Issue 204 - November 2022

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AUSTRALASIAN MUSLIM TIMES www.amust.com.au ISSUE # 204

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Multicultural News & Views

NOVEMBER 2022; RABI-UL AAKHIR 1444

Sydney observes ‘Black Day’ for Kashmir NEWS PAGE 2

Alliance of Australian Muslims holds 5th National Summit in Sydney

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Conference focuses on mental health in CALD communities COMMUNITY PAGE 9

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Why Australians are drinking less alcohol AUSTRALIA PAGE 18

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Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Quran EDUCATION PAGE 27

Recreational facility opens for all-abilities in Western Sydney

activateCentral staff. From left: Maarouf El-Khaled, Amir Ajaj, Basim Alansari (CEO, psychCentral) & Tanishka Kapote.

Zia Ahmad The 5th National Summit of the Alliance of Australian Muslims (AAM) was held in Sydney on Sunday 30 October 2022 at the Orion Centre, Campsie joined by leaders and representatives of over 200 Muslim organisations, largely in person and some via Zoom. AAM serves as a collaborative platform to coordinate and enhance efforts of common interest and benefit for the Australian Muslim community and its contribution to the wider Australian society. It is working with both government and non-government organisations to address key challenges facing Australian Muslims and the wider Australian society as well as to convey a positive and accurate representation of Islam and Muslims. The National Summit focused on the key areas of promoting and preserving the Australian Muslim identity, enhancing media and political engagement, strengthening public relations, advocating for the protection of the civil rights of minority groups and religious freedom, countering Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment and matters of special interest to Australian Muslim women. The formal program at the summit started after early morning breakfast with recitation of Quran by Sheikh Anas Yaghmour followed by welcome by Sheikh Shadi Alsuleiman together with each delegate introducing himself and herself with name, organisation and state. continued on page 11

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Mehar Ahmad Australia’s largest inclusive all-abilities, all-ages recreational facility activateCentral was opened in Sydney on Thursday 27 October 2022. Located in Western Sydney suburb of Milperra and powered by psychCentral, activateCentral is therapeutically designed specially for families and diverse communities. The impressive 1,400sqm indoor centre visited by AMUST team on Saturday 29 October is designed to promote an inclusive space for

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play, therapeutic and educational programs for people of all ages being the largest all-abilities play facility that is inclusive, sensory friendly, and a safe space for neurodivergent and people with disabilities of all ages. The authentic design of the facility offers an empowering environment of emotional, social, and community-based support network. Additionally, the purpose-built centre provides various allied health, mental health and recreational therapy services powered by a passionate team of health professionals. Run on a non-profit basis activateCentral is managed by psychCentral, a professional psy-

chological and allied health service tailored to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities with clinics located in a number of suburbs in Western Sydney. Registered with NDIS, psychCentral services include occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, exercise physiology behavioural therapy while employing rehabilitation counsellors, social workers and dieticians amongst other professional staff. Continued on page 3

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