Annual Gold Coast Iftar dinner organized

Brisbane, March 30 (MCNA Newsdesk)

International Nowruz Day and Harmony Day were celebrated at Inala, in Brisbane, recently. The celebration saw the gathering of women and their families. It was an occasion that served as a wonderful opportunity to connect everyone. The women and their families took part in enjoying beautiful food and hearty chats. Many of them felt the gathering brought back memories of celebrating Nowruz back in their home countries. The word Nowruz (Novruz,

Navruz, Nooruz, Nevruz, Nauryz), means new day; its spelling and pronunciation may vary in different countries. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on 21 March. It is celebrated as the beginning of the new year by more than 300 million people throughout the world. It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions.

Multicultural Australia welcomes Racial Vilification Law reforms

Brisbane, March 29 (MCNA Newsdesk)

Multicultural Australia has welcomed the introduction of the Queensland Government’s Racial Vilification Law reforms in parliament and legislation. According to Multicultural Australia CEO, Christine Castley, the Queensland Government’s commitment and action to address serious vilification is a significant step forward to ensure the safety of culturally diverse communities.

“We are pleased and relieved to see the introduction of the hate crime and serious vilification legislation into the Queensland Parliament. This sends an important message that hate crime will not be tolerated in Queensland,” Christine said. Christine added, “The laws will enhance the safety of every person and every community in Queensland, especially for those culturally and linguistically diverse communities who all too often face harassment as they go about their lives in public spaces and places of worship.”

Gold Coast, April 1(MCNA Newsdesk)

The 2nd annual Gold Coast Iftar dinner was held on April 1 in Broadbeach Community Centre on the Gold Coast. This annual event was organized by the volunteers of the Multicultural Social Network (MSN). According to founder and CEO of MSN Hussain Baba, “this annual event is organized in the holy month of Ramadan to share meals with our non-Muslim friends, and MSN volunteers to experience the breaking of the fast. There were over 250 invited guests from every walk of life, including politicians (Federal, State, and local governments),

QPS, volunteers, and members of various multi-faith and multi-cultural organizations. Guests were provided with exotic South Asian fried snacks, dates and sweets at the time of breaking the fast, followed by an exotic South Asian sumptuous buffet consisting of over 15 dishes catering for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian guests. At this event, five dedicated volunteers were recognized for their volunteering services and awarded certificates and gifts by Karen Andrews MP and.David Crisafulli MP.

All the guests received a packet of dates as a gift, as it is customary for Muslims to break their fast at the time of Iftar by consuming dates.