to the genocide
of Srebrenica?
This year, on the 11 July
2020, the youth of Brisbane,
through the Bosniak Youth
Organisation, came together
to pay tribute through
stories, images,
recitations, poetic
literature and a monument,
to Srebrenica.
This year marks 25 years of
the genocide in Srebrenica.
Never forget Srebrenica.
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By Shahjahan Khan,
Founding President, Islamic Society of
Toowoomba
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How Muslims feel when a
Mosque is burnt by enemies
of Islam? What do you think
about the community that
experienced the horror and
psychological trauma when
their Mosque was burnt? Is
it normal for Muslims to
abandon the burnt Mosque and
give in to the evil will of
criminals? Don’t you take
the challenge as an
opportunity to be a part of
rebuilding the burnt Mosque?
Muslims in Toowoomba have
gone through all these and
taken the challenge to
rebuild their burnt Mosque.
The first ever Mosque in
Toowoomba region, only
Mosque to the west of
Brisbane was bunt twice in
2015, a year after it was
established in an old church
property. The second arson
attack in the mid-night on
17 April seriously damaged
the main Mosque building
beyond repair.
After settling with
insurance company, it was
decided that the burnt
church building would be
extended to make a purpose
build Mosque under one roof
to meet the growing need of
the community of over 2000
Muslims. The Toowoomba
Regional Council approved
the Development Application
in 2017, and the rebuilding
work started in 2018.
The First (Lock-up) Stage of
the project, the
construction of the new
Mosque building was
completed in 2019. The cost
of the First Stage was over
$750,000 in addition to
cleaning, surveying,
drawing, town planning, and
application fee costing
nearly $200k. About 60% of
the project is now
completed. The building will
fit over 500 worshippers at
a time.
The work for the Second
Stage of the project
includes all internal
fittings including
electrical, plumbing,
toilet, plaster, aircon etc,
and will start on the 20th
July 2020. This contracted
work will be completed in 18
weeks at the cost of
$334,850. The current short
fall for the Second Stage is
$95k. In addition, we will
have to pay for carpet and
rainwater tank.
The Third Stage will be
concreting 42 carparking
spaces with two drive-way,
ramps, retaining walls,
landscaping and acoustic
fences.
Once completed, the Mosque
will be ecofriendly and a
part of Annual Toowoomba
Carnival of Flowers visiting
sites.
We already have installed
solar panels on top of the
buildings already generating
surplus electricity and
bringing extra income to the
Mosque. We plan to use the
rainwater to avoid or
minimise the use of town
water. We are also
considering electric car
charging station as part of
community service.
Alhamdulillah, 60% of the
rebuilding work was
completed last year, and
with the completion of the
Second Stage 80% of the
total project will be
completed before December
2020 Inshaa Allah.
Toowoomba Muslims have been
working very hard and thank
everyone who have been or
will be a contributing to
the project. May Allah take
care of everyone who takes
care of His house.
We request everyone to take
the opportunity to let the
enemies of Islam know that
you care about the house of
Allah and they will never
succeed in extinguishing the
light of Allah. Every Muslim
is welcome to share the
obligation to complete the
remaining reconstruction
work of a burnt house of
Allah. Wouldn’t you consider
contributing to a project
that will witness your care
and challenge to foil the
evil dream of the arsonist?
A short YouTube video on the
progress of the rebuilding
work is accessed
here.
Donations via Commonwealth
Bank of Australia, Toowoomba
Plaza Branch, A/C Name:
Toowoomba Islamic Charitable
Organisation, BSB: 064459
A/C Number: 1034 1586. Swift
Code: CTBAAU25XXX.
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In response to attacks on
AFIC's administration, AFIC
president, Rateb Jneid
(pictured), wrote:
As you all know, AFIC
Halal operations have
been targeted by
competitors for a long
time.
Our members know that
AFIC continues to help
member societies in
need, AFIC especially,
has been subsidising
remote Muslim
communities with partial
salaries for Imams and
other forms of
assistance.
We have helped COVID
victims in Victoria and
elsewhere as you can see
from our online
platform.
AFIC has been very
active in addressing not
only needs, but also
concerns of our
wonderful Muslim
community.
Our members have also
seen in recent days
malicious rumours and
false allegations
against AFIC. Reports
responding to each of
these allegations are
expected to be ready
very soon In shaa Allah.
These will go on our
website. AFIC has
identified the source of
these rumours and
allegations.
As president of AFIC, I
have taken the
responsibility of
confronting our
challenges head on. This
is my fiduciary and
Islamic duty.
I am
attaching a letter
that has been sent to
another organisation and
other individuals to
demand that they cease
and desist from taking
from AFIC what they are
not entitled to take. I
thank you all for your
understanding and
support.
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Welcome to the beautiful religion of islam
15/7/20. Plz share if you like it.jzk Posted by Hussin Goss on Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Assalamu 'alaikum
warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
Brother Hussin
My name is Marilyn Kang @
Nur Sarah 'Adawiyah. Evelyn
is my sister. Alhamdulillah.
I am so happy that she is
going to take her shahadah
today. I just want to thank
you for giving her guidance
and being there to support
her. Jazakallahu khair. She
spoke of you in my
conversations with her and
how I would love to visit
the Mosque at Gold Coast one
day when we are allowed to
travel. I wish I can be
there today. May Allah ﷻ
make it easy for her and may
He bless us all. Amiin.
Thank you for receiving her
with your warmth and
sincerity and may Allah ﷻ
rewards you multifold for
your good deeds. Amiin.
Warmest regards
Marilyn
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BCEC OPEN DAY
We are excited to invite
everyone to our upcoming
Open Day! Saturday 25 July,
10am till 4pm. Come and meet
the committee, learn how you
can continue to support the
project, and find
inspiration in our vision
for this community centre.
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Faith as a form of healing
and the role of community
When a child is born, their
conception of the world is
perfect, untarnished. Their
hearts, untouched by the
ravages of the world,
glimmer in a way that
reminds us of Allah Subhanu
Wa Ta’ala.
You ache for a world where
they will flourish, and
expand, with a purity of
heart, and an Iman that
carries them like wings upon
the wind.
As that child grows, they
may hear grown-ups about
them speaking ill or roughly
of others, based on how they
look.
Allah Subhanu Wa Ta’ala.
said that He create tribes
amongst us so that we would
come to know one another.
But the most sinister part,
which many don’t realise, is
that drawing up of these
battlegrounds have
debilitating effects for
children growing up in
divergent cultures, for
those with mixed heritage,
for those who don’t fit the
‘Muslim look’, and those who
are new to Islam, with feet
and heart in many worlds.
The battlegrounds are drawn
inside their consciousness.
At times, parts of their
identity are at siege with
others.
It becomes harder to be
Muslim.
In the broader media, where
there is an attempt to
stigmatise and vilify
Muslims, and where people
from our own community refer
to ‘Australians’ as the
white people who have the
right to call themselves
this title, we are
unconsciously living through
a fracture.
As a Muslim Brother recently
wrote online, ‘Unfortunately
we Muslims define ourselves
in significant part by what
we're not - "we're not
them!" So what does it mean
not to be 'them'? We draw a
list of largely external
stuff and sacralise them.’
Even internally, we run
these wars in our mind, over
ourselves.
Our thinking and speech have
become colonised by this
pollution, and to rid it, we
return to Islam. We ask for
forgiveness, we slow down,
we seek knowledge, and then
we try to speak truth.
There is healing that needs
to happen within this
community, to deal with
man-made toxic religiosity,
controlling behaviour and
abuse, prejudice. As a new
sister to the Islam class
said at my local mosque, our
masjids need to become
places of healing.
Ultimately, that means their
spaces and practices need to
equally encompass men, women
and children. In those
spaces, that a diversity of
voices is heard, and the
space is ‘held’, safely.
That means reaching out to
those in the community that
carry the expertise of
holding safe spaces.
Many families do their
healing away from masjid,
connecting through religious
study, which is now more
accessible online. They know
Islam in their hearts, in a
deeply private way.
But the community? Community
can only be shaped in
community spaces. There can
be great reflection in those
online spaces, but the
hardest lessons are learnt
in real life social ones,
with people sitting in front
of us, whom we choose and
don’t choose to be there,
challenging us to dig deep
into our humanity and
listen.
May Allah reward the
volunteers at masjids and
Islamic community centres
who are already working on
this.
Connection with Allah is the
supreme gift. The
purification of heart to
elevate this connection is
the core of being Muslim.
We pray our children will
always have that connection,
and know how to enrich it,
as we hope for ourselves.
That means we must create
spaces for the safe and open
public exercise of their
faith and for healing –
where they have a voice and
can express themselves with
only fear of Allah. Where
they can discover the world
as a Muslim, and not only be
trapped in the gaze of
others.
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Media Watch
Australia under pressure to
officially ban extremist right-wing
organisations
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Kristina Keneally is calling
on the government to ban
right-wing extremist groups. |
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Right-wing extremism needs
more careful attention
including bans on
organisations, says Labor's
home affairs spokeswoman
Kristina Keneally.
Labor has called on the
Morrison government to ban
right-wing organisations to
send a signal that extremist
views won't be tolerated in
Australia.
Currently, 25 of Australia's
26 banned terrorist
organisations are Islamist,
with the other being the
Kurdistan Workers' Party, or
PKK.
But Labor's home affairs
spokeswoman Kristina
Keneally says these groups
are not the sum total of the
problem.
"The proscription of a
right-wing organisation -
international or domestic -
would send a powerful
message that these extremist
views will not be
tolerated,"" she wrote in an
article for ASPI's The
Strategist.
Under Australia's national
security laws, before an
organisation is listed the
home affairs minister must
be satisfied on reasonable
grounds that it "is directly
or indirectly engaged in
preparing, planning,
assisting or fostering the
doing of a terrorist act, or
advocates the doing of a
terrorist act".
Earlier this week, the
British home secretary Priti
Patel moved to outlaw the
far-right terror group
Feuerkrieg Division.
The group, founded in late
2018 and active across North
America and Europe,
advocates the use of
violence and mass murder in
pursuit of an apocalyptic
race war.
Senator Keneally said
right-wing extremism, which
was once an invisible enemy,
is finding new opportunities
to rear its ugly head.
"While the home affairs
minister has said the dark
web is fuelling right-wing
extremism, the reality is
far simpler, but equally
sinister," she wrote.
"Nazi memorabilia is being
sold on Facebook Marketplace
and ASIO's Director-General
has said, 'in suburbs around
Australia, small cells
regularly meet to salute
Nazi flags, inspect weapons,
train in combat and share
their hateful ideology.'"
The coronavirus pandemic has
also fuelled the spread of
extremist messages.
Senator Keneally said the
government should also roll
out a national anti-racism
campaign, as well as
practical advice to parents,
teachers, youth workers and
churches to recognise and
combat the rise of
right-wing extremism.
SBS
Keneally's ASPI Article:
‘While the
home affairs minister has
said the dark web is
fuelling right-wing
extremism, the reality is
far simpler, but equally
sinister. Nazi memorabilia
is being sold on Facebook
Marketplace and ASIO’s
director-general has said,
‘In suburbs around
Australia, small cells
regularly meet to salute
Nazi flags, inspect weapons,
train in combat and share
their hateful ideology.’
Covid-19 has fuelled the
spread of extremist
messages, and we’ve seen an
undeniable rise in
nationalist, xenophobic
sentiment that right-wing
extremists are exploiting.
The nature of a global
pandemic also affords these
groups an unprecedented
opportunity to recruit
socially isolated people who
are spending increasing
amounts of time online.
On a broad level, the
government should back the
calls of peak multicultural
bodies for a national,
bipartisan anti-racism
campaign to help ensure
racist narratives can’t be
used by right-wing
extremists as an on-ramp to
more extreme ideologies.
On a community level, the
government could fund
community-based programs and
provide practical advice to
parents, teachers, youth
workers and even local
churches to recognise and
combat the rise of
right-wing extremism.
The proscription of a
right-wing
organisation—international
or domestic—would also send
a powerful message that
these extremist views will
not be tolerated.
Currently, 25 of Australia’s
26 proscribed groups are
Islamist, with the other
being the Kurdistan Workers’
Party, or PKK.
But as we’re hearing
regularly from our security
agencies, these groups are
not the sum total of the
problem.
If acted on
by the government, Labor
would support measures to
proscribe extreme right-wing
organisations.’
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Twins Unknown: Islamophobia and Domophilia |
Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad
Muslim Council of Britain
demands Boris Johnson take action against
Conservative MP who took part in Katie
Hopkins panel
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Bob Blackman insists he did
not know of controversial
commentator’s involvement when
he sent video message |
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The Muslim Council of
Britain has called on Boris
Johnson to take disciplinary
action against a
Conservative MP who took
part via video in a panel
discussion involving
far-right controversialist
Katie Hopkins.
Harrow East MP Bob Blackman
did not attend the meeting
in Geneva and told The
Independent that he did not
know Hopkins and
controversial blogger David
Vance would be taking part.
He said he rejected their
politics which “has no place
in our society”.
But the MCB said it was the
latest in a string of
incidents involving Mr
Blackman which it regarded
as Islamophobic, including
the sharing of a tweet by
English Defence League
founder Tommy Robinson –
real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon
– and hosting a meeting in
parliament with Hindu
nationalist Tapan Ghosh, who
has called for controls on
the birth rate of Muslims.
A spokesperson said that the
Conservative Party had taken
no action against the MP
despite complaints that he
was “tacitly if not actively
endorsing those who fuel
toxic hate against minority
communities”.
The MCB has previously
denounced the ongoing
inquiry into alleged
Islamophobia in the Tory
Party as a “whitewash” after
Mr Johnson expanded it to
cover discrimination of all
kinds.
Mr Blackman sent his video
message to a meeting held by
an organisation called
Association Panafrica on the
fringe of a United Nations
Human Rights Council
conference in September last
year. His name was listed as
a speaker alongside those of
Ms Hopkins and Mr Vance, who
have both been the subject
of repeated allegations –
which they reject – of
Islamophobia.
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UK's
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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,
when the finalists
are announced for
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Najwa Jawahar
works for WSP, a
leading global
engineering
consultancy, and has
successfully
contributed to
several multimillion
pound projects,
including the
Merchant Square
Development and
London Wall Place.
Najwa has also led
the design of Key
Bridge House, a
complex development
across five
buildings.
In 2016 she won the
WeAreTheCity’s Top
50 Rising Stars in
the property
services category,
in 2017 she was
named as the best
Young Structural
Engineer at the
European Women in
Construction and
Engineering, and in
2019 she made
Northern Power
Women’s Future List.
Najwa takes pride in
guiding and
mentoring young
engineers and has
been featured on
several of WSP’s
internal and
external platforms
as a role model.
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Mahathir Mohamad
Prime Minister of Malaysia
Dr Mahathir Mohamad is the
current Prime Minister of
Malaysia, serving in this
position for the second
time. He first served as
Prime Minister from
1981-2003. At 94 years old,
he is the world’s oldest
sitting head of government.
Influence
Prime Minister: He
was the key figure behind
the transition of Malaysia’s
economy from being
agricultural-based into a
newly industrialized market
economy. He is noted for his
support for liberal Muslim
values and has established
Islamic institutions such as
the International Islamic
University of Malaysia.
Determined winner:
Mahathir is a dominant
political figure. In his
first tenure as Prime
Minister he won five
consecutive general
elections as well as seeing
off party rivals to the
leadership. Even when
retired from politics he
established the Kuala Lumpur
War Crimes Commission to
focus on victims of abuse in
Iraq, Lebanon, and the
Palestinian Territories. In
May 2012, George W Bush,
Dick Cheney, Donald
Rumsfeld, and their legal
advisers were found guilty
of war crimes.
Criticisms: Mahathir
has been criticised for his
record on civil liberties
and for the trials and
tribulations that his former
Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar
Ibrahim, endured after being
sacked by Mahathir in 1998.
Miraculous Victory of
2018: Mahathir
registered a new political
party in 2017 and joined the
coalition Pakatan Harapan
(Pact of Hope) which went on
to win the 2018 elections
with Mahathir becoming prime
minister. This was part of
an understanding that if
successful, Mahathir would
pardon Anwar Ibrahim (who
was in prison at the time)
and step down from the role
to allow Ibrahim to take
over. Ibrahim was given a
full royal pardon and
Mahathir is expected to step
down sometime in 2020.
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of North America
(ISNA)
by Dr. Sayyid
M. Syeed
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We need to work
together to
convince
President
Erdogan not to
convert Hagia
Sophia into a
mosque in
Istanbul. Hagia
Sophia was built
as a Church and
a pride of Greek
Orthodox Church
which commands
the loyalty of
Greek Orthodox
Christians
counting some
300 million in
Greece, Turkey
and around the
world. Russian
Orthodox Church
which is a
splinter of
Greek Orthodox
continues to
jointly have a
sacred sentiment
for Hagia
Sophia.
Sultan Mohammad
AlFateh, the
Ottoman King who
conquered
Istanbul
(Constantinople),
converted the
Church Hagia
Sophia to a
Mosque. He is
hailed as a
Muslim hero and
conqueror but
the desecration
of a place of
worship of
Christians, Jews
and other faiths
is strongly
prohibited in
Islam. The Quran
40:22 clearly
states that it
is against
Allah's plan to
demolish places
of worship and
convert them
into something
else.
Our beloved
Prophet Muhammad
PBUH emphasized
that we have to
protect the
unarmed enemies,
their crops and
places of
worship in a
war. We have a
long list of
similar items
that our first
Khalifa, Abu
Bakr gave to his
army generals
commissioned to
fight the
enemies in Syria
and Iraq,
protecting their
sacred places
was an important
item among them.
You must be
fully aware of
the historical
event when Umar
al Khattab, the
second rightly
guided Khalifa
of our Prophet
visited
Jerusalem after
it was conquered
by his army and
the vanquished
governor
Sophronius took
him around to
show the sacred
Christian
monuments in the
city of
Jerusalem. Holy
Sepulcher, the
Tomb of Jesus
was one of them.
Umar was
overwhelmed and
Sophronius could
very well notice
that. Sophronius
was aware of the
Islamic belief
about Christ and
he asked Umar to
pray according
to Islamic
tradition in the
Holy Shrine.
Umar told him
that he would
not pray because
if he did, later
generations of
Muslim rulers
would convert
the Holy
Sepulcher into a
Mosque. He made
it clear that as
conquerors,
Muslims are
charged with the
duty to protect
the religious
monuments of the
defeated people
with dignity.
It is clear that
our Islamic
texts and the
practice of the
Prophet and his
rightly guided
Califs define
the role of
Islam as the
protector of
other's holy
places. While Al
Fatih's conquest
of Istanbul is s
source of
inspiration for
Muslims through
history and
throughout the
world. But the
desecration of
the Hagia Sophia
is not one of
those acts that
anyone should
follow.
It was during
the aggressive
secularization
of Turkey by
Mustafa Kamal
Pasha, that
Hagia Sophia was
converted into a
museum. In our
times, under the
leadership of
President
Erdogan, a
populist
sentimental wave
has been rising
to convert the
Hagia Sophia
into a mosque.
This is seen as
an ascendency of
Islam. It is
unfortunate that
such an act is
not giving glory
to Islam which
strongly forbids
Muslims from
such a
sacrilegious
act.
The conversion
of Hagia Sophia
will reopen the
wounds of the
Greek Orthodox
Christians,
Russian Orthodox
Christians, and
Christian
communities
across sectarian
bounds around
the world. It
brings another
heinous picture
to our memory in
recent decades
where in India a
centuries old
Babri Mosque was
demolished by
Hindu zealots
thinking they
were bringing
glory to
Hinduism and
correcting a
historical
wrong. The
perpetrators of
this destruction
used this wave
of Hindu
militancy to
take over whole
of India and
impose a fascist
interpretation
of Hinduism down
the throats of
Muslims and the
majority of
Hindus who
believed in
pluralism and
non-violence.
We appeal to our
peace-loving
supporters of
Turkish
democracy to
save it from
falling into the
same chaos of
religious
intolerance as
India has.
President
Erdogan spoke
strongly against
the Indian
situation. He
warned Prime
Minister Modi
against lynching
Muslims and
promoting
violence against
them in India.
But his own act
of conversion of
Hagia Sophia
will strengthen
Modi in his
anti-Islam
policies and
produce more
Modis around the
world. We do not
want to see
Turkey to follow
the same path in
alienating
Christians and
Muslims in a big
way.
ISNA in last 57
years has been
able to raise a
Muslim community
in America,
building
thousands of
mosques and
Islamic schools.
Our growth, our
prosperity is
the success of
our multi
religious,
pluralist nation
where people of
all different
denominations
are free to
build their
sacred places
and worship in
their own
traditions and
in their own
languages. When
the Islamophobes
threatened us
with violence
and attacks, it
was the
Christian, Jews
and all
different
denominations
who established
a campaign to
stand up against
anti Muslim
sentiment. This
resulted in
establishing a
vibrant movement
called “Shoulder
to Shoulder with
Muslims Against
Anti Muslim
Sentiment,
Upholding the
American Values
of Religious
Freedom.” This
campaign is
organized,
funded and
steered by major
American
national
religious
organizations.
The Greek
Orthodox Church
has been in the
forefront.
the GOARCH
Dr. Sayyid M.
Syeed is the
President of the
Board of
Directors of the
Islamic Society
of North America
(ISNA), a
national
umbrella
organization
which has more
than 300
affiliates
across the
United States
and Canada.
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The woman
leading UAE's mission to
Mars
The woman
leading the first Arab
interplanetary mission
The United Arab Emirates is
sending a spacecraft, Hope,
to Mars.
The mission aims to find out
more about how the Red
Planet became the barren,
dusty place it's known to be
today, by studying its
weather and climate.
The probe has taken six
years to build. Sarah Al-Amiri,
the scientist in charge of
the mission, spoke to BBC
Science Correspondent
Rebecca Morelle.
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US: Joe Biden
will address the nation’s
largest Muslim American PAC on
Monday, as the presumptive
Democratic presidential nominee
continues to reach out to groups
he didn’t court during the
primary.
Emgage Action, the political arm
of a 14-year-old Muslim outreach
organization, will host Biden at
its Million Muslim Votes Summit,
held online. The conference
comes 11 months after just two
then-Democratic presidential
candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.) and former HUD secretary
Julián Castro, attended the
Islamic Society of North
America’s convention. Emgage had
criticized the two dozen
Democrats, like Biden, who found
somewhere else to be.
“Muslim American communities are
organizing like never before to
maximize our voter turnout, and
to ensure that our voices are
represented,” Wa’el Alzayat, the
chief executive of Emgage
Action, said in a statement.
“The Million Muslim Votes Summit
is the culmination of this work,
and it is with great honour that
Vice President Joe Biden is
partnering with Emgage Action to
engage with Muslim American
communities and help galvanize
us towards the polls this
upcoming November.”
Biden has dealt more confidently
with Muslim voters, condemning
Trump USAID official Mark Kevin
Lloyd as “Islamophobic” after
some of his anti-Islam online
messages were uncovered and
pledging to end the Trump
administration’s ban on travel
to the United States from some
majority-Muslim countries “on
day one.”
“Joe Biden is proud to stand
with Emgage during one of the
most challenging moments for
Muslim Americans in recent
history under Donald Trump’s
presidency,” said Farooq Mitha,
Biden’s senior adviser on Muslim
American engagement. “Now is the
time for us to come together to
fight for our Constitution,
civil rights, a just immigration
system, and a better future for
all of us.”
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Princess R. Lakshman
is a writer, poet,
life coach, and
spiritual
counsellor. She
lives in Brisbane,
Australia. Her
website is
www.princesslakshman.com
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What You Feed
Your Mind Determines
What You Feed Your
Body
For years I used
food for comfort.
Any emotional
occurrence such as
happiness, sadness,
anger, guilt,
frustration, and
more would be my cue
to hit the pantry
and finish a whole
packet of crisps or
an entire
family-size
chocolate bar (the
giant Toblerone from
Airport Duty-Free?…
Oh boy…Don’t even
get me started on
that story!).
Every Monday morning
I would decide to
eat healthily and
every Monday
lunchtime I would
decide to postpone
the healthy-eating
commitment to next
Monday. That was my
pattern. Apart from
the weight gain, I
was also feeling
lousy about my sugar
addiction.
Yes, processed sugar
is poison and yes,
sugar addiction is
very real and
detrimental to
mental and physical
wellness. I was
tired of feeling
lousy about myself,
my weight, my lack
of energy and my
irritability. This
had to stop.
I was aware of my
pattern. As Oprah
says, when you know
better, you do
better. I had to
find out why I had
this pattern and
address the elephant
that incessantly
roamed the jungle of
my mind. I sat
myself down with my
journal and fiercely
wrote memories on a
timeline, gently
tracing back to that
crucial memory of
the incident that
was responsible for
creating my
emotional eating
paradigm.
It took three hours
for me to trace my
pattern back to an
incident that
happened when I was
around five years
old. It took another
few hours to link my
eating pattern with
my life’s major
incidents where I
had to make choices
that affected my
wellbeing. Most of
those choices were
harmful to my
wellbeing and when I
connected the dots
between my dietary
pattern and those
lifestyle choices
and how my mental
state was back then,
everything became
crystal clear.
A paradigm shift,
which I now call my
Gut-Shift, revealed
to me that for me to
make better choices
in life, stay strong
in my imaan and
nourish my soul with
love, light, peace
and joy, I must
first and foremost,
nourish my mind with
the right mental
foods so that I
could then choose
better foods and
beverages to nourish
my physical self. If
my essential self,
my soul and my mind,
was starving, how
was I ever going to
choose the right
foods for my body?
How To Feed Your
Mind And Body
Good thoughts, good
words, good deeds. I
had to heal from my
emotional eating
pattern one thought
at a time. The
following are
strategies to feed
your mind, process
your emotions and
then choose the
right foods to
manage your
emotions:
Junk Thought
versus Healthy
Thought
1. I hate myself
– I am a beautiful
creation of ALLAH
2. I’m a failure
– I have survived
through my tests and
learnt my lessons
3. I need food to
feel better –
ALLAH is my
comforter. Only
ALLAH can make me
feel better. I
submit to ALLAH.
4. I’m stuck
– My life is
unfolding according
to ALLAH’s plans for
me. Alhumdolillah.
5. I hate feeling
like I’m always
struggling – I
am grateful for
everything I’m
learning through
this experience.
ALLAH has put me to
it and HE is putting
me through it. I am
wiser and stronger
now that I am going
through this
experience.
6. No one loves
me and I will end up
alone – I am a
beautiful creation
of ALLAH. I deserve
love, light, peace
and joy. I am love,
I radiate love.
Always remember, you
are not your
experiences. You are
the FORCE that
overcomes them.
Always remember,
you are not your
experiences. You are
the FORCE that
overcomes them.
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A Morocco
Anthology: Travel Writing Through the Centuries
by
Martin Rose
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Morocco is a country that
has been much invaded, much
travelled though, and much
written about in many
languages. Positioned at the
entrance to Africa-or the
entrance to Europe-it has
seen deep cultural
cross-fertilization and the
emergence of a very distinct
culture at the threshold of
two worlds. Its history is
exciting and colourful; its
ancient cities extraordinary
in their preservation; and
its people magnetic. It has
drawn travellers and writers
for many centuries, and
continues to do so today,
with the result that there
exists a rich seam of
description and sometimes
quizzical (but generally
very fond) appreciation,
which Martin Rose, a
long-time resident of the
country, has been able to
mine for this fascinating
anthology.
“The only simile which
will give the correct
impression of the Medina [of
Fez] … is to imagine a human
beehive, with each bee
sitting cross-legged in its
own little cell, with
thousands of others passing
to and for gathering their
honey—the necessities of
everyday life.” —Ellis
Ashmead-Bartlett, 1910
Western writers say
there’s an almost dream-like
quality to arriving in
Morocco for the first time,
as one world dissolves into
another. The romance of
Morocco comes from its heady
blend of Arab, Berber and
European cultures. The
editor of this compact
collection notes that in
precolonial times Morocco
was defined not so much by
borders as by declaring the
name of the ruling sultan at
Friday prayers: The country
had “an almost metaphysical
existence, with boundaries
woven of sound and prayer.”
These brief and impactful
excerpts from travellers’
stories take readers through
Morocco’s four “imperial
cities” of Fez, Marrakech,
Meknes and Rabat, among
other sites. Fes was first
among the capitals and the
greatest centre of learning.
Marrakech was the golden
gateway to the Sahara,
Meknes the fanciful creation
of a single sultan, Moulay
Ismail, and Rabat (the
modern capital) infused by a
cultural legacy of
Andalusian refugees.
—ROBERT W. LEBLING
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This recipe is so simple, you can have them
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Ingredients
Filling
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¼ cup Butter softened
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½ cup Brown sugar
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1 cup pecans chopped
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¼ tsp Cinnamon
Method
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Place dry ingredients in
bowl
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Mix together wet ingredients
in separate bowl
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Rub butter into flour
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Add the wet ingredients
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Mix gently to form a soft
dough
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Add milk if necessary
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rectangle shape
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How
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Dear Kareema, like most people out there I’m
time poor and wondering what I can do for a
quick warm-up every time I get to workout?
A:
Depending on the workout ahead, try simple
exercises that you know you’ll be incorporating
into your routine.
For example, skipping – for a cardio workout
(it’s the quickest way to get your heart rate
up).
Easy wall-sit, squats or lunges – for a lower
body sesh, or shadow boxing (punching in the
air) for upper body, etc.
Keep it simple and safe, but most of all have
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Subject: Paid Leave Request
Dear HR,
I am suffering from coronavirus and
request you to grant me paid leave for 30 days.
Otherwise I will come to office....
Best regards,
Jallalluddin
Subject: RE: Paid Leave Request
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Now that we know that you are
infected, we have immediately asked all other employees
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and start working. Your leave request is rejected.
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And render to the kindred
their due rights, as [also]
to those in want, and to the
wayfarer: but squander not
[your wealth] in the manner
of a spendthrift.
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THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET
(pbuh)
The First Revelations
Continued
from last week's CCN....
At the same time, the core
ideas of Islam began to take
shape through continuing
revelations, which would be
shared throughout the
community.
Strict monotheism, far
different from the
prevailing religion of
Mecca, was the core theme.
According to Muhammad, there
was only one God.
The idols worshipped by the
Meccans were nothing more
than useless statues of
stone and wood, and were
incapable of bringing
benefit to anyone.
The verses also warned of a
Day of Reckoning, when all
souls would be brought
before God to account for
their deeds.
Those who believed in God
and did good deeds would
enter an eternal Heaven as a
reward.
Those who did not would have
a place in Hell and would be
eternally tormented.
But Islam was not just
concerned with theology and
life after death.
The early verses also
denounced social ills that
were prevalent in Mecca.
With increasing prosperity
from the trade routes,
distinct social classes
developed.
The wealthy would use their
money to fund more caravans
that would in turn bring
them more wealth.
A poor person, meanwhile,
continued to be
marginalized, doubly so if
they did not belong to a
powerful clan.
The Quran declared such
disregard for the poor as
detrimental to the
establishment of a just
social order, and worthy of
punishment in the Hereafter.
It would be years until the
rules regarding society
would be laid down, but from
early on, it was clear that
Muhammad had come not just
to change people’s religious
beliefs, but also society
itself.
To be continued in next
week's CCN....
Source: Lost Islamic History
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And admire my shape and
adornments …
Let God who is without
form or space give shape
To my creator’s most
remote desire."
~ Ibn al-Khatib (inscribed
on the walls of the
Alhambra)
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This
will be
a very
special
cruise.
Full
halal
catering.
Accompanied
by me
with
Aboriginal
Elders
and
complete
cultural
experience.
We
will get
to know
each
other.
Prayer
facilities
bring
your own
prayer
mat.
I
did this
cruise
last
year and
saw SO
many
whales.
Totally
recommended
nothing
like it
in
Australia.
I've
been on
six
other
cruises
for
whale
watching
and
nothing
comes
close to
this
experience.
See the
whales
the
Indigenous
way.
Speak
their
language.
Yalingbila
means
Whale.
Register
Now.
Send me
your
names,
number
etc via
email
naseema.mustapha@griffithuni.edu.au
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COMMUNITY SURVEY
As restrictions ease, the Hurricane Stars Club
Inc is restarting it's programs in August
inshallah. We want to ensure we are providing
effective services for the community to support
and engage men, women and children with the
programs they need.
Please assist us in
this process by completing two short surveys
that will only take 5 minutes. Have your say and
help us to provide the most beneficial programs
for the community.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXJ5S8D
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C82SHJN
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Know someone wanting to find out more
about Islam?
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this site
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Alhamdulillah, over many years
I have worked with many non-Muslims who have
always asked me about Muslims & Islam, and I
have shared as much and as best as I could
within my understanding and knowledge.
Alhamdulillah I have watch them develop a
beautiful understanding of our practices, to the
extent I have seen them explain and clarify
misconceptions to others.
Once again during this past Ramadan, much was
discussed over our staff iftar dinner meeting.
So I decided to document some of this basic
Islamic information in a simple to read and
understand website and share with my staff and
colleagues.
It’s intended to be as simple as can be, whilst
still providing a good overview, including some
multi-faith interviews which I found very
valuable even to me as a Muslim.
Feel free to use and share if you feel
appropriate.
I have also shared some of the beautiful Quran
recitations and supplications with English
translation.
DR MOHAMMED IQBAL SULTAN |
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MFS JANAZA
Muslim Funeral Services guidelines adopted on
dealing with Janazas during this pandemic.
This includes the Covid and non-Covid Janazas, for
burials in South East Queensland.
https://www.mfs.asn.au/covid-19-janaza.html
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SALAM RESPITE CENTRE
CURRENTLY HAS VACANCIES
FEEL FREE TO CALL THE COORDINATOR
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON:
(07) 3272 8071 OR 0401 971 471
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31 July(tentative) |
Friday |
YAWMUL ARAFAH
(Day of
Arafah)
9th Zil-Hijjah
1441
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1 August (tentative) |
Saturday |
EID-UL-ADHA
10th Zil-Hijja
1441
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21 August(tentative) |
Friday |
RAʼS AL-SANAH
AL-HIJRĪYAH
(Islamic New
Year)
1st Muharram
1442
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30 August (tentative) |
Sunday |
DAY OF ASHURA
10th Muharram
1442
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6 September
CANCELLED |
Sunday |
CRESWALK2020
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Crescents of Brisbane
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Orleigh Park,
WEST END |
0402 026 786 |
9AM STARTER'S GUN
to 12PM |
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24 October
CANCELLED |
Saturday |
Annual Milad-un-Nabi
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Al-Mustapha Institute of Brisbane
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TBA |
0422 433 074 |
4PM to Magrib |
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30 October
(tentative) |
Friday |
MILAD UN NABI
(Birth of
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)
12th
Rabi-ul-Awwal 1442
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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, except for 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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HikmahWay Institute
HikmahWay offers online and
in-person Islamic courses to
equip Muslims of today with
the knowledge, understanding
and wisdom to lead balanced,
wholesome and beneficial
lives.
Kuraby Mosque
Holland Park Mosque
Al-Nisa
Provide young Muslim women
in Queensland with support
and opportunities to express
themselves
MUSLIMS AUSTRALIA /
Australian Federation of
Islamic Councils
(AFIC)
Islamic Schools, Halal
Services and a whole lot
more...
AFIC Schools
www.mfis.com.au (Malek
Fahd Islamic School, Sydney,
NSW)
www.icb.qld.edu.au
(Islamic College of
Brisbane, QLD)
www.icosa.sa.edu.au
(Islamic College of South
Australia, SA)
www.afic-lic.com.au
(Langford Islamic College,
Perth, WA)
www.islamicschoolofcanberra.act.edu.au
(Islamic College of
Canberra, ACT)
Karratha Muslims
(Muslims in Western
Australia)
Brisbane Muslim Burial
Society (BMBS)
Muslim Charitable Foundation
(MCF)
Coordinated collection &
distribution of: Zakaah,
Lillah, Sadaqah, Fitrana,
Unwanted interest
Islamic Medical Association
of Queensland (IMAQ)
Network of Muslim healthcare
professionals
Al-Imdaad Foundation
(Australia)
Australian Muslim Youth
Network (AMYN)
Find out about the latest
events, outings, fun-days,
soccer tournaments, BBQs
organised by AMYN. Network
with other young Muslims on
the
AMYN Forum
Islamic Council of
Queensland (ICQ)
Umbrella body representing
various Mosques and
Societies in Queensland
Islamic Friendship
Association of Australia
Blog of the Association's
activities
United Muslims of Brisbane
Crescents of Brisbane's
CRESCAFE
(Facebook)
Muslim Women's eNewsletter
Sultana's Dream is a
not-for-profit e-magazine
that aims to provide a forum
for the opinions of
Australian Muslim women
Islamic Solutions
Articles and Audio
recordings
Islamic Relief Australia
National Zakat Foundation
(NZF)
MCCA
Islamic Finance
& Investments
Islamic Society of
Queensland Inc.
Contact the President, Br.Saiyad
Pasha 0432593810 or Snr VP,
Hj.Shamim Khan 0403541012
Sisters Support Services
Programs and activities for
women in need
(contact@sisterssupportservices.org.au
and 0404 921 620)
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Gold Coast Mosque
Incorporating Islamic
Society of Gold Coast Inc.
South African National
Halaal Authority
(SANHA)
Muslim Womens' Convert
Support Group
(MWCSG)
Network of Muslim women
converts from the Brisbane
and Gold Coast areas of
Queensland.
Australian International
Islamic College
(Durack)
Islamic Society of Algester
Jamiatul Ulama Western
Australia
Body of Muslim Theologians
(Ulama, Religious Scholars)
Islamic Women's Association
of Queensland (IWAQ)
Community based,
not-for-profit organisation
providing Settlement, Aged
Care, disability, social
activities and employment
opportunities.
Federation of Australian
Muslim Students & Youth
(FAMSY)
Queensland Intercultural
Society (QIS)
Gold Coast Halal
Certification Services
(GCHCS)
Muslim Aid Australia
Serving
Humanity
Human Appeal International
Australia
Always with you on the road
to goodness
Al-Mustapha Institute of
Brisbane
Preserving the Past,
Educating the Present to
Create the Future
Islamic Shia Council of
Queensland
Muslim Reverts Network
Supporting new Muslims
Muslim Funeral Services
(MFS)
Funeral Directors & Funeral
Fund Managers for the
Brisbane and Gold Coast
communities
Islamic Society of Bald
Hills (ISBH) :
Masjid Taqwa
Tafseers and Jumma Khubahs
uploaded every week.
Muslim Community & Qld
floods
How the community helped out
during the 2010 QLD floods
The CCN Young Muslim Writers
Award
(Facebook)
The Queensland Muslim
Historical Society
(Facebook)
Muslim Women's National
Network of Australia, Inc
(MWNNA)
Peak body representing a
network of Muslim women's
organisations and
individuals throughout
Australia
Sultana's Dream
Online magazine
subscribe@sultanasdream.com.au
Lockyer Valley Islamic
Association
iCare QLD (formerly AYIA
Foundation) -
Charity
Slacks Creek Mosque
Mosque and Community Centre
Al Tadhkirah Institute
Madressa, Hifz and other
Islamic courses
Centre for Islamic Thought &
Education
University of South
Australia
Hurricane Stars Club
Get Active & Have Fun,
Confidently!
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