March 2019

Issue 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019

ARABIC & ENGLISH MAGAZINE

2019 ‫ هـ ¿ آذار‬1440 ‫ ¿ رجب‬98 ‫العدد‬

INDEX

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4“Hello brother, welcome.”

4“New Zealand

mourns with you”

24 Mosques

showered with flowers

18 This is how you do it

26 27 An Open A cup of honor and

Editor in Chief: Fawaz Chawk Art Director: Omar Alhashemi

(OVISION)

Editorial Secretary: Dr. Abdul M. Kamareddine Sydney: Monzer Gabr Adelaide: Ahmed Zreika

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Coffee pot with the flavor of humanity

28 2019 Victorian

Letter to Jacinda Ardern

Mosque Open Day

20 Al-Taqwa Wins

in Victoria Multicultural Commission Film Competition

20

27 NZ women

show solidarity with Muslim women

Muslim students awarded for their outstanding achievements

47 Maher Art

from Tripoli to Sydney

6 ‭‫من‬‭‬ ‫صور‬

‫تشيرش‬‭‬ ‫‬كرايست‬

45 ‫الحرية في منظور‬ ‫الشيخ محمد‬ ‫الغزالي الفكري‬

59 ‫قهوة‬

‫بنكهة‬ ‫اإلنسانية‬

43 ‫سلسلة أحاديث‬

‫مشهورة ضعيفة السند‬

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‫رسالة من زعيم المعارضة‬ ‫الفيدرالية للمسلمين في استراليا‬

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‫حديث الوسط‬

‫حديث الوسط‬

‫الطريق إلى «القمة»؟‬ ‫فواز شوك‬

‫وقعت المجزرة‪ ..‬فكان الوقع �شديداً‪ ..‬ولأنها على مرمى‬ ‫حجر كان الوقع على الأ�ستراليين �أ�شد‪ ،‬م�سلمين وغير‬ ‫م�سلمين‪.‬‬ ‫�أم��ام ق�ساوة الم�شهد ووح�شية المجرم ووقاحة المتطرفين‪ ،‬جاءت‬ ‫ردة فعل المواطن اال�سترالي كما المواطن النيوزيالندي محاكية‬ ‫للفطرة االن�سانية‪ ،‬راف�ضة للعن�صرية‪ ،‬معبرة عن هوية ا�ستراليا‬ ‫الحقيقية‪ ،‬مما ه ّي�أ الأج��واء لت�شكيل ر�أي عام مناه�ض للعن�صرية‬ ‫والكراهية والتمييز الديني‪.‬‬ ‫تفاعل الم�سلمون في ا�ستراليا بقوة مع الحدث فنظموا الوقفات‬ ‫و�أق��ام��وا ال���ص�ل��وات و�أ� �ص��دروا ال�ب�ي��ان��ات‪ ،‬وغ�صت مدينة «كراي�ست‬ ‫ت�شير�ست» ب��ال��وف��ود المت�ضامنة و�أق �ي �م��ت ال�ع��دي��د م��ن الأن�شطة‬ ‫واالجتماعات‪.‬‬ ‫م��ن ب�ي��ن الإج�ت�م��اع��ات ال�ت��ي ع�ق��دت ف��ي �أع �ق��اب ال�م�ج��زرة اجتماعاً‬ ‫��ض��م بع�ض ال�ه�ي�ئ��ات وال�م��ؤ��س���س��ات الإ��س�لام�ي��ة ف��ي ا��س�ت��رال�ي��ا عقد‬ ‫في �سيدني في الرابع والع�شرين من �آذار ‪ ٢٠١٩‬بدعوة من ال�شيخ‬ ‫�شادي ال�سليمان‪� ،‬إجتماع ع ّرفه المنظمون بـ «القمة»‪ .‬الإجتماع تم‬ ‫التح�ضير له قبل حدوث المجزرة والعالقة لها ب�سبب انعقاده ولكن‬ ‫انعقاده بعد المجزرة يحتم على المنظمين م�س�ؤوليات كبيرة لم نكن‬ ‫لنطرحها لو عقد الإجتماع في ظ��روف طبيعية‪ ،‬فال يمكن ل�صور‬ ‫جميلة لطاولة م�ستطيلة ان تخفي الجانب الفارغ من الك�أ�س‪:‬‬ ‫ كان من ال�ضروري �أن يتحول االجتماع �إلى اجتماع �إ�ستثنائي لأننا‬‫نمر بظروف ا�ستثنائية ونواجه تحديات ا�ستثنائية‪.‬‬ ‫ الكثير من الجمعيات والم�ؤ�س�سات اال�سالمية غير موجودة في‬‫الإجتماع ! فهل ا�ستثنيت من الدعوات؟ ام دعيت و َلم تح�ضر؟ و ِفي‬ ‫كال الحالتين هناك خلل ال بد من ا�صالحه!‬ ‫ الإجتماع ينق�صه الأكاديمين والإعالميين والمتخ�ص�صين في‬‫مجاالت ال�سيا�سة والقانون والمجتمع وغيرها من المجاالت ؟!‬ ‫جميل �أن يح�ضر الأئمة وممثلي الجمعيات وبع�ض الن�شطاء‪ ،‬ولكن‬ ‫ال ب��د م��ن ح�ضور ال�شرائح االخ��رى‪ ،‬فبع�ض الأئ�م��ة ق��د يبرعون‬ ‫ويبدعون على منابرهم و�أم��ام جمهورهم ولكن لي�س بال�ضرورة‬ ‫ان يبرعوا على المنابر االعالمية وال�سيا�سية والقانونية و ِفي‬ ‫الم�سائل الأخرى‪ .‬ونف�س االمر ين�سحب على ال�سيا�سي واالكاديمي‬ ‫وغ �ي��ره‪ ،...‬فال بد من وج��ود ق�ي��ادات متخ�ص�صة وم��درب��ة‪ ،‬لديها‬

‫ال�خ�ب��رة ال�ك��اف�ي��ة ع�ن��د ال�ب�ح��ث ف��ي �أم ��ور الم�سلمين وال�ت�ح��دي��ات‬ ‫والم�شاكل التي تواجهم في ا�ستراليا!‬ ‫ كان الأول��ى بالمنظمين �أن يعيدوا ترتيب الأول��وي��ات و�أن ي�ضعوا‬‫على ر�أ�سها م�س�ألة مطالبة الحكومة والمعار�ضة ب�سن قوانين‬ ‫تجرم الإ�سالموفوبيا وتمنع التحري�ض‪ ،‬م��ن خ�لال و�ضع �آلية‬ ‫وخطة عمل مدرو�سة يتفق عليها المجتمعون‪ ،‬بدل �أن تخرج هذه‬ ‫المطالبات في بيانات متفرقة من هنا وهناك!‬ ‫ ك ��ان الأول � ��ى بالمنظمين �أن ي �ط��رح��وا م���س��أل��ة �أم ��ن الم�ساجد‬‫والم�ؤ�س�سات اال�سالمية وكيفية حمايتها من �أي مخاطر محتملة‬ ‫والبحث في االحتياطات الالزمة �ضمن الأط��ر القانونية والتي‬ ‫ت�ضمن �سالمة الم�صلين والم�ساجد وخا�صة �أثناء �صالتي الجمعة‬ ‫وال �ت��راوي��ح‪ ،‬م��ن خ�ل�ال ت�ق��دي��م م�ط��ال�ب��ات وم�ق�ت��رح��ات للحكومة‬ ‫والجهات المخت�صة!‬ ‫ب�شكل عام على قيادات ون�شطاء الجالية جميعاً م�س�ؤولية الت�أ�سي�س‬ ‫لمرحلة جديدة عنوانها و�ضع خريطة طريق لمواجهة العن�صرية‬ ‫واال�سالموفوبيا‪ ،‬ال �شك ان الت�أ�سي�س لهذه المرحلة لي�س بالأمر‬ ‫ال�سهل لكنه لي�س بالمهمة الم�ستحيلة‪ ،‬فهو بحاجة �إل��ى و�ضوح‬ ‫ال��ر�ؤي��ة وتوحيد الجهود وتحديد الهدف‪ ،‬يتبعها خطوات �شجاعة‬ ‫وحكيمة في �أكثر من �إتجاه ومن بينها �إن�شاء لوبي قوي بالتعاون مع‬ ‫ال�شرائح االخرى من المجتمع اال�سترالي بما فيها احزاب وم�ؤ�س�سات‬ ‫ومجموعات ون�شطاء‪.‬‬ ‫و�أخيرا نقول ان قمة النجاح ان ن�صل �إلى‪:‬‬ ‫ المرحلة التي ي�شعر فيها ه�ؤالء العن�صريون بالخجل �أمام الر�أي‬‫العام في بلد يتغنى بالتعددية والمواطنة‪.‬‬ ‫ م��رح�ل��ة تجعل ال���ش��ارع الأ��س�ت��رال��ي ه��و م��ن يتكفل ب��إ��س�ك��ات ه��ذه‬‫الأ�صوات �إلى الأبد عندما يقتنع �أنها ت�شكل تهديداً حقيقياً على‬ ‫هوية ا�ستراليا قبل �أن تمثل تهديدا للم�سلمين‪.‬‬ ‫ مرحلة يتم حرمانهم فيها من المنابر ال�سيا�سية والإعالمية من‬‫خالل �سن قوانين تجرم �أفعالهم وتقيد خطابهم‪.‬‬ ‫وه��ذا يتطلب منا الإن�ت�ق��ال م��ن مرحلة ال�ق��ول ال��ى مرحلة العمل‪،‬‬ ‫وم��ن مرحلة العمل الأح� ��ادي �إل��ى مرحلة العمل الجماعي ومن‬ ‫مرحلة العمل التقليدي بنفحاته الع�شوائية �إلى العمل المتخ�ص�ص‬ ‫والمحترف‪.‬‬

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New Zealand

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“Hello brother, welcome.”

Rehana Bibi - Queensland rehanaqmt@gmail.com

The first thing heard by the alleged gunman as he entered the Al-Noor Mosque in Christchurch last Friday.

The last thing said by Haji Daoud Nabi when welcoming the attacker.

Then the shooting started.

In that moment, the deep divide between tolerance and hate that now lingers around the world, boiled to the surface for all to see. And it is an ugly, troubling sight.

51 lives snuffed out. An endless number of family and friends left to forever try and figure out even the tiniest part of why?

So many hopes, dreams and tales of life gone forever. Ages of the victims ranged from 77 to just 3.

The gunman’s hail of bullets made no distinction. The slain were young, old, male, female, retirees, students, overseas visitors and refugees.

There is something especially harrowing about the thought of Syrian refugees fleeing the raging insanity of violence in their home country, making their way to distant, tranquil New Zealand, only to then lose their life to another rage of insane violence.

Khaled Mustafa fled Syria, for a safe haven in Christchurch, only to be slain while attending prayers at his mosque.

Hamza Mustafa, his son, just 16, died with him.

As is so often the way in times of extreme adversity, heroes emerge from pain and remind us of our shared humanity – no matter the odds.

Abdul Aziz was at the Linwood mosque with his family when the gunman emerged for his second bloody assault. In the chaos of more shootings, Aziz managed to chase the gunman away and doing so, picked up a gun that he had dropped and hurl it at his fleeing vehicle. Aziz saved unknown lives with this selfless display.

Other heroes were, sadly, not so lucky.

Hussain al-Umari was killed trying to challenge the gunman. Husna Ara Parvin ushered women and children to safety and ran back to look for her wheelchair bound husband. She didn’t return.

The shock of Christchurch quickly swept around the world.

Condemnation was quick and, to Prime Minister Ardern’s credit, so too was action in New Zealand. A swift tightening of New Zealand’s gun laws is under way.

Police in both New Zealand and Australia, where the alleged gunman hails from, are increasing their surveillance of extreme right-wing

individuals, particularly so online.

Australia is extending its Safer Communities Fund to increase the security of religious venues.

It is now more than obvious that white supremacy, and its online protégé the “alt-right” has become globalized violence. Whether that’s a church in Charleston, a synagogue in Pittsburgh or a mosque in Christchurch, the genie of extreme right wing-terror is now fully out of its bile-filled bottle and can potentially strike anywhere.

Islamophobia has become normalized since 9/11 and the subsequent War on Terror. Muslims have become dehumanized in the eyes of some in the West and a significant number of politicians have shamefully played on that for their own political gains. He may have since backed away from it, but in 2017, Tony Abbott is on record as saying “Islamophobia has never killed anybody.”

Only a few hours after the NZ attack, we had senator Anning issuing a statement blaming Muslims for the violence. Add to that, of course, Trump, and Wilders, and Pediga, and Hansen becomes very easy to see how we have arrived at a point in time where Muslim life is somehow deemed expendable.

How best do we then move forward in the face of this upsurge of extreme-right wing violence?

Clearly, there are young individuals (predominantly men) who are being allowed to become radicalized by their peers, their communities, the online sites they visit and so on.

These are exactly the same sort of elements that have previously been identified in the radicalization of young Muslim men. Just as the Muslim community has been told to address and combat radicalization in our communities, the same needs to be applied to the growing number of aggrieved, isolated and unheard young white men.

Governments need to do more work with them, get involved, build a support and intervention framework to prevent potential future radicalization.

Senator Anning went as far as to issue a statement only a few hours after the attack blaming Muslims for the violence.

Note: In a gesture of solidarity and respect to the victims, their families and Prime Minister Ardern, this article also declines to mention the gunman’s name.

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“New Ze mourns wi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened the Hagley Park vigil, held to mourn those who lost their lives in the Christchurch terror attack, with a short and poignant speech.Dressed in black and wearing a hijab, Ardern addressed the crowd of thousands.

“According to Muslim faith, the prophet Mohammed, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said the believers, in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body, When any part of the body suffers, the whole body feels pain”.

“New Zealand mourns with you. We are one “. She Said.

Adern’s speech was followed by the Islamic call to prayers, the adhan. As the adhan rang out across Hagley Park, mourners at the sea of flowers outside the park bowed their heads.

After the adhan, silence fell across New Zealand. People across the country observed the Muslim call to prayer. Thousands more listened in on radio or watched on television as the event was broadcast live.

The prayer was followed by two minutes of silence. Imam of Al-Noor mosque, Gamal Fouda, thanked New Zealanders for their support.

“This terrorist sought to tear our nation apart with an evil ideology. ... But, instead, we have shown that New Zealand is unbreakable,” the imam said. “We are broken-hearted but we are not broken. We are alive. We are together. We are determined to not let anyone divide us,” he added as the crowd erupted with applause. “

ealand ith you”

When People of Different Faiths Unite in Wake of Christchurch Terror Attack

By Dr. Rawaa El Ayoubi Gebara Sydney

Says Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern

In a state which is known by its complete peacefulness and harmony, it is hard to believe that a terror attack would happen and take the lives of so many innocent people. New Zealand suffered its largest mass killing in history on March 15, 2019, fifty people have died.

Listening to this sad and devastating news produces in me this sense of anxiety and trauma. Therefore, I try to avoid watching the news or listening to it. But how can one avoid the factual inundate of bad news? How can one avoid the reality that someone has the heart to shoot people praying in the House of God? How can one avoid reading the sad stories of the victims? How can one avoid confronting the reality of the tragedy of terrorism, violence and suffering that left behind grieved and distressed families?

I am not going to analyse the intention of this heartless slaughterer behind the attack or examine the inescapable document written by him because it is very shocking and shameful. Rather, it is essential here to reflect on the consequences and the lesson that we can learn out of this tragedy.

The fortunate reality is that people of different faiths unite in wake of this terror attack. I can say that this incident was really transformative and will probably result in more harmony and understanding between people of different faiths. I believe that sympathy, love and compassion are the secret ingredients to connect people together.

I see a great leader with a wise and a beautiful heart full of compassion and love towards her people without any discrimination in the New Zealand Prime Minister Ms Jacinda Ardern, who conveyed a message of support and love on behalf of the entirety of New Zealand’s population to all the families of the victims. She said that the day of the terror attack is “one of New Zealand’s darkest days”. She also paid tribute to the victims at a local mosque after meeting with Muslim leaders promising her people that New Zealand is united and will always be united, and she flagged an immediate change to New Zealand’s gun laws.

Thousands have gathered across

New Zealand to mourn the victims of Christchurch terror attack. Muslims and non-Muslims came together and showed love and support in their own ways. In some places, mourners erupted into emotional renditions of the Haka in order to pay love and respect at the funerals. In other places New Zealanders broke into songs to honour the victims. Also, makeshift tributes were laid outside mosques and large numbers turned up to vigils.

And the saddest moments were today, Wednesday the 20th of March 2019, when hundreds of mourners gathered at a cemetery near the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch-one of two places of worship targeted in the attacks that took place last Friday-witnessing the burial of the two victims (a father and his son), who were killed at Al-Noor mosque. The father came with his family as refugees from Syria, and he left behind a wife and a younger teenage son who was also injured in the attack and thus, he attended the funeral in a wheelchair.

During the burial, he said to his father and brother: “I shouldn’t be standing in front of you, I should be lying beside you”. This family who fled from Syria to New Zealand trying to escape an air strike or bombardment attack in their own country, did not know that the lives of two members of their family will be taken because of the ideology of a right-wing extremist terrorist.

Whatever the religion of this killer is, I believe that killing innocent people is a crime that has no faith.

The outpouring interfaith solidarity showed us in the wake of this terrorist massacre that taking the soul of any human being is a crime and attacking any place of worship is an act of terror. So, whatever our faith, race or colour, we are all brothers and sisters in humanity.

We should be against any form of hatred language or any extremist views which led to a climate of fear and therefore to an act of terrorism.

Especially, if this hatred language is expressed by a politician or a media reporter, because they are considered role models for their people and they will leave behind a breeding ground for atrocities such as those that have occurred in Christchurch.

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New Zealand

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‫يرش في صور‬

‫‪6‬‬ ‫‪New Zealand‬‬

‫رئي�سة الوزراء النيوزيلندية جا�سيندا �أردرن‬

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‫كرايست تشي‬

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‫رئي�س مجل�س ال�شورى القطري ال�سيد �أحمد بن عبداهلل بن زيد �آل محمود يتو�سط ال�شيخ‬ ‫جمال فودة امام م�سجد النور الذي ح�صلت فيه المجزرة وال�شيخ �إالبي لطيف ذكر اهلل امام‬ ‫م�سجد �إمام م�سجد لينوود (وهو الم�سجد الثاني الذي ا�ستهدف في المجزرة التي �شهدتها‬ ‫مدينة كراي�ست ت�شيرت�ش النيوزيالندية)‪ ،‬وعدد من اع�ضاء الوفد‪.‬‬

‫الأمين العام لالتحاد ف�ضيلة ال�شيخ علي القره داغ��ي والوفد المرافق له ا�ضافة الى ال�سفير‬ ‫القطري في كانبرا �سعد بن عبد اهلل �سعد �آل محمود والوفد اال�سترالي‪.‬‬

‫رابطة العالم اال�سالمي ممثلة بمدير مكتبها‬ ‫با�ستراليا ونيوزلندا وجنوب المحيط الهادي‬ ‫م�شبب بن �سعد �آل عيبان‪.‬‬

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australian

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‫مفتي أستراليا يطالب بقانون‬ ”‫لحماية صفة “اإلسالمية‬ ‫يشبه قوانين معاداة السامية‬ sbs

‫طالب مفتي �أ�ستراليا ونيوزيالندا الدكتور �إب��راه�ي��م �أب��و محمد بتخليد ذك��رى‬ ‫ وقال‬.‫مجزرة الم�سجدين التي وقعت في في مدينة كراي�ست ت�شرت في نيوزيالندا‬ ‫المفتي �إنه التقى برئي�س الوزراء �سكوت موري�سون ومفو�ض ال�شرطة وطالب بتنظيم جنازة‬ .‫ر�سمية لل�ضحايا في �أ�ستراليا و�إقامة ن�صب تذكاري لهم‬ ‫وقال المفتي �إن هذه المجزرة المروعة يجب �أن توثق وي�ؤرخ لها في التاريخ مثل ما حدث مع‬ ‫ و�أ�ضاف �إن الدولة مطالبة �سن قوانين لحماية ال�صفة الإ�سالمية على غرار‬.‫الهولوكو�ست‬ .‫قوانين معاداة ال�سامية‬

What is next

of the Australian society, including political parties, institutions, groups and activists.

It is the responsibility of the wise people in Australian society and the responsibility of Islamic leaders.

Fawaz Chawk

T

he massacre took place, and the impact was severe. But then Muslims around the world stood united with their brethren in New Zealand.

Delegations from Australia poured in to Christchurch to show their solidarity.

In response to the amount of blood shed, the brutality of the crime, the blatant and provocative racist statements made by extreme rightwing politicians in Australia in the wake of the crime; Australian and New Zealand citizens mimicked the human nature of sound; rejecting hybrid racism and alien ideas.

Australia’s true identity helped shape a public opinion against racism, hatred and religious distinction. Voices of the wise expressed solidarity with Muslims in New Zealand through solidarity AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019 ‫ هـ ¿ آذار‬1440 ‫ ¿ رجب‬98 ‫الوسط‬

with Muslims in Australia, and reduced the voices of hatred and extremism.

But what next?

This positive atmosphere, which lit up the blood of the martyrs, alarmed the advocates of hatred and the traffickers of Islamophobia, and transferred them from the site of the attack to the site of defense.

This is a good and positive sign, but it is not enough in a multicultural society. The voices of hate must be ashamed of public opinion when defending their frivolous ideas in a country of pluralism and citizenship. They must remain silent because they pose a real threat to Australia’s identity.

In order to achieve this goal, a strong lobby must be established in cooperation with other segments

Can they unite on a unified vision and unify their demands for laws that criminalize Islamophobia and religious discrimination and present it to the government and the opposition? It’s not enough to scatter statements and positions here and there.

A summit was organised by the Muslim community bringing organisations and institutes together to discuss the current affairs and future of the community.

We expected the meeting to address the concerns about Islamophobia and religious discrimination and what will be done to ensure the safety of our community.

No concrete action plan was discussed.

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Stand in solidarity with

Muslim community Bill Shorten Leader of the Opposition As-salamu alaykum

“ On Sunday I visited the Darul Ulum Mosque in Fawkner to share in the sadness of the local Muslim community in my electorate of Wills after the devastating terrorist attacks in Christchurch on Friday. I also stood in solidarity with the community against the politics of hatred and division and for the type of political

“One week on. Proud to stand in solidarity with my friends from Thomastown Mosque today following Friday call to prayer.

Together, in our wonderful multicultural

“To the Islamic people of my community, I am your Mayor and you have my respect and my love.

I send my deepest condolences to you. I send you all the light in my heart and I wish to be as graceful and kind as I always find you to be.

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leadership that unites and decrees loudly against the right wing extremists – those that promulgate a fascist ideology of hierarchy of superiority based on faith or race” Peter Khalil MP on his facebook page

Victoria, we can show the world our love and peace”. March 22 Craig Ondarchie MP on his facebook page

to stay strong for you in whatever way I can.

I wished I could have been with you in the city tonight and want to say that my heart is with you”.

Natalie Abboud Mayor of Moreland City Council on his facebook page

We’ve all been shocked by the terrorist attack in Christchurch, we’ve all been devastated by the terrible loss of life.

Innocent worshippers in their mosque, at prayer. People at their most humble and vulnerable, gunned down in an act of hate-filled terror. This was an attack on the Muslim faith and it was an attack on all people of faith.

Attacks like this are designed to scare us and divide us, to drive us apart. I want you to know we won’t let that happen.

This is a time for all Australians to come together, to prove this act of evil doesn’t represent our country or our values.

We are all lucky to live in a marvellous multicultural nation; our home has been enlarged and enriched by generations of migrants, from all around the world.

People who have joined their stories to ours, who have worked hard, made sacrifices and helped grow our community.

The best of Australian multiculturalism has always been about us finding common ground, bonding over our shared love of this country and our shared hope for the future.

This is what we value, when we value multiculturalism: parents raising children, friends coming together, neighbours looking out for one another. People volunteering, caring, people putting in and giving back.

Because what makes a good Australian is not measured by how your ancestors got here, or the number of generations they’ve been here. What makes a good Australian isn’t determined by the amount of money you have in your bank account or the postcode you live in.

What makes a good Australian isn’t the god you worship or the person you love. What makes a good Australian is what is in your heart.

What makes a good Australian is how you raise your children, whether you respect the laws of this country. What makes a good Australian is ‘kindness in another’s trouble and courage in your own’.

This is the powerful truth of our national success. It’s a truth we need to hold on to and to assert, loudly and proudly, every time we hear someone trying to whip-up fear, or peddle hate speech.

The lead-up to the terrible events in Christchurch shows that words matter, words can hurt, words can feed hatred and that hate can lead to something deadly. But amidst the sadness and grief and trauma of the past few days, we’ve been reminded that words can bring us together too. The Muslim community, in particular, has shown tremendous leadership in that regard.

All of us must strive for that spirit now, for words – and deeds - of healing and hope and inclusion.In these testing times, Australians of all faiths and traditions must stand together.

Bill Shorten MP Leader of the Opposition Authorised by N Carroll ALP 5/9 Sydney Avenue Barton ACT

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Message from the President

In The Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful On behalf of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Australian Muslims and the Australian People, we extend our prayers and thoughts to the victims, survivors, their families and all the people of New Zealand during this terrible time.

The tragedy of last Friday was an act of terrorism committed against the most vulnerable – people who were in a place of worship. People who were concentrating on their relationship and devotion with our Creator. People for whom the last thing on their mind would have been the murderous intent of someone with so much hate in their heart that they could even consider the killing of so many innocent lives.

It doesn’t matter if you are Muslim, Christian, Jewish or any other faith. It doesn’t matter if you are not even a person of faith at all. What matters is our shared humanity and our total rejection and opposition of such horrendous actions.

Something we have seen beautifully represented by the people of New Zealand and your leadership.

Australian and New Zealand have a long and close history. We often call ourselves cousins and joke about the rivalry between our nations on the sporting field and in other areas. But we are in fact brothers and sisters. This tragedy has cut deeply for all of us and we grieve with you and stand by you during this terrible time.

Unfortunately, we have seen events such as this all too often across the globe and the way in which our leaders respond is extremely important. To the Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, I say that you have been a role model for all world leaders. Your clear compassion, strength and commitment to unify your community in this tragic time makes you a person that we all proud of regardless of whether we are New Zealanders or not. You have shown unthinkable determination, unbelievable courage, unparalleled compassion and an unfailing care for all your people.

We must stand together, united, against such atrocities. Indigenous people, migrants, refugees – it doesn’t matter – we all stand as one against the hatred and division that is growing across the globe. The increasing threat of White Supremacism is no different to any other form of extremism and needs to be stopped.

The politics of fear, of using the marginalised and weakest amongst us for political gain must stop.

The demonization of Muslims by people with the loudest voices and the biggest public platforms must stop.

This tragedy is about 50 innocents who are no longer with us, it’s about the equal number of injured whose lives will change for ever, it’s about their families and friends and all those who survived but need to deal with the ongoing trauma of what happened. We are thinking of all of you. But it is also about the rest of us – what we do from here to stand up against this evil, how we bring our communities together rather than divide us. There is no answer to this problem that depends on one part of the community alone – it affects us all and all of us together are the answer.

Dr. Rateb Jneid President Muslims Australia - AFIC

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Al-Taqwa Wins in Victoria Multicultural Commission Film Competition

Al- Taqwa College Al-Taqwa College has entered a Primary Short Film Competition to show what multiculturalism means to us by exploring the theme – ‘This is what a Victorian looks like’.

We are delighted to say that The Victorian Multicultural Commission has selected our film as a winning entry! our budding actors who starred in “You, Me, We are Victorian” and their families attended the Primary School Competition presentation ceremony, where awards were presented by the Chair of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Helen Kapalos. The students from Foundation to Grade 2 were excited to see their winning short film played in front of hundreds in attendance and also received their prizes! Our own Principal Omar Hallak was present

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as well to enjoy the event. Congratulations to the winners in the other categories and we hope to have another positive result next year!

The winning film will also be displayed at a special temporary exhibition in the Discovery Centre at the Immigration Museum on Sunday 24 March through to Sunday 31 March 2019.​

You, Me, We are Victorian When we think of Victorians we think of different cultures, ethnic backgrounds and religions. This short video tells a story of friendship, acceptance and appreciation of Victorians’ unique attributes.

Watch how our lower primary (Fnd-2) students go on a mission to discover what a ‘real Victorian looks like’. As they visit iconic locations in the State of Victoria, they realise through the interactions they have that Victoria is made of

individuals who are unique and precious.

A true Victorian, is YOU, ME and US. Let’s celebrate this diversity, especially during Cultural Diversity Week March 16-24, and be proud of what we contribute to ‘what a Victorian looks like’.

“Diversity is the one true thing we have in common, celebrate it every day“- Unity in diversity “When I see you through my eyes I know we are different, when I see you through my heart, I know we are the same”- Doe Zantamata ​ Surat Al-Hujraat: O mankind, we have created you from a male and female and made you into races and tribes so that you may identify one another.

Surely the noblest of you, in Allah’s sight, is the one who is most pious of you. Surely Allah is AllKnowing, All- Aware. (13)

Al-Taqwa Award Top 2018 ATAR Achievers in Ceremony

Al- Taqwa College Al- Taqwa College would like to congratulate our 2018 Top 3 Year 12 ATAR Achievers, we are extremely proud of all our award recipients and each and every student who has completed their educational milestone.

An Award Ceremony was held at Al-Taqwa College on Thursday 28th of February, 2019 to celebrate our student’s achievements. The ceremony was filled with many happy and proud faces as our respected principal Mr Omar Hallak and Vice Principal Mr Mohammad Hallak presented the awards to our high achievers in front of our current Year 12 students, parents, teachers, staff and our special guest Mayor of Wyndham City Mia Shaw.

Our 1st top ATAR achiever received $10,000, 2nd $7000 & 3rd $5000.

From the left: the 2018 Top 3 Year 12 ATAR Achievers (Aisha Ibrahim, Abeer Hiabu,Hannifa Ahmed),Mayor of Wyndham City Mia Shaw, Principal Mr Omar Hallak and Vice Principal Mr Mohammad Hallak.

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I have never felt prouder to call myself an Australian Imam Dr Bekim Hasani

Albanian Australian Islamic Society

The last 10 days have been full of heartache and sadness for me after the massacre in Christchurch. It is devastating not only for the Muslim Community but also for everyone here in Australia and around the world who consider themselves to be normal citizens of humanity.

Australia has welcomed me and is now my home, it is where my children were born and in the last ten days there have been many moments of unity that have made me feel really proud to call myself an Australian.

On the same day as the massacre in Christchurch, we were about to pray Friday Prayer in mosque of the Albanian Australian Islamic Society (the oldest mosque in Melbourne). As the Imam and leader of the mosque it is my role to keep calm and inspire people.

At that stage we didn’t know who had committed the crime or how many people were killed or injured but I could already see the grief and sorrow in the faces of the congregation in our mosque, a grief that is going to last a long time.

I felt very humbled as the neighbors and the public started placing flowers at the front of the mosque.

The beautiful messages form visitors and passers by sharing their grief with us and showing their support for their local Muslim community made me proud to be an Australian and part of this community.

Adam Bandt MP at Albanian Mosque Two days after the massacre in Christchurch, the Albanian Mosque along with other twenty Islamic societies in Victoria opened their doors for the third annual Islamic Council of Victoria Mosque Open Day. Our mosque received more than 1500 guests on the day including politicians, religious and community leaders, neighbors and public who came to support us and express their grief.

As people mingled in the mosque from all spheres of life, I took the opportunity to perform an absentee funeral prayer for the victims of Christchurch. I watched the tears pour from people’s eyes and I thought to myself, wow what a blessing it is to live among such a amazing people in a country like Australia that allows you to practice your religion freely and encouraged you to embrace people from all cultures and religions.

ICV Vigil At the State Library On Monday March 18, the Islamic Council of Victoria organised a vigil for the victims of Christchurch and I was invited to open the event with a recitation of a passage from the Holy Quran. Standing in front of over 6000 thousand people was overwhelming. Each person was there for one purpose only; to support the Muslim Community and the New Zealand Community in their darkest moment of despair and sadness. I am devastated about what happened to our brothers and sisters in Christchurch, but in that moment on the beautiful steps of the State Library of Victoria, I had great faith in humanity and the strong message that WE ARE ONE and we are all Aussies and we are together. I have never felt prouder to call myself an Australian.

On Tuesday March 19, I was among religious leaders invited to represent the Muslim Community in the Victorian Parliament where the Premier moved the condolence motion for the victims in New Zealand. As I sat in the Parliament, I was humbled by the messages

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Natalie Suleyman MP from many members of Parliament supporting the Muslim Community and promising the wider Australian community that they will take action against Islamophobia and bigotry.

That was the first time for me to see all the MPs supporting the Victorian Muslim Community and it made me feel proud of my country Australia.

This tragedy has also forced the media to reevaluate how it reports on terrorist events. On this occasion, the media supported our Muslim brothers and sisters in their grief, and without prejudice reported on the loss and sadness

we were all feeling. The media allowed people from the Muslim community to share their messages and allowed the Australian public to better understand that Islam and the Muslim people are, by and large, a peaceful and respectful people. It was a shift in the story being told by the media about Islam that made me feel really proud to live in this country.

I hope that following this tragic event religious leaders of every faith in Australia including Muslim religious leaders and including me, do more to educate our congregations about the fundamental importance of valuing the right to live in peace and harmony and the right of each person to practice their religion without interference. We each have a very important responsibility to work towards making Australia a better and more tolerant place.

I will also work hard to ensure that the Muslim Community, will remember all the support that has been received from everyone and in return support other communities in their times of sadness and joy, when they need it.

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Labor promises fairer fees for money transfers

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ending money overseas to friends, family and business partners could soon be easier and cheaper if Australian voters put Bill Shorten in the Lodge.

Labor has pledged that if elected, remittance providers will have to disclose the full cost of international transfers prior to the transaction taking place.

Shadow Minister for Competition

Andrew Leigh said the changes would bring Australia into line with comparison rates for car loans, mortgages and credit cards.

“All too often, banks will tell their customers the flat dollar amount, but won’t fess up to how much they’re making from the exchange rate,” he said.

“Full fee transparency would mean customers are told the all-inclusive cost of sending money overseas

upfront. Like mortgage comparison rates, full fee transparency would make it easier for customers to find the best deal.”

Dr Leigh said that a Labor Government would also take steps to ensure banks and other remittance providers were following the rules, to stop people being forced to take measures such as transporting large amounts of cash in person.

According to the World Bank, Australia is the fourth most expensive G20 country to send remittances from. For every $1000 money transfer, Australians pay $23 more than the Americans, $9 more than the British, and $4 more than the Canadians.

One study into the issue found that a person who tries to send $1000 from Australia to a developing country will lose $77 in transaction fees and exchange rate spreads.

CHOICE’s Head of Campaigns and Policy Sarah Agar said that transparently advertised fees for remittances are essential to helping consumers navigate this market

Shadow Minister for Competition

Andrew Leigh

confidently.

“When you purchase any other product, you should know upfront exactly how much it will cost, and whether another provider is offering a better deal,” she said.

“International remittances should be treated no differently.”

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New general manager at

Islamic Museum

The Islamic Museum of Australia in Melbourne this week announced that Maryum Chaudhry had been appointed as the Museum’s new General Manager.

According to the Museum’s media release, Maryum “brings a wealth of experience with her and has a deep passion for strengthening and volunteering with communities.”

She is also the President of Sanad Foundation and Vice Chair of Centre for Muslim Wellbeing. She was previously a Commissioner for the

Victorian Multicultural Commission, Vice President of Islamic Council of Victoria and CARE With ME (foster care), Member of the Women’s Legal Service of Victoria, Alumni of the Williamson Leadership Program and an AFL Multicultural Community Ambassador.

She has worked in government, corporate and not-for-profit organisations for various sectors: taxation, multicultural affairs, youth engagement and education. She has studied Bachelor of Business and Executive Masters of Arts.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS Two new board members have also been appointed to the IMA Board, Farah Farouque and Jevan Bouzo.

Farah is the Principal Advisor, Public Affairs and Policy, at the national antipoverty group the Brotherhood of St Laurence. Prior to this, she was a senior journalist at The Age. Her diverse career in the newsroom included covering social affairs, law and justice issue and working as a political journalist in the Canberra Press Gallery and Victorian Parliamentary Press Gallery. Farah’s international assignments for The Age and sister paper The Sydney Morning Herald include covering the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Asia.

Farah is also the board chair of The Social Studio, a Collingwood-based social enterprise and fashion label working with young people from refugee backgrounds. She has degrees in law and arts from the University of Adelaide.

Jevan is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ASX listed company, Viva Energy Australia. Jevan has been with Viva Energy since 2015 having led the organisation through IPO in 2018. Prior to becoming CFO, Jevan was responsible for corporate finance and played a lead role in the IPO of Viva Energy REIT. Jevan is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University and is a director of several not-for-profit organisations and two companies part owned by Viva Energy.

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Greens Leader Visit to Granville Friday Congregation

Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale spoke during Friday prayers at Granville Community Centre on March 1st, at the invitation of the Mufti of Australia Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed.

“We are a country of many different cultures, many different faiths, people from right around the world who have come to Australia to make it their home. We are a better country, a stronger country because of the contributions of people like your community, and we thank you for what you have done,” Dr Di Natale said during his remarks.

“We acknowledge the contributions that the Muslim community has made to Australia, not just now but from the time Australia was founded. From the Makassans trading

accept it. It’s why when Pauline Hanson came into the senate and expressed their hateful fear, we turned our back on her and we stood in solidarity with the Muslim community.”

“We have a lot in common, the notion of humility, the notion that we must protect the environment, the world around us because it sustains us, the notion of giving people less fortunate than us, we stand with you, we thank you for the contributions you’ve made and once again, let me acknowledge the wonderful work of Dr Ibrahim and all of you here today.”

Grand Mufti of Australia Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed gave the sermon at the Granville Community Centre immediately before Senator Di Natale’s speech.

in northern Australia with our indigenous people, from the Afghan Cameleers who helped build the interior of this country to the new generations of Australians who have chosen to make Australia their home.

“When people like Peter Dutton stand up and say that bringing Lebanese people to Australia was a mistake, he’s not just attacking Lebanese Muslims, he’s attacking all of us. He’s attacking me and my family because we’re one people, together doing what we can to make this a better country.”

“When Pauline Hanson and other Senators stand up and disrespect Muslims, they’re disrespecting all of us. They’re making it harder for all of us, they’re making it harder for the young girl, young boy on their way to school, they’re making their lives harder and we will not

“Contributing and participating in the voting process is critical for anyone who claims a right to citizenship to a country. Voting acts as a means of upholding one’s rights and responsibilities to the country in which they are a resident and citizen,” said Dr Ibrahim.

“Ignoring or refusing to vote serves nothing other than it demonstrates one’s absence and lack of desire to voice their presence and contributions to a country.

“It is essential for anyone who has been granted the right to vote by their country of citizenship to utilise this right since it will serve in their best interests and the best interests of future generations to come.

Voting is not only a social duty but also a personal obligation as well,” Dr Ibrahim said.

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Islamic College of Melbourne

INAUGURAL YEAR 6 CANBERRA CAMP

On 18 March, the Year Six students set off on an adventure that no other Year Six at ICOM had done before, a Canberra camp!

During our week in Canberra, we visited many places in our nation’s capital; such as the Parliament House, Old, Parliament House, Questacon, Australian Institute of Sport, National Botanic Gardens, Zone 3 Laser Tag, Governor General’s House, and Geoscience Australia.

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This is how you do it Tariq A. Al-Maeena Saudi Gazette Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand has shown the world how to react to a crisis and galvanize her nation. Following the Christchurch mosque attacks, she took charge and steered her country into taking humane action that has left many other world leaders looking pathetically inadequate.

To elaborate on her efforts, Muslims

-‪ Entire population mourned genuinely. ‬‬‬‬ ‪- Called it a terrorist attack when the attacker was white, while media in other nations described the criminal as a “poor little lost boy”. ‬‬‬‬ ‪- Raised more than $10 million in days following the attack for the families affected. ‬‬‬‬ - All funeral costs were undertaken by the government of New Zealand.

- Any person caught spreading hate news or promoting and spreading the video clip of the attack would be jailed for up to 14 years.

- Passed a law to ban semi-

worldwide genuinely appreciated the reaction of the people of New Zealand following Ms. Ardern’s public appeal.

If any nation wants to learn how to treat a minority in time of need, please use New Zealand and its prime minister as a case study. ‪Fifty Muslims were attacked and killed by an Australian-born terrorist while praying in a mosque. ‬‬‬‬ ‪How did New Zealand a tiny island of only four million people respond?

automatic guns within days after the incident.

- A huge number of people gathered all over the country to lay flowers outside mosques and show their support within hours.

- The Kiwi people including the New Zealand police and even gang members in the country patrol outside mosques while Muslims pray.

- The call to prayers was played publicly on national TV, radio and every mosque around New Zealand at the following week’s Friday prayers.

- The government fast-tracked visa issuances within 24 hours to allow families of those affected to enter New Zealand.

- The Kiwi people opened their homes to provide free shelter, food and support to any Muslim.

- Non-Muslim Kiwi women and girls wore the hijab to make hijab-clad Muslim women and girls feel safer.

- The New Zealand media covered the Muslim voice in depth and detail, with detailed interviews with the families of those affected, and the tragedy and its aftermath dominated front-page headlines for days and is still continuing.

- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wore a hijab and personally visited the Muslim community on a daily basis to provide love and support.

She hugged Muslims and genuinely

From one Friday to another, to shock and horror I surrender.

So much loss, so much pain, how can we remain sane?

From one Friday to another, to solidarity and kindness, I surrender.

So much love, so much peace, how can my heart not be at ease?

mourned with them.

- The New Zealand Parliament for the first time invited an imam to start a Parliament session.

- Flags flew at half-staff.

- The Kiwi people filled parks and beaches with artwork, flowers and candles to show that they stood with the Muslim community shoulder to shoulder.

- Non-Muslim Kiwis are actively staying around Muslims to make sure they feel welcome and at home. They are sitting, talking and eating with them.

If this happened in another country, it is likely the news would not have even made it to the second page of the newspaper.

Alhamdulillah and thank you, New Zealand, you have made yourselves a special place in the hearts of 1.8 billion Muslim people. Forever!

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her determination to create cohesiveness in her country and bring unity to her people, unlike other world leaders who sow hatred and divisiveness against minorities to suit their own nefarious purposes.

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From one Friday to Another

From one Friday to another, we bury a Muslim one after the other.

So much strength, so much power, as we stand and raise one another From one Friday to another, to Islam and humanity, I surrender.

So much learnt, so much felt, as we lost and found one another.

By Shakira Mohammed

Dedicated to the martyrs in NZ and the millions who stand by us

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‫‪Bill Shorten MP‬‬ ‫‪Leader of the Opposition‬‬

‫ال�سالم عليكم‪.‬‬ ‫لقد ُ�صدمنا جميعاً من جراء الهجوم الإرهابي في كراي�ست�شير�ش‪ ،‬وتم ّلكنا الحزن‬ ‫ال�شديد جميعاً من الخ�سائر الفادحة في الأرواح‪.‬‬ ‫الم�صلون الأبرياء في م�سجدهم‪ ،‬في ال�صالة‪ .‬النا�س في �أ�شد توا�ضعهم و�ضعفهم‪ ،‬تم �إطالق‬ ‫النار عليهم في عمل �إرهابي مليء بالكراهية‪ .‬كان هذا هجوماً على العقيدة الإ�سالمية وكان‬ ‫هجوماً على جميع �أتباع الأديان‬ ‫�إن مثل هذه الهجمات م�ص َّممة لتخويفنا وتق�سيمنا‪ ،‬ولتفريقنا‪ .‬و�أريدكم �أن تعرفوا �أننا لن ندع‬ ‫ذلك يحدث‪.‬‬ ‫هذا هو الوقت المنا�سب لجميع الأ�ستراليين للإتحاد معاً‪ ،‬ولإثبات �أن هذا ال�شر ال يمثل بلدنا‬ ‫�أو قيمنا‪.‬‬ ‫كلنا محظوظون للعي�ش في دولة رائعة متعددة الثقافات؛ ولقد تم تو�سيع وطننا و�إثرائه من‬ ‫قبل �أجيال من المهاجرين‪ ،‬ومن جميع �أنحاء العالم‪.‬‬ ‫�إن الأ�شخا�ص الذين تقا�سموا ق�ص�صهم مع ق�ص�صنا‪ ،‬والذين عملوا بجد‪ ،‬قد قدّموا ت�ضحيات‬ ‫و�ساعدوا في تنمية مجتمعنا‪.‬‬ ‫كان وما يزال �أف�ضل ما في التعددية الثقافية الأ�سترالية دائماً هو �إيجاد �أر�ضية م�شتركة لنا‪ ،‬وربطنا بحبنا‬ ‫الم�شترك لهذا البلد و�أملنا الم�شترك في الم�ستقبل‪.‬‬ ‫هذا هو ما نقدّره‪ ،‬عندما نقدّر التعددية الثقافية‪ :‬الآباء والأمهات الذين يقومون بتربية الأطفال‪ ،‬والأ�صدقاء‬ ‫المجتمعين‪ ،‬والجيران الذين يهتمون ببع�ضهم البع�ض‪ .‬والنا�س الذين يقومون بالتطوع والرعاية‪ ،‬والنا�س الذين‬ ‫ي�ساهمون ويردّون الجميل‪.‬‬ ‫ال ُيقا�س ما ي�صنع المواطن اال�سترالي �صالحاً بكيفية و�صول �أ�سالفكم �إلى هنا‪� ،‬أو عدد الأجيال التي تتواجد هنا‪ .‬ما‬ ‫يجعل الأ�سترالي �صالحاً ال يتم تحديده من خالل مبلغ المال الذي لديك في ح�سابك الم�صرفي �أو الرمز البريدي الذي‬ ‫تعي�ش فيه‪.‬‬ ‫ما يجعل الأ�سترالي �صالحاً لي�س هو اهلل الذي تعبده �أو ال�شخ�ص الذي تحبه‪ .‬ما يجعل الأ�سترالي �صالحاً هو ما في قلبك‪.‬‬ ‫ما يجعل الأ�سترالي �صالحاً هو كيف تربي �أطفالك‪ ،‬وما �إذا كنت تحترم قوانين هذا البلد‪ .‬وما يجعل اال�سترالي �صالحاً هو « �إظهار‬ ‫اللطف في م�شكلة الآخرين وال�شجاعة في نف�سك»‪.‬‬ ‫هذه هي الحقيقة القوية لنجاحنا الوطني‪� .‬إنها حقيقة نحتاج �إلى التم�سك بها والت�أكيد عليها ب�صوت عالٍ وبفخر‪ ،‬في كل مرة ن�سمع فيها �شخ�صاً‬ ‫يحاول �إثارة الخوف �أو �إلقاء خطاب الكراهية‪.‬‬ ‫ُتظهِر الفترة التي �سبقت الأحداث الرهيبة في كراي�ست�شير�ش �أن الكلمات مهمة‪ ،‬لأن الكلمات يمكن �أن ت�ؤذي‪ ،‬والكلمات يمكن �أن تغذي الكراهية‪ ،‬و�أن‬ ‫الكراهية يمكن �أن ت�ؤدي �إلى �شيء مميت‪ .‬ولكن و�سط الحزن والأ�سى وال�صدمات التي حدثت في الأيام القليلة الما�ضية‪ ،‬تم تذكيرنا �أن الكلمات يمكن‬ ‫�أن تجمعنا �أي�ضاً‪ .‬لقد �أظهرت الجالية الإ�سالمية‪ ،‬على وجه الخ�صو�ص‪ ،‬قيادة رائعة جداً في هذا ال�صدد‪.‬‬ ‫يجب علينا جميعاً �أن ن�سعى جاهدين من �أجل هذه الروح الآن‪ ،‬من �أجل كلمات و�أفعال ‪ -‬ال�شفاء والأمل والإدماج‪.‬‬ ‫وفي �أوقات االختبار هذه‪ ،‬يجب على الأ�ستراليين من جميع الأديان والتقاليد الوقوف معاً‪.‬‬

‫‪Bill Shorten MP‬‬ ‫‪Leader of the Opposition‬‬ ‫‪Authorised by N Carroll ALP 9/5 Sydney Avenue Barton ACT‬‬ ‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

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Muslim students awarded for their outstanding achievements Amin El-Bureeny

Head of Community Care, Human Appeal Australia

Human Appeal Australia hosted its 12th Annual Year 12 Muslim Achievement Awards in Perth,

Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne over the previous two weekends. Year 12 students who achieved an ATAR score or equivalent of 90% or more in 2018 were invited to register for the awards. Various respected members of the community, politicians, school principals, businesses

and family members attended ceremonies in the five cities. An incredible two hundred and fifty-seven students were honoured for their hard work and awarded certificates of recognition and valuable gifts.

Issam Chaouk, Director of projects HAA and The Hon. Lisa O’Malley, MLA, Perth Ceremony

Year 12 Award Recipients group photo Perth

Perth: 28 Students

Five separate ceremonies started off in Perth on Friday 8th March with the city hosting the awards for the second time. Amazingly, twenty-eight students were awarded on the night with Shady Fouda and Sr. Fatima Payman co-MCing the proceedings. Human Appeal Australia’s Director of Projects Issam Chaouk welcomed guests. The Hon. Lisa O’Malley MLA Member for Bicton, WA and representative of the Minister for Education and Training spoke on the night congratulating students on their magnificent achievements. Other speakers included Abdullah Khan, Executive Principal of the Australian Islamic College (AIC); The Hon. Martin Pritchard MLC; Pierre Yang MLC, Sheikh Wael Ibrahim; Dr Tony Buti MLA; Dr Rateb Jneid; The Hon David Honey MLA; Dr Naser Elziadat; Syed Mustafa Nabi, Leadership Umrah Tour 2019 participant and Azmain Talukder, award recipient. The girls from AIC Primary school performed a nasheed song and stole the hearts of the audience. Sameh Elgawady, the Perth Branch Manager, spoke about Human Appeal’s office in Perth and many projects to follow, he also thanked the guests for coming.

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Issam Chaouk, Director of projects HAA; Awards recipient and Dr Tony Buti MLA, Perth Ceremony

Award recipient and Hon Martin Pritchard MLC, Perth ceremony

Award recipient and Hon Pierre Yang MLC, Perth Ceremony

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Brisbane: 9 Students

Abdnaser Ali Orphan Sponsorship Community Development Manager HAA; Imam Akram Buksh and Dr Ray Barrett, principle of IC of Brisbane

Brisbane was next on Saturday 9th March honouring nine students.

Human Appeal’s Abdnaser Ali Orphan Sponsorship and Community Development Manager welcomed guests and spoke of the importance of recognising both outstanding effort as well as achievement. The keynote speakers were Farouk Adam, president of Muslim Business Council, Mohammed Ally,

Year 12 Award Recipients Group Photo Brisbane

CEO of Australian International Islamic College, Dr Ray Barrett, the principle of Islamic College of Brisbane and Habib Jamal, newly elected president of Islamic Council of Queensland. Mr Habib Jamal addressed the Award Winners as the Future Muslim leader and delivered beautiful advice. Dr Ray Barrett amused the crowd with the TEN leadership qualities displayed by our prophet Muhammad SA. The MC of the night was Dr Mustafa

Ally from Crescent Community News, who ensured that the program ran smoothly. He kept the crowd engaged and laughing with his vibrant and jolly comments. Lastly, Imam Akram Buksh, Manager of Human Appeal QLD office, thanked all for joining and making it a success. The event recognised their hard work and dedication and acknowledged the great support of their parents

Adelaide: 13 Students In Adelaide, thirteen students were awarded on Saturday 16th March. Branch Manager of Human Appeal’s Adelaide office, Ali Kadir welcomed guests and highlighted the organisation’s goal of encouraging and motivating outstanding achievement which would benefit the country. The Hon. David Pisoni, MP congratulated the students for their great efforts. Other speakers included Senator Rex Patrick; Houssam Abiad, Deputy Mayor of Adelaide City Council; The Hon. Zoe Bettison, MP; Elvir Mustafic, Leadership Umrah Tour 2018 participant and Mohammed El-Sayid, a religious leader. The beautiful night was also attended by Carolyn Power, MP; Dr Susan Close, MP and The Hon. Tony Piccolo, MP. Year 12 award recipients and quests group photo, Adelaide ceremony

Ali Kadir,Branch Manager of HAA Adelaide office and Mrs Carolyn Power, MP Adelaide ceremony

Ali Kadir,Branch Manager of HAA Adelaide office and Dr Susan Close MP

The Hon. Zoe Bettison, MP Adelaide Year 12 Muslim Achevement Awards Ceremony AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019 ‫ هـ ¿ آذار‬1440 ‫ ¿ رجب‬98 ‫الوسط‬

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Muslim students awarded for their outstanding achievements

Sydney: 122 Students

Sydney year 12 award recipients 2019, Group photo, Sydney

On Sunday 10th of March, the ceremony in Sydney awarded the largest number of students with a total of one-hundred and twenty-two recognised. The ceremony was opened with the heart-warming recitation of the Quran by Sheikh Khaled Zraykah and co-MC’d by Omar Al-Jamal and Raghda Assoum. Students were invited with their parents to join various respected members

of the community, school principals, politicians and businesses to attend the ceremony which was held in The Highline Venue in Bankstown. During the night they were honoured for their hard work and awarded certificates of recognition and several valuable gifts. Human Appeal Australia’s Director, Bashar Al-Jamal welcomed guests then various speeches were given by The Hon. Tony Burke, Federal Member for Watson; Dr Ibrahim

Abu Mohammed, the Grand Mufti of Australia; City of Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour; Jihad Dib, MP; Hala Ramadan, Principal of Belmore Boys High School and Hajj Mohamed El-Mouelhy, Director of Halal Certification Authority. Overall the night was filled with a warm atmosphere of celebration and joy.

The Hon. Tony Burke, Federal Member for Watson; Jahid Aglodiya award recipient; Bashar Al-Jamal, Director, HAA

CBC Mayor Khal Asfour; Sarah Ashraf award recipient; Bashar Al-Jamal, Director, HAA, Sydney

Human Appeal Australia Volunteers, Sydney

Abdnaser Ali ,HAA; Issam Chaouk, HAA; Bashar Al-Jamal, Director, HAA; Jihad Dib MP; Amin El-Bureeny, event manager HAA; Clr. Bilal El-Hayek

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Melbourne: 85 Students In Melbourne, on Sunday 17th March, eighty-five students were awarded. Sheikh Rabih Baytie, Human Appeal’s Melbourne Branch Manager welcomed guests and acknowledged the important role that parents and guardians played in the achievements of their children. Other speakers included Ms Cindy McLeish, MP; Bachar Houli, AFL football player; Ms Bronwyn Halfpenny, MP; Dr Samantha Ratnam, MLC; Cr Natalie Abboud, Mayor of Moreland; Cr Mark Riley, Deputy Mayor of Moreland; Prof Salman Qureshi and Dr Abdel Kareem Halabi. The MC Nour Abouzeid thanked the audience for their attendance.

Award recipients in Melbourne group photo

Sheikh Rabih Baytie, HAA Melbourne Branch Manager, award recipient and Ms Bronwyn Halfpenny MP, Melbourne

Sheikh Rabih Baytie, HAA Melbourne Branch Manager; awards recipients and Ms Cindy McLeish MP, Melbourne ceremony

Awards recipients in Melbourne 1 group photo

Overall, the five ceremonies held in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, were a fantastic opportunity for parents and communities to celebrate with happiness the proud achievements of these amazing 257 individuals.

“Your future contributions to the wider society as professionals, humanitarians, and thought leaders will benefit the wider public and should encourage a cultural shift away from perceptions of mistrust and hate toward a greater level of respect, understanding and appreciation of Muslim Australian communities. A special vote of thanks goes to the generous businesses and organisations that sponsored the 12th Annual Year 12 Muslim Achievement Awards. Human Appeal Australia congratulates all the Year 12 students of 2018 for their success and wishing them all the best in future” said Bashar Al-Jamal, Human Appeal Australia director

Human Appeal Australia, Always with you on the road to goodness…

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Mosques showered

with flowers

Mosques around the country have been inundated with floral tributes and messages of support.

Holland Park Mosque

lakemba Mosque

Kuraby Mosque

Algester Masjid

Australian Bosnian Islamic Centre

Coburg Mosque

Gold Coast Mosque

Mosque pays Gold Coast Kindness Forward The Arundel Mosque has re-gifted the flowers it received from the Gold Coast Community to the Gold Coast University Hospital.

Sheik Imam Mohamed Ali wanted to share the flowers and the sentiments given to them by the Gold Coast community.

The Imam personally presented flowers to staff, some who are New Zealanders.

The gesture was in special recognition of the work healthcare staff undertake during these times of crisis.

“On behalf of the Muslim community of the Gold Coast, I would like to thank everybody in this beautiful city for their outstanding support and for standing with us in these though times,” Imam Mohamed Ali said.

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Al-Taqwa’s Solidarity Day

Solidarity and Unity after the Christchurch attack

Al-Taqwa vice principal Mohammad Hallak

Al-Taqwa College principal Omar Hallak

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”Dear Prime Minister …”:

An Open Letter to

Jacinda Ardern

I imagine !

Dear Prime Minister Ardern, I am a 13-year-old Muslim girl from Australia and I would like to publicly share my appreciation with you. I belong to the generation that was born after 11 September 2001. I have never really contemplated how dark the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant language is that permeates Australian society, because it is all I have ever known. I guess I’ve become used to hearing political leaders use that same language.

But then, after seeing the way you have responded to the terrorist attack in Christchurch, I realised that I now know what the role of a leader truly is.

So I want to thank you on behalf of the Muslim community in this country for all that you’ve done since Friday. The way you have expressed support and genuine empathy for the Muslim community, and your care for the people of New Zealand as a whole, have been magnificent to see. And I wanted you to know how much it means to me.

Today I watched a video of you talking to the students at Cashmere High School regarding the terrorist attack. You showed such strength and kindness, and it made me wish I could experience the same thing in Australia. In my high school, not a single teacher or figure of authority even mentioned the attacks. They didn’t acknowledge that a white supremacist murdered 50 innocent Muslim men, women and children in a usually peaceful place of worship. They didn’t offer support or reach out to the Muslim girls in my school or even provide counselling services for grief and support.

Fatima Chawk, 12 Year Old

Yosra Elrifai, 13 Year Old

I imagine,

This world to have equal rights Without any fights

I imagine,

People not to feel scared, But to feel cared,

In a country that is so similar to New Zealand, and yet also so different, can you imagine the comfort that my Muslim friends and I felt, knowing there was one leader in a neighbouring country that was on our side? My friends and I are Muslim; we were all born in Australian and it is the only place we have ever known. But this has been the first time we have ever felt like we were part of the fabric of a community, and it breaks my heart that this feeling of belonging has come at the cost of 50 lives. If only more politicians had the courage to stand up to injustices and knew when to stop playing political games with the lives of people who depend on them.

Our hearts and souls Remain with the people who were killed by trolls

Your leadership has brought the world together. By supporting the New Zealand community, no matter what their religion, you have shown what a great leader you are - not just in the good times, but when the times are as dark as can be. I cannot imagine any other political leader doing what you have done. I think that you deserve the Nobel Peace Prize! Many world leaders could learn a lot from the way you have held your nation together and comforted those who are grieving.

For them to rest in peace, They wished to proceed, To get good deeds, Instead ended up dead,

I’m sure you will remain Prime Minister of New Zealand for a long time. But if not, do you think maybe you could move to Australia and become our Prime Minister? That would be a dream come true.

Thank you again for all that you have done.

From, an Australian-Muslim girl who now knows what real leadership looks like,

Summer Joyan AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019 ‫ هـ ¿ آذار‬1440 ‫ ¿ رجب‬98 ‫الوسط‬

I imagine,

I imagine,

This world to have equal rights Without any fights

I imagine !

NZ women show solidarity

with Muslim women

On Friday 22nd March, women in New Zealand wore headscarves to show solidarity with the Muslim community The “Headscarf for Harmony” movement was started by Thaya Ashman, a doctor in Auckland.Participants shared photos of themselves wearing the scarves on social media. The gesture was a sign of solidarity with the Muslim community.

Jordan Reid from Tauranga

Samantha Hayes news anchor wore a black headscarf on air.

“ After a week of joining this country in grieving the tragedy of last Friday, I felt I didn’t have the words to articulate my devastation and to express my support for the Muslim Community. When I came across #headscarvesforharmony, I realized that I could use my craft to silently create a symbol of unity and support for all NZ women.”

Larissa (Lala) McCarthy, a mother of 5, from Taupo “I chose to wear a headscarf in solidarity with my Muslim sisters and brothers on March 22 as I believe

“I’m wearing a headscarf today for her, and for the families and friends of those killed in Christchurch a week ago.”

in living my life through love and compassion. I believe in teaching my children to do the right thing, even when it is hard sometimes. I chose to feel and see only love. I felt proud yet humbled wearing it.”

Courtney Linwood from Oamaru “I chose to wear a headscarf to show solidarity and support for all Muslim women in our country that are too scared to wear their hijab in public out of fear of being identified as Muslim. I don’t want them to feel scared. This is their home and they are us, just normal people trying to live their life.

We are all human and all deserve to be treated as equals.”

Sophie Nicole from Auckland “For me, wearing a hijab was a way of showing unity, solidarity, tolerance and kindness. I’m proud to stand along side Muslim men and women as part of one race, the

human race, as no one should feel afraid to be themselves. If by me wearing a hijab helped one person feel less afraid and helps them be free to express their culture or to be themselves then it is worth it 1000 times over. “

A cup of honor and Coffee pot with the flavor of humanity

Fawaz chawk Coffee beans come with different types and flavors. However the coffee, Bethany Morrow and her colleagues made and served, was the best coffee as it had the flavor of humanity and was sweetened with love and consolation.

Bethany probably does not know that the habit in some countries is to serve coffee when someone dies but she certainly knows how to spread smiles

and hope to the faces and hearts of those who lost their loved ones.

Bethany even showed us how love, compassion, humanity and brotherhood can all fit into a small cup of coffee This coffee served for free for everyone by Bethany and her colleagues with beautiful souls infront of the Christchurch emergency response unit is more for the funeral of the global conscience rather than the for the funeral of the innocent souls lost.

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2 0 1 9 Victorian M os q ue Open Day

For the past three years the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) has been running the state-wide Victorian Mosque Open Day, supported by the State Government and the Victorian Multicultural Commission - and this year the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC).

The ICV approached Mosques across Victoria, asking them to open their doors and hearts to the public of all beliefs to strengthen community spirit, build better relationships with neighbours and breakdown misconceptions about Islam. Helping the wider Victorian public to look beyond the negative reports they are faced with through the media, helping combat Islamophobia and hate speech, through kindness and hospitality.

Some came in and just wanted to embrace the Muslim community in silence shedding tears, others gave flowers, heartfelt letters of support - the amount of apologies heard, could not be counted. Visitors removed their shoes, toured our Mosques, said Assalamu Alaikum, tried on our hijabs, prayed with us in their own way. It was a taste of Utopia.

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This year’s Mosque Open Day which saw the participation of some 21 Mosques from Morwell to Dandenong to Deer Park through to Geelong and the CBD as well as many more areas, coincided with Cultural Diversity Week and Harmony Day. Sadly it also coincided with the tragic events we saw unfold last Friday.

Where 50, and counting, Muslims were killed in an evil attack by a terrorist during Jumu’ah prayers in Christchurch. It was so close to home – as many Muslims attend these prayers every Friday with their families and children.

Thousands of Victorian, attended Mosques in solidarity with our tragic loss. Men, women, children, newborns, the elderly, politicians and community leaders - people from all walks of life.

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Geelong Mosque had 2000 visitors enter their doors, others lost count.

“What happened in Christchurch is not Australian, this does not represent us, nobody deserves this, we are one” These were the words which echoed across the day by visitors.

“It was a privilege to attend the Geelong Mosque Open Day. The Islamic Society of Geelong opened its doors and welcomed the community. I have no doubt the many hundreds of people who attended came in solidarity and to express their horror of the shocking events in New Zealand. It made me feel proud of the Geelong community to see so many visit the Mosque to show they care”.

Christine Couzens MP on her facebook page

At ICV City Mosque, ICV President Mohamed Mohideen said, “The love and support shown to us as Muslims has helped us in the healing process. We thank each and every one of you who made the time to come and visit us all yesterday, offering your love and comfort.” “ Had a great morning at the Meadow Heights mosque as part of the 2019 Victorian Mosque Open Day organised by the ICV - Islamic Council of Victoria. It was wonderful to take part in celebrating the caring and sharing culture of Calwell’s Muslim community” Maria Vamvakinou MP on her facebook page

“That which unites us is far more powerful than that which divides us.

Many cultures - one humanity.

I had the pleasure of meeting Sithy (Board mbr) and Mohammed, the Imam of Monash Mosque, who opened the doors for Victorian Mosque Open Day” Nina Taylor MP on her facebook page

“Thank you to the Imam, President and other leaders of the Sunshine Mosque for inviting me to attend a prayer service and dua last night. It was a powerful demonstration of solidarity in the face of the incomprehensible acts of recent days. Thank you also to the local New Zealand community who attended in large numbers and, after the prayer service, performed a poem, a hymn and a haka.

This was our community at its best in response to the worst of circumstances.

Daniel Mulino Labor’s candidate for Fraser on his facebook page

ICMGMeadow Heights Mosque had people standing outside silently with signs “You pray inside.

I’ll stand here and keep you safe.”

“Great to see so many families stopping by Virgin Mary Mosque today in support of our Islamic Community and brothers and sisters in New Zealand” Sarah Connolly MP on her facebook page

Some Mosques, which weren’t originally participating even felt compelled to open their doors to respond in gratitude for all the support from their neighbours. Maori groups visited and performed the Haka at Mosques to show their compassion. The outpour of empathy, unity and love was very overwhelming.

“A wonderful Open Mosque Day at Virgin Mary Mosque today. It was heartwarming to see the coming together of so many in support of our local Muslim and NZ communities.

The flowers and tributes were beautiful and all who spoke called for respect, understanding and inclusion”.

Joanne Ryan MP on her facebook page

“ An honour to visit as part of Mosque Open Day - here with Imam Dr Bekim Hasani, who lead us in pray for Christchurch, and Luke Creasey, ALP candidate for Melbourne.

This event has been in my diary for weeks, but it had special meaning today and the mosque was full of people coming to pay respects, leave flowers, pray or simply learn.

The warmth and generosity of the Albanian Islamic community moved me to tears and the Imam said the doors of the mosque are always open to all residents of Yarra no matter their faith.”

Mayor Danae Bosler - Yarra City Council on her facebook page AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019 ‫ هـ ¿ آذار‬1440 ‫ ¿ رجب‬98 ‫الوسط‬

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“The people who worship inside them opened their hearts.

And in return, Victorians of every faith, every culture, and every walk of life opened theirs.I was fortunate enough to be among them.

And my message to Victoria’s Muslim community was this: You are valued. You are respected. You are loved”.

Premier Daniel Andrews on his facebook page

“Thousands of Victorians visited mosques to pay their respects in the wake of Friday’s tragedy in Christchurch.

The Premier Dan Andrews, Member for Preston Robin Scott and I were some of the many at Preston Mosque who signed condolence books.

The ICV - Islamic Council of Victoria’s open mosque day is a wonderful opportunity to visit your local mosque- and reflect on how multiculturalism adds to the richness of our communities.

Richard Wynne MP Minister for Multicultural Affairs on his facebook page

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“Not all right wing extremist hate speech ends in right wing extremist violence. But all right wing extremist violence begins with right wing extremist hate speech.

We stand alongside the Australian Muslim community, today and every day”.

Bill Shorten MP Leader of the Opposition

“The horrific crimes in New Zealand have rocked the world.

We are lucky to have one of the most beautiful mosques in Australia right here in Newport.

The Australian Islamic Centre held an open day today.

It was an opportunity to bring our community together and being a part of today was an honour.

Thank you to the Newport Islamic community for opening your hearts and place of worship after such devastation. Your sorrow is our sorrow”.

Melissa Horne MP on her facebook page Tim Watts MP

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Stand in solidarity with Muslim community

“As Premier of Queensland, many of the most inspiring moments come from our great challenges.

I was so proud to stand with thousands of Queenslanders today - Queenslanders of the Muslim faith, of New Zealand heritage, and Queenslanders who just love our state.

This is what I said: This is a time we come together.

No matter where we live in Queensland we are in everything together.

We show it in natural disasters.

We will show it now.

Racism, extremism and ignorance have no place here.

Our hearts go out to Christchurch.

This is Queensland and we stand together.

Always.” #StandTogether March 17 Annastacia Palaszczuk MP Premier of Queensland, on her facebook page

“Today I visited the Lutwyche Mosque Open Day, where many many other people from around Brisbane had also come to pay their respects, and to say that we’re all as one. To hear the Imam speak about the good that’s come out of the Christchurch tragedy - the coming together of our community to stand up for what’s right - well, it was a pretty beautiful thing. I felt most humbled to be there”.

Di Farmer MP on her facebook page, March 24

Hundreds of Gold Coasters gathered at the Arundel mosque to pay their respects to the victims of the NZ tragedy.

Federal Asstistant Treasurer Hon Stuart Robert MP

Sam O’Connor, State MP QLD, Hussein Baba and Habib Jamal, President Islamic Council of QLD

Gold Coast City Councilor William Owen-Jones; John-Paul Langbroek, State Shadow Minister for MultiCultural Affairs and Hussein Baba, Secretary of Gold Coast Masjid

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“It’s not the face, the tribe, nor race, nor pigment of the skin. It’s not the breed, the class, nor creed, but the heart that beats within.” Jim Hunter, poet.

Together in solidarity at Logan Mosque. Love and community always.

Cameron Dick MP Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning on his facebook page,

The Islamic Society of Cairns and Cairns mosque opened their doors to the public in the aftermath of the NZ attack, where they expressed their sorrow for their lost friends and family in New Zealand. The Muslim community in Cairns was overwhelmed by the support of the local community.

The mayor of Cairns, Bob Manning told the people who attended the open day that “ you are us. And that will stick with me for the rest of my life, you are us. Diversity if not a threat to who we are. Diversity makes us what we are.”

Members of the Queensland Police and the Australian Federal Police also attended this event.

Warren Entsch MP and Imam Waseem Jappie with open day attendees

From Left , Imam Waseem Jappie, Superintendant Geoff Sheldon, Julie Sheldon, and Sergeant Matthew Maloney

Stand in solidarity with Muslim community “Today the hearts of New Zealanders feel a pain too hard to imagine.

Across the globe we grieve with them.

A sadness beyond expression.

We’re sad because we hoped this day would not dawn in our corner of the world.

Sad because part of us feared it might.

We’ve seen - in the most shocking way imaginable - that terrorism is not about who you pray to.

It’s not about race or religion or dress.

It’s not about how you look on the outside.

The hate that drove this evil must be confronted.

We can never ignore or tolerate hate - regardless of what corner it comes from.

Stop demonising people for political gain.

Call it hate speech, instead of just

calling it free speech.

And never let vilification be claimed to be a byproduct of democracy.

We know the monumental effort it will take to end hatred like this.

That work will likely never end.

But we must continue to push back against hate.

Because no one should feel that pain New Zealanders are enduring today’.

Ed Husic MP on his facebook page, March 16

“Today along with my party, our heartfelt thoughts go out to the Muslim community of Barton.

Yesterday’s senseless terror attack on innocent people going about their own business in their place of worship is a shocking and unnecessary attack on people and our very way of life.

This cowardly attack on innocent worshippers of the Muslim faith has no place in our society, and my thoughts go out to the Muslim community and the greater Christchurch community in these

most of terrible and shocking times.

To the Muslim and New Zealand community of Barton, please know that I stand with you today in condemning this cowardly attack on your brothers and sisters in Christchurch.

Our society should have zero tolerance for such attacks on people of all faiths and unite together in condemning these attacks.

“TThis morning I joined the community of the Al Siraat Muslim College, Epping to share words of sympathy, encouragement, goodwill, love and support with the students.

We stand together with you, our young people, your parents and school staff in love, respect and care. We will look out for you always and advocate publicly that we value you, what you contribute to the broader community and your aspirations for a good life.

Thank you to Mr Fazeel Arain, school Principal for inviting me to join with

you.

I also visited the Thomastown Mosque to lay flowers and pay my respects .

Also present were Lawrie Cox, Mayor City of Whittlesea Bronwyn Halfpenny MP Members of VicPol Whittlesea Interfaith Network Guests Al-Siraat College

Linda Burney MP on her facebook page, March 16

Lily D’Ambrosio MP on her facebook page, March 18

““So pleased to see Preston Mosque open day packed with people from our community keen to learn more about the Muslim faith and keen to stand in solidarity and unity with the Islamic community here and in New Zealand.

As Jacinda Adern said: This is us’.

Ged Kearney MP on her facebook page, March 17

“The terrorist wanted to break us but he didn’t succeed.

Our reaction? One of love and compassion People of all faiths, backgrounds and colours have, shared services, prayed, reflected, cried, hugged, lit candles and marched the streets ...always together.

There will come a time for the anger, for the questions about how we got here, for the blame, for ignoring the rising tide of hatred...but today, let’s think of all that is good..... our best Australia. When hate reared it’s ugly head, we stood for humanity. We are one! To my family and friends in NZ stay strong for one another” Jihad Dib MP on his facebook page

“There is blood on the hands of politicians who incite hate. To me, there is a clear link between their politics of hate and this sickening, senseless violence in Christchurch.

Muslims have been targeted during Friday prayers. This is not an isolated event with mysterious causes. This is not random. This is the consequence of the Islamophobic and racist hate that has been normalised and legitimised by some politicians and media.

We know Muslims are directly targeted by politicians day after day including those on the far-right like Pauline Hanson and Fraser Anning. We know Muslims are demonised constantly. We know we are hated by some.

Attending Friday prayers is a family ritual for millions of Muslims. My heart breaks for everyone who has lost family and friends today, and Muslims around the world who worry for their safety each day.

Let’s call this what it is. A planned terrorist attack targeting Muslims.”.March 16 Senator Mehreen Faruqi on her facebook page, March 18

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TOUGH NEW LAWS TO PROTECT AUSTRALIANS FROM LIVE-STREAMING OF VIOLENT CRIMES The Morrison Government will legislate tough new laws to prevent the weaponising of social media platforms and to protect Australians from the live-streaming of violent crimes, such as the Christchurch terror attack.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new legislation would be introduced into Parliament next week as part of the action the Government was taking to keep Australians safe in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attacks.

“Big social media companies have a responsibility to take every possible

action to ensure their technology products are not exploited by murderous terrorists,” the Prime Minister said.

“It should not just be a matter of just doing the right thing. It should be the law. And that is what my Government will be doing next week to force social media companies to get their act together and work with law enforcement and intelligence agencies to defuse the threat their technologies can present to the safety of Australians.

“This is about keeping Australians safe by forcing social media companies to step up and do what

the community expects of them to stop terrorists and criminals spreading their hate.”

“A new task force bringing Government and social media companies together will also ensure we are all working together to deny terrorists the opportunity to use social media as part of their hatred and violence.”

Minister for Communications, Mitch Fifield said, “we will not allow social media platforms to be weaponised by terrorists and violent extremists who seek to harm and kill and nor would we allow a situation that a young Australian child could log

onto social media and watch a mass murder take place.”

The Attorney-General said the amendments would be modelled on existing offences in the Criminal Code which require platforms to notify police if their service is being used to access child pornography.

“Mainstream media that broadcast such material would be putting their licence at risk and there is no reason why social media platforms should be treated any differently,” the Attorney-General said.

The e-Safety Commissioner will be given the power to issue notices that bring this type of material to the attention of the social media companies. As soon as they receive a notice, they will be deemed to be aware of the material, meaning the clock starts ticking for the platform to remove the material or face extremely serious criminal penalties.

“The Bill will not impact the ability of news media to report on events which are in the public interest,” Minister Fifield said.

“The focus of this Bill is to put responsibility back on the social media giants to prevent their platforms being co-opted by terrorists, criminals and violent extremists,” the Attorney-General said.

FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY Following the terrible terrorist attack in New Zealand the Australian government is extending its Safer Communities Fund.

Funding will be boosted for the upcoming round of grants from the fund for religious organisations to increase security at their premises.

Fifty five million dollars will now be available in round 4 and grants will be prioritised for religious schools, places of religious worship and religious assembly.

Grants ranging from $50,000 to $1.5 million will provide for safety enhancements such as CCTV cameras, lighting, fencing, bollards, alarms, security systems and public address systems.

Funding is available over three years for security infrastructure and projects and applications for funding can be lodged.

To date around 340 grants have been made.

Potential applicants should start preparing applications now. Further details are available on the Australian Government’s Safer Communities Fund website at: https://www.business.gov. au/…/safer-communities-fund-round-4.

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Stand in solidarity with Muslim community

Community Vigil

Islamic Society of South Australia, Marion Mosque

Flinders University of South Australia

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NEW AUSTRALIAN EXPORT

White Supremacist Terror Bilal Cleland

dunk1689@gmail.com

Effective and Compassionate Political Leadership in New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand, addressing Parliament on March 19, gave good advice regarding the Australian terrorist who murdered 50 members of the Friday Prayer congregation in Christchurch: The white supremacists and their fellow travellers have been reeling from the response to their hero’s crimes.

Trying to Hide One commentator drew attention to the sudden disappearance of white supremacist and antiimmigrant material from the internet. “These range from promoters to media outlets to political parties, though few are drawing attention to what they have removed or publicly stating their motivations. However others which have long-harboured or propagated Islamophobic views have opted to leave them on their platforms.

[The Spinoff NZ March 19] NZ Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson says the wrong people have been under surveillance and the Muslim community aren’t being protected from white supremacists.

“What it says is that there is a clear bias, a systemic bias that distracts away from the very real dangers of white supremacists all around the world.”[Te Ao - Maori News March 17] The same criticism can be levelled at Australia where Islamism is the focus and the white supremacists seem to operate under the radar.

The Murdoch Media The bias of the Murdoch media is so blatant that it is being lampooned. One of the most telling cartoons of First Dog on the Moon has in one panel the statement: “Who do they think they are, suggesting that just because Murdoch papers in one year alone published almost 3000 anti-Muslim stories including 180 front-pages, that our organisation bears any responsibility for the febrile fertile atmosphere of hatred

“He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety.

And that is why you will never hear me mention his name.

He is a terrorist. He is a criminal. He is an extremist.

But he will, when I speak, be nameless.

and violence?” [First Dog on the Moon The Guardian March 18 2019] One young Muslim journalist who found the level of bias at Sky News too toxic to tolerate, resigned on the Saturday following the killings.. Like Waleed Aly in his famous video taken from Channel 10’s The Project, she was not shocked at what happened in Christchurch.

Why? “This is because for the past three years, I’ve worked at Sky News. More specifically, Sky News “after dark” — when the rolling coverage of the day’s news makes way for conservative commentators to share the “opinions you can’t ignore”.

As a young Muslim woman, I had many crises of conscience working here, but the events of Friday snapped me out of the endless cycle of justifying my job to myself. On Saturday, I finally sent in my letter of resignation. [ABC News March 19] Way back in 2016 Michael Brull in New Matilda exposed the nature of incitement occurring on that TV channel.

The little-watched Bolt Report, famous for its intolerance of all things left of Jenghis Khan, carried opinions like this: “ Let me stress that. Islam is a “warlike religion”, which “licenses our destruction”, and “demands an end to our most cherished liberties”.

Bolt then outlines what he thinks is a natural – and understandable – response: “civil war.”

“And if our politicians will not speak frankly and protect us from Islam, watch out for a civil war. A frightened public will not put up with this for much longer and will defend themselves. Here, yes, that ugly day has not dawned and let us pray it never does. But in France, God knows how soon non-Muslim vigilantes

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will themselves take up arms.

Who could blame them, after the murderous attacks by Islamists on a Jewish kindergarten, on a satirical magazine that mocked Islam, on a kosher supermarket, on a policeman and his wife at home and, last year, on Paris in a full-on military assault that killed 130 people. (Emphasis added).”

Who could blame them?

It’s just self-defence. [New Matilda July 18 2016] Andrew Bolt’s response to Christchurch has been stunning. He has condemned Anning’s attitude but on his Monday night program, he bemoaned “the use that some people are making of this tragedy to make even more division, to silence their ideological opponents, to spread even more hatred and fear.”

He even appears to have discovered “hate speech.”

According to Bolt, everyone is now being accused of complicity in this atrocity – anyone who questioned immigration, or who argued for free speech, or had criticised Islamist extremism. He for one would not fall for such division.

“This reaction is dangerous, it is in itself hate speech likely to lead to violence or I fear no speech at all.” [The Guardian March 19]

And to others I implore you: speak the names of those who were lost, rather than name of the man who took them.

He may have sought notoriety, but we in New Zealand will give him nothing.

Not even his name.”

Rather the law has to apply online, to social media and all other digital platforms, just as it applies in the non-digital world.” [The Australian March 16] Most Muslims are well aware of Mr Sheridan’s attitude to Islam and multiculturalism.

“How I lost faith in multiculturalism.” [The Australian April 2, 2011] describes how his views changed due to “real world experience.”

“In particular it is four realworld experiences: watching the debate unfold about the illegal immigrants who come to Australia by boat; a month in Europe researching and writing about immigration issues; 30 years reporting on political Islam in Southeast Asia and the Middle East; and, above all, living for nearly 15 years next door to Lakemba in Sydney’s southwest, the most Muslim suburb in Australia.”

He really disliked Islam:”... the only people who don’t think there is a problem with Islam are those who live on some other planet.

The reputation of Islam in the West is not poor because of prejudiced Western Islamophobia, still less because Western governments conduct some kind of anti-Islamic propaganda.”

We are all Muslims today

What do the White Supremacists and their Fellow Travellers Fear?

A real turnaround was demonstrated by Greg Sheridan who under the heading “In face of racist terror, we are all Muslims today;” cast blame on an unfettered internet: “Here is one of the central challenges of our time and our civilisation — we must bring the internet under the rule of law. This is not an infringement of free speech.

“Where am I going with this?

Well I see that Sheridan has a book out this week titled God is Good for You: A defence of Christianity in troubled times. The book shares the faith of fourteen current and former politicians.“ “Our Western civilisation is beset on two sides. First

by Godless left activists infiltrating all of our

institutions. Second by Islam. Of course, these two Anti-Western forces have allied. But in the end fighting under Allah’s banner will have more conviction to it than fighting under the red and rainbow flags. Expect Islamists to prevail when they turn on each other.

Our civilisation is under threat. Christianity can save it. Our leaders are Christian yet keep quiet, or relatively quiet, about it. That makes no sense to me.” [Peter Smith “God, Truth and Cultural Survival” Quadrant.

July 22 2018] Discussion over the rejection

by ANU of the Ramsay Centre, the beloved of Abbott and John Howard, brought out some of the fears of the extreme right.

“How to account for the hysterical discussion?

Why would an otherwise level-headed commentator like Greg Sheridan commence his column in The Australian with the extraordinary statement that the ANU’s decision “is a pivotal moment in modern Australian history”?

Do members of the rightwing commentariat think that Western countries are succumbing to a poisonous cocktail of multiculturalism, Muslim immigration, political correctness and cultural Marxism that dilutes the white population and brainwashes young people at school and university? It seems that, much like Steve Bannon, they do. We are on the precipice of disaster, they seem to believe.

[Western Civilization and Conservative Hysteria June 7 2018 ABC Religion and Ethics Report] that dilutes the white population and brainwashes young people at school and university? It seems that, much like Steve Bannon, they do. We are on the precipice of disaster, they seem to believe. [Western

Civilization and Conservative Hysteria June 7 2018 ABC Religion and Ethics Report]

Mainstream Politicians and their Islamophobic Discourse.

Politicians who have used Islamophobia and fear of immigration and refugees as a political tool since Howard’s Tampa Crisis and 9/11 are also now backing away from their populist posturing.

Morrison has threatened defamation proceedings against The Project’s Waleed Aly for his explanation of why he was not shocked at the Christchurch massacre, given the anti-Muslim rhetoric of our leading politicians for some years.

Waleed alluded to the Shadow Cabinet meeting in 2011 when an unnamed politician tried to get anti-Muslim policies into the upcoming election campaign. We all know who that was and Morrison has denied it but memories of the meeting differ.

It depends on who one believes. [The New Daily, March 18] One sign of change was the rapid decision to remove the visa previously granted to Milo Yiannopoulos, the spreader of Islamophobic hate, for his Australian tour.

It had been first refused, then granted under pressure from certain commentators and right wing politicians but then removed again.

Even Tony Abbott has backtracked on his controversial 2017 claim that “Islamophobia hasn’t killed anyone”.

“Mr Abbott made the remark in June 2017 in the immediate aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack, arguing officials were too scared of offending Muslims to debate Islamic terrorism properly.” [The Age. March 18] Then Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who revealed deep concern for white South African farmers facing genocide from the blacks, regret ted that we ever let in Lebanese migrants come here in the 1970s, and remarked that Melburnians feared going out at night because of African gangs, lined up against Anning.

Deeply offended by accusations from the Greens that he had played a role in the Christchurch terrorist attack by fuelling anti-Islamic sentiment in Australia, he denounced them “ as bad as Fraser Anning.” [SMH 18 March] Susie Latham has an

excellent article in The Age March 18, “Calling out those who created a toxic environment for Muslims.”

It has a very informative summary of the more poisonous outbursts of Islamophobia from our right wing politicians, including Dutton, Abbott and Bernardi.

The silence of some of these warriors of the New Crusades on the massacre in Christchurch is itself worthy of note.

Their outspoken support for Cardinal Pell can perhaps be understood by reference to his role in the development of the right wing political agenda.

NITV News on SBS March 16 an article headed “Pell was more culture warrior than cleric, more politician than priest,” by Michael Carey, maintains: “For 30 years, Howard and Pell were brothers in arms driving Australia dangerously to the right. For many, Pell was more culture warrior than cleric, more politician than priest. John Howard, and others, recognised that.”

In far off Norway, terrorist Anders Behring Breivik in his 1,500 word manifesto for a white supremacist new world order, called for a new European bloc, including North America and Australia and the creation of a revitalised Western culture which isolated Muslims, rejected multi-culturalism, constrained China and promoted a conservative, traditional role for women.

Two prominent backers of that philosophy, according to Breivik, were John Howard and George Pell.

Of Pell, Breivik said, “Luckily, not all Christian leaders are appeasers of Islam. One of the intelligent ones comes from Australia, a country that has been fairly resistant to Political Correctness. They have taken serious steps towards actually enforcing their own borders, despite the predictable outcries from various NGOs and antiracists, and Prime Minister John Howard has repeatedly proven to be one of the most sensible leaders in the Western world. George Cardinal Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, tells of how September 11 was a wakeup call for him personally.”

The Response of Australian Security Services to The Rise of White Suptemacy Our security services are apparently reluctant to call-out white supremacist movements for what they

are, a threat to democracy and to our multicultural community, In an interview with the Daily Telegraph the Head of ASIO a few years ago, “Duncan Lewis had the temerity to assert that Muslim baiting in Australia was overblown and dangerous and could make it harder for the various counter-terrorist agencies to do their work.”

Sheridan of the Australian reacted predictably and claimed parliamentarians were outraged. Apparently this was limited to Abbott supporters, the Tasmanians, Eric Abetz and Andrew Nikolic, and the West Australian Dennis Jensen This interview was used to attack PM Turnbull. The Australian came out with the headline “PM warned on stifling Islam debate.”

This was all reported by Mungo McCallum. [The Drum ABC December 22 2015] Politicians of the ruling coalition chose to ignore ASIO as the Islamophobic rhetoric continued for years.

Then the Christchurch Massacre occurred.

The Department of Home Affairs head, Mike Pezzullo, speaking to a Senate estimates hearing on Friday, March 22, said the department had “rededicated itself to standing resolutely against the extremist ideology of white supremacy and its followers.”

However as Amy Remeikis reported in The Guardian, his comments on white supremacy come a week after he delivered a major speech on “seven gathering storms” for national security, where white supremacy was not even mentioned.

This new dedication is questionable, given that Sydney Morning Herald and the Age reported that one of Fraser Anning’s staffers was on unpaid leave from Home Affairs and had apparently written the “Final Solution” speech. The individual denies it but that remains to be established. [Guardian March 22] It seems our security services still have a way to go before

they can offer security to the targets of the white supremacists.

International Responses to the Massacre On the day of the massacre Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın said: “This cowardly act shows how anti-Muslim rhetoric and hatred leads to murderous acts. The world must break its silence over Islamophobic hatred…..

We have seen many times that Islamophobic rhetoric against Islam and Muslims has turned into a perverse and murderous ideology.”

The Government of Turkey sent a high level delegation to New Zealand to express its solidarity with the people of that nation. Including the Vice President Fuat Oftay and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, it arrived on the Sunday 17 March.

President Erdogan on March 18 blasted European countries for being silent in the face of last week’s terror attacks.

The next day he told an election rally, referring to the terrorist: “You will pay for this. If New Zealand doesn’t do so, one way or another we will make you pay,” Turkey has already said it will carefully vet visitors from Australia and New Zealand wishing to commemorate Anzac Day. As their intelligence service probably already has their details, white supremacists should stay away. Terrorists get hard treatment there.

Pakistan lost 9 citizens in the massacre and Mian Naeem Rashid who was martyred trying to tackle the white supremacist terrorist, is to be awarded a national honour for his bravery, according to the foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Indonesian President Joko Widoyo, head of the world’s largest Muslim country, said “we strongly condemn these kinds of violent acts.”

Indonesia has also expressed disgust at the statements

by Anning. “The Indonesian foreign ministry has summoned the Australian ambassador in Jakarta to express strong condemnation of Australian senator Fraser’s Anning’s controversial response to the Christchurch massacre. [Guardian March 18] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he hoped New Zealand “will arrest these terrorists and do the necessary under the law of the country.”

From Riyadh, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, secretarygeneral of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), praised King Salman of Saudi Arabia for his “strong and firm” response to Friday’s terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 50 people were killed.

He also called on the international community to confront terrorism and hate speech in all forms against religion and the values of coexistence.

France, Germany, Norway, Spain, The UK, Russia, China, Canada and Italy all expressed their condolences as did the Queen.

Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has advised Bangladeshi nationals living in Australia to be vigilant at all times in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks.

Jim Wallis, President of Sojourners, drew attention to the role of the United States and Donald Trump in giving voice to the ideology of white supremacy and nationalism, as the New Zealand killer explicitly praised Trump and cited him as an influence. [sojo.net] Yahya Bosat, a columnist in the Turkish Daily Sabah wrote of the poisonous hatred of those who share the Australian terrorist’s views.

“Like the mass murderer, they feed off the rise of racism in Europe and the words of politicians that try to ride that wave.”

His conclusion is deeply worrying: “Everything that happened in recent years is terribly reminiscent of the lead-up to World War II. The global economy is contracting. Most recently, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revised its growth forecasts to indicate that the world was heading towards recession.”

[Daily Sabah March 18]

The author is a prominent Australian Muslim scholar and activist.

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(EPIC) Early Learning Centre

Official Opening Nezir Avdic The official opening of our EPIC- Early Learning Centre occurred on the 4th of March. The centre was opened by the Honourable Robin Scott MP - State Member for Preston and in attendance was the Honourable Ged Kearney MP Federal Member for Batman, Councillor Susan Rennie now the Mayor of Darebin and other representatives from Darebin City Council and local community leaders attended the opening. This project was funded

by Department of Education and Training and by the School Building Fund.

A special moment was when Minister Scott read a story to our kindergarten students called Mine! which was very well accepted by our children.

Robin Scott MP

Nezir Avdic,Head of Early Learning Centre; Ekrem Ozyurek OAM Principal; Robin Scott MP-State Member for Preston; Councillor Susan Rennie, Mayor of Darebin; Ged Kearney MP-Federal Member for Batman

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The Best Dads Might Not Look Like One

By Jamilah Samian

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ooks are aplenty to lend ideas to fathers on how to be a good Dad. Articles abound with tips on the same. I found myself browsing through yet another such article the other day. And as I did, I heard a little voice inside me responding to what I read. Here’s how it went.

Tips on how to be an awesome father: • First: Eat regularly together with your family. Not my father.

• Second: Read to your children often. My father never did that.

• Third: Discipline with firmness tempered with love. Nah. That’s my mother’s job, unless she thought things needed to be reported to Dad, if us kids got too much out of hand.

• Fourth: Spend time with your child. Not my father. By the time he got home each night, my father would be too tired to do anything, except get ready for prayer and bed. Father did the only job he could do, driving a bus that earned him a little income, but enough to see us through.

• Fifth: Share household chores with your child’s mother. How could my father, when he was absent practically all day?

• Sixth: Respect your child’s mother. Oh, yes. That’s my father.

My father showed his respect towards his wife by totally trusting her.

Finances, discipline, school matters, washing diapers, attending family functions, you name it, mother did them all. Mum would report to Dad anything that was worth reporting at night, particularly if something needed urgent attention. One cool thing about Dad – he never complained if mother got herself something sweet, like clothes or jewelry. Never. I am sure it was because Mum never overspent; she knew our family’s spending limits well. I admired the way they worked things out together as parents; they knew what each had to do. They had their share of disagreements, but deep inside, us kids knew they adored each other.

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us kids could not have attended school.

Simple as that. But if you were to ask me and all my four siblings, none of us would say he was an absent father.

Thinking back, I realised Mum was the key. She had a way of making sure we felt Dad’s presence. Mum had a habit of sneaking in references to Dad. In our daily conversations, Mum would say, “What would your father think?”, “Save some food for your father”, “Be sure you hang your father’s clothes well”, or, if she sees something delicious, “I better grab some for your father.

He loves them.” Through my mother, I learned that my father was to be respected, loved, revered, even in his absence.

I wrote this not just in memory of my late father, but for all the Dads that do not fit the stereotype of what it means to be a good Dad. The best Dad may not look like one, sound like one.

We tend to put people into boxes, but there are exceptions to the rule.

People are not stereotypes, mothers

and fathers are not stereotypes.

There are fathers out there who do what they have to do, leading lives that are less than ideal as fathers, because they do not have a choice. It does not make them less of a father. Some of them may be absent for months at a time, it is hard for everyone – mother/ wife, father/husband and kids. But they make do, and something about them ensure that their children still think the world of them. The best fathers might not look like one, or sound like one.

JaJamilah Samian is the author of “Leadership In Parenting“, “The Kindness Miracle”, “Cool Mum Super Dad”, “Cool Boys Super Sons”, and “The Groovy Guide to Parenting Generation Y & Z”. Visit her website at http://coolmumsuperdad.com/

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450,000 JOBS

FOR VICTORIANS UNDER AN ANDREWS LABOR GOVERNMENT

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ictoria’s economy continues to perform strongly – recording the highest annual jobs growth of all the states – and creating nearly half a million jobs for Victorians since the Andrews Labor Government was first elected.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released today shows more than 136,000 people found a job in Victoria in the year to February – more than anywhere else in the nation – contributing nearly half of all the nation’s jobs growth for the year. Nationally, employment growth increased by 284,100 jobs during the same period. Since November 2014 when the Andrews Labor Government was first elected, Victoria has created a total of 450,000 jobs – more than 70 per cent of them full-time. That’s more jobs growth than anywhere in the nation during the same period.

Victoria’s unemployment rate of 4.8 per cent also remains below the national average. Today’s ABS data also confirmed Victoria’s youth unemployment rate fell by 2.3

percentage points over the year to February – now at its lowest rate in almost 10 years. Victoria’s impressive employment results have more than kept pace with population growth – with employment growth above population growth in each of the past four financial years.

“Our massive investment in the schools, transport and hospitals that Victorians need is not only helping future-proof our state, it’s boosting jobs as well.” “People continue to choose Victoria as their home, find a job in their local community and our state grows stronger as a result.”

Treasurer Tim Pallas said.

“Yet again, Victoria is showing the rest of the country how it’s done – big projects mean more jobs for Victorians.” “Since 2014 we’ve created 450,000 jobs – 70 per cent of them full time – more than anywhere else in the nation.” Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Trade Martin Pakula said.

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Launching Day & Fundraising Dinner

Saturday 4/5/2019 7:30PM

‫حفل افتتاح‬

ُ ِ ‫ـر‬ ِ ‫آن َوال َحـ ِدــ‬ ْ ِ ‫َم ْعـ َه ُد ِخـد َمـ ِة الق‬

Quran & Hadith Service Institute OPENING DAY

▪ Listening to recitations and speeches from a group of international and local Quran Qari ▪ Special Nashid welcoming Ramadan

3 course meal No children under 16y

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Free childminding for children under 6y

Ticket $50

‫‪43‬‬ ‫الوسط الدعوي‬

‫تكملة ل�سل�سلة الأحاديث‬ ‫ال�ضعيفة والمو�ضوعة‬ ‫وهي منت�شرة بين الخطباء‬ ‫والوعاظ‪ ،‬وفي ال�صحيح ما يغني الم�سلم‬ ‫عن الأخذ بال�ضعيف‪ .‬ون�س�أل اهلل �أن ينفع‬ ‫بها‪:‬‬ ‫‪�« -49‬آخر من يدخل الجنة رجل من‬ ‫جهينة‪ ،‬يقال له‪ :‬جهينة‪ ،‬في�س�أله �أهل‬ ‫الجنة‪ :‬هل بقي �أحد يعذب؟ فيقول‪ :‬ال‬ ‫فيقولون‪ :‬عند جهينة الخبر اليقين»‪.‬‬ ‫مو�ضوع‪« .‬الك�شف االلهي» للطرابل�سي‬ ‫(‪« .)161/1‬تنزيه ال�شريعة» (‪.)391/2‬‬ ‫«الفوائد المجموعة» (‪.)1429‬‬ ‫‪« -50‬خير الأ�سماء ما ع ِّبد وما حـ ِّمد»‪.‬‬ ‫مو�ضوع‪« .‬الأ�سرار المرفوعة» (‪.)192‬‬ ‫«الل�ؤل�ؤ المر�صوع» (‪« .)189‬النخبة»‬ ‫(‪.)117‬‬ ‫‪« -51‬اطلبوا العلم ولو بال�صين»‪ .‬مو�ضوع‪.‬‬ ‫«المو�ضوعات» البن الجوزي (‪.)215/1‬‬ ‫«ترتيب المو�ضوعات» للذهبي (‪.)111‬‬ ‫«الفوائد المجموعة» (‪.)852‬‬ ‫‪�« -52‬شاوروهن ‪ -‬يعني‪ :‬الن�ساء ‪-‬‬ ‫وخالفوهن»‪ .‬ال �أ�صل له‪« .‬الل�ؤل�ؤ المر�صوع»‬ ‫(‪« .)264‬تذكرة المو�ضوعات» (‪.)128‬‬

‫أحاديث مشهورة‬ ‫ضعيفة السند (‪)2‬‬ ‫�إح�سان العتيبي‬ ‫«الأ�سرار المرفوعة» (‪.)240‬‬ ‫‪« -53‬يدعى النا�س يوم القيامة ب�أمهاتهم‬ ‫�ستر ًا من اهلل عز وجل عليهم»‪ .‬مو�ضوع‪.‬‬ ‫«اللآلئ الم�صنوعة» لل�سيوطي (‪.)449/2‬‬ ‫«المو�ضوعات» البن الجوزي (‪.)248/3‬‬ ‫«ترتيب المو�ضوعات» (‪.)1123‬‬ ‫‪« -54‬ال�سلطان ظل اهلل في �أر�ضه‪ ،‬من‬ ‫ن�صحه هدي ‪ ،‬ومن غ�شه �ضل»‪ .‬مو�ضوع‪.‬‬ ‫«تذكرة المو�ضوعات» للفتني (‪.)182‬‬ ‫«الفوائد المجموعة» لل�شوكاني (‪.)623‬‬ ‫«ال�ضعيفة» (‪.)475‬‬

‫‪« -55‬من خاف اهلل خوف اهلل منه كل‬ ‫�شيء ‪ ،‬ومن لم يخف اهلل خوفه اهلل من كل‬ ‫�شيء»‪� .‬ضعيف‪« .‬تخريج الإحياء» للعراقي‬ ‫(‪« .)145/2‬تذكرة المو�ضوعات» (‪.)20‬‬ ‫«ال�ضعيفة»(‪.)485‬‬ ‫‪« -56‬قال اهلل تبارك وتعالى ‪ :‬من لم‬ ‫ير�ض بق�ضائي وي�صبر على بالئي‪،‬‬ ‫فليتم�س رب ًا �سوائي»‪� .‬ضعيف‪« .‬الك�شف‬ ‫الإلهي» للطرابل�سي (‪« .)625/1‬تذكرة‬ ‫المو�ضوعات» (‪« .)189‬الفوائد المجموعة»‬ ‫(‪.)746‬‬

‫‪« -57‬لي�س لفا�سق غيبة»‪ .‬مو�ضوع‪« .‬الأ�سرار‬ ‫المرفوعة» للهروي (‪« .)390‬المنار‬ ‫المنيف» البن القيم (‪« .)301‬الك�شف‬ ‫الإلهي» (‪.)764/1‬‬ ‫‪�« -58‬إذا مات الرجل منكم فدفنتموه‬ ‫فليقم �أحدكم عند ر�أ�سه‪ .‬فليقل‪ :‬يا فالن‬ ‫بن فالنة! ف�إنه �سي�سمع ‪ ،‬فليقل ‪ :‬يا فالن‬ ‫بن فالنة! ف�إنه �سي�ستوي قاعد ًا ‪ ....‬اذكر‬ ‫ما خرجت عليه من دار الدنيا‪� :‬شهادة �أن‬ ‫ال �إله �إال اهلل وحده ال �شريك له ‪ ...‬الخ»‪.‬‬ ‫�ضعيف‪« .‬تخريج الإحياء» (‪« .)420/4‬زاد‬ ‫المعاد» البن القيم (‪« .)206/1‬ال�ضعيفة»‬ ‫(‪.)599‬‬ ‫‪« -59‬ما خاب من ا�ستخار ‪ ،‬وال ندم من‬ ‫ا�ست�شار وال عال من اقت�صد»‪ .‬مو�ضوع‪.‬‬ ‫«الك�شف الإلهي» (‪« .)775/1‬ال�ضعيفة»‬ ‫(‪.)611‬‬ ‫‪« -60‬كان �إذا �أخذ من �شعره �أو قلم‬ ‫�أظفاره‪� ،‬أو احتجم بعث به �إلى البقيع‬ ‫فدفن»‪ .‬مو�ضوع‪« .‬العلل» البن �أبي حاتم‬ ‫(‪« .)337/2‬ال�ضعيفة» (‪.)713‬‬ ‫الم�صدر‪ar.islamway.net :‬‬

‫استمعوا الى إذاعة الصوت االسالمي سيدني‬ ‫برامجها ت�شمل ما يلي‪:‬‬ ‫• تالوة القر�آن الكريم ‪ -‬محا�ضرات‬ ‫�إ�سالمية‬ ‫• بث مبا�شر لخطبة الجمعة ‪� -‬أخبار‬ ‫محلية وعالمية‬ ‫• برنامج �صباحيات مع الحاج‬ ‫�إبراهيم الزعبي ِمن الثامنة‬ ‫والن�صف وحتى العا�شرة والن�صف‪.‬‬ ‫• متفرقات في الدين والحياة‬ ‫لالخت رانيا البرجاوي من‬ ‫العا�شرة والن�صف وحتى الثانية‬ ‫ع�شرة‪.‬‬ ‫• ثالث ن�شرات اخبارية مف�صلة‬ ‫يقدمها الدكتور �أحمد العقاد‪.‬‬ ‫• محا�ضرات باللغة االنكليزية ثالث‬

‫مرات يوميا‪ ,‬االولى عند ال�ساعة‬ ‫ال�سابعة والن�صف �صباح ًا والثانية‬ ‫عند الرابعة ع�صر ًا واالخيرة عند‬ ‫م�ساء‪.‬‬ ‫ال�ساعة الثامنة والن�صف‬ ‫ً‬ ‫• برنامج �أ�سبوعي يقدم م�ساء كل‬ ‫يوم �أربعاء عند ال�ساعة الثامنة‬ ‫والن�صف باللغة االنكليزية بعنوان‬ ‫«الن�شاط وال�صحة»‪.‬‬ ‫• برنامج �آخر باللغة االنكليزية‬ ‫عن ال�صحة يقدمه الدكتور و�سام‬ ‫�سوبرا كل يوم جمعه عند ال�ساعة‬ ‫الرابعة ع�صراً‪.‬‬ ‫• برنامج «ماما �صفاء» للأطفال عند‬ ‫ال�ساعة الخام�سة م�ساء كل يوم‬ ‫جمعه‪.‬‬

‫• برنامج «فهل من مدكر» لتعليم‬ ‫�أحكام التجويد وتالوة القر�أن‬ ‫الكريم للأخ �أنور حمام والأخ‬ ‫ريا�ض قا�سم‪.‬‬ ‫• برنامج «�إ�شراقات فقهية» �صباح‬ ‫كل يوم �أربعاء عند ال�ساعة‬ ‫التا�سعة والربع مع ف�ضيلة ال�شيخ‬ ‫يحي ال�صافي‪.‬‬ ‫• برنامج «التف�سير البالغي للقر�آن‬ ‫الكريم» مع ال�شيخ �أحمد عزت‬ ‫محمود عند ال�ساعة ال�ساد�سة‬ ‫م�ساء كل يوم ثالثاء‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫• برنامجي «امجاد ونزهة الم�شتاق»‬ ‫مع االخ وليد المذيب‪.‬‬

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A Dangerous New Form of Cyberbullying C

yberbullying is a very dangerous kind of bullying using internet or a mobile phone in order to harass, embarrass or hurt people. It is very dangerous because most of the time it is done in secret with the bully hiding behind his/her fake profile and keep sending anonymous hurtful messages.

Also, it is hard for the person being bullied to escape it when technology has been used all the time.

Dr. Rawaa El Ayoubi Gebara Sydney

We witnessed before, the emerging of a perplexing range of games with newer elements of fun and entertainment directed to young people. For instance, the dangerous “Blue Whale Challenge” which involved teenagers-who are always curious to indulge in newer games in the intention of reducing stress or having fun-used a very unique way to play the game. It is neither an application nor internet-based game, but the users get a link through social media chat groups to enter this life-threatening challenge game.

Each participant who enters this game has to end his/

her life in order to complete the game which plays on the depressed psychology of an isolated teenager based on the pretext of keeping the challenges confidential. It is important to mention here that no option was offered to quit the challenge even if the participant was unable to complete the challenge.

This sort of threat to our children and teenagers appears again in different technique of other games: the “Momo challenge” which is a viral game reportedly pushes kids and teens to harm themselves and even to suicide: it is a popping up in the kids’ you tube videos.

This viral game is using an evil-looking Manga-like character with distorted

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Unfortunately, up to one in five young Australians have reported being cyberbullied. while there are many forms of cyberbullying, I believe that sneaking through games to attack children and teenagers is the most treacherous way of bullying and causing deliberate damage to families and therefore to the whole society.

bird-like features who is said to have supernatural powers to possess and kill children. It is been said that this character is based on a Japanese fright sculpture created by an animation company. The dangerous part about this viral game that it involves cyber predators in the guise of this evil character through applications such as WhatsApp and other social media platforms and instructing kids to do harm to themselves or even to suicide.

It begins when teens are asked to add a new contact via WhatsApp. This user claims to be “Momo” and sends an evil photo of a woman with bulging eyes and bird-like features.

According to multiple reports, then, the cyber predators behind the evil photo ask the child victim some series of risky and dangerous dares to complete which directly drive the child to potentially deadly acts. If this child does not follow the instruction, the “Momo” character allegedly

threatens him/her with ferocity and violence.

Also, it has been reported that the “Momo” character popping up in YouTube videos aimed at children specifically.

As we can see clearly from the above information that cyberbullying can be a crime and can manipulate the child mind in a way that leave him/her with the feeling that there is no one out there can support them.

The most important thing to do now is talking to our children and show them the evil character “Momo” so they will be aware when they see it and, therefore do not follow its instructions, and to block it straight away.

Also, it is crucial to reassure them that we are always there to help so they can be comfortable to report problematic messages or unusual popping YouTube videos to us.

It is a good idea to monitor what our kids are watching and what they are doing online and try to be close to our children in a way to know their favourite apps,

games and devices.

Schools also, should educate the students about this challenge and explain to them the serious act behind it and open up a conversation between teachers and students about the violent and deadly acts lead by this viral game.

Overall it is clear to see that we have a huge responsibility to always be alert about any danger which can harm our kids especially when this danger is coming from using technology which should be used to enhance the cognitive development of children as well as adults instead of harming them.

All the games which tend to harm children or adults should be seen as illegal and unethical, and therefore should be banned. Since these games have severe effects on our kids and teenagers, government should be involved to take the necessary preventive measures to educate people about them and to stop them. We need to work together to keep all our kids safe.

‫‪45‬‬ ‫الوسط الدعوي‬

‫الحرية في منظور الشيخ‬ ‫(‪)١‬‬ ‫محمد الغزالي الفكري‬

‫بقلم ‪ :‬د‪� .‬إبراهيم نويري‬ ‫باحث �أكاديمي ـــ الجزائر‬

‫الحرية قيمة �إن�سانية جليلة القدر‪،‬‬ ‫عالية ال��م��ن��زل��ة‪ ،‬تهفو لها ك�� ُّل روح‬ ‫كريمة‪ ،‬وتتط ّلع للظفر بها ك�� ُّل نف�س‬ ‫زاكية‪ ،‬والحرية �إ�ضافة لذلك كلمة �سحرية محببة‬ ‫لكل �ضمير طاهر‪ ،‬بل كلمة مقد�سة في � ّأي مخيال‬ ‫جمعي‪� ..‬إذ ال يوجد �شعب على وجه هذه الب�سيطة‬ ‫�إ ّال ونا�ضل من �أجلها‪ ،‬وق��دم في �سبيلها �أع�� ّز ما‬ ‫يملك؛ ف�لا يوجد كائن م��ن الكائنات �إ ّال وت��راه‬ ‫يجاهد ب�شتى ال�سبل ومختلف الو�سائل من �أجل �أن‬ ‫ينال حريته‪� ،‬سواء �أكان ب�شر ًا �أم �أ ّيا من مخلوقات‬ ‫يكف عن‬ ‫اهلل عز وج��ل‪ ،‬فها نحن ن��رى الطير ال ّ‬ ‫اال�صطدام بحواجز و�أ�سالك القف�ص الذي قيدنا‬ ‫حريته فيها‪ ،‬محاو ًال �إيجاد مخرج؛ وها هو الأ�سد‬ ‫يكف هو الآخر عن الزئير عند احتجازه معلن ًا‬ ‫ال ّ‬ ‫غ�ضبه و�سخطه بعنفوان ظاهر ‪ ..‬وها هي القطة‬ ‫تبرز مخالبها �إ�ستعداد ًا للمعركة عند اعترا�ض بني‬ ‫الب�شر �أو غيرهم لطريقها؛ وها هو الإن�سان �أكرم‬ ‫المخلوقات يقدم روح��ه من �أج��ل �أن ينال حريته‬ ‫‪ ...‬فالحرية �أ�سمى المعاني و�أغلى الأمنيات و�أثمن‬ ‫المكا�سب‪ ،‬وهي بكلمة واحدة غاية ي�ستعذب ك ُّل َمن‬ ‫في الحياةـ الإن�سان والحيوان على ال�سواءـ �شتى‬ ‫�أنواع العذاب والإره��اق للح�صول عليها‪ ،‬ذلك �أنه‬ ‫ال طعم للحياة من دون هذه الحرية‪ ..‬فهي بحق‬ ‫كما و�صفت �أعظم تاج تتحلى الإن�سانية وتفتخر‬ ‫بارتدائه‪.‬‬ ‫لقد وفق و�صدق الكاتب الكبير والأديب المجيد‬ ‫م�صطفى لطفي المنفلوطي حينما تغنى بقيمة‬ ‫الحرية وه��و ي�ست�شعر ويتمثل في نف�سه معانيها‬ ‫ال�سامية‪ ..‬فكتب ي��ق��ول‪“ :‬الحرية �شم�س يجب‬ ‫�أن ت�شرق في كل نف�س‪ ،‬فمن عا�ش محروم ًا منها‬ ‫عا�ش في ظلمة حالكة‪ ،‬يت�صل �أولها بظلمة الرحم‪،‬‬ ‫و�آخ��ره��ا بظلمة القبر‪ ،‬لأن الحرية هي الحياة‪،‬‬ ‫ولوالها لكانت حياة الإن�سان �أ�شبه بحياة اللُّـعب‬ ‫المتحركة ف��ي �أي���دي الأط��ف��ال بحركة �صناعية‪،‬‬ ‫فالحرية في تاريخ الإن�سان لي�ست حادث ًا جديد ًا‪،‬‬ ‫�أو طارئ�أ غريب ًا‪ ،‬و�إنما هي فطرته التي فُطر عليها‬ ‫عندما كان وح� ًشا يت�سلق ال�صخور‪ ،‬ويتعلق ب�أغ�صان‬ ‫الأ�شجار” ( ‪) 1‬‬ ‫والإ�سالم هو دين الفطرة التي خَ لق اهلل النا�س‬ ‫عليها لم يتعار�ض في � ّأي ت�شريع من ت�شريعاته‬ ‫و�أحكامه الخالدة مع �أ�صول هذه الفطرة ومعتلجات‬ ‫�أو مكنونات النف�س الب�شرية‪ ،‬وتط ّلعات الإن�سان‬ ‫ورغائبه ا ِلجبل ّية ‪ ،‬و�أ�شواقه الروحية �أو الطينية‬ ‫على ال�سواء‪ ..‬لأنه تنزي ٌل من رب العالمين‪ ،‬العليم‬ ‫الحكيم‪ ،‬ولقد ورد �أي�ضا في التراث الفقهي ـ وهو‬ ‫�صورة م�شرقة لذكاء العقل الم�سلمـ �أن الت�شريع‬ ‫الإ�سالمي يت�ش ّوف �إلى الحرية‪ ،‬الأمر الذي يعني‬ ‫ب�أن مبد�أ الحرية �إنما هو �أ�ص ٌل من الأ�صول التي‬ ‫ت�أ�س�ست عليها منظومة الإ�سالم الفكرية برمتها‬ ‫بداية من المرتكز الأول عقيدة التوحيد‪ ،‬هذه‬ ‫العقيدة التي ال تُفهم �إ ّال �أنها تحر ٌر كامل ـ باللجوء‬ ‫�إلى الخالق وتوحيده ـ من الأغالل والآ�سار الأر�ضية‬ ‫ال��ت��ي تحيط ب��الإن�����س��ان فت�ؤثر ف��ي ف��ك��ره و�سلوكه‬

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‫وعالقاته وم��ن ث ّمة ف�إنه قد يعبدها ويتعلق بها‬ ‫دون �أن ي�شعر‪ ،‬فالعا�صم من تلك القوا�صم �إنما‬ ‫هو الحرية وعقيدة الحرية( التوحيد الخال�ص‬ ‫)‪ ...‬وانتها ًء ب�أحكامه و�إر�شاداته ومقا�صده التي‬ ‫تروم حرية الإن�سان وجعله عبد ًا هلل وحده‪ ،‬فهناك‬ ‫�سهم �أو �أكثر من �أ�سهم الزكاة المفرو�ضة ما يتكفّل‬ ‫يقين ًا با�سترجاع حرية و�إرادة المفتقد لحريته ‪..‬‬ ‫مما جعل واح��د ًا من مفكري الإ�سالم ومجتهديه‬ ‫البارزين في هذا الع�صرـ هو الإمام محمد الطاهر‬ ‫بن عا�شور التون�سي ـ �صاحب التف�سير المو�سوعي(‬ ‫التحرير والتنوير) وك��ت��اب ( مقا�صد ال�شريعة‬ ‫يهم بجعل الحرية مق�صد ًا �ساد�س ًا‬ ‫الإ�سالمية )‪ّ ..‬‬ ‫�إلى جانب المقا�صد الخم�س المعروفة‪ ،‬لو ال �أنه‬ ‫ُن ِّبه �إلى �أن ُبعد الحرية �أو مق�صد الحرية مت�ض َّمن‬ ‫حتم ًا في بقية المقا�صد ال �سيما حفظ العقل‪ ،‬ولعله‬ ‫من المنا�سب في هذا ال�سياق �أن ن�ضيف �أن الحرية‬ ‫في �أبعادها المختلفة لي�ست مت�ض َّمنة فح�سب في‬ ‫ن�سيج ومنظومة المقا�صد الخم�س‪ ،‬بل هي �أي� ًضا‬ ‫وبالإ�ضافة �إلى ذلك �سياج و�ضمانة لحماية تلك‬ ‫ ‬ ‫المقا�صد الجامعة‪.‬‬ ‫الغزالي ‪ ...‬والحرية‬ ‫ي�شغل الحديث عن الحرية ومفاهيمها المختلفة‪،‬‬ ‫ف��ي كتابات ال�شيخ ال��غ��زال��ي و�أن�شطته الفكرية‬ ‫وال��دع��وي��ة م�ساحة معتبرة ملفتة لنظر القارئ‬ ‫المت�أمل الح�صيف‪ ،‬مما يجعلنا نرجح في هدوء‬ ‫ورو ّي�����ة‪ ،‬ب����أن ال�شيخ ل��م ي��ت��ن��اول ه���ذا المو�ضوع‬ ‫المركزي الخطير ت��ن��او ًال ع�شوائي ًا‪� ،‬أو م�ألوف ًا‪،‬‬ ‫�أو بطريقة فل�سفية م��ج��ردة عقيمة‪ ..‬ب��ل هدف‬ ‫�إل��ى تحريره من المفاهيم التاريخية والوجودية‬ ‫والفل�سفية التي �أث��رت ب�صورة �سلبية ظاهرة في‬ ‫ن�سق الت�صور الإ�سالمي ال�صحيح‪ ،‬وبالتالي وبنا ًء‬ ‫على ذلك قل�صت من ف ّعالية العقل الم�سلم و�أثرت‬ ‫على �أدائه وحركيته الفعلية والعملية‪.‬‬ ‫فالحرية من حيث الجوهر بر�أي الغزالي تماثل‬ ‫ت��م��ام ً��ا ���ص��دى ال��ف��ط��رة ومعنى ال��ح��ي��اة بداللتها‬ ‫ي�شب المرء من نعومته‬ ‫الإن�سانية العميقة‪ ،‬حيث ّ‬ ‫وهو يح�س ب���أن ك ّل ذ ّرة من كيانه تن�شدها وتهفو‬ ‫�إليها‪ ،‬وكما خُ لقت العين للب�صر‪ ،‬والأذن لل�سمع‪،‬‬ ‫وكما ُق ِّدر لكل جارحة �أو حا�سة وظيفتها التي تُعتبر‬ ‫امتداد ًا لوجودها واعتراف ًا بعملها‪ ..‬كذلك خُ لق‬ ‫الإن�سان ليع ّز ال ليذل‪ ،‬وليك ّرم ال ليهون‪ ،‬وليف ِّكر‬ ‫بعقله‪ ،‬ويهوى بقلبه‪ ،‬وي�سعى بقدمه‪ ،‬ويكدح بيده‪..‬‬ ‫ال ي�شعر وهو يبا�شر ذلك كله ب�سلطان �أعلى يتحكم‬ ‫ف��ي ح��رك��ات��ه و�سكناته‪� ،‬إ ّال م��ا ك��ان م��راع��اة هلل‬ ‫ولدينه وتعاليمه ( ‪ ... ) 2‬وبما �أن ال�شيخ الغزالي‬ ‫تو�سع كثير ًا في ب�سط الحديث عن معنى الحرية‪،‬‬ ‫كما تعر�ض لمعالجة ك��ل ال��ج��وان��ب ذات ال�صلة‬ ‫بمفاهيمها �أو تلك النابعة من �سياقات تطبيقاتها‬ ‫ف��ي المجاالت المختلفة المت�شعبة م��ن مجاالت‬ ‫الحياة‪ .‬ف�إنه يجدر بنا هنا الإكتفاء بالوقوف على‬ ‫�آرائ��ه ومرئياته لهذا المو�ضوع من خالل م�سائل‬ ‫جوهرية �سوف ننتطرق اليها في االعداد القادمة‪.‬‬

‫لقد وفق وصدق‬ ‫الكاتب الكبير واألديب‬ ‫المجيد مصطفى لطفي‬ ‫المنفلوطي حينما‬ ‫تغنى بقيمة الحرية‬ ‫وهو يستشعر ويتمثل‬ ‫في نفسه معانيها‬ ‫السامية‪ ..‬فكتب يقول‪:‬‬

‫«الحرية شمس يجب‬ ‫أن تشرق في كل‬ ‫نفس‪ ،‬فمن عاش‬ ‫محروم ًا منها عاش‬ ‫في ظلمة حالكة‪،‬‬ ‫يتصل أولها بظلمة‬ ‫الرحم‪ ،‬وآخرها‬ ‫بظلمة القبر‪ ،‬ألن‬ ‫الحرية هي الحياة‪،‬‬ ‫ولوالها لكانت حياة‬ ‫اإلنسان أشبه بحياة‬ ‫ُّ‬ ‫اللـعب المتحركة‬ ‫في أيدي األطفال‬ ‫بحركة صناعية‪،‬‬ ‫فالحرية في تاريخ‬ ‫اإلنسان ليست‬ ‫حادث ًا جديد ًا‪ ،‬أو‬ ‫طارئأ غريب ًا‪ ،‬وإنما‬ ‫هي فطرته التي‬ ‫ُفطر عليها عندما‬ ‫كان وحش ًا يتسلق‬ ‫الصخور‪ ،‬ويتعلق‬ ‫بأغصان األشجار»‬

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ISLAMIC MUSEUM CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS SINCE OPENING I

mages revealing the former water bottling facility on the site where the Islamic Museum of Australia now stands, and its transformation into an architecturally designed centre of learning are now on display at the Museum to celebrate five years since opening.

Islamic Museum of Australia CEO, Mr Ali Fahour, said he is excited to share and re-live memories from the Museum’s early days with the community.

“The Museum opened on 28 February 2014, there was a heightened sense of anticipation in the community after years of fundraising to make it happen. Looking through our archived photos brought back great memories, especially for those who have been involved from the beginning,” said Mr Fahour.

The Museum was established as a space that both portrays the beauty of Islam and imperatively, offers educational experiences that deepen the visitor’s understanding of Islam.

“The idea was conceived post 11 September 2001, negative sentiment towards Muslims and Islam was on the rise. A comfortable learning space that, among other things, offered the opportunity to dispel myths about Islam was more than necessary.”

Five years on, the Museum’s Director of Education, Ms Sherene Hassan said the Museum continues to meet these objectives.

“The most rewarding aspect of the museum is to witness firsthand the transformation of students after a visit. Many look tentative and visibly uncomfortable when they first enter the museum. By the end of their visit, they are relaxed and smiling with a newfound

respect for Islam and Muslims,” said Ms Hassan.

Caulfield Grammar teacher, Ms Ellen Langmead agrees with this sentiment, “The Islamic Museum of Australia is one of the most valuable venues our students visit as a part of the Year 9 Programme. The space combines the beauty of a gallery, the information of a museum and the education of an immersive classroom. Most crucially, the staff offer students a chance to interact, ask questions and break down misconceptions. Without a doubt, all students leave this venue as more informed young people who are infused with a new confidence about how the world and all of its people fit together.”

Mr Fahour said the education sector is important to the Museum, “Since opening, the Museum has welcomed over 50,000 guests, around two-thirds of whom have been school students. We have been well supported by educators who see the value in including a visit to the Islamic Museum in their teaching plans. Our curriculum linked activities ensures the Museum experience is relevant to learning areas across primary and secondary levels.”

“We are pleased the Museum continues to be high on the list not just for educators but the community at large. It’s a great privilege to share the beauty of Islam with our guests.”

The Islamic Museum of Australia is located in Thornbury, in Melbourne’s north. It is the only Islamic museum in the country and provides educational and cross-cultural experiences for all ages. The Museum is open 10am – 4pm, Monday to Saturday.

Maurice Blackburn appoints first Muslim woman partner This article was published in the Financial Review Newspaper on 9/1/19

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xactly one century after the law firm Maurice Blackburn was founded, the firm has promoted its first ever Muslim woman to the role of partner.

Azmeena Hussain, a Sri LankanVictorian Muslim lawyer born in Melbourne, said law was the only career she had ever considered.

Ms Hussain joined the Melbourneheadquartered Maurice Blackburn at 22 after a partner at a different firm said in a job interview she’d be “bad for business” and clients “would not trust her advice” because she wore hijab.

Ten years on, Ms Hussain’s mentor and supervisor burst into her office with another partner to scream: “I don’t know what to say or how to say this but... you’re a principal!”

Ms Hussain called her Mum

Azmeena Hussain’s legal ambition was ignited at the tender age of three.

immediately with the exciting news.

“Growing up, my mum had a difficult journey accessing legal representation when she had to wade through the aftermath of

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a divorce. I witnessed first-hand how difficult it can be to navigate our legal system without expert guidance,” said Ms Hussain.

“I also vividly remember the ultimate relief my mother experienced when she met people who were able to assist her legally, and put her mind at ease. Later on in life, I found out these people were lawyers.”

Ms Hussain’s older brother is the well-known Australian comedian Nazeem Hussain, who ditched his own law degree and now appears in Netflix stand-up appearances and TV show Orange is the New Brown. Breaking down the reality and absurdity of social malaises like racism and Islamophobia in Australian society is a recurring theme of his work.

Ms Hussain’s promotion comes off the back of a decent year for Australian law firms in terms of getting women to upper management roles.

Many law firms scrambled across

2018 to try and correct the gender status quo that has predominated partnership levels for decades.

Herbert Smith Freehills appointed eight women and no men to its partnership in the first half of 2018, 7 out of 11 new partners at King & Wood Mallesons in the first half of 2018 were women, and 7 of 10 new Australian Ashurst partners were women.

But cultural and racial diversity at the partnership level remains a work in progress.

Final year law student and Sydney University Law Society’s first ethnocultural officer Ferdous Bahar described Ms Hussain’s appointment as “absolutely fantastic”.

“I’m a brown, visibly Muslim woman starting out my legal career, so it’s obviously profoundly encouraging to see a brown, visibly Muslim woman like Azmeena killing the game,” she said. “It’s just empowering.”

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Maher Art

from Tripoli to Sydney Rehana Bibi - Queensland As a kid Maher Hamami, a Lebanese-born calligrapher from Sydney, was always passionate about reading but one day after witnessing a calligrapher working on a store sign, he developed a real passion for calligraphy. For one hour the young Hamami observed the artist completing his work. He waited patiently for a chance to ask some questions.

“

I asked him about his calligraphy and he was kind enough to give me a direction of where to start,” Hamami said. “He introduced me to the calligraphy pens and a book called The Basics of Arabic Calligraphy.”

From that moment on, Hamami spent all his spare time, learning everything he could about calligraphy. He also copied works of calligraphy art that he saw around the city. He used a pencil to outline the letters then filled them with colours.

The turning point however was in year 10 when he saw a student in his class free styling with white chalk on the blackboard. Hamami was surprised and in awe to discover that someone could write live calligraphy.

Omar, the student, wasn’t using a pencil to first outline the letters.

The rest is history; the two became best friends and spent hours every day writing and exploring calligraphy in the city’s mosques, libraries and shop fronts. They even travelled to Syria to see calligraphy arts.

Arabic calligraphy is strongly linked to the introduction of Islam in the 7th and 8th centuries. In the Islamic world, calligraphy is regarded as a noble art. In places like the Middle East it is also widely used for commercial purposes.

Although traditional forms of Arabic calligraphy almost always quote chapters and excerpts from the Qur’an, its modern forms are much more universal.

After few years and exactly in 1992, Omar and Hamami knew that it was time to take their “hobby” more seriously and the best way to do this was to learn from a real master. In Tripoli, Lebanon, the calligraphy master was none other than Ahmed Al Dahab.

“I remember seeing him walking in the old city of Tripoli called el -Tal heading towards the historic cafe’ to spend the afternoon with his friends, Hamami said.

“We approached him and introduce ourselves and showed him some samples of our arts. He invited us to

his office to learn the calligraphy the right way.”

Al Dahab would write few letters for Hamami and his friend to practice at home. During practice they soon realised that professional calligraphy was not as easy as they had in mind.

Some nights Hamami would cry disappointed that he wasn’t able to write calligraphy as well as his master.

“We would practice with Master Al Dahab twice a week and I remember saving my daily pocket money to pay his fees which was worth nearly $2.50; back then, it was lot of money for a young kid like me. I learnt that patience and passion is the key to

learning anything, I certainly have patience, otherwise I would have quit long ago.”

During the learning phase, it was quite difficult for Hamami to find books about calligraphy or information about where to study calligraphy. Without cell phones and at a time where internet was not accessible to everyone, Hamami decided to use a camera. He would photograph calligraphy styles that he saw around town and learn from the pictures.

The other challenge was to find right tools; bamboo/pens and good ink was neither easy to source or affordable. Hamami recalls using pegs and wooden matches to write with and Betadine as ink. Quoting an old adage, he said that ‘necessity was the mother of invention.”

Hamami preferred to learn from different calligraphers and so he would travel from one city to another searching for masters in calligraphy that could mentor him.

“My advice to people who want to learn calligraphy; you need to be patient and you must have the passion for this art otherwise you will have no motivation to continue,” Hamami said.

“I have noticed that the better ones becomes in mastering this art, the more one becomes attached to it.

It’s like magic full of enjoyment and love.”

Hamami’s favorites artists are Sami and his student Nazif. Both lived in Turkey in the 19th to early 20th century and were considered the biggest masters in calligraphy.

“In Lebanon I was impressed by a calligrapher called Adib Nashabe (1905 – 1989), his amazing calligraphy decorates the city of Tripoli. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to meet him in person.

Later in life, Hamami travelled and lived in UAE. He continued with calligraphy as a hobby and had the opportunity to participate in many exhibitions. In 2015, he moved to Australia with his family and settled in Sydney. This time he decided to pursue a career in calligraphy. Since then he has worked with Emirates Airline, Human Appeal, Commune, Mohammad bin Rashed Space Center, and many others.

Hamami is often invited to events to perform as a Live artist, ie he writes calligraphy while the audience watches him.

“I am amazed at how western people like my arts, they ask me to write their names and they are so happy to watch me writing their names; paying attention to every move. It’s a new experience for them and they are always fascinated.”

Hamami sees the Arabic calligraphy as a blessing and a gift from Allah. “ As a calligrapher I always relate to Islam first and Arabic second.”

“The love to write has always been exciting and it brings me happiness.

It’s like running away from the material world, enriching your soul with a basic pen and drops of ink,” he said.

“When I hold my pen and start writing, it’s like a gateway filled with love and passion; all I wish is for the time to stop so I can continue writing endlessly. “ https://www.facebook.com/ MaherArts1 https://www.instagram.com/ maherarts/

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By Princess Lakshman (Sister Iqra)

Welcome to my new self-care column, Finding You...stepping into your own miracle.

Enrichment of life comes through self-reflection, followed by selftransformation into a better person, a more enlightened being, who responds to situations with absolute faith and submission to the flow of the Creator’s plans. Reflect upon your life. Ask yourself the real questions that will open your mind and let you enrich your life with spiritual abundance. Questions like, are you satisfied with how you are responding to circumstances? Are you

content with your behaviours? Are you in complete submission to your Creator? Are you a better individual today than you were yesterday?

Life is temporary therefore all accumulated material objects are also temporary and meaningless.

Do you appreciate and express gratitude to ALLAH rather than complain and compare your life with other peoples’ meaningless material possessions or social status? Do you understand that solutions to life’s challenges, such as marriage, family, workplace, national politics, and so on, come not from intimidation and retaliation but from respect and understanding and from a consistent daily practice of peace and kindness to self and others?

Relevance of religious pluralism in modern society through the lens of a revert muslim Princess Lakshman (Sister Iqra)

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Religious pluralism in modern society may be a group thought, a collective paradigm adhering to the notion that there is a harmonious co-existence between religions and that there is not one consistent means of approaching truths about God but rather many.

As a collective paradigm, it is ideal and even seems possible.

But, when it comes to a person’s individual perception of another individual’s spiritual journey, religious pluralism seems to lose its relevance. The individual’s judgement of another individual’s spiritual journey overshadows all else.

I embraced Islam seven years and was immediately ostracised by my modern, educated family. Religious pluralism in modern society should not have to be so challenging to practise. And yet it is, despite the

fact that we modern people have progressed intellectually quite rapidly over the last 100 years. So, why is it so hard for a modern parent of today to accept that their adult child needs to explore her own spiritual path?

Is it because the modern society we live in is fear-rich and faith-poor? Is it because it’s gadget-rich and heartpoor? Is it because it’s tolerance-rich and understanding and acceptancepoor? Is it because it’s hate-rich and love-poor? Is it because it’s population-rich and humanity-poor?

Or is it because it’s religion-rich and right-minded-perception-poor?

In my own experience, I feel the most dangerous ideology is that of loyalty. One individual gangs up against another individual or group and demands loyalty from others to support her or his selfish agenda.

Loyalty isn’t always righteous. And loyalty is never inclusive. The need of the hour is to recognise the individual and respect the individual. Live and let live.

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‫السجن لكاردينال في أستراليا‬ ‫بتهمة اعتداء جنسي على أطفال‬ ‫حكمت محكمة في �أ�ستراليا‬ ‫على الكاردينال ج��ورج بيل‪،‬‬ ‫الأم��ي��ن ال�سابق ل�سكرتارية‬ ‫الفاتيكان االقت�صادية‪ ،‬بال�سجن لمدة �ست‬ ‫�سنوات بتهمة االعتداء الجن�سي على اثنين‬ ‫من الفتيان القا�صرين‪.‬‬ ‫وقالت قناة ‪ SBS‬التلفزيونية‪� ،‬إن محكمة‬ ‫دائ���رة م��ل��ب��ورن‪� ،‬أخ���ذت باالعتبار ال�سن‬ ‫المتقدم للكاهن (‪ 77‬عاما)‪ ،‬وكذلك �شدة‬ ‫الجريمة وال�ضجة التي �أث��ارت��ه��ا جريمة‬ ‫االغت�صاب‪ ،‬عند اتخاذها القرار‪.‬‬ ‫وجاء في حيثيات حكم المحكمة‪� ،‬أنه حكم‬ ‫على الكاردينال بال�سجن �ست �سنوات‪،‬‬ ‫�سيق�ضي ثالث �سنوات وثمانية �أ�شهر منها‬ ‫من دون الحق في الإفراج الم�شروط‪.‬‬ ‫وقال القا�ضي‪ ،‬بيتير كيد‪� ،‬إنه قام بتق�صير‬

‫ف��ت��رة الحب�س دون الإف����راج الم�شروط‪،‬‬ ‫ب�سبب عمر بيل‪ ،‬ومن �أجل زيادة احتمال �أن‬ ‫يعي�ش “�آخر �سنوات حياته في المجتمع”‪.‬‬ ‫وفي وقت �سابق‪� ،‬أدان��ت محكمة محلفين‬ ‫�أ�سترالية‪ ،‬الكاردينال المذكور‪ ،‬بارتكاب‬ ‫ج��رائ��م اع��ت��داء جن�سي بحق �أط��ف��ال في‬ ‫جوقة كن�سية‪ ،‬ك��ان عمرهم حينذاك ‪13‬‬ ‫عاما‪ .‬وتم ارتكب الجريمة في عام ‪1996‬‬ ‫عندما كان جورج بيل‪ ،‬ي�شغل من�صب رئي�س‬ ‫�أ�ساقفة ملبورن‪.‬‬ ‫ويعتبر بيل‪ ،‬ال��ذي ك��ان ف��ي ال�سابق �أح��د‬ ‫�أق��رب م�ست�شاري البابا فرن�سي�س‪� ،‬أرف��ع‬ ‫رج��ل دي��ن كاثوليكي تتم �إدان��ت��ه بجرائم‬ ‫جن�سية �ضد �أطفال‪.‬‬ ‫الم�صدر‪ :‬نوفو�ستي‬

‫هاتف محمول ينقذ صاحبه من الموت بأعجوبة!‬ ‫�����ش����ه����دت �إح����������دى ال����ق����رى‬ ‫الأ�سترالية حادثا �أغ��رب من‬ ‫الخيال بنجاة �أح��د �سكانها‬ ‫من موت محتم بطريقة ال تخطر على بال‪.‬‬ ‫وذك��ر الموقع الر�سمي ل�شرطة مقاطعة‬ ‫نيو �ساوث ويلز “‪New South Wales‬‬ ‫‪� ،”Police Force‬أن الحادث وق��ع في‬ ‫قرية بيمبين‪ 13 ،‬مار�س الجاري‪ ،‬عندما‬ ‫خرج الأ�سترالي البالغ من العمر ‪ 43‬عاما‬ ‫م��ن ���س��ي��ارت��ه‪ ،‬ف�لاح��ظ �شخ�صا م�شبوها‬

‫يحمل قو�سا و�سهما‪.‬‬ ‫و�أخرج الرجل هاتفه المحمول على الفور‬ ‫اللتقاط �صورة لـ “الم�شبوه”‪ ،‬وف��ي هذه‬ ‫اللحظة انطلق �سهم الم�شبوه‪ 39 ،‬عاما‪،‬‬ ‫في اتجاهه واخترق جهاز الهاتف مبا�شرة‬ ‫والم�س ذقن الأ�سترالي‪.‬‬ ‫واعتقل عنا�صر ال�شرطة‪ ،‬الذين و�صلوا في‬ ‫وقت الحق‪ ،‬الجاني و�سيمثل �أمام المحكمة‪،‬‬ ‫في ‪ 15‬مار�س الجاري‪.‬‬

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‫الم�صدر‪ :‬لينتا‪ .‬رو‬

finance

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Final Report of Royal Commission:

A Soft Landing on Banks he Commissioner Kenneth Hayne recently handed down the T final report of the Royal Commission into misconduct of banks and financial institutions. In this report, there was no gore for

shameful behaviour heard, no structural separation of the banks, no overhaul of the regulators and no head on the sticks.

Yet, the over 950-page report made 76 recommendations with far reaching implications for the financial services industry and

Dr. AbulKhair Jalaluddin Mortgage Brokerage

In the $1.6 trillion mortgage broking market, banks and other lenders pay $2.4 billion a year to mortgage brokers as up-front commission for introducing new borrowers. Mortgage brokers represent over 20,000 businesses and they organise more than half of all new home loans.

Commissioner Hayne recommended to (a) make borrowers rather than lenders pay up-front commission to the mortgage broker for their services, (b) ban lenders from paying trail commissions to mortgage brokers for new loans and (c) ask lenders to require mortgage brokers to act in the best interests of the intending borrower, not the lender/ bank providing the loan.

Superannuation Australia has a $2.8 trillion superannuation industry. Over 90 per cent Australians are covered by superannuation system and there are over 10 million unintended multiple superannuation accounts which are fee-drainers on these accounts.

The report recommended that (a) a single default super fund for each employee. All multiple accounts would be stapled to a single default account, (b) advice fees would be banned to be deducted from MySuper accounts, (c) advice fees for non-MySuper accounts would be prohibited in most cases and (d) heavy handed selling of addon superannuation products to be abolished.

Financial Advice In 2018, the financial advice industry consisted of over 20,000 entities. It generated $4.7 billion of revenue

and made a profit of $1.6 billion. The total wage bill of this industry was $2.1 billion.

The Hayne Commission recommended that (a) a new regulatory system for financial advisers be created, with all advisers required to be registered. A single regulatory body would oversee the system, (b) all banks be required to report “serious compliance concerns” about individual financial advisers to ASIC on a quarterly basis and (c) grandfathered provisions of conflicted remuneration in the Future of Financial Advice legislation should be repealed as soon as possible.

Insurance Insurance industry is made up of various segments such as general insurance (vehicle as well as home and content), health insurance and life insurance. This industry provides valuable protection for assets, health and lives of Australians.

Behaviour of players in this industry has a high impact on the life-style of all Australian policy holders.

To improve the performance of this sector, the Royal Commission has the following recommendations: (a) hheavy-handed selling of insurance products be banned, (b) funeral expense insurance policies be defined as a financial product, bringing it under the oversight of ASIC, (c) handling and settlement of insurance claims be defined as a financial service and (d) Impose a cap on the commission that can be paid to car sellers for add-on insurance products.

Agriculture Australia has a large agricultural sector which consists of grain, rice, fruit, outdoor & under cover vegetable, cattle, shearing, dairy, cotton, poultry, fishing, forestry, horse farming, sugar cane, turf growing and agricultural support services.

In relation to agricultural sector, Mr. Hayne recommended to (a) establish a national scheme to mediate farm debts, (b) require banks not to charge default interest on loans secured by farm land in an area declared to be in drought or subject to other natural disasters, (c) have banks ensure managers of distressed farm loans are experienced agricultural bankers and

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its clientele. It would improve commercial behaviour, customer service, lower fees, change corporate culture and enhance governance in the industry.

The key recommendations will encompass the major segments of the financial services industry, including mortgage, superannuation, financial planning advice, insurance, agricultural finance as well as regulators for Australian banking and finance. (d) recognize that appointment of receivers on a farm loan is a remedy of last resort.

Banking Regulators: ASIC and APRA The Royal Commission recommended to (a) retain ASIC and APRA but have them overseen by a new independent authority that would assess the two regulators to ensure they are carrying out their responsibilities, (b) have ASIC overhaul its approach to enforcement, with a focus on court action rather than infringement notices and (c) have ASIC continue its annual reporting of breaches of financial service regulations but in future name the companies rather than just the type of breach.

The final report has referred 24 large companies to regulators (ASIC and

APRA) for possible criminal or civil action. These companies include Suncorp, ANZ, NAB, CommInsure, Allianz, AMP and ClearView. It also recommended the establishment of a Compensation Scheme of last resort for those unable to receive financial recompense from their institutions which would be funded by the financial services industry.

The report is basically a recommendation to the executive government. Any changes in the industry will need to be implemented through government legislations.

Hence, it doesn’t necessarily mean laws will be enacted exactly as the Royal Commission final report recommends.

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‫شركة (مروة)‬

‫لتوزيع المواد الغذائية في ملبورن‬ ‫تحقيق �أحمد �شريف‬ ‫ملبورن‬ ‫ولأن ال�����ت�����ج�����ارة‬ ‫وم���ج���االت���ه���ا ك��ان��ت‬ ‫ت���������س����ري ف�����ي دم����ه‬ ‫وع��ق��ل��ه‪ ،‬فطلق الهند�سة طالقا‬ ‫ب��ائ��ن��ا‪ ،‬وق����رر ال�����س��ي��ر ف��ي طريق‬ ‫تحقيق حلمه الأول (التجارة)‪ .‬لم‬ ‫يبا�شر درا�سة التجارة في مرحلة‬ ‫ال��ب��ك�لاري��و���س ك�سبا ل��ل��وق��ت‪ ،‬بل‬ ‫ان��خ��رط ف��ي برنامج الماج�ستير‬ ‫ف��ي م��ج��ال ال��ت��ج��ارة ال��ع��ال��م��ي��ة بـ‬ ‫(ج��ام��ع��ة الت����روب) وخ�ل�ال فترة‬ ‫درا�ساته العليا‪ ،‬تزود بالمعلومات‬ ‫الهامة ف��ي ال��ت��ج��ارة‪ ،‬منها ال بد‬ ‫�أن يبد�أ من ال�صفر بعد التخرج‪،‬‬ ‫وذل��ك بعد درا�سة واق��ع �أ�ستراليا‬ ‫التجاري جيدا‪ ،‬خا�صة ما يتعلق‬ ‫ب��ال��م��واد اال���س��ت��ه�لاك��ي��ة‪ ،‬م���ا هو‬ ‫ال�����ش��يء ال��م��ت��واف��ر ف��ي الأ����س���واق‬ ‫وغير المتوافر منه؟ فاختار بعد‬ ‫تمحي�ص العمل في مجال توزيع‬ ‫المواد الغذائية‪.‬‬ ‫�أول م�����س��ت��ودع اف��ت��ت��ح��ه ك���ان في‬ ‫منطقة (بري بروك)‪ ،‬ونظرا لبعد‬ ‫الم�ستودع عن موقع �سكنه‪ ،‬قرر‬ ‫نقل م�ستودعه �إلى منطقة (كامير‬ ‫فيلد) ك��ان ذل��ك عامي (‪-2009‬‬ ‫‪ .)2010‬و�أثناء القيام ب�إجراءات‬ ‫الت�سجيل ومبا�شرة العمل التجاري‪،‬‬ ‫ُرزق بانبته الأولى (مروة) ف�سمى‬ ‫�شركته با�سمها؛ تيمنا بها‪ ،‬وكانت‬ ‫م���رواه الم�شتهى وال��ح��ل��م‪ .‬ورغ��م‬ ‫ال�����ص��ع��وب��ات وال��ت��ح��داي��ات التي‬ ‫واجهها ف��ي ب��داي��ة طريقه‪ ،‬وهي‬ ‫طبعية اال���ش��ي��اء‪� ،‬إال �أن كبرى‬ ‫ال��ت��ح��دي��ات تمثلت ف��ي القوانين‬ ‫والعمل في مجال التجارة وبيئتها‪،‬‬

‫العمل في مجال التجارة‪ ،‬ظل حلما يراود فتاه عن مجال �آخر‪ ،‬منذ و�صوله �أر�ض (الأوبريجين) عام ‪ .1994‬تخرج �أوال في هند�سة االت�صاالت‬ ‫ب�إحدى الجامعات الأ�سترالية؛ تلبية لرغبة الأهل‪� ،‬إذ �إن الطالب الناجح هو ذاك الذي يدر�س بالجامعة �إحدى مجالين (الطب) �أو (الهند�سة)‪.‬‬ ‫مفاهيم ر�سخت عند الو�سط الإفريقي بما في ذلك الو�سط الإرت��ري‪ .‬بعد تخرجه عمل في مجال الهند�سة مدة (‪� )5‬سنوات‪� .‬إنه ال�سيد‪ /‬عبد‬ ‫الرحيم �سمرة‪� ،‬صاحب �شركة مروة للمواد الغذائية بمدينة ملبورن‪.‬‬

‫ال�سيد عبد الرحيم �سمرة‪،‬‬ ‫�صاحب �شركة مروة للمواد الغذائية بمدينة ملبورن‬ ‫حتى �أنه فكر ذات مرة العودة �إلى‬ ‫مجال الهند�سة التي طلقها‪ ،‬لكنه‬ ‫ت�شبث بحلمه ال��را���س��خ‪ ،‬ف�صبر‬ ‫وواجه الحقيقة‪ ،‬ونتيجة لت�صميمه‬ ‫و�إ�صراره‪ ،‬ها هو الآن رقما تجاريا‬ ‫م��ه��م��ا ف��ي �أ���س��ت��رال��ي��ا وف���ي والي��ة‬ ‫ف��ك��ت��وري��ا ت��ح��دي��دا‪ ،‬ح��ي��ث يعمل‬ ‫ل��دي��ه ع��دد (‪ )4‬ع��ام��ل‪ ،‬ويتعامل‬ ‫مع �شركات محلية وعالمية كبرى‬ ‫تعمل في مجال توزيع المنتجات‬ ‫الغذائية لديها عمالء وم�ستهلكين‬ ‫ف��ي مختلف ال��م��ن��اط��ق‪ .‬ال�شركة‬ ‫ال��م��ال��ك��ة م��ق��ره��ا ب��ال��دان��م��ارك‪،‬‬ ‫لكنه يجلب م��واده التي ت�صل �إلى‬ ‫�أكثر من (‪ )11‬نوعا من المواد‬ ‫ال��غ��ذائ��ي��ة‪ ،‬م��ن (‪ )8‬دول منها‪،‬‬ ‫الهند‪ ،‬ماليزيا‪ ،‬المملكة العربية‬ ‫ال�سعودية‪ ،‬دولة الإم��ارات العربية‬ ‫ال��م��ت��ح��دة‪ .‬ي��ق��وم ب��ت��وزي��ع ال��م��واد‬

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‫بالجملة �إلى عدد كبير من المحال‬ ‫التجارية المختلفة الم�ستوى‪.‬‬ ‫تحاول �شركة (م��روة) الو�صول‬ ‫�إل���ى م�ستهلكين م��ن غير العرب‬ ‫والم�سلمين؛ لأن ح�صر المناف�سة‬ ‫في هذا الو�سط‪� ،‬شديدة والتطور‬ ‫فيها �صعب للغاية‪ ،‬بالتالي هدفه‬ ‫الو�صول �إلى الم�ستهلك الأ�سترالي‬ ‫ب�����ش��ك��ل ع������ام‪ ،‬ول���ك���ن ع���م�ل�اءه‬ ‫الأ�سا�سيين الآن‪ ،‬ه��م الإثنيات‬ ‫العربية والإ���س�لام��ي��ة‪��� ،‬س��واء في‬ ‫ملبورن‪� ،‬أو �أدالي��د‪ ،‬و�سدني‪ ،‬التي‬ ‫يقوم بتو�صيل المواد الغذائية �إليها‬ ‫عن طريق (الطلبيات)‪.‬‬ ‫ك��ب��رى ال��م�����ش��اك��ل ال��ت��ي يواجهها‬ ‫ال�سيد‪ /‬عبد الرحيم‪ ،‬تتمثل في‬ ‫االنتقال م��ن �شركة �صغيرة �إل��ى‬ ‫�شركة متو�سطة‪ ،‬حيث تحتاج �إلى‬

‫جهد و�صبر ووق��ت و�أي�ضا المال‪،‬‬ ‫بالإ�ضافة �إل��ى القوانين المتعلقة‬ ‫ب��م�����س��ت��وردي ال���م���واد ال��غ��ذائ��ي��ة‬ ‫ال�صادرة عن الحكومة الأ�سترالية‬ ‫بين ف��ت��رة و�أخ����رى‪ .‬ل��دي��ه برامج‬ ‫وخطط وا�ستراتيجيات‪ ،‬فخالل‬ ‫ال�سنوات الـ (‪ )10‬القادمة‪ ،‬لديه‬ ‫خطة في ت�أ�سي�س مقر �شركة مروة‬ ‫في ملبورن‪ ،‬والتمتع ب�سمعة تجارية‬ ‫ج��ي��دة وم�صداقية م��ع العمالء‪،‬‬ ‫لتحقيق ربح �أكبر‪ ،‬و�أن ي�صل عدد‬ ‫عماله من (‪ )20 – 15‬عامل في‬ ‫مختلف المجاالت‪.‬‬ ‫تتمتع �شركة (م��روة) حتى الآن‬ ‫بعالقات تجارية جيدة مع �شركات‬ ‫كبيرة ذات �سمعة عالمية‪ .‬ولها‬ ‫ع�لاق��ات م��ع �أ���ص��ح��اب ���ش��رك��ات‬ ‫تجارية من الأتراك‪ ،‬واليونانيين‪،‬‬ ‫والإيطاليين‪ ،‬وع��رب �سواء داخل‬ ‫�أ�ستراليا �أو خ��ارج��ه��ا‪ .‬م��ع ذلك‬ ‫ت��ت��م��ث��ل ك��ب��رى ال��م�����ش��ك�لات ال��ت��ي‬ ‫ت��واج��ه��ه��ا ال�����ش��رك��ة ف���ي ال��وق��ت‬ ‫ال��ح��ال��ي‪ ،‬ه��و ن��ظ��ام ال��ت��ع��ام�لات‬ ‫ال��ب��ن��ك��ي��ة ال��م��ع��م��ول ب���ه ه��ن��ا في‬ ‫ا�ستراليا �أو ف��ي ال��غ��رب عموما‪.‬‬ ‫لأن ال�����ش��رك��ة ت��ت��ق��ي��د بالتعاليم‬ ‫ال�شرعية‪� .‬سميا �أن التعامل مع‬ ‫البنوك الإ�سالمية خارج �أ�ستراليا‬ ‫غير عملي‪ ،‬بالتالي ف���إن ال�شركة‬ ‫بين خيارات في غاية ال�صعوبة‪،‬‬ ‫عليها التقيد بنظام المعامالت‬ ‫البنكية المعمول بها في �أ�ستراليا‪،‬‬ ‫وفي ذات الوقت التقيد بالتعاليم‬ ‫ال�شرعية‪ ،‬خا�صة و�أن ال�شركة‬ ‫ت�سعى �إلى تو�سعة مجاالت عملها‪.‬‬ ‫ال ي��وج��د �إت��ح��اد �أو جمعية ت�ضم‬

‫ال�����ش��رك��ات ال��ع��ام��ل��ة ف���ي م��ج��ال‬ ‫ا�ستيراد وتوزيع المواد الغذائية في‬ ‫ا�ستراليا‪ ،‬لكن هناك (المجل�س‬ ‫العربي اال�سترالي) مهمته ربط‬ ‫ال�شركات العاملة في هذا المجال؛‬ ‫لت�شجيع الت�صدير من �أ�ستراليا‬ ‫�إل���ى ال��خ��ارج ولي�س اال���س��ت��ي��راد‪،‬‬ ‫بمعنى عالقاته بالخارج �أكثر من‬ ‫ال��داخ��ل‪ .‬كافارقة �أو ع��رب يقول‬ ‫ال�سيد‪� /‬سمرة‪ ،‬نن�شط في مجال‬ ‫اال�ستيراد والتوزيع‪ ،‬ولي�س لدينا‬ ‫ك��ي��ان خ��ا���ص ي�ضمنا ك��ات��ح��اد �أو‬ ‫جمعية‪ .‬ول�ست الإرت���ري الوحيد‬ ‫ال���ذي ين�شط ف��ي ه���ذا ال��م��ج��ال‪،‬‬ ‫فهناك (�شركة �أ�سمرينا) لديها‬ ‫مكتب ف��ي منطقة (فوت�سكري)‬ ‫وه���ي ���ش��رك��ة ك��ب��ي��رة ول��ه��ا ن�شاط‬ ‫تجاري وا�سع‪.‬‬ ‫وت���ق���دم ال�����س��ي��د‪ /‬ع��ب��د ال��رح��ي��م‬ ‫�سمرة‪ ،‬بال�شكر لمجلة (الو�سط)‬ ‫اال�سترالية على ه��ذه ال�سانحة‪،‬‬ ‫و�أهاب بالإخوة الذين يرغبون في‬ ‫مبا�شرة العمل التجاري‪ ،‬القيام‬ ‫بالدرا�سات الميدانية المطلوبة‬ ‫قبل مبا�شرة العمل‪ ،‬واال�ستفادة‬ ‫من التجارب ال�سابقة‪ ،‬ودع��ا �إلى‬ ‫العمل ف��ي �شكل مجموعات؛ لأن‬ ‫كبرى ال�شركات المناف�سة ل�شركة‬ ‫(مروة)‪ ،‬هي ال�شركات الجماعية‬ ‫المتحدة‪.‬‬

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Shaman Abed This Saturday saw the culmination of the Advancing Women in Business program where the graduates showcased their small businesses and business ideas.

The Queensland Governments Advancing Women in Business initiative supports and encourages more women to start and grow their own business, and achieve positions of leadership. Women in business can access targeted support including programs, grants, mentoring and education. Utano Consulting successfully secured a grant to provides its training program for Muslim women who are small business owners.

The program is hosted by the Islamic Womens Association of Queensland (IWAA), who provide cultural support and advice and also recruit the women for the program.

Christine Makumbe, expert facilitator and the director of Utano consulting said that, “Utano consulting has designed a program to provide a culturally safe and supportive environment for women to conceive and develop new and existing business ideas. In its second iteration, the program is growing from strength to strength. It creates an environment that is supportive and empowering, developing our women into economic powerhouses that are advancing the social, cultural and economic advancement of Muslim women living in Australia.”

The Small Business Expo on Saturday was a celebration that not only showcased women who are already in business, but also medical professionals who represented business ideas in ​the health care field, as well as progressive and capable business ideas by two of the

program’s youngest graduates.

Year 10 student Alaia Akbar said that the “course made business seem fun; it was broken up into sections that made it easy to realise my business idea, and have it up and running and advertised by the showcase.”

“Being a business owner is not as overwhelming as I thought.”

Farah Akbar another young attendee said she hopes one day to own a food empire.

“This course helped me understand basic budgeting and what profit and loss is. I have started a business already,” she said. ​Representing the Hon Shannon Fentimanon , Minister for Employment and Small Business, was Heidi Matherson, Manager - Advancing Women in Business Initiative Office for Small Business who congratulated staff and volunteers of IWAA as well as the Utano team in getting the program off the ground and successfully securing State government support for the program.

The showcase was hosted by Dr Nora Amath of IWAA, on behalf of Christine Makumbe who was overseas but was able to participate online, the event was a huge success.

Speaking to the dedication of all the attendees, Dr Amath was filled with praise.

“Today was all about honouring the graduates of the Advancing Women in Business Expo 2019. For 8 weeks these women gathered every Saturday at the IWAA Hall to learn how to bring forth their ideas into a viable small business from program owner Christine. We couldn’t be more proud of the diverse businesses these women and girls have showcased today and can’t wait to see where the future takes them,” she said.

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‫‪53‬‬ ‫الوسط االسترالي‬

‫يوم االنسجام الوطني باستراليا يؤكد على مواجهة االسلوموفوبيا‬ ‫وادانة الهجوم االرهابي على المسجدين في نيوزيالندا‬

‫�سيدني‬ ‫افتتح وزي��ر الهجرة اال�سترالي دايفيد كولمن‬ ‫وممثل رئي�س ال��وزراء اللبناني �سعد الحريري‬ ‫النائب عثمان علم الدين ورئي�س مركز ريفروود االجتماعي‬ ‫خ�ضر �صالح حفل يوم االن�سجام االجتماعي الذي اقيم في‬ ‫مركز ريفروود االجتماعي بح�ضور النائب جهاد ديب ورئي�س‬ ‫بلدية كانتربري بانك�ستاون كارل ع�صفور وال�سناتور �شوكت‬

‫م�سلماني وممثل عن النائب طوني بورك نائبة كانتربيري‬ ‫�صوفي كو�ستي�س وح�ضور من كافة الجن�سيات واالعراق فاق‬ ‫عدده ال ‪� 500‬شخ�ص ‪.‬‬ ‫بد�أ الحفل بو�صلة تراثية من ال�شعوب اال�سترالية اال�صلية‬ ‫االبورجينيز ‪ ،‬ث��م ال��وق��وف دقيقتين ح���دادا على �ضحايا‬ ‫الهجوم االرهابي على الم�سجدين في مدينة كري�س ت�شير�ش‬ ‫في نيوزيلندا‪ ،‬ثم ادى طالب مدر�سة بلمور لل�صبيان رق�صة‬

‫الهاكا التقليدية تكريما لل�ضحايا ‪ .‬واكد الجميع في كلماتهم‬ ‫على ادانه جميع مظاهر اال�سلوموفوبيا والكراهية الدينية‬ ‫وا�ستنكار الهجوم الإرهابي الذي ا�ستهدف م�صلين م�سالمين‬ ‫في دور عبادة‪ ،‬وال��ذي ي�شكل �أح��د �أب�شع �صور الإره���اب و‬ ‫يتناق�ض مع قيم الت�سامح وال�سالم ‪ ،‬م�ؤكدين ان الحادث لن‬ ‫يثني العزيمة على محاربة التطرف واال�صرار على التناغم‬ ‫االجتماعي والوحدة بمو اجهة االرهاب‪.‬‬

‫جمعية المنية باستراليا‬ ‫تستقبل النائب الفيدرالي طوني بورك‬ ‫�سيدني‬ ‫ا�ستقبل رئي�س جمعية ابناء المنية و�ضواحيها‬ ‫الخيرية با�ستراليا م�صطفى محفو�ض النائب‬ ‫الفيدرالي العمالي طوني ب��ورك ف��ي مركز الجمعية في‬ ‫بان�شبول ‪ ،‬بح�ضور اع�ضاء الهيئة االدارية للجمعية ونائب‬ ‫رئي�س بلدية كانتربري ال�سابق الحاج خ�ضر �صالح ‪ .‬حيث تم‬ ‫تبادل االحاديث الودية وا�ستعرا�ض م�شاريع الجمعية عبر‬ ‫مركزيها في بان�شبول واوبرن لدعم ابناء المنية والجاليات‬

‫ب���ي���ت ال���زك���اة‬ ‫أس����ت����رال����ي����ا‬

‫اللبنانية والعربية ب�شكل ع��ام ‪ ،‬وتطرق المجتمعون الى‬ ‫م�شروع حزب العمال في انتخابات والي��ة نيو �ساوث ويلز‬ ‫واالنتخابات الفيدرالية القادمة حيث �شدد رئي�س الجمعية‬ ‫محفوظ على اهمية تلبية االح��زاب اال�سترالية الرئي�سية‬ ‫حاجات ومتطلبات الجاليات اللبنانية واال�سالمية والعربية‬ ‫ب�شكل عام ‪.‬‬ ‫من جهته تحدث النائب بورك عن عالقته القديمة مع ابناء‬ ‫المنية والجمعية التي تمتد ل�سنوات عدة‪.‬‬

‫كفكفة دمعة في عين حزينة تساوي كنوز االرض‬ ‫وعروش المجد‪.‬‬ ‫بيت الزكاة هو لرسم البسمة على وجوه االيتام‬ ‫واالرامل والمساكين والفقراء والمحتاجين‪.‬‬ ‫بيت الزكاة يستقبل زكاة اموالكم وزكاة الفطر‬ ‫والصدقات واالضاحي والمواد الغذائية والتبرعات‬ ‫وغيرها‪.‬‬ ‫بيت الزكاة يفتح خمسة ايام في االسبوع من اإلثنين‬ ‫الى الجمعة‪ ،‬من العاشرة صباحا وحتى الرابعة مساء‪.‬‬

‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

‫لتبرعاتكم‪:‬‬ ‫‪Bank of Sydney:‬‬ ‫‪• ACC: 939 686 • BSB: 942 206‬‬ ‫‪• Ph:9758 5288 • Fax: 97585299‬‬ ‫‪• 47 A Wangee Road Lakemba NSW 2195‬‬ ‫‪• E:info@baytalzakat.com.au‬‬ ‫‪• W:www.baytalzakat.com.au‬‬

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‫ال�سكاني لعام ‪ 2016‬وفق مكتب الإح�صاء‬ ‫الأ�سترالي � ّأن ‪ % 75‬من الأ�شخا�ص الذين‬ ‫ي��ع��ي�����ش��ون ف��ي ‪ Burwood‬م���ول���ودون في‬ ‫الخارج‪.‬‬ ‫ق��ال ‪ Bing Bai‬وه��و �أح��د معلمي ‪TAFE‬‬ ‫‪ّ � ، NSW‬إن البرنامج �أكثر بكثير من مجرد‬ ‫تعلم لغة جديدة‪.‬‬ ‫“يركز البرنامج �أي� ًضا على اال�ستقرار في‬ ‫المجتمع‪ ،‬ومعرفة �إمكاناته وم��ا يقدمه‪،‬‬ ‫وحثّ المهاجرين على المزيد من التفاعل‬ ‫م���ع م���ا ي��ح��دث ف���ي منطقتهم المحلية‪.‬‬ ‫وت��ه��دف ف��ك��رة درو�����س ال��ل��غ��ة الإن��ج��ل��ي��زي��ة‬ ‫�إل����ى خ��ل��ق م�����س��اح��ة �آم���ن���ة وداع���م���ة حيث‬ ‫يتعلم الطالب الأ�سا�سيات وي�شاركون في‬ ‫مجتمعهم خارج حجرة الدر�س‪.‬‬ ‫و�أ���ض��اف ‪“ :Mr Bai‬لدينا حالي ًا طالب‬ ‫من ال�صين وكوريا والهند ونيبال هدفهم‬ ‫الأ���س��م��ى ه��و تح�سين مهاراتهم ف��ي اللغة‬ ‫الإنجليزية ال�شفهية والمكتوبة‪ ،‬حتى يتمكنوا‬ ‫من الح�صول على عمل �أو موا�صلة درا�سات‬ ‫�أخرى في ‪ .TAFE NSW‬وقال ‪:Mr Bai‬‬ ‫ب�صفتي مهاجر ًا‪ ،‬ي�سرني �أن �أ�شارك بتجربتي‬ ‫الجدد‪.‬‬ ‫ومعرفتي ب�أ�ستراليا لدعم القادمين ُ‬ ‫للت�سجيل في البرنامج‪ ،‬قم بزيارة‪:‬‬

‫‪The electorate office of‬‬

‫‪Mr Peter Khalil MP‬‬ ‫‪Federal Member for Wills‬‬

‫‪Has temporarily relocated to:‬‬ ‫‪240 Sydney Road,‬‬ ‫‪COBURG VIC 3058‬‬ ‫‪Telephone: (03) 9350 5777‬‬

‫‪www.tafensw.edu.au/amep‬‬

‫‪Email: peter.khalil.mp@aph.gov.au‬‬ ‫‪01775‬‬

‫رح���ب معهد‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫ب�أول مجموعة من المهاجرين‬ ‫لاللتحاق بدرو�س تعلم مهارات‬ ‫اللغة الإنجليزية الأ�سا�سية واال�ستقرار‬ ‫في مركز تدريب جديد في ‪.Burwood‬‬ ‫ويحتوي المركز على �سبعة ف�صول درا�سية‬ ‫وغرفة كمبيوتر وخ��دم��ات رعاية الأطفال‬ ‫و�أماكن للطالب والموظفين‪.‬‬ ‫يغطي ب��رن��ام��ج تعليم ال��ل��غ��ة الإن��ج��ل��ي��زي��ة‬ ‫للمهاجرين الرا�شدين (‪ )AMEP‬دورات‬ ‫تدريبية لتعلم اللغة ومحو الأمية‪ ،‬ف� ً‬ ‫ضال عن‬ ‫المهارات الحياتية مثل كيفية فتح ح�ساب‬ ‫م�صرفي �أو الح�صول على الرعاية ال�صحية‬ ‫�أو العثور على عمل‪ .‬ويتم تقديم التدريب من‬ ‫قبل معلمي ‪ TAFE NSW‬م�ؤهلين لتدري�س‬ ‫اللغة الإنجليزية‪.‬‬ ‫ب��ت��م��وي��ل م���ن وزارة ال��ت��ع��ل��ي��م وال��ت��دري��ب‬ ‫الأ�سترالية‪ ،‬تعتبر معاهد ‪TAFE NSW‬‬ ‫ال��م��ق ِّ��دم الرئي�سي لبرنامج ‪ AMEP‬في‬ ‫نيو�ساوث وي��ل��ز‪ ،‬حيث توفر م��ا ي�صل �إل��ى‬ ‫‪� 510‬ساعة مجانية لتعليم اللغة الإنجليزية‬ ‫للمهاجرين وحاملي ت�أ�شيرات االعتبارات‬ ‫االن�سانية الم�ستحقين لم�ساعدتهم على‬ ‫اال�ستقرار في �أ�ستراليا‪.‬‬ ‫‪ Burwood‬ه��ي منطقة نامية م��ن حيث‬ ‫التنوع الثقافي‪ ،‬حيث �أظهرت نتائج التعداد‬ ‫‪TAFE NSW‬‬

‫الوسط االسترالي‬

‫برنامج تعليم اإلنجليزية متوفر حالي ًا‬ ‫للمهاجرين في ‪BURWOOD‬‬

‫خطة حزب العمّال ّ‬ ‫لحث المزید من‬ ‫األطفال على تعلمّ اللغات‬ ‫�ستح�صل مدار�س اللغة العربیة‬ ‫ع��ل��ى دع���م تمویلي م��ن خ�لال‬ ‫تقدیم حكومة ح��زب العمال‬ ‫برئا�سة ال�سید �شورتن للمنح التي ت�صل �إلى‬ ‫‪ 2٥٫0000‬دوالر لكل مدر�سة‪ ،‬حتى تتوفر‬ ‫لتعلم لغات‬ ‫الفر�ص للمزید م��ن الأط��ف��ال ّ‬ ‫�أخرى بما في ذلك اللغة العربیة‪ ،‬ول�ضمان‬ ‫حفاظ الأطفال على اللغة العربیة وثقافة‬ ‫وتقالید �آبائهم و�أجدادهم‪.‬‬

‫وه��ذا هو جزء من ا�ستثمار حزب العمال‪،‬‬ ‫ال���ذي تبلغ قیمتها ‪ 8‬م�لای��ی��ن دوالر‪ ،‬في‬ ‫المدار�س المجتمعیة لتعلیم اللغات‪.‬‬ ‫یمكن �إ�ستخدام المنح في �س ّد تكالیف �إن�شاء‬ ‫مدر�سة جدیدة‪� ،‬أو ٍ‬ ‫تدریب �أف�ضلٍ للمدر�سین‪،‬‬ ‫�أو م��وارد لل�صفوف‪ ،‬كما �ست�سمح بتو�سیع‬ ‫برامج اللغة العربیة لت�شمل �أطفال الرو�ضة‪.‬‬ ‫ف���ي ال���وق���ت ال���ح���ال���ي‪ ،‬ت���ق���وم ال���م���دار����س‬ ‫المجتمعیة لتعلیم اللغات بتعلیم الأطفال في‬

‫‪teaching as a community languages‬‬ ‫‪school teacher for three years‬‬ ‫‪before undertaking SICLE’s Diploma‬‬ ‫‪in Language Teaching program.‬‬ ‫‪She hopes to find work eventually‬‬ ‫‪teaching in a mainstream school.‬‬ ‫‪SICLE Director Professor Ken‬‬ ‫‪Cruickshank from the University’s‬‬ ‫‪School of Education and Social Work‬‬ ‫‪said Ms al Hamarsheh was just one of‬‬ ‫‪over 2,500 overseas-trained teachers‬‬ ‫‪who would, with advice, guidance‬‬ ‫‪and training, be able to pursue‬‬ ‫‪accreditation to teach in NSW.‬‬ ‫‪In NSW, 2925 community language‬‬ ‫‪teachers volunteer their time each‬‬ ‫‪week to teach 36,288 students 62‬‬ ‫‪community languages – from Arabic‬‬ ‫‪to Vietnamese – outside school‬‬ ‫‪hours, playing a key role in keeping‬‬ ‫‪their heritage and language alive.‬‬

‫‪Second Language Proficiency Rating‬‬ ‫‪Scale) test.‬‬ ‫‪Delivering the keynote address‬‬ ‫‪at the awards ceremony, Minister‬‬ ‫‪for Multiculturalism Ray Williams‬‬ ‫‪congratulated the students and‬‬ ‫‪acknowledged the important role‬‬ ‫‪of community language teachers in‬‬ ‫‪passing on language and cultural‬‬ ‫‪knowledge.‬‬ ‫‪For Arabic language teacher Heba al‬‬ ‫‪Hamarsheh, her study is beginning a‬‬ ‫‪pathway to teaching in mainstream‬‬ ‫‪schools.‬‬ ‫‪“I was a high school robotics and‬‬ ‫‪IT teacher overseas, but I couldn’t‬‬ ‫‪get my qualifications recognised in‬‬ ‫‪Australia,” she said.‬‬ ‫‪A new arrival to a country where she‬‬ ‫‪had no existing friends or family, Ms‬‬ ‫‪al Hamarsheh pursued her love of‬‬

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‫تعلم الطفل لغة‬ ‫�سن المدر�سة‪ .‬ولكن كلما ّ‬ ‫ب�سن مبكرة كلما �سهل علیه التقاطها‪.‬‬ ‫�أخرى ّ‬ ‫ولهذا ال�سبب �سن�ساعد المزید من المدار�س‬ ‫المجتمعیة لتعلیم اللغات على فتح �صفوفها‬ ‫لأطفال الرو�ضة بالإ�ضافة �إلى الأطفال في‬ ‫�سن المدر�سة‪.‬‬ ‫تعمل المدار�س المجتمعیة لتعلیم اللغات‬ ‫ع��ام��ا‪.‬‬ ‫ف��ي �أ���س��ت��رال��ی��ا منذ �أك��ث��ر م��ن ‪1٥0‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ویوجد الآن حوالي ‪ 700‬مدر�سة مجتمعیة‬ ‫لتعلیم اللغات في جمیع �أنحاء البالد‪ ،‬وتقوم‬ ‫بتدری�س حوالي ‪ 100٫000‬طالب ب�أكثر من‬ ‫‪ 80‬لغة‪� .‬إن مدار�س تعلیم اللغات هي مدار�س‬ ‫غیر ه��ادف��ة للربح وتعمل خ���ارج �ساعات‬ ‫الدوام المدر�سي‪ ،‬وغالبا ما تفتح �أبوابها یوم‬

‫ال�سبت‪ .‬وهي ت�ستقبل جمیع الطالب بغ�ض‬ ‫النظر عن خلفیتهم اللغویة �أو الثقافیة‪.‬‬ ‫ویمكن ل��ل��م��دار���س م�ساعدة الأط��ف��ال في‬ ‫الحفاظ على لغة وثقافة �آبائهم و�أجدادهم‬ ‫و�أفراد المجتمع الذین من الممكن �أنهم قد‬ ‫تعل ّموا اللغة الإنجلیزیة كلغة ثانیة‪.‬‬ ‫كلما زاد عدد الأ�سترالیین الذین یتعلمون‬ ‫لغات �أخرى غیر اللغة الإنجلیزیة‪ ،‬كلما كان‬ ‫ذلك �أف�ضل القت�صادنا ومجتمعنا‪.‬‬ ‫لتعلم اللغات‬ ‫وت�ساهم المدار�س المجتمعیة ّ‬ ‫في اعتبار �أ�سترالیا دول��ة ناجحة متعددة‬ ‫الثقافات‪ .‬فهي ت�ساعد ف��ي الحفاظ على‬ ‫الثقافات والتقالید واالحتفال بها وتعزیز‬ ‫التن ّوع وال�شمول واالحترام‪.‬‬

‫‪Community languages institute‬‬ ‫‪celebrates first graduating cohort‬‬

‫‪Qualifications awarded to migrant and refugee volunteer teachers‬‬ ‫‪enhanced learning outcomes for‬‬ ‫‪students.‬‬ ‫‪The community languages teachers‬‬ ‫‪– mainly women from migrant and‬‬ ‫‪refugee backgrounds – completed‬‬ ‫‪professional learning and English‬‬ ‫‪preparation programs through SICLE,‬‬ ‫‪which was launched at the University‬‬ ‫‪of Sydney last year through a‬‬ ‫‪significant state government‬‬ ‫‪investment.‬‬ ‫‪Teachers completed the Diploma in‬‬ ‫‪Language Teaching and Certificate in‬‬ ‫‪Leadership and Management courses,‬‬ ‫‪as well as the ISLPR (International‬‬

‫‪The Sydney Institute for‬‬ ‫‪Community Languages‬‬ ‫‪Education (SICLE) – a‬‬ ‫‪partnership between the‬‬ ‫‪University of Sydney and New South‬‬ ‫– ‪Wales Department of Education‬‬ ‫‪has celebrated its first graduating‬‬ ‫‪cohort.‬‬ ‫‪At an awards ceremony held in the‬‬ ‫‪University of Sydney’s Great Hall‬‬ ‫‪last Sunday, nearly 200 volunteer‬‬ ‫‪teachers working in NSW community‬‬ ‫‪language schools were recognised for‬‬ ‫‪successfully completing professional‬‬ ‫‪learning programs that will provide‬‬

‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

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‫تأمالت‬

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‫اختالف مفاهيم‬ ‫�أحمد �شريف‬ ‫ف��ي ع��ال��م يتغير فيه‬ ‫ك����ل ����ش���يء ب�����س��رع��ة‬ ‫م��ت��ن��اه��ي��ة‪ ،‬م��ج��ب��رون‬ ‫ع��ل��ى ال��ت��ع��ام��ل م��ع��ه �أي�����ا ك��ان��ت‬ ‫القناعات‪ ،‬ولكن في �إط��ار تثبيت‬ ‫قيم الف�ضل و�أ�شراف الأم��ور بين‬ ‫النا�س‪ .‬من المهم ج��دا �أن تظل‬ ‫تلك المبادئ را�سخة �صامدة ال‬ ‫تتغير مقايي�سها‪ .‬فقيم النف�س‬ ‫ال��ع��ال��ي��ة‪ ،‬ت��ظ��ل ع��ال��ي��ة بمعانيها‬ ‫الفا�ضلة النبيلة‪� ،‬إلى �أن يرث ُ‬ ‫اهلل‬ ‫الأرا�ضين ومن عليها‪.‬‬ ‫م��ع ذل��ك‪ ،‬علينا االع��ت��راف‪ ،‬ب���أن‬ ‫ف��ك��رة ال��ت��ع��ام��ل م��ع الأ���ش��ي��اء من‬ ‫حولنا‪ ،‬تتغير �أ�ساليب التعاطي‬ ‫معها‪ ،‬بما ف��ي ذل��ك النظر �إل��ى‬ ‫ق�ضايانا الخا�صة‪� ،‬أو تلك التي‬ ‫ذات ال�����ش���أن ب��الأب��ن��اء والأح��ف��اد‪.‬‬ ‫نظرتنا لها والتعامل معها‪ ،‬تجبرنا‬ ‫على تغيير �أ�سلوب فهمنا لها‪ ،‬ومن‬ ‫ث��م التعامل معها‪ ،‬و�إ َّال �ستكون‬ ‫العواقب في غير ما نت�صور‪.‬‬ ‫تعاملنا نحن جيل ال�ستينيات ‪-‬‬ ‫دون تعميم – مع ق�ضية التعليم‬ ‫والتعلم‪ ،‬تختلف تماما عن الواقع‬

‫ال���ذي يعي�شه جيل ه��ذا ال��ق��رن‪،‬‬ ‫�سواء في بالد المهجر �أو حتى في‬ ‫بلداننا الأ�صلية‪ .‬على �سبيل المثال‬ ‫��ش��ت فيه‬ ‫ف��ي المجتمع ال����ذي ع��� ُ‬ ‫طفولتي وكل مراحلي التعليمية ‪-‬‬ ‫ال�سودان ‪ -‬عدد قليل منا‪ ،‬كانت‬ ‫ت��ت��وف��ر ع��ن��ده��م �أدوات وو���س��ائ��ل‬ ‫التعليم الأ�سا�سية‪ ،‬مثل ال�شنطة‬ ‫ال��م��در���س��ي��ة‪� ،‬أدوات الهند�سة‪،‬‬ ‫الألوان‪ ،‬الكرا�سات‪ ،‬وحتى الكتب‪،‬‬ ‫ب��م��ا ف��ي ذل���ك ال���زي ال��م��در���س��ي‪،‬‬ ‫وغيرها من الأدوات المهمة في‬ ‫ال��ح��ي��اة التعليمية ال��ت��ي تحا�صر‬ ‫�أفكارنا في هذا الع�صر‪ .‬الأغلبية‬ ‫منا‪ ،‬لم يتوافر لديهم حتى الزي‬ ‫المدر�سي!!! رهاننا كان فقط‪ ،‬في‬ ‫تميزنا الأكاديمي‪ ،‬لتتنزل علينا‬ ‫بركات وخيرات ذوي المي�سرة من‬ ‫الطالب الغير متميزين �أو الغير‬ ‫�شطار‪.‬‬ ‫�أح����اول دوم���ا و���ض��ع م��ق��ارن��ة‪ ،‬لما‬ ‫توافر لجيلنا من �أدوات التعليم‪،‬‬ ‫وم��ا هو متاح لأبنائنا خا�صة في‬ ‫ب�لاد المهجر‪ .‬حيث �أج��د البون‬ ‫�شا�سع وكبير‪ .‬بما في ذلك جودة‬ ‫التعليم وطرائقه و�أ�ساليبه‪ ،‬وهي‬ ‫م�سالة طبيعية‪ .‬حيث المقارنة بين‬ ‫�أ�سلوب تعلمنا نحن �أهل الم�شرق‬ ‫وتعليم ال��غ��رب‪ ،‬رب��م��ا ت��ك��ون في‬ ‫غير محلها‪ .‬فالتعليم في الغرب‬ ‫قائم على منهج مدرو�س‪ ،‬وخطط‬ ‫تعليمية مر�سومة بالم�سطرة كما‬ ‫يقال‪� ،‬أما تعليمنا‪ ،‬فهو �شيئ �آخر‪،‬‬

‫ي�ضع منهجه غير ذو االخت�صا�ص‪،‬‬ ‫بما ف��ي ذل��ك �أ�ساليب التدري�س‬ ‫وخططها‪ ،‬على الأقل خالل الفترة‬ ‫الممتدة لخم�سة وع�شرين عاما‬ ‫م�ضت‪ ،‬قبل تلك الفترة كان تعليم‬ ‫الم�شرق بين ه��ذا وذاك‪ ،‬رغم‬ ‫ذل��ك‪ ،‬ف���إن الفارق بين التعليمين‬ ‫كبير جدا‪ ،‬بل من ال�صعوبة و�ضع‬ ‫مقارنة على الطالق‪.‬‬ ‫ل��ك��ن م��ن ب���اب ال��ت���أم��ل وال��ت��ذك��ر‬ ‫لبيت دعوة كريمة من‬ ‫�أق��ول‪ ،‬فقد ُ‬ ‫قبل‪Eri Jeberti Australia :‬‬ ‫قبل �أي���ام‪ ،‬لح�ضور حفل تكريم‬ ‫ع���دد م���ن ال���ط�ل�اب وال��ط��ال��ب��ات‬ ‫ف���ي م���راح���ل م��خ��ت��ل��ف��ة‪ ،‬ال��ث��ان��وي��ة‬ ‫وال��ج��ام��ع��ي��ة وم���ا ف���وف الجامعة‬ ‫ب��والي��ة فكتوريا‪ .‬ت�أملي ب��د�أ منذ‬ ‫لحظة دخولي القاعة التي �أقيم‬ ‫بها حفل التكريم‪ ،‬حيث التنظيم‬ ‫وال��ت��رت��ي��ب وال��ت��ج��ه��ي��زات الفنية‬ ‫���ذت مكاني‬ ‫الأخ���رى المبهرة‪� .‬أخ ُ‬ ‫بين الإخوة الح�ضور‪ ،‬وبد�أت دائرة‬ ‫الت�أمل تت�سع مداراتها �أكثر‪ ،‬حتى‬ ‫و�صلت ذروت��ه��ا م��ع اختتام حفل‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫التكريم‪ .‬كل �شيء كان هو الآخر‬ ‫رائعا ومده�شا‪� ،‬سواء في محتوى‬ ‫البرنامج وترتيبه وم�ضامينه‪ ،‬بما‬ ‫في ذل��ك الكلمات الر�سمية التي‬ ‫قدمت من قبل �أع�ضاء الجمعية‬ ‫�أو م��ن الجهات الر�سمية بوالية‬ ‫فكتوريا‪� .‬أكثر ما لفت انتباهي وما‬ ‫�أح��دث عندي متعة علمية بحق‪،‬‬ ‫كانت م�شاركة بع�ض من الطالب‬

‫والطالبات ال ُمكرمين‪ ،‬وح�ضورهم‬ ‫ال��ق��وي ال��واث��ق‪ ،‬وتمتعهم بحرية‬ ‫تلقائية تنم عن وعي بقيم العلم‬ ‫والتعلم‪ ،‬مع قليل مع �شغب الغرب‬ ‫وفو�ضويته‪.‬‬ ‫�أما جيلنا‪ ،‬قد يتخرج الطالب من‬ ‫الجامعة بدرجات عليا‪ ،‬ولم يتم‬ ‫�إق��ام��ة حفلة متوا�ضعة ف��ي بيته‪،‬‬ ‫ب��ل ربما يتعرف ال��وال��د وال��وال��دة‬ ‫الحقا‪� ،‬أن �أبنهما �أو ابنتهما قد‬ ‫تخرجا من جامعة ك��ذا في كلية‬ ‫ك���ذا وب���درج���ة ك���ذا‪ ،‬وت���م تعيينه‬ ‫م��وظ��ف��ا ف��ي �إح����دى الم�ؤ�س�سات‬ ‫العامة �أو الخا�صة!! �أت��ذك��ر �أن��ه‬ ‫ف��ي ام��ت��ح��ان ال�����ش��ه��ادة الثانوية‪،‬‬ ‫ت��م �إذاع���ة ا�سمي عبر �إذاع���ة �أم‬ ‫درم����ان ‪ -‬الإذاع�����ة ال��ر���س��م��ي��ة ‪-‬‬ ‫�ضمن الطالب المقبولين بق�سم‬ ‫الإع�ل�ام‪ ،‬كلية الآداب جامعة �أم‬ ‫درم��ان الإ�سالمية‪ .‬لم ي�شاركني‬ ‫غ��ي��ر �شخ�ص �أو �شخ�صين من‬ ‫العائلة الكبيرة‪ ،‬لحظة متابعتي‬ ‫ت�لاوة �أ�سماء الطلبة المقبولين‬ ‫ب��ال��ج��ام��ع��ات وال��م��ع��اه��د العليا‬ ‫ب��ال�����س��ودان‪ .‬ح��ت��ى دخ��ل ْ��ت علينا‬ ‫�إح���دى عماتي رحمة اهلل عليها‪،‬‬ ‫مطلقة زغ���اري���د ال���ف���رح‪ ،‬غطت‬ ‫�أط����راف ال��م��ن��زل‪ ،‬و���س��ط ده�شة‬ ‫�أفراد العائلة‪ ،‬بما فيهم �أنا الطالب‬ ‫الجامعي!‬ ‫ال��وال��د رح��م��ه اهلل ك��ان م�ستلقيا‬ ‫على �سرير في �صحن الحو�ش‪ ،‬وقد‬ ‫�أخذته نومة هانئة لفترة الأ�صيل‪.‬‬

‫���ص��ح��ى م����ذع����ورا م����ن غ��ف��وت��ه‪،‬‬ ‫ت�ساءل م��ا الأم���ر؟ فقيل ل��ه �إنها‬ ‫�أخته‪ ،‬فرحة م�سرورة‪� .‬س�أل عن‬ ‫دواعي الفرح؟ ف�أخبر �أنها فرحة‬ ‫بدخول �إبننا (�أحمد) الجامعة‪،‬‬ ‫ثم جاءت �إليه بنف�سها وهي توزع‬ ‫الحلوى وال�سالم على الجميع‪ .‬قال‬ ‫لها ال��وال��د‪� :‬أت��رك��ي ه��ذا الجنون‪،‬‬ ‫�أن��ا �أع���رف �أن �إب��ن��ي م��ن الطالب‬ ‫المتفوقين قبل دخوله الجامعة‪،‬‬ ‫بالتالي ال داع��ي لهذا ‪ ....‬وذاك‬ ‫‪ .....‬قالها بتلقائية وعفوية‪ ،‬وراح‬ ‫ف���ي ن���وم ع��م��ي��ق م���ن ج���دي���د‪ .‬ثم‬ ‫دخلت الأ�سرة في �ش�ؤونها العادية‪.‬‬ ‫هن�أتني عمتي مثنى وثالث ورباع‪،‬‬ ‫رغم هذا �أنا �أي�ضا ظللت في دائرة‬ ‫الإندها�ش مع الأ�سلوب من �أ�سلوب‬ ‫تعبيرها في الفرح‪.‬‬ ‫ك��ل ���ش��يء م��ن ح��ول��ن��ا ق��د تغير‪،‬‬ ‫حتى �أ�ساليب التعبير عن الفرح‬ ‫والتفوق والنجاح والتكريم‪ ،‬فهل‬ ‫من المجدي التعامل مع �أنبائنا‬ ‫و�أح���ف���ادن���ا ب��م��ف��اه��ي��م ع�صرنا؟‬ ‫علينا االنتباه �إلى ذلك‪ ،‬ومعاي�شة‬ ‫ع�صرهم بكل تبدياته‪ ،‬ال بمفاهيم‬ ‫ع�����ص��رن��ا وت��ر���س��ب��ات��ه ال��ق��دي��م��ة‪.‬‬ ‫حتى نكون ف��ي م���أم��ن م��ن �صراع‬ ‫المفاهيم‪ .‬وحتى ت�أمالت قادمة‪،‬‬ ‫ل��ك��م م��ن��ي ف��ائ��ق الإع���ت���ب���ار وك��ل‬ ‫التقدير‪.‬‬

‫مجلس الجبرتة اإلرتريين يكرم ‪ 37‬طالب وطالبة‬

‫�أحمد �شريف ‪ -‬ملبورن‬ ‫�أقام مجل�س الجبرتة الإرتريين‬ ‫ب�أ�ستراليا في الفترة الما�ضية‪ ،‬حفل تكريم‬ ‫ل��ع��دد م��ن ال��ط�لاب وال��ط��ال��ب��ات بالمراحل‬ ‫المختلفة في والية فكتوريا‪ .‬حيث تم تكريم‬ ‫عدد ‪ 37‬طالب وطالبة و�سط ح�ضور كبير‬ ‫م��ن �أ���س��ر ال��ط�لاب وال��ط��ال��ب��ات‪ ،‬وو���س��ائ��ل‬ ‫الإعالم المحلية‪ ،‬وم�شاركة جهات م�س�ؤولية‬ ‫في الوالية‪.‬‬

‫ويعود ت�أ�سي�س هذا المجل�س الخا�ص بقومية‬ ‫ال��ج��ب��رت��ة ف��ي والي����ة ف��ك��ت��وري��ا‪� ،‬إل����ى فترة‬ ‫الت�سعينيات من القرن الما�ضي‪ ،‬وتعددت‬ ‫م�سمياته ح��ت��ى و���ص��ل ال���ى (ال��م��ج��ل�����س)‪.‬‬ ‫و ُيعنى المجل�س ب�شكل �أ�سا�سي بالبرامج‬ ‫االجتماعية الخا�صة بالطالب والأ�سر‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫يقوم بتقديم الم�ساعدات المادية والمعنوية‬ ‫للأ�سر‪ ،‬كما يهتم بدعم الطالب �أكاديميا‬ ‫ومعنويا وماديا‪ .‬كما جاء في ت�صريح خ�ص‬ ‫به رئي�س المجل�س ال�سيد عبد الجليل حكيم‪،‬‬

‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

‫مجلة (ال��و���س��ط)‪ .‬و�أ���ض��اف ال�سيد حكيم‪،‬‬ ‫ب���أن المجل�س ي�ضع في �أولوياته‪ ،‬محافظة‬ ‫الأن��ب��اء ال��م��ول��ودي��ن ف��ي ه��ذه ال��ب�لاد‪ ،‬على‬ ‫قيمهم الدينية والوطنية‪ ،‬كذلك االهتمام‬ ‫برفع تح�صيلهم الأك��ادي��م��ي حتى يتمكنوا‬ ‫من اجتياز المناف�سة القوية بعد التخرج‪،‬‬ ‫والح�صول على وظيفة وع��م��ل تليق بهم‪.‬‬ ‫كما يهتم المجل�س بتعليم الطالب القر�آن‬ ‫الكريم‪ ،‬وهناك خطط م�ستقبلية‪ ،‬لتعليم‬ ‫الأبناء‪ ،‬اللغة العربية واللغة التقرنية‪.‬‬

‫و�أ�ضاف رئي�س المجل�س‪� ،‬أن �أكبر عائق يقف‬ ‫�أم��ام تحقيق تطلعات المجل�س‪ ،‬هو توزيع‬ ‫�أع�ضاء الجالية البالغ عددهم �أكثر من ‪200‬‬ ‫�أ�سرة‪ ،‬في �أماكن متعددة على نطاق مدينة‬ ‫ملبورن‪ ،‬مما يحول القيام ب�أعمال و�أن�شطة‬ ‫وف���ق ال��خ��ط��ط ال��م��و���ض��وع��ة للمجل�س‪ .‬في‬ ‫الختام تقدم بوافر ال�شكر والتقدير لمجلة‬ ‫(الو�سط الأ�سترالية) على اهتمامها وتغطية‬ ‫حفل التخريج والتكريم الذي �أقامه مجل�س‬ ‫الجبرتة الإرتريين ب�أ�ستراليا‪.‬‬

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‫�سوف ي�ستمتع ال�سائقون برحالت �أف�ضل في‬ ‫المناطق الغربية لملبورن حيث يتم �إج��راء‬ ‫تح�سينات على ط�� ُرق رئي�سية وي��ج��ري العمل‬ ‫حالي ًا على تح�سين الج�سور كجزء من خطة ترقية ط ُرق‬ ‫ال�ضواحي التي تنتهجها حكومة �أندرو العمالية‪.‬‬ ‫ق��ام��ت وزي����رة البنية التحتية للنقل ‪Jacinta Allan‬‬ ‫ب��زي��ارة موقع تح�سين �أول ج�سر على ‪ Hyde Street‬في‬ ‫‪ ،Spotswood‬وهو جزء من خطة ترقية الط ُرق في المناطق‬ ‫الغربية لملبورن التي تبلغ ميزانيتها ‪ 1.8‬مليار دوالر‪.‬‬ ‫ويجري العمل حالي ًا على ت�شييد �أ�سا�سات وحواجز �أم��ان‬ ‫جديدة وتح�سينات للوقاية من الت�آكل من �أجل تقوية وحماية‬ ‫الج�سر ال�ستيعاب �أكثر من ‪� 14,000‬سيارة ومئات ال�شاحنات‬ ‫التي ت�ستخدم الج�سر يومي ًا‪.‬‬ ‫�سيتم في ال�شهر المقبل تحديث ج�سر ‪Ballarat Road‬‬

‫على نهر ‪ ،Maribyrnong‬حيث �ستتم �إ�ضافة حواجز‬ ‫�أمان جديدة وتقوية الج�سر لتقديم �أف�ضل خدمة للمركبات‬ ‫الثقيلة‪ .‬و�ستبد�أ في ٍ‬ ‫وقت الحق من هذا العام �أعمال تح�سين‬ ‫ال���ت���ق���اط���ع���ات ف����ي ‪ ،Altona‬و‪Brooklyn Road‬‬ ‫و ‪.Geelong Road‬‬ ‫كما �سي�شاهد ال�سائقون �أعمال الت�شييدات الجارية في تقاطع‬ ‫‪ Forsyth Road‬وعلى طول ‪ Palmers Road‬المزدوج‪،‬‬ ‫حيث يجري حالي ًا تحديث جميع الطرق الرئي�سية الثمانية‬ ‫من ‪ Altona North‬حتى ‪.Tarneit‬‬ ‫�ستتم �إ�ضافة م�سارات جديدة �إلى ‪ Palmers Road‬بين‬ ‫‪ Princes Freeway‬و ‪ ،Western Freeway‬و�سيتم‬ ‫تح�سين ‪ 16‬نقطة تقاطع‪ ،‬وتح�سين تقاطع ‪Sayers Road‬‬ ‫من �أجل تح�سين الرحالت لـ ‪� 11,000‬سيارة‪.‬‬ ‫كما �ستتم‪� ،‬ضمن �أعمال تح�سين تقاطع ‪،Forsyth Road‬‬

‫اعثر على خطتك ب اآلن لتجنب‬ ‫األعطال الكبيرة في خدمات‬ ‫‪ V/Line‬في مارس‪/‬أذار‪.‬‬ ‫أعادة التفكير في خطط السفر والسماح للوقت‬ ‫اإلضافي‪.‬‬ ‫كجزء من التطوير لخط ‪ Ballarat‬سيكون هناك أعطال كبيره لقطارات‬ ‫‪ V/line‬بين السبت ‪ 23‬مارس‪/‬أذار واألحد ‪ 31‬مارس‪/‬أذار‪ .‬ستحل‬ ‫الحافالت محل القطارات للرحلة بأكملها من ‪ Ballarat‬و ‪Wendouree‬‬ ‫إلى محطة الصليب الجنوبي‪.‬‬ ‫يجب ان تجد البدائل إذا كانت رحلتك المعتادة قد تتأثر‪.‬‬ ‫لمعرفة ما إذا كنت بحاجة إلى تغيير خطط السفر الخاصة بك‪ ،‬قم بزيارة‬ ‫‪bigbuild.vic.gov.au‬‬

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‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

‫الوسط االسترالي‬

‫سجَّ ل االستثمار في‬ ‫الطرق في المناطق الغربية‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫تقدم عالية‬ ‫لملبورن نسبة ُّ‬

‫�إ����ض���اف���ة م�������س���ارات ج���دي���دة وت��ح�����س��ي��ن ال���و����ص���ول �إل���ى‬ ‫‪ Princes Freeway‬وتح�سين حركة المرور بين ال�شمال‬ ‫والجنوب لـ ‪� 28,000‬سيارة يومي ًا‪.‬‬ ‫ي�شارك �أكثر من ‪ 1,100‬عامل في �أعمال تح�سين الط ُرق‬ ‫في المنطقة الغربية‪ ،‬حيث من المق ّرر اكتمال الإن�شاءات‬ ‫الرئي�سية بحلول عام ‪.2021‬‬ ‫بالإ�ضافة �إل��ى ذل��ك‪ ،‬يجري حالي ًا تح�سين �أكثر من ‪260‬‬ ‫كيلومتر من الطرق الرئي�سية المهمة‪ ،‬وترميمها و�إع��ادة‬ ‫ت�أهيلها من‪ Footscray‬حتى ‪ Werribee‬قبل برنامج‬ ‫�صيانة لمدة ‪� 20‬سنة‪.‬‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫وكجزء من الأعمال‪� ،‬سيتم ت�شييد منحوتة �إبداعية ‪ -‬والتي قد‬ ‫ي�صل ارتفاعها �إلى ‪ 15‬متر ‪ -‬عند تقاطع ‪Duncans Road‬‬ ‫ح�سن‪ .‬و�سوف يقوم ‪McClelland Sculpture Park‬‬ ‫ال ُم َّ‬ ‫‪ + Gallery‬باختيار مجموعة من المنحوتات الجديدة‪ ،‬كما‬ ‫يتم ت�شجيع الفنانين الذين لديهم عالقة بال�ضواحي في‬ ‫المنطقة الغربية لتقديم طلباتهم لت�صميم المنحوتات‪.‬‬ ‫وق��د قالت وزي��رة البنية التحتية للنقل ‪Jacinta Allan‬‬ ‫«�سواء �أكان الأمر يتعلق بت�شييد المزيد من الم�سارات لتقليل‬ ‫االزدحام �أو تح�سين التقاطعات الرئي�سية �أو �إجراء تح�سينات‬ ‫نقدم �إنجازات من �أجل‬ ‫كبيرة �أو �إع��ادة الت�أهيل ‪ -‬فنحن ِّ‬ ‫ال�سائقين والمجتمعات في المناطق الغربية لملبورن»‬ ‫وا�ضافت «ت�شمل خطة ترقية الط ُرق في المناطق الغربية‬ ‫تح�سينات على الطرق الرئي�سية لخلق ت��راث للمجتمعات‬ ‫في �أرجاء المناطق الغربية لملبورن ‪ -‬بما في ذلك منحوتة‬ ‫جديدة مميزة على ‪ Duncans Road‬في ‪.»Werribee‬‬ ‫ام�����ا ع�����ض��و ال���ب���رل���م���ان ‪ Melissa Horne‬ن��ائ��ب��ة‬ ‫‪ Williamstown‬فقالت «� ّإن هذا الكم الهائل من الأعمال‬ ‫يجعل الطرق المحلية �أكثر �سال�سة و�أكثر �أمانًا لم�ستخدمي‬ ‫يقدم الإنجازات‬ ‫الطريق ‪ -‬لأن حزب ال ُعمال فقط هو الذي ِّ‬ ‫للمناطق الغربية»‪.‬‬

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‫فوائد «مذهلة» لليمون‪..‬‬ ‫من الشم حتى األكل‬

‫تقنية جديدة‬ ‫لتصوير قلوب‬ ‫األجنة تساعد‬ ‫في إنقاذ حياة‬ ‫األطفال فور‬ ‫الوالدة‬ ‫بي بي �سي عربي‬

‫نجح باحثون في التقاط �صور‬ ‫غير م�سبوقة لقلب جنين وهو ينب�ض داخل‬ ‫رحم الأم‪ ،‬ما �ساعد في ت�شخي�ص �أمرا�ض‬ ‫القلب وعالجها فور والدة الطفل‪.‬‬ ‫وفح�صت الن�ساء الحوامل بجهاز ت�صوير‬ ‫الرنين المغناطي�سي و�أجهزة كمبيوتر فعالة‬ ‫ت�ستطيع ر�سم نماذج ثالثية الأبعاد لقلوب‬ ‫الأجنة ال�صغيرة الناب�ضة في رحم �أمهاتها‪.‬‬ ‫وي����ؤك���د ال��ف��ري��ق ال��ب��ح��ث��ي ب��ج��ام��ع��ة كينغز‬ ‫كوليدج لندن وجويز و�سانت توما�س‪� ،‬أن‬ ‫هذا الت�صوير الجديد �سي�ساعد في تح�سين‬ ‫الرعاية الطبية المقدمة للأجنة الم�صابين‬ ‫ب�أمرا�ض القلب الخلقية‪.‬‬ ‫ويقول الباحثون �إن �إنجازهم الجديد يمكن‬ ‫تطبيقه ب�سهولة في الم�ست�شفيات‪.‬‬

‫�سكاي نيوز عربية‬

‫كيف تعمل التكنولوجيا‬ ‫يلتقط الباحثون �سل�سلة �صور ثنائية الأبعاد‬ ‫للقلب من زواي��ا مختلفة با�ستخدام جهاز‬ ‫الت�صوير بالرنين المغناطي�سي‪.‬‬ ‫لكن قلب الجنين �صغير للغاية‪ ،‬وينب�ض‬ ‫ب�سرعة مذهلة‪ ،‬كما �أن الجنين يتحرك‬ ‫داخل الرحم لذلك ف�إن ت�صوير القلب يبدو‬ ‫غير وا�ضح تماما‪.‬‬ ‫ل��ك��ن ج���اءت ه���ذه الأداة ال��ذك��ي��ة لت�صنع‬ ‫ال��ف��ارق حقا‪ .‬وت�ستطيع برامج الكمبيوتر‬ ‫المتطورة جمع ال�صور معا‪ ،‬و�ضبطها من‬ ‫خالل �ضربات القلب ثم �إن�شاء �صورة ثالثية‬ ‫الأبعاد غير م�سبوقة للقلب بالكامل‪.‬‬ ‫وم��ن ثم فهي تقدم للأطباء ر�ؤي��ة وا�ضحة‬ ‫للخلل في القلب‪.‬‬

‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

‫يحتوي الليمون على عنا�صر‬ ‫غذائية ع���دة‪ ،‬فبالإ�ضافة �إل���ى قدرته‬ ‫على تعزيز النمو البدني‪ ،‬الحظ باحثون‬ ‫في جامعة والي��ة �أوه��اي��و �أن مجرد �شم‬ ‫الليمون كفيل بتح�سين المزاج‪.‬‬ ‫وعلى الرغم من �أن هذه خا�صية مهمة‪،‬‬ ‫ف����إن ال��ف��وائ��د المختلفة لليمون تن�ش�أ‬ ‫عموما من ا�ستهالكه ب�شكل مبا�شر‪ ،‬من‬ ‫خالل �إ�ضافته �إلى ال�سلطات �أو الطبيخ‬ ‫�أو �شربه ع�صيرا‪.‬‬ ‫ويمكن تلخي�ص فوائد الليمون‪ ،‬الذي‬ ‫يعتبره البع�ض فاكهة‪ ،‬في ‪� 4‬أم��ور‪ ،‬وفق‬ ‫ما ذكر موقع “هيلثي �إيتينغ” المخت�ص‬ ‫في الغذاء ال�صحي‪.‬‬ ‫�ألياف عالية‬ ‫ي��ع��د ال��ل��ي��م��ون �أح���د ال��م��ك��ون��ات الهامة‬ ‫لإ�ضافة الأل��ي��اف �إل��ى نظامك الغذائي‬ ‫دون الت�أثير ب�شكل كبير على ال�سعرات‬ ‫ال��ح��راري��ة اليومية‪ .‬وي��وف��ر ك��وب واح��د‬ ‫�صغير من الليمون حوالي ‪ 6‬غرامات من‬ ‫الألياف‪.‬‬ ‫ويحتوي الكوب الواحد من الليمون على‬ ‫‪ 0.6‬غرام فقط من الدهون و‪� 61‬سعرة‬

‫حرارية‪ ،‬مما ي�ساعد على �إنقا�ص الوزن‬ ‫وتح�سين م�ستويات الكولي�سترول في‬ ‫الدم والحفاظ على �ضغط دم �صحي‪.‬‬ ‫فيتامينات وحديد‬ ‫يعتبر الليمون م��ن �أف�����ض��ل الم�صادر‬ ‫الطبيعية لفيتامين ‪ ،C‬ويوفر كوب واحد‬ ‫منه حوالي ‪ 125‬بالمئة من ا�ستهالك‬ ‫ال���رج���ل ال���ي���وم���ي و‪ 150‬ب��ال��م��ئ��ة من‬ ‫االحتياجات اليومية للمر�أة‪.‬‬ ‫ب��الإ���ض��اف��ة �إل����ى خ��وا���ص��ه ال��م�����ض��ادة‬ ‫ل�ل�أك�����س��دة و�أدواره ف��ي ن��م��و و�إ���ص�لاح‬ ‫الأن�سجة الج�سدية‪ ،‬ف�إن فيتامين ‪ C‬مهم‬ ‫لقدرته على زي��ادة امت�صا�ص م�صادر‬ ‫الحديد غير الحيوانية‪.‬‬

‫‪58‬‬ ‫إعالن‬ ‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

‫‪59‬‬ ‫منوعات‬

‫قهوة‬ ‫بنكهة‬ ‫اإلنسانية‬ ‫«كوب‬ ‫شرف»‬ ‫و «ركوة‬ ‫عزاء»‬ ‫فواز �شوك‬ ‫تعددت نكهات القهوة وكثرت‬ ‫�أنواعها واختلفت جودتها‪.‬‬ ‫اما مع هذه الفتاة النيوزيالندية‬ ‫ورف��ي��ق��ات��ه��ا ف��ق��د ت��م��ي��زت ق��ه��وت��ه��ا بنكهة‬ ‫الإن�سانية وتج ّملت بمذاق المروءة وتط ّيبت‬

‫بطعم الموا�ساة والمحبة‪ ،‬وتحولت قهوتها‬ ‫ال��ى ع���زاء لأه���ل ال��ع��زاء‪ ،‬و�أ�صبحت هوية‬ ‫تع ّرف عن اهل هذه البالد‪ .‬هذه الفتاة قد‬ ‫ال تعرف عادات بع�ض البلدان العربية التي‬ ‫توزع القهوة في مجال�س العزاء‪ ،‬لكنها تعرف‬ ‫جيد ًا كيف تزرع الب�سمة في وجوه المفجوعين‬ ‫وكيف ت��زرع الأم��ل في نفو�سهم‪ ،‬بل جعلتنا‬

‫نعرف جيدا ً كيف يمكن لنكهة النخوة ان‬ ‫تختلط م��ع نكهة ال��ق��ه��وة‪ ،‬وك��ي��ف ت�ستطيع‬ ‫الأخ��وة الإن�سانية �أن تن�سج �أجمل خيوطها‬ ‫من خالل كوب �صغير‪ ،‬وكيف يمكن ل�صفوة‬ ‫المروءة �أن تطفو وتفي�ض مع رغوة القهوة ‪.‬‬ ‫قررت هذه الفتاة ان تت�ضامن مع الم�سلمين‬ ‫في نيوزيلندا على طريقتها‪ ،‬ف�إختارت ان‬

‫ت��وزع القهوة مجان ًا ام��ام مركز الخدمات‬ ‫والطوارئ الذي خ�ص�صته الحكومة والبلدية‬ ‫لأهالي ال�ضحايا ولل�ضيوف والمت�ضامنين‬ ‫ومن اجل عقد اللقاءات واالجتماعات‪.‬‬ ‫فا�ستطاعت ان تقدم مع رفيقاتها “كوب‬ ‫�شرف” ل�شعب نيوزيالندا كله‪ ،‬و” رك��وة‬ ‫عزاء” للعالم كله !‬

‫أشهى وأفخر الحلويات اللبنانية والشرقية‬

‫صقر وأوالده‬

‫‪Al Afrah Pastry‬‬

‫‪Lebanese & Arabic sweets‬‬

‫‪749-751 Punchbowl Rd, Punchbowl NSW 2196‬‬

‫‪Tel: (02) 9708 2774 • www.alafrahsweets.com.au‬‬ ‫الوسط ‪ ¿ 98‬رجب ‪ 1440‬هـ ¿ آذار ‪AL WASAT 98 ¿ Rajab 1440 ¿ March 2019‬‬

‫خطة عشرية للبنى التحتية‬ ‫بكلفة ‪ 75‬مليار دوالر‬

‫ِ‬ ‫للمواصالت ومتويلها من أجل توفري وقت السفر‪،‬‬ ‫ببنى تحتي ٍة أفضل‬ ‫عىل مدار البالد‪ ،‬تقوم الحكومة األسرتالية باالستثامر ً‬

‫وتحسني السالمة ودعم الوظائف‪ .‬هذا كلُّه جزء من خطة الحكومة العرشية للبنى التحتية بكلفة ‪ 75‬مليار دوالر‬ ‫لدعم بالدنا‪ .‬زوروا املوقع االلكرتوين ملعرفة املزيد عن املشاريع القريبة‬ ‫بترصيح من الحكومة األسرتالية‪ ،‬كانربا‬

‫منكم‪ .‬‬