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Australian Muslim Talent showcase at SoL 2017 Gulhan Eryegit Yoldas
A large number of young individuals and school choirs showcased their creative talents at the Sounds of Light 2017 held in all major cities of Australia from 23 to 27 November. The internationally-recognised Sounds of Light Charity Concert (SoL) is a mega-event on the calendar of the Australian Muslim community with destinations nationwide in order to bring Muslim communities together for an evening of delightful entertainment and benefit orphans and disadvantaged children overseas. This year SoL concerts were held in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane where crowd favourite Maher Zain from Sweden returned to Australia along with comedian Preacher Moss from the US, sensational young talent Harris J from UK and the distinguished singer Adel Elmshiti from Libya. Imam Suhaib Webb from the US was the guest speaker while Dr Omer Turkmen from Turkey performed Quran recitation at various city venues all over Australia. For the first time, a comprehensive Sounds of Light 2017 Talent Quest competitions were organised well in advance to seek out Young Australian Muslims where the winners from five states of Australia performed on stage at SoL 2017 in state capitals. The Sounds of Light 2017 Talent Quest is an initiative of the newly established division Human Appeal Australia Community Care (HAACC) as part of its youth development program. HAACC uses the performing and creative arts to give young people the platform to realise their potential and contribute to a sense of identity, self worth and belonging, helping to motivate and prepare them to contribute towards positive so-
Crowd favourite Maher Zain performing at Sounds of Light 2017 - Sydney. Photo by Radim Cechvala. cial change. SoL events attract mostly young people who identify themselves as Australian Muslims rather than as Lebanese, Turkish, Egyptians, Indians or Indonesians, con-
cerned about the global Ummah in general and trying to help the orphans overseas. There’s an incredible sense of community at every Sounds of Light Concert, the single largest charity event of the year organised
by Human Appeal and held in five states across Australia. continued on pages 16 and 17 with more photos.
Exploring Muslim Economic Megatrends Zia Ahmad Mr Shaz Khan from 313 Global, using the available statistics, has predicted that by 2030 Muslim economy will grow to include 26% of the world population represented by a large middle class with significant disposable income, affluence and brand recognition. He named this as Gen U that will have a distinct identity combining faith with modernity. He was giving a presentation on The Muslim Economy: The rise of Generation ‘U’ at the 12th IFEW Presentation Dinner held on Sunday 19 November 2017 at Dar-ulIslam, Bonnyrigg joined by invited guests and members of the Islamic Foundation for Education & Welfare (IFEW). Mr Khan said that Generation U for ‘United’ would be at the intersection of faith and modernity, strong minded with distinct ethical values, affluent and proud of their faith as well as united and inclusive extending on and sighting previous work done by Shelina Janmohamed.
He identified Muslim Economic Megatrends as Halal overall including foods, Modest Fashion, Cosmetics, Wellness and Lifestyle and Tourism. The Halal food and lifestyle industry would amount to $2.6 trillion while Halal tourism will be a $220 billion economy by 2020. During his presentation, he told the 313 Global story that the company he established with a vision for like-minded people to come together around startups, business expansion and consulting services, particularly investments into growth businesses. A widely travelled young professional, Mr Khan, born in Sydney has spent a considerable amount of time living and working in Europe, North America and the Middle East and is finally back in Australia. The invitees at the event included Mr Rizvi Khan,
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President, Muslim League of NSW (Green Valley Mosque) accompanied by Mr Feroz Khan, Committee member, Sheikh Emad Hamdy, Imam of Othman bin Affan (Cabramatta) Mosque, together with Mr Mohammed Hassan, Committee member, and Mr Shaz Khan from 313 Global, a business advisory and consulting firm. During the Presentation Dinner Mr Aamir Ahmad, IFEW President gave a historical perspective of the extended family led by Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad and showcased various activities of IFEW and its associated organisations. Sheikh Emad Hamdy, a highly approachable young man has been working as an appointed Imam at the Cabramatta mosque leading prayers as well as giving lectures to
both adults and youth as well as conducting Islamic education classes. Although he arrived in Australia only one and a half years ago from Egypt he spoke in English very well describing his educational attainments from Al-Azhar University in Cairo and listed the activities at the newly built/renovated Cabramatta Mosque. The Uthman bin Affan Mosque comes under the umbrella of Lakemba based Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA). Mr Rizvi Khan who has led the Muslim League of NSW for a number of years recounted its growth catering for the need of Muslim community of Fijian origin in particular. He listed the activities at the Green Valley Mosque and described the success story of the establishment of the Green Valley Islamic College. A number of IFEW members recalled their professional contribution during the construction of the Green Valley Mosque and close association for Juma prayers as well as Taraveeh prayers during Ramadan over the long years. continued on page 9.
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