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Eid Al-Adha marks the end of
the Hajj season and is a
time for families and
communities to join together
to mark the occasion. This
year, not only will there
have been no Australian
Muslim making the Hajj, but
we will have to meet in
smaller numbers, gather
online, or undertake
socially distant Eid prayers
as we continue to play our
part in tackling the spread
of Covid-19.
It has been a year like no
other. We have been unable
to meet in Mosques or be
with our families for
Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr. The
Eid Al-Adha story centres
around sacrifice and as
lockdown measures continue
to ease, we reflect on the
great sacrifices that have
already been made.
As we
celebrate the Eid al-Adha
with our family and friends,
team at Muslim Aid Australia
would like to take this
opportunity to wish you and
your family a safe and
blessed Eid Mubarak!
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
said, He who does not thank
people, does not thank
Allah. (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
We would like to thank you
for your generosity in
sharing your Qurban with the
world's poorest communities
in over 20 countries.
Not only have you provided
the poor and needy with the
best quality meat available,
you've allowed them to
continue to practice the
Sunnah of our Prophet PBUH.
Thank you for bringing joy
and happiness in to the
lives of those less
fortunate.
If you have not donated your
Qurban yet, you still have
time. To donate, call 1800
100 786 or visit
www.maainternational.org.au.
Alhamdulillah! Today, Muslim Aid Australia, Muslim Charitable Foundation, and Brothers in Need Brisbane worked with the Mindle Bygul Aboriginal Corporation to deliver essential food hampers, vouchers, and fresh produce to Indigenous families in Brisbane.
The teams had a great day sharing a meal and connecting with the community.
Yesterday (25 July 2020),
saw a successful joint
venture realised.
Muslim Aid Australia, Muslim
Charitable Foundation and
Brothers in Need packed and
delivered 100 hampers of
non-perishable items, 50
boxes of fruit and
vegetables to the Aboriginal
community in Deception Bay.
The recipients were treated
to some cultural dances by
member of the Aboriginal
community followed by a BBQ
and lots of food.
Each family was then given a
hamper of food, a box of
fruit and vegetables and a
$50 supermarket voucher.
This was the second delivery
of food aid to the Mindle
Bygul Aboriginal Corporation
by these three
organisations. The event was
well attended by family and
friends from Brisbane,
including Habib Jamal ,
President of ICQ.
The recipients were very
grateful for this gesture of
goodwill and sharing and
expressed their
appreciation. Another event
is being planned for
November during Naidoc week.
When interviewed, Riyaad
Ally of Muslim Aid Australia
said: “we were overwhelmed
by the kindness and
hospitality shown to us.”
Brothers in Need arranged a
beautiful BBQ with lots of
salads and desserts. Ansary
Muhammad of Brothers in Need
said: “All the effort put in
by the volunteers was very
encouraging and we were
satisfied with the outcome.”
In his speech, Yusuf Khatree
of Muslim Charitable
Foundation thanked the First
Nations people for allowing
them the opportunity of
being able to assist them.
He said that this was a
humbling experience. He also
stated that all this was
possible through the kind
donations received from
their donors, well wishes
and volunteers.
The three organisations will
be working together again
for a bigger event in
November at which point,
more members of the
community will be able to
attend.
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/
Mensline - https://mensline.org.au/mens-mental-health/mens-mental-health-common-challenges/
Senate inquiry told of a
network of pages linking to
white supremacist content
overseas
A major Muslim advocacy
group has expressed concern
that Australia is importing
rightwing extremist content
from Britain, the US and
Europe through social media
platforms, and says it has
identified what appears to
be “inauthentic behaviour”
between a network of pages
in Australia that links to
white supremacist content
overseas.
The Australian Muslim
Advocacy Network has used a
submission to the Senate
inquiry into foreign
interference through social
media to warn that rising
extremism undermines
security, social cohesion
and, ultimately, democracy.
The group points out that 12
micro-parties with
discriminatory anti-Muslim
policies ran at the last
federal election – “the
largest number of groups
that we have recorded”.
“We remain very concerned
about the exportation of
right wing extremist
rhetoric from the UK, Europe
and USA to Australia through
coordinated exercises on
social media platforms like
Facebook, and its
potentially devastating
impacts for Australia’s
democracy, social cohesion
and national security,” the
submission says.
The reporting by the ABC’s
Background Briefing program
in June is partly based on
an Asio threat assessment
issued to security
professionals in May. The
document warned that
Covid-19-related
restrictions were “being
exploited by extreme
right-wing narratives that
paint the state as
oppressive, and
globalisation and democracy
as flawed and failing”.
Mike Burgess, the director
general of security, said in
a speech in February that
“violent Islamic extremism”
remained Asio’s principal
concern – but it was also
focused on small extreme
rightwing cells who met
regularly in suburbs around
Australia to salute Nazi
flags, inspect weapons,
train in combat and share
their hateful ideology.
Earlier this year, the
Muslim advocacy network,
which was set up after the
massacre against Muslims in
Christchurch, New Zealand,
in 2019, working with
Birchgrove Legal, a Sydney
law firm, asked Facebook to
overhaul its moderation
policies.
The network says in its
submission that unpublished
research from Victoria
University in 2018 studied
more than 41,000 posts in
far-right Facebook groups
and identified radicalising
discourse. Based on the
study, the network conducted
“an investigation of
Facebook’s efficacy in
enforcing its own hate
policy standards”.
It says it wanted to test
whether extremist voices
were still active after
Christchurch. It says its
investigation of the groups
it was able to identify
“revealed they were still
very active” and in the
course of this work, “we
have identified what appears
to be inauthentic behaviour
between a network of pages
in Australia, that links to
right wing extremism and
white supremacist content
overseas”.
It says Facebook welcomed
the investigation “but part
of our work is ongoing
monitoring to see whether
systemic changes are having
a translatable impact to
make the platform safer, and
encourage better moderation
by page administrators –
[and] so far, we have
observed negligible change
to [the platform’s] internal
escalation capacity”.
The network acknowledges
that enforcement is
challenging, given organised
“hate actors” rely on being
able to promulgate
misinformation and malicious
content “disguised as
external news sites or
opinion”. But it says the
platform lacks a content
moderation guide for
identifying white
supremacist ideology or
discourse.
The Guardian
The
Australian Muslim Advocacy
Network is urging the
federal government to follow
international allies in
banning extremist far-right
groups.
The group says the ban will
combat the spread of
extremist material on social
media, which is increasingly
being imported from Britain,
the US, and Europe.
A lack of official terrorist
listings imposed on
far-right organisations is
limiting the capacity of
social media companies to
respond to the threat, the
group has warned.
AMAN spokesperson Rita Jabri-Markwell
told SBS News banning
far-right groups would send
a strong signal that
extremism isn't tolerated in
Australia.
“We can’t ignore the reality
of the internet … they are
operating through Australian
channels now to convince
Australians that some
minorities are this
frightening and horrific
threat,” she said.
“It’s extremely damaging to
democracy but also to
national security because
this is the trajectory
towards radicalisation.”
Australia's international
allies the United Kingdom,
the United States and Canada
have all moved to ban
examples of extremist
right-wing groups in their
jurisdictions.
Germany recently banned the
Northern Eagle organisation
and has been cracking down
on neo-Nazi organisations
that have been using social
media to recruit new members
and support far-right
violence.
There are no similar groups
on Australia’s banned
terrorist organisation list,
despite intelligence
agencies repeatedly drawing
attention to the escalating
threat.
AMAN issued its warning
about right-wing extremists
in a submission to the
Senate inquiry into foreign
interference through social
media.
The group’s research has
identified what it describes
as “inauthentic behaviour”
between a network of groups
in Australia linked to right
wing and white supremacist
content overseas.
“We remain very concerned
about the exportation of
right wing extremist
rhetoric from the UK, Europe
and USA to Australia through
coordinated exercises on
social media platforms like
Facebook, and its
potentially devastating
impacts for Australia’s
democracy, social cohesion
and national security,” it
said in the submission.
International UN-backed
group Tech Against Terrorism
has warned that a lack of
clarity around the status of
far-right and other violent
extremist groups can make it
difficult for companies to
make moderation decisions.
This is because many tech
companies refer to existing
designation lists as a
standard against which to
moderate terrorist content
on their platforms.
Ms Jabri-Markwell said the
proliferation of extremist
material was a “ticking time
bomb” that required a more
concerted national response
in Australia.
“Listing would send a strong
signal that would help
companies and government
agencies to direct more
resources to combating this
form of terrorism and
extremism,” she said.
Facebook has taken steps to
remove and ban pages of
right-wing groups in the
United Kingdom, the US and
Canada.
Twitter also says it
monitors and removes posts
from sources that fall under
“national and international
terrorism designations” and
“violent extremist groups”.
A panel discussion about
“Active Volunteering” was
organised by the Australian
International Islamic
College.
Hussain Baba and Farah
Scott, with years of
volunteering between them,
discussed their experiences,
challenges and the rewards
of volunteering and answered
audience questions.
AIIC is the first Islamic
school in Australia to offer
training their students
towards a Certificate III in
Active Volunteering
LIVE: One Voice for One Ummah
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Ms Mobinah Ahmad,
Managing Editor, AMUST, Sydney Australia
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Member Seena Inc, Sydney, Australia
Mr Zia Ahmad,
Editor-in-Chief, AMUST, Sydney, Australia
Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid,
Founder of Sound Vision/ Producer of Radio Islam, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dr Aslam Abdullah,
Editor-in-Chief, Muslim Observer, Los Angeles, California, USA
Dr Javed Jamil,
Chair of Islamic Studies, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India
Professor Dr Khalid Yusoff,
Vice Chancellor, UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mr Sikandar Azam,
Editor, Radiance ViewsWeekly, New Delhi, India
Professor Dr Anwar Gilani,
Vice Chancellor, University of Manipur, KP, Pakistan
Mr Ahmed J Versi,
Editor, The Muslim News, London, UK
Mrs Mehar Ahmad,
President Seena Incorporated, Publishers of AMUST, Sydney, Australia
Queensland's Transport and
Main Roads Minister Mark
Bailey has directed his
department to review whether
the state's New Generation
Rollingstock (NGR) trains
contain parts sourced from
slave labour factories in
China.
Earlier this week, the US
Government announced it had
blacklisted KTK and 19 other
companies from future
contracts, after finding
they were implicated in
human rights abuses against
Muslim Uyghurs in China.
The Queensland Government
has an ongoing relationship
with KTK, and Mr Bailey said
he had now directed his
department to determine the
extent of the existing
contracts.
"My department is urgently
investigating KTK
Australia's role in the New
Generation Rollingstock (NGR)
project that was
manufactured overseas," Mr
Bailey said.
"KTK supplied parts for the
NGR trains that were built
overseas several years ago,
and we're aware KTK has also
previously been contracted
as a supplier of parts and
components for other rail
projects in Sydney and
Melbourne."
Mr Bailey said the
Government condemned human
rights abuses of any kind,
and expected QTECTIC, as the
maintainer of the NGR
trains, to arrange
alternative suppliers as
soon as possible.
KTK Group said there were no
substantiated allegations it
was aware of that suggested
it had used forced labour at
any of its facilities.
On behalf of Multicultural
Social Network, Mr. Hussain
Baba presented “Appreciation
Award” to I-CARE.
In conjunction with Gold
Coast Mosque, I-CARE
organised the cooking and
distribution of free daily
Iftar meals at the Mosque
during the month of Ramadan.
Over 15,000 meals were
distributed and some of
which were distributed to
International students in
Gold Coast.
Well done Haji Hussin Goss,
Abu Rashid,Lorenze, Hadi,
Ehshan and Fareed!
For the first time in 86
years, Muslim Friday prayer
was held inside the UNESCO
World Heritage site. Shamim
Chowdhury joined the crowds
of worshippers and sent this
report.
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Top female Muslim police officer sues Met
for racism
Scotland Yard’s former top
female BAME and Muslim
officer is suing the
Metropolitan Police in a
Ł500,000 racism claim,
saying she was told to keep
quiet about a swastika at
her station.
During her 32 years of
service, Supt Nusrit Mehtab
rose through the ranks to
become the most senior
female ethnic minority
officer in the Met, working
in everything from
undercover operations to
counterterrorism.
Mehtab, who is of Pakistani
origin, was described as “a
poster girl for the force”,
and even starred in ‘Mehtab
of the Met’ an ITV show that
documented her work to
improve community relations
in London’s East End.
But she resigned in January,
complaining of a ‘toxic
workplace’ with sexism, she
argued she hit a ‘glass
ceiling’, insisting she
would have achieved more
seniority ‘were it not for
the institutional racism.’
She accused Scotland Yard of
only paying ‘lip service’ to
diversity and officers while
secretly covering up a
‘racism graffiti campaign,’
telling her to keep quiet
after a swastika was
scrawled on the walls of her
police station (accessible
only to staff) in Edmonton,
north London, last February.
According to papers lodged
at an Employment Tribunal,
Scotland Yard bosses blamed
builders for the racist
graffiti.
The force launched an
investigation, but the
culprit was never found.
Mehtab said she feared there
was a far-right sympathiser
about – and the ‘likelihood
was that it was a police
officer.’
She described the incident
as part of a ‘racist
graffiti campaign’, which
included a penis being
scrawled on a photo of an
Asian superintendent.
In an explosive race and
sexism claim, she has
described how senior white
female officers ‘huddled
together like Mean Girls [a
reference to a movie].’
According to her legal
papers, when she went to
work in the Tower Hamlets in
1988, ‘the traditional
induction greeting for
newly-arrived female
officers… was to have their
breast and bottoms stamped.’
She added, ‘In my case, the
white male officers did not
know how to initiate me.
They put their minds to it
and set a trap… they left a
vibrator in my locker and
congregated to watch me open
my locker, thrilled with
their ingenuity and
sniggering. That was the
openly misogynistic culture
in the police then.’
Mehtab believes she was
forced to patrol alone
because of her race while
white male colleagues
refused to talk to or sit
next to her, which she
likened to being ignored by
children.
A practising Muslim, she
refused to wear a uniformed
skirt for religious reasons
and was forced to wear
trousers made for a male
officer.
Mehtab is now bringing a
claim against the
Metropolitan Police at the
Central London Employment
Tribunal claiming
constructive dismissal,
race, sex and religious
discrimination, harassment
and victimisation.
According to legal papers,
her promotions were held up
due to sexism and racism.
When she was made an
inspector, she overheard a
colleague say, “You’ll never
believe it. The Doris has
passed. How the hell did
that happen? How did you let
it happen?”
Mehtab accuses Commissioner
Cressida Dick of failing to
tackle the problem, saying
she ‘protects the racist
working environment by
supporting racist officers.’
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,
when the finalists
are announced for
the [15] coveted
Awards for
Excellence.
PLEASE
NOTE:
Due
to the
unprecedented
uncertainty
regarding
the
coronavirus
pandemic,
The
Muslim
News has
postponed
its
prestigious
annual
awards
ceremony
until
late UK
summer.
Farzana Rahman
from Stanmore,
Middlesex, is
founder of the Desi
Doll Company, a
company which aims
to help children
learn about Islam
through quality-made
toys.
The fun interactive
toys that she has
designed and
produced stimulate
the senses of
children so that
they effortlessly
learn verses of the
Qur’an, the
teachings of the
Prophet, and Islamic
etiquette.
Some of Farzana’s
creations include
talking dolls, audio
puzzles, audiobooks,
Qur’an and prayer
pillows, an Arabic
dough cutter set,
and an electronic
device to teach the
ritual prayer.
Her quest to bring
Islamic education to
children through
play follows her own
experience of
motherhood and being
unable to find
suitable toys to
educate her
children.
For over ten years
the Desi Doll
Company has been a
pioneer of Islamic
toys with toys being
sold in over
twenty-six countries
and business
turnover doubling
year on year.
This year socially
conscious Farzana
will continue to
strive to bring
Islamic toys to
mainstream high
street retailers and
will look forward to
unveiling a new
range of dolls that
help promote respect
and tolerance.
Uthman Taha is an
internationally acclaimed
Arabic calligrapher who has
hand-written the Mushaf Al-Madinah,
which is the copy of the
Quran issued by the King
Fahd Complex for the
Printing of the Holy Quran.
Influence Background: Sheikh
Taha was born in 1934 near
Aleppo, Syria. He developed
a passion for calligraphy
when very young, but had to
wait until he moved to
Damascus (where he studied a
BA in Sharia at Damascus
University) before he met
the chief calligrapher in
Syria, Muhammad Badawi Al-Diyrani,
and the Iraqi calligrapher,
Hashim Al-Baghdadi. He then
travelled to Istanbul, where
he met the most celebrated
calligrapher of the time,
Hamid Al-Amidi, from whom he
received certification.
Copying the Quran:
The written copy of the
Quran is known as a Mus-haf,
and it took Taha
approximately three years to
copy one out. He wrote his
first copy in 1970 and in
total has written out over
10 copies. The most
significant one was the one
assigned to him in 1988 by
the King Fahd Complex for
the Printing of the Holy
Qur’an in Madinah. This copy
is the one printed by the
King Fahd Complex and
distributed to millions of
pilgrims every year. It is
the most common copy of the
Quran available worldwide.
Taha has copied out 6
different textual variants
including Warsh (used in
Morocco and Algeria), Hafs
(worldwide), Duri (Africa
and Sudan), and Qalun
(Libya).
Public figures
and media
outlets continue
to avoid talking
about Palestine,
and Israeli
crimes.
Over the past
few months,
English-language
media has
witnessed a
heated debate
about freedom of
speech and
"cancel
culture". It has
made me think of
my own
experience with
the limits of
freedom of
speech in
Australia and
the tendency of
the local media
to "cancel"
Palestine.
In the days
leading up to
Israel's
proposed
annexation of
the West Bank, I
was scrolling
through my
Twitter feed,
wondering why
those who
profess to care
about racism,
oppression and
injustice in
Australia rarely
dare to tether
their politics
to Palestine.
I can name
countless public
figures, public
intellectuals,
academics,
artists and
activists who
have been
rightly vocal
about a long
list of global
human rights
violations and
social and
racial justice
struggles but
have never once
spoken up in
defence of the
rights of
Palestinians.
Yes, we see you.
This silence was
also reflected
in the fact that
in mid-June,
Australia was
one of only two
countries to
vote against a
UN Human Rights
Council
resolution
condemning
Israel's
intention to
illegally annex
significant
parts of the
occupied West
Bank.
What does
anti-racism as
practice - not a
timeline of
online
platitudes and
curated bursts
of outrage -
actually mean to
the many
academics,
artists and
public figures
who are vocal
about fighting
settler-colonial
and racist
violence, but
scatter in the
dust when anyone
mentions
Palestine?
It was this
question that
prompted me and
my fellow
Palestinian
sisters and
activists, Sara
Saleh (human
rights advocate
and poet) and
Micaela Sahhar
(poet and
researcher) to
write an open
statement
demanding the
Australian
government
publicly oppose
the Israeli
government's
annexation plans
and cease
greenlighting
Israeli
violations of
human rights and
fundamental
principles of
international
law.
The statement
called on
academics,
artists and
activists to
support the
Palestinian
people in their
struggle for
self-determination
and their
aspirations for
freedom,
justice, dignity
and equality for
all.
On July 1, we
sent the
statement far
and wide. The
response took us
completely by
surprise.
Within two days,
more than 800
people had
signed the
statement. The
honour list of
signatories
includes
prominent
Indigenous
leaders, elders,
artists and
writers, most of
whom signed on
within the first
few hours of the
statement's
life. Signing on
alongside First
Nations peoples
were some of the
most prominent
academics and
artists in the
country, the
diversity
reflecting a
truer picture of
the nation. This
coming together
to express
collective
solidarity for
Palestine was
unprecedented.
We believed this
statement of
solidarity was
significant not
only because of
the impressive
list of
signatories, but
because it
reckoned with
settler
colonialism,
Western
imperialism and
state-sanctioned
racism as a
global project
that foregrounds
First Nations
peoples in
solidarity with
Palestinians. In
doing so, it
crystallised
what it means to
truly practise
anti-racism in a
world where the
ongoing impacts
of settler
colonialism are
lethal.
We approached
media outlets,
armed with
countless
precedents of
open letters and
statements being
published. The
Overland
journal, with
its established
track record for
platforming
marginalised
voices,
instantly agreed
to publish the
statement. The
statement was
also picked up
and reported on
in the
London-based The
New Arab.
We refused to
stop there. We
wanted to
publish in
Australia's
establishment
media. As
Palestinian
Australians, we
are accustomed
to fighting for
a public
platform. We are
used to being
warned to "tone
it down", "not
get emotional",
"be civil", edit
our words, amend
our arguments,
adjust our
language, rely
on "human
stories" over
legal arguments,
"find the local
angle". We are
used to our
emails being
ignored, our
calls going to
voice mail,
switch-desks
refusing to give
us the names of
editors. We are
used to our
articles being
held up, only to
be rejected as
no longer
"newsworthy".
To reckon with
apathy, double
standards or
pushback is one
thing. But to
confront
deliberate
erasure is
another. We were
- and are -
still being met
with a concerted
strategy of
disappearing and
silencing
Palestine in
public
discourse. The
rhetorical
shields and
strategies
deployed to
deflect, block
and censor
Palestine and
its supporters
constitute a
form of violence
against
colonised
peoples who are
fighting both
physical erasure
in Palestine and
erasure from
public discourse
here.
Predictably, our
requests to
publish the
statement were
met with an
actively
enforced silence
- the kind of
silence that is
rendered visible
because of the
number of
attempts we made
to elicit a
response.
The responses we
did get included
irritated
defensiveness;
we were made to
feel like we
were hustling,
that we were
unreasonable in
our polite
requests for
updates and
explanations.
As we continued
our efforts to
get the
statement
published, some
outlets chose to
run open letters
on other topics,
including the
Saturday Paper
which published
an open letter
addressed to the
City of Sydney
requesting the
relocation of
the Captain Cook
statue at Hyde
Park to a public
museum; and the
Sydney Morning
Herald which ran
a statement
signed by 27
artists and film
industry
professionals
criticising
anti-racist
activists for
"tearing down",
"public shaming"
and "burning
down" the film
industry.
And amid all
this, Harper's
Magazine in the
United States
published an
open letter by
some of the
English-language
world's most
powerful
writers,
journalists and
public
intellectuals
claiming that
"the free
exchange of
information and
ideas, the
lifeblood of a
liberal society,
is daily
becoming more
constricted".
Curiously, the
list of
signatories
bemoaning "the
restriction of
debate" included
individuals who
have actively
worked to
"cancel" freedom
of speech on
Palestine, such
as Cary Nelson,
a former
president of the
American
Association of
University
Professors, who
supported the
firing of
Palestinian
academic Steven
Salaita from the
University of
Illinois for his
tweets
condemning
Israeli war
crimes, and
columnist Bari
Weiss who has a
long history of
involvement in
numerous
campaigns to
vilify and ruin
the careers of
several Arab and
Muslim
professors due
to their
criticisms of
Israel.
Censoring
Palestine is an
effective way to
elide the deeper
political and
historical
causes of global
injustice, the
interconnections
and global
intersections of
state violence.
When Palestine
is suppressed,
so-called
progressives can
comfortably
posture as
progressive
without having
to complicate
their politics
by interrogating
their complicity
in whitewashing
crimes against
Palestinians. We
have a name for
this. PEP -
Progressive
Except
Palestine.
If solidarity is
a moral
imperative, and
not performative
selective
posturing, it
must be
uncompromising,
reflexive and
honest. In a
time of social
media, where
Israeli war
crimes and human
rights
violations are
exposed online,
there can no
longer be blind
spots, pleas of
ignorance or
declarations
that "it is
complex".
While our
statement was
deliberately
stonewalled by
mainstream
Australian
media, it
remains a
powerful
affirmation that
colonised people
will stand
together despite
attempts by
powerful
institutions to
stifle and
undermine this
kind of
collective
solidarity.
This is why we
decided to start
a fundraising
campaign to buy
advertising
space in the
print edition of
a newspaper to
publish the full
text of the
statement as an
ad. This was our
only avenue for
elevating the
voices of
Palestinians,
and those who
stand in
solidarity with
them. Our
campaign was
successful and
the ad ran in
the printed
edition of the
Sydney Morning
Herald and The
Age on July 18.
It was a
bitter-sweet
victory. It
seems the only
way Palestinians
can be heard in
Australian
mainstream media
is to pay for
space.
Opting out of
Privilege —
Reforming the
Karen in me
By Kayla Botelho
I
am a Muslim
woman, but I
wasn’t always. I
was raised in an
agnostic, white,
liberal home for
the majority of
my childhood.
That was until,
my mother picked
up a copy of
Islam for
Dummies and
accidentally
fell in love
with the
religion.
My father
followed in his
affection for
the faith and I
eventually found
myself
converting at
age eighteen. At
the time of my
conversion, I
put on the
hijab, a
decision that
would change my
world and the
way I was
received in it.
Becoming the
other
When I first
converted, I had
only considered
my own
transition into
Muslimness. I
had not yet
considered how
the world would
shift under my
feet. I had not
yet understood
how much
discomfort and
often anger my
Muslimness would
provoke in
others.
The shift
happened slowly
and quickly all
at once. It was
in the air.
Suddenly, the
daily
interactions I
had once
experienced with
ease were now
fogged with
hostility,
anxiety,
avoidance and
more.
Now, I was the
other. Within
days of putting
on the hijab, it
became painfully
obvious that I
had been
existing with
privileges that
were invisible
to me before.
Privileges that
were now revoked
due to my hijab.
It’s in the
small things
It wasn’t long
after my
conversion that
my Muslimness
was met with
direct
aggression. It
was a brief
moment, while
walking to work,
a man approached
me yelling if I
didn’t take off
my hijab he
would “do it for
me.” Afterwards
I cried, called
my mom, digested
it with friends
and eventually
wrote the man
off as a bigot.
These types of
attacks would
happen every now
and then.
Strangely
enough, I found
them fairly easy
to get past.
Mostly because I
could identify
such behavior as
racist and
wrong. I could
put a name to
it. Even before
my Muslimness I
could do this. I
was versed
enough in
recognizing and
condemning acts
of violence and
hate.
The part of my
transition that
was less
digestible were
the daily
microaggressions.
I was unprepared
for how eroding
those
experiences
could be. There
is nothing
really “micro”
about those
aggressions.
Instead they
felt like
persistent,
never-ending,
daily,
questionings of
your
existence….aggressions…
Almost every
interaction I
had, became an
interrogation of
my identity.
“Where are you
from?” “Where is
your family
from?” “Were you
forced to
convert?” Etc.
Sister-in-law,
Rehana Bibi. celebrates virtual
graduation with me
Griffith Uni
asked me to
write a feature
for them on my
journey as a
student. This is
it. Sharing with
you all.
The last six
years have been
nothing less
than life
altering and
empowering.
Starting an
undergrad at age
44, as a
grandmother with
multiple family
commitments and
community
commitments,
mental health
that needed
ongoing
professional
support, and a
new relationship
with my beloved
husband Mohamed.
It was an
enormous
juggling act.
Interesting
enough my
studies where
never a burden
but rather a
form of release.
The fact that it
was Tourism,
something I am
deeply
passionate
about, made
every day
enjoyable for me
paired with
meeting people
and socialising
in a very
positive and
powerful campus
environment.
When I reflect
on the amazing
achievement of a
Master of
International
Tourism and
Hospitality
Management
received
yesterday, I
feel incredibly
honoured and
humbled by it.
I acknowledge
the immense
place of
privilege that I
am in. Having
completed my
formative years
of education
Grade 1 and 2 in
South Africa,
learning British
English is what
prepared me for
further
educational
success.
Grade 3-12 in
Australia at
state schools
for Primary and
a private school
for Secondary
has completely
equipped me for
academic
success. Much
gratitude to my
parents for
their wisdom in
prioritising my
education.
I moved to South
Africa in 1989
after completing
Year 12. It was
my father who
"pushed" me into
studying an
Advanced Diploma
of Tourism at
Birnam Business
College in
Johannesburg. At
the time I was
suffering with
severe
depression and
dad thought it
would be better
if I studied and
let my mum care
for my newborn
baby Haseeb. He
saw the study as
a form of
therapy. I was
19. I excelled
with high
distinctions and
graduated with
an intense love
for tourism.
Opportunity
after
opportunity
presented itself
to me to travel
the world and
with my parents
blessing, I took
every
opportunity.
Soon to reach my
40th country in
my passion for
travel.
I worked in
Johannesburg and
Cape Town for
South African
Airways, and in
Johannesburg in
a retail travel
agency.
Eventually I
returned to
Australia in
1997 and forged
a career in
community
services.
In 2014, two
more children in
tow, and a
grandmother, I
decided to
return to uni
and pursue
Tourism. A
Bachelor of
Business
majoring in
Marketing and
Tourism led to
an offer of an
Honours program
by the
university. I
then did the
Masters program
that I graduated
with yesterday.
I would like to
mention my place
of privilege.
As an economic
migrant child I
have never been
short of
anything. Never
had to put my
education
secondary to
survival, never
had to pay my
own fees. My
beloved parents
paved the way
for me with
great ease.
As a native
speaker of
English
language. I have
never had to
struggle with
academic writing
or verbal
communication,
needed support
for English and
felt the
pressure,
discrimination
and judgement
that non English
speakers feel.
As a domestic
student with
Australian
citizenship. I
have not had to
pay for my
university fees
upfront, had to
resettle in a
strange land
with a strange
culture and
accent. I have
been completely
acculturalized
since age seven.
As a woman with
sound education
and physical
health I have
not had to deal
with issues of
torture and
trauma from
civil war and
refugee camps. I
have been
sheltered and
loved and
nurtured and
never gone a day
knowing what
hunger or lack
of safety and
security is.
As a
eastern-western
woman, I know
what my rights
are and have the
confidence to
pursue my
rights. I have
never been
subjected to
exploitation or
abuse without
taking action
against it and
feeling I have
the power to do
something.
So, it leaves me
thinking how
have I actually
"earned" my
degree.
Yes I have made
an enormous
effort and was
completely
committed to the
process. Yes I
took all the
steps required
to prioritize my
study and
achievement.
Most of all, I
have borne with
utmost
resilience my
mental health
challenges
throughout my
study.
Overcoming a
divorce. A
nervous
breakdown.
Multiple
episodes of
depression. Post
traumatic stress
disorder,
psychosis and
daily triggers.
This has been
what I believe
makes me a great
student and a
successful
academic. When I
look back, it's
a miracle that I
made it in this
amount of time.
My gratitude to
My Creator for
His mercy and
grace and
blessings is
foremost. Then
to my best
friend and
husband Mohamed
who has been my
source of
strength and
comfort for six
years. My
children for
their
encouragement
and patience
with me. My
daughter in law
Ruqayya for her
continuous
support in
assisting
whenever I
needed it. My
academic
educators for
their belief in
me and
encouragement
that made me
believe in
myself. And to
Griffith
University, a
most supportive
and nurturing
environment for
me as a mature
age student with
mental health
needs. Griffith
University has
been outstanding
in its support
of me and
recognising my
achievements
outside of
university and
acknowledging my
capacity.
There is a
reason I did my
Undergrad,
PostGrad and
continue to
study with
Griffith
University.
This Institution
Cares for its
Students.
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Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) Message of
equality of races
Makes ABC
News
ABC News in
Chicago covers the billboard
about Prophet Muhammad, pbuh,
and his message of equality
of all races.
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‘I can’t fight my Muslim brothers’: Russian
MMA fighter cites religion as he gives up
title
RUSSIA: Russian
MMA fighter Rinat Fakhredtinov
has refused to defend his
Gorilla Fighting Championship
belt, explaining that he cannot
face ‘Muslim brothers’ in the
cage.
The promotion confirmed
middleweight Fakhredtinov’s
stance, adding that they had
received an exhaustive
explanation regarding his
motives.
“I don’t fight against my
brothers due to my religious
beliefs. Now the belt contenders
are Faridun Odilov and Dauren
Ermekov. They are Muslim and I
don’t fight against my
brothers,” Fakhredtinov was
quoted as saying.
“A fight is fight, you need to
be fully focused entering the
cage. I’m a fighter. I cannot
beat my brothers at full
strength, and I don’t want to
play the fool in the cage and
punch somebody in the face. To
be fair I need to perform
against any opponent chosen by
the league. But I can’t do it
due to my religious motives,”
the fighter added.
The 28-year-old outlined,
however, that he doesn’t plan to
retire, adding that he “gave up
the belt not to betray his
fundamental beliefs.”
Fakhredtinov noted that could
return to the cage in the near
future if his opponent is not
Muslim.
Makkah Grand Mosque to remain closed during
Eid Al-Adha to stop virus spread
EDDAH/MAKKAH: The
safety of pilgrims had been the
top priority in preparing for
this year’s Hajj, Saudi security
officials said on Tuesday.
Announcing the completion of the
first stage of planning for the
annual religious gathering, the
commander of the forces
responsible for security at the
Grand Mosque in Makkah stressed
that protecting worshippers was
paramount.
“We have mainly focused on the
health aspect this year for its
extreme importance in the
current unique situation (the
coronavirus disease pandemic).
The remaining stages will be
implemented in the coming days,”
said Maj. Gen. Muhammad Al-Ahmadi.
He pointed out that new
arrangements had been put in
place to control pilgrims’ entry
and exit to the Grand Mosque to
ensure social distancing and
effective precautionary measures
against COVID-19.
Defined pathways for the
performance of walking rituals
around the Kaaba and between the
hills of Safa and Marwah had
been established, and entrance
to the Grand Mosque area would
only be allowed to those with
official permission.
Due to the virus outbreak, the
Grand Mosque will be closed to
worshippers for Arafa day and
Eid Al-Adha. “The decision to
suspend prayers in the Grand
Mosque including its outdoor
arenas will continue. We invite
people of Makkah to break their
fast on the day of Arafat in
their homes,” added Al-Ahmadi.
The command and control center
in Makkah located in Mina and
Muzdalifah will be fully
operational. Entrances to Makkah
city would be controlled by
different security forces for 24
hours to prevent people without
a permit gaining access.
The General Presidency for the
Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
said that more than 80 years of
experience in crowd and crisis
management had been behind the
Kingdom’s move to restrict the
number of worshippers performing
this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
During a virtual meeting to
review the Saudi operational
plan for the Hajj season,
president of the general
presidency, Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais,
said that the Arafat sermon will
be translated into 10 languages,
including Chinese and Russian,
in addition to an English
interpretation on the Holy
Qur’an channel and French on the
Prophet’s Sunnah channel.
He added that the operational
plan adopted for Hajj had
focused on the enforcement of
precautionary and preventive
measures to safeguard the health
of pilgrims.
Special arrangements have also
been made for the delivery of
the Kaaba’s Kiswa (cover) on
Wednesday by Makkah Gov. Prince
Khalid Al-Faisal, in line with
measures to stop the spread of
COVID-19, Al-Sudais said.
Muslim GP becomes face of NHS as it marks
its anniversary
UK: A Muslim
British-Bangladeshi GP is among
the medics who have been
portrayed on billboards across
London to mark the 72nd
anniversary of the NHS.
Dr Farzana Hussain, who works at
The Project Surgery in London’s
Newham, had won Pulse’s magazine
GP of the Year award at the
General Practice Awards 2019 in
London.
She has been praised for her
efforts in quality improvement,
streamlining appointment
processes and her work with
pharmacists.
John Rankin Waddell, a portrait
photographer and Director at the
Rankin Agency, in a mark of
respect and thanks to the NHS,
took portraits of 12 NHS staff
who played a vital role in its
Covid-19 response.
Rankin donated all the portraits
to the NHS while advertising
space to display the portraits
has also been offered free of
charge.
The photos are now being
showcased across the UK at bus
stops, roadside billboards and
iconic pedestrian areas,
including the world-famous
Piccadilly Lights in central
London to mark the NHS
anniversary.
“As the coronavirus pandemic
began to unfold, I was moved by
the incredible efforts of people
across the NHS and I wanted to
document who they are and their
role in fighting this disease.
Taking a portrait is a unique
and intimate experience, even
with social distancing in place.
Everyone had their own inspiring
story which to them was just
doing their job. I hope these
images portray the resilience
and courage they show every day
in the face of real adversity,”
Rankin told FAD magazine.
Dr Hussain was among the
photographed NHS staff, who
include an ICU consultant, a
Covid-19 critical care nurse, a
midwife, a psychiatrist, a
hospital porter, a Covid-19 ward
cleaner, a paramedic, a GP, a
pharmacist, a district nurse, a
111 call centre worker, and a
chief information officer.
Sir Simon Stevens, NHS Chief
Executive, said, “This has been
the most challenging year in the
NHS’s history, with our amazing
staff providing care to almost
100,000 hospitalised Covid
patients, and many more in the
community. Nurses, doctors,
physios, pharmacists, cleaners
and countless others have pulled
together, bolstered by thousands
of former NHS staff who came
back to help, alongside a new
generation of students who
stepped up.”
He added, “As we approach the
NHS’s anniversary, these
striking portraits pay tribute
to all NHS staff and their
extraordinary dedication. On
July 5 we also want to say thank
you to those from all walks of
life who have played their part
in helping the NHS and our
communities deal with this
unprecedented health emergency.”
According to the Muslim Doctors
Association, 56 per cent of who
doctors died of Covid-19 in the
UK were Muslim.
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Preaching versus
Practice
We have become a
society of ‘advisers
and judges’.
Everyone has a piece
of advice or
‘WhatsApp Fatwa’ for
another and most
times the advice or
judgment does not
come from lived
experience. We have
become a society of
preachers without
practice.
Recently I was asked
by a potential
client if I had a
psychology degree. I
told him that I was
a life coach not a
clinical
psychologist. He
asked me how I could
help him and his
wife with their
marital challenges
when I did not have
a psychology degree.
I told him I had
extensive life
experience and
in-depth knowledge,
and experience since
2006 to know that I
could help him and
his wife to at least
process any feelings
of hurt, pain,
trauma or
self-loathing that
are usually the key
feelings that need
processing when
trying to rebuild a
dysfunctional
marriage.
He then asked me
matter-of-factly,
“What else?”
I answered,
“Compassionate
connection.”
It is fairly easy
for people to
observe and give
advice however
advice is only
useful if these
people can
compassionately
connect with the one
they are advising
and display to the
person that they are
actually walking the
walk and talking the
talk.
How to Connect
Compassionately
No matter how
optimistic you may
be, your optimism
may not necessarily
affect another
person who is
feeling down and
dark, unless you are
able to connect with
him/her with
compassion.
Cultivating
compassion requires
you to connect with
your own true self
first, your
authentic or
essential self. It’s
a daily practice.
Being compassionate
with your own self
will result in being
compassionate with
others.
Daily
Affirmations to
Cultivate Compassion
It is easy to sit
in the sunshine
And talk to the man
in the shade;
It is easy to float
in a well-trimmed
boat,
And point out the
places to wade.
But once we pass
into the shadows,
We murmur and fret
and frown,
And, our length from
the bank, we shout
for a plank,
Or throw up our
hands and go down.
It is easy to sit in
your carriage,
And counsel the man
on foot,
But get down and
walk, and you’ll
change your talk,
As you feel the peg
in your boot.
It is easy to tell
the toiler
How best he can
carry his pack,
But no one can rate
a burden’s weight
Until it has been on
his back.
The up-curled mouth
of pleasure,
Can prate of
sorrow’s worth,
But give it a sip,
and a wryer lip,
Was never made on
earth.
Camel Crazy: A
Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels
by
Christina Adams
REVIEW
American journalist
Christina Adams did a deep
dive into the world of
camels, spanning continents
and cultures, after learning
about the potential health
benefits of camel milk
following a chance encounter
as a child and suffered from
recurring health issues, saw
dramatic improvements to his
behavioural health after he
began drinking camel milk.
That kickstarted Adams’
journey, lasting more than a
decade, to learn all she
could about camel milk and
camels.
Her odyssey included
excursions with Mennonite
herders in Michigan and
interactions with camel
farmers in Somalia, UAE and
India.
In the process, she
discovered not only how
camel milk might be used to
treat a range of illnesses,
but also gained exceptional
insights into camels and
their caretakers.
The book’s appendix includes
extensive resources about
how to use camel milk.
• Take 5-mins daily to just sit & breathe
• Listen to your body. Notice how it feels & do
what’s necessary to give back
• Do what you love (at least for a little while)
daily, read a book, etc.
• Meditate – have little self-chats & clear your
mind
• Nourish you!
"I know I shouldn’t have done
this, but I am 83 years old and I was in the McDonald’s
drive-through this morning and the young lady behind me
leaned on her hooter and started mouthing something
because I was taking too long to place my order.
So when I got to the first
window I paid for her order along with my own.
The cashier must have told
her what I'd done, because as we moved up she leaned out
her window and waved to me and mouthed "Thank you.",
obviously embarrassed that I had repaid her rudeness
with kindness.
When I got to the second
window I showed them both receipts and took her food
too.
Now she has to go back to the
end of the queue and start all over again."
The early revelations
repeated these themes
numerous times.
The verses and chapters
revealed in Mecca, which are
found towards the end of the
Quran, tended to be short
and to the point.
This worked well for the
nascent community, which was
still unknown to the rest of
the city.
When around fellow
believers, the Muslims would
discuss the latest
revelations among themselves
and teach each other.
When around non-Muslims,
they had to hide their
conversion and beliefs.
After all, these new ideas
would threaten the
established social order of
Mecca.
Social, economic and tribal
equality flew directly in
the face of the wealthy and
powerful members of Quraysh.
Social revolution is rarely
welcomed by those in
positions of power.
Even if Muhammad had not
advocated any change in
society, the new beliefs
alone were a threat to the
economic and social position
of the polytheists.
Because of the Ka’ba, Mecca
was a religious center for
Arabs throughout the Arabian
Peninsula.
Once a year, Arabs would
travel to Mecca for a
pilgrimage and to honour the
hundreds of idols kept
around the Ka’ba.
This meant big business for
the Quraysh.
Trade was a natural
by-product of the
pilgrimage: with people from
so many distant lands in the
same place at the same time,
a natural market evolved
which made Mecca a
religious, economic and
political focal point of
Arabia. And as the
facilitators of this trade,
the Quraysh stood to make
huge profits.
Muhammad’s message, however,
denied the importance of the
idols, emphasizing the unity
of God. Without idols, there
would be no pilgrimage.
With no pilgrimage, there
would be no business.
This was not a scenario that
was pleasing to the Quraysh,
and the early followers of
Muhammad knew that.
For this reason, there could
be no mention of this new
religion around the leaders
of the tribe.
The Muslim community was
still small and weak enough
that it could not yet come
into open ideological
conflict with those in
positions of power.
Especially considering the
fact that most of the early
converts were those who were
considered the lowest class
of society.
Slaves, servants, and the
poor made up a large
proportion of the early
Muslim community, attracted
by the equality of all
people before God and the
egalitarian nature of the
new religion, where wealth
and social status did not
determine a person’s worth.
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.
The Academy Alive scholars
are getting ready for their annual Queensland
Tour!
With the intention of connecting with our Muslim
brothers and sisters in regional Queensland,
Sheikh Ikraam Buksh and Sheikh Luqman Najib will
be driving from Brisbane, through to North
Queensland with several stops along the way.
We are so excited for this tour! To keep up to
date with the tour schedule and details,
please sign up here.
Please share this information with anyone you
know in regional Queensland, as we would love to
meet them and connect with our brothers and
sisters all around Queensland.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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