October 2018

Jerusalem (AL-QUDS) 

is the capital of Palestine 

Issue 94 ¿ Safar 1440 ¿ October ARABIC & ENGLISH NEWSPAPER 2018 

األول تشرين ¿ ه 1440 ر صفَ‏ ¿ 94 العدد 14 

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Morrison’s 

Wentworth 

Desperation 

Senator 

Mehreen Faruqi 

The New Voice 

In Australian 

Parliament 

10 

The 

Exploration 

of Inland 

Australia 

Raising the Bar 

for excellence: 

Human Rights 

in Islam 

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‏الشيخ 

‬ رحل ‭وركب‭ ‬ ‏الشيخ ‬ ‏الرزاق ‬ ‏عبد ‏الطيب 

‬ ‏اثره ‬ ‏وبقي في 

التركي المتحف في 

معرضا يقيم استراليا فكتوريا 

والية برلمان منع 

تعتزم أستراليا من 

الجدد المهاجرين الكبرى 

المدن في السكن

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INDEX 

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Omar Alhashemi (OVISION) 

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AL-QUDS 

RE: The Australian 

Embassy 

AFIC 

Muslims Australia – AFIC yesterday wrote 

to the Prime Minister expressing our 

total and unequivocal opposition to the 

possibility of relocating the Australian 

Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 

The situation in Palestine is totally 

unacceptable with breaches of 

basic human rights, not to mention 

international laws, occurring on a daily 

basis. Such a move by the Australian 

Government would be an explicit 

approval of the abhorrent treatment of 

the Palestinian people and will only lead 

to an escalation of their mistreatment 

and condemnation of Australia on the 

world stage. 

Muslims Australia – AFIC President, Dr 

Rateb Jneid, stated “Today I wrote to 

Mr Morrison seeking an urgent meeting 

to express our total and complete 

opposition to this move. Under no 

circumstances should any Australian 

who stands against injustice and 

oppression accept such an action from 

our Government and Mr Morrison needs 

to understand this clearly.” 

Once again we are seeing major policy 

decisions being made on questionable 

grounds and against any reasonable and 

objective assessment of the merits of 

such decisions. The Muslim community 

of Australia stands in solidarity with the 

people of Palestine and will continue to 

call out the obvious bias of Australia’s 

position on this issue. 

Muslims Australia – AFIC calls on the 

Australian Government to immediately 

abandon any such move to relocate 

the Australian Embassy and instead put 

its efforts into freeing the Palestinian 

people from their oppression and 

mistreatment. 

End. 

ICV queries the statement by the 

Prime Minister that shifting the 

Australian embassy to Jerusalem 

is being considered 

ICV 

ANIC is Seriously Concerned Over the PM’s Recent 

Consideration to Recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital 

ANIC 

MORRISON’S WENTWORTH DESPERATION 

SENATOR THE HON PENNY WONG 

- LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE 

- SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

- SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA 

Scott Morrison is now so desperate to hang on to his 

job, he is prepared to say anything if he thinks it 

will win him a few more votes – even at the cost of 

Australia’s national interest. 

Australia’s policy towards Israel is both long-standing 

and bipartisan – as it should be when Australia’s 

national interests are at stake. 

Both the Government and the Opposition have 

supported the approach of most other nations of 

maintaining our embassy in Tel Aviv on the grounds 

that Jerusalem’s status must be determined as part of 

an overall two state solution that recognises the State 

of Israel behind secure borders. 

In June this year, former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop 

declared “the Australian government will not be 

moving our embassy to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a final 

status issue and we have maintained that position for 

decades.” 

The same month, DFAT Secretary Frances Adamson 

declared that moving the embassy would be 

“unhelpful” to the peace process. 

In July, when asked if the Australian Embassy would 

Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) is seriously 

concerned over PM’s recent consideration to recognise 

Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. 

The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) and The 

Australian Muslim Community are seriously concerned 

over recent consideration on behalf of Prime Minister 

Scott Morrison to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. 

Given that the Palestinians along with the majority world 

leaders are adamant that doing so would be a violation 

of international law and a huge setback for peace and 

stability in that region, such a move would no doubt be an 

affront to the Palestinian people as well as the collective 

Why would the new Prime Minister Scott Morrison threaten to 

jettison the long- standing bipartisan position on the status of 

Jerusalem as disputed territory to be resolved as part of a final 

peace deal between Israel and Palestine? This also happens to be 

the overwhelming international view on Jerusalem. 

This appears to be a cynical ploy to win votes in the upcoming 

Wentworth bye- election and indeed is being interpreted as such 

by political commentators and no doubt most of the public. 

The ICV shares the PM’s apparent frustration at the dire state 

of the “peace process” but cannot understand how shifting 

Australia’s embassy to Jerusalem does anything but undermine 

the fading hopes for a just two state solution. 

If the PM genuinely wants to resuscitate the moribund process, 

rather than pander to Israel and its supporters, perhaps his 

government should consider holding Israel to account for 

its ongoing occupation, flouting of multiple UN resolutions, 

disregard for international law, and escalating crimes against the 

Palestinian people. 

“Australia must stop being on the wrong side of history” 

lamented ICV President Mohamed Mohideen. “It’s past time that 

Australia joined the 137 nations that have recognised the state of 

Palestine”, continued Mohideen. 

move to Jerusalem, Morrison said “no… no… it’s not 

the Government’s policy. It’s never been under review 

and we’re not doing it.” 

Both Labor and the Government, like the United 

Kingdom, France, Germany and most of the 

international community have also supported the Joint 

Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as being the 

best option for preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear 

weapons. 

In March this year Julie Bishop criticised the US 

withdrawal from the JCPOA and recommitted Australia 

to the deal. 

Foreign policy, and Australia’s national interest are far 

too important to be played with in this fashion. 

Instead of playing dangerous and deceitful word 

games with Australian foreign policy in a desperate 

attempt to win votes Scott Morrison should try 

governing in a way that reflects the values of the 

people of Wentworth by committing to serious action 

on climate change, and legislating to protect teachers 

and students from discrimination. 

The people of Wentworth, and all Australians, deserve 

a leader who puts the national interest ahead of 

his self-interest, and governs in the best long term 

interest of the nation, not one prepared to play games 

with long standing foreign policy positions five days 

out from a by-election. 

TUESDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2018 

sentiments of Muslims worldwide. 

In addition to these concerns, it must be emphasised 

that such a move represents a breach of international 

conventions and discredits the function of the United 

Nations. It also contradicts the role performed by the 

United States of America in the Palestinian-Israeli peace 

negotiations. Rather than solving any potential problems 

within the region, such a decision would only exacerbate 

violence and may potentially cause further instability. 

ANIC strongly advises the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, 

fair-minded elements within the government, and the 

greater Australian public, to eschew such a consideration 

as it would clearly not serve the greater interest of the 

people of that region. 

GOVERNMENT VOTING 

IN FAVOUR OF ONE 

NATION SENATE MOTION A 

DISGRACE 

ANNE ALY MP 

MEMBER FOR COWAN 

STEVE GEORGANAS MP 

MEMBER FOR HINDMARSH 

PETER KHALIL MP 

MEMBER FOR WILLS 

MARIA VAMVAKINOU MP 

MEMBER FOR CALWELL 

We strongly condemn the motion put to the Senate 

by Senator Pauline Hanson and the decision by 23 

government Senators to vote with One Nation to 

support it. 

It is not OK to affirm white supremacist slogans in 

the Australian Senate. 

It is not OK for 23 members of the Morrison 

government to endorse white supremacism in the 

Australian Parliament. 

This motion should have been defeated easily. 

Instead, 23 members of the Coalition government 

voted for it. 

Not only did 23 government Senators vote in favour 

of the motion – senior members of the government 

have backed it in since yesterday afternoon. The 

Attorney-General tweeted yesterday that his 

colleagues’ votes showed that they “deplored racism 

of any kind” – but by this morning, the best he 

and Government Senate Leader Matthias Cormann 

could do to explain the vote was to blame it on an 

“administrative error”. 

Voting for a motion that uses a white supremacist 

mantra is not an administrative error; it’s a shocking 

display of just how incompetent this government 

is, and how out of touch they are with the rest of 

Australia. 

A simple internet search on the phrase would have 

shown its origins and deep association with white 

supremacist ideologies. The government has only 

apologised for its administrative error because they 

were “embarrassed”. 

This Government isn’t interested in representing 

the majority of Australians. They are only interested 

in pandering to an increasingly outspoken far-right 

fringe in the Australian Parliament because they are 

desperate to stay in power. 

We will always stand up and speak out for all 

Australians who do not have a voice. 

This Government is dangerously out of touch, and 

unlike them, Labor will continue to represent the 

interests of multicultural Australia and stand up to 

their divisive tactics. 

TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2018 


5 

حديث الوسط 

حديث الوسط 

السلوك السياسي 

ومنطق المصلحة والقوة 

فواز شوك 

إعلان رءيس‏ الوزراء الأسترالي سكوت موريسون إنه ‏«منفته»‏ على مقترحات للاعتراف رسميًا 

بالقدس‏ عاصصمةً‏ لإسراءيل ونقل سفارة استراليا اليها،‏ يأخذنا إلى الهديش عن السياسة وفلسفتها 

وتطبيقاتها على أرضض الواقع.‏ 

المتابع للتاريخ الإنساني يعرف تماماً‏ ان السلوك السياسي للدول والمجموعات كان في معظم مراحله يُبنى 

على المصصلهة ومتغيراتها ولا يبنى بدافع قيمي أو أخلاقي،‏ وقد تتوافق المصصلهة مع القيم في بعضض الأحيان 

فيظهر السلوك السياسي بشوب أخلاقي.‏ 

وواقع الهال ما هو إلا جزء من حركة التاريخ المستمرة،‏ فالسلوك السياسي في زمننا لا يختلف كشيرا عما 

سبقه من عصصور وأزمنة.‏ 

واذا ما عدنا إلى السلوك السياسي لرءيس‏ حكومة استراليا وموقفه من قضضية القدس‏ فسنجده قد بني على 

المصصلهة بل والمصصلهة الانتخابية الضضيقة ‏(في مهاولة منه لجذب أصصوات اليهود في مقعد وينتورش،‏ الذي 

يششهد انتخابات تكميلية،‏ كما تتهمه المعارضضة)‏ حيش تغلبت المصصلهة بششكل واضضه على الشوابت الدولية 

وجاءت على حساب حق الششعب الفلسطيني المششروع وعلى حساب قيم العدالة الانسانية وحقوق الانسان.‏ 

دورنا كجالية عربية وإسلامية أمام هذا التهدي وغيره من التهديات والمواقف،‏ أن نقرأ‏ السياسة كما هي 

وليس‏ كما نهب أن نراها،‏ وأن نفهم الواقع كما هو وليس‏ كما نريده أن يكون،‏ وأن ندرك جيداً‏ ان لعبة المصصاله 

موجودة ومتجذرة وان منطق القوة ساءد بششكل أو بآخر.‏ 

لذلك فالأولى بِنَا أن نبهش عن مكامن القوة التي تتمتع بها جاليتنا ونعمل على تطويرها واستشمارها من 

أجل خدمة القضضايا العادلة ومن أجل خدمة المجتمع الاسترالي ككل.‏ 

القوة هنا لها تششعبات كشيرة فهناك قوة المششاركة السياسية التي يغفل عنا الكشيرون،‏ وهناك قوة الهضضور 

المجتمعي من خلال الخوضض في الهقل الاجتماعي والرياضضي والأكاديمي والعلمي وغيره،‏ وكذلك خلق قوة 

تأثير على ششكل مجموعة ضضغط ‏(لوبي)‏ مهمتها العمل بقدر المستطاع على تصصويب المسارات الخاطئة في 

السياسات الخارجية والداخلية وإرششاد الجالية لما هو خير للمجتمع.‏ 

أما العواطف وبيانات الششجب والإدانة فقد تفيد في مكان ما لكنها لن تجد مكانها في عالم بني على منطق 

المصصلهة والقوة وتخلى عن منطق القيم والمبادئ.‏ 

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HISTORY 

HISTORY 

Source: 

The first Australian muslims 

by Glen Turnbull 

Published by Minaret college 

Camel Transport in West 

Australia 1894. 

Illustrated Australian News, 

1 Oct 1894 (David Syme & Co.) 

Bilal Cleland 

dunk1689@gmail.com 

The Exploration 

of Inland Australia 

Without the camel and the Afghan 

cameleers, the interior of the continent 

could not have been explored. The 

starvation of Burke and Wills demonstrated how 

European colonists on their own, were totally 

unsuited to exploration of the interior, especially 

when they left the cameleers and their animals 

behind at Menindee. 

What stands out in this era of Australian history is 

how the vital contribution of these men and their 

camels was overlooked or even written out of the 

record. In keeping with the assumptions of white 

supremacy, it was the white colonists who received 

the public accolades and the local elite who had 

“new” features of the landscape named after them. 

It was Kamran who, with Gosse 

in July 1873, was the first 

recorded non-indigenous person 

to see the great rock, Uluru, 

named for the then Governor 

of South Australia Sir Henry 

Ayers. Gosse at least had the 

grace to name a “Kamran’s 

Well” between Uluru and Lake 

Amadeus for his leading Afghan 

cameleer and “Allanah Hill” 28 

miles southeast of Uluru for the 

other Muslim on the team. 

Saleh, who physically led the 

Giles Expedition of 1875-76 

across the Nullabor Plain and 

then to Perth and back via 

Geraldton to South Australia, 

was given the honour of having 

“Saleh’s Fish Pond” named for 

him near Mount Gould on the 

way back east from Geraldton. 

A suggestion of the type of 

intolerant superiority these 

Muslims had to cope with is 

indicated. “Saleh faithfully 

performed his lone daily 

prayers, regularly teased by the 

others. Sometimes he would 

ask Giles the direction of east 

and the leader would playfully 

point the other way. On these 

occasions Saleh was more likely 

to have been facing closer to 

Mecca for, from Australia, the 

Holy City was not eastwards but 

north-westwards.” Of course 

Saleh from Afghanistan would 

have been used to the qiblah 

facing west and no doubt had 

prayed in many mosques in 

Australia. For an experienced 

cameleer and bushman not to 

have known his directions or 

the qiblah rather stretches the 

imagination. This has the ring of 

a smart story from Giles rather 

than truth. 

These expeditions were not just 

brave manly exploits. They had 

economic motives. Giles was 

being supported by the major 

importer of camels Thomas 

Elder and on this expedition had 

agreed to survey country near 

Fowlers Bay for a prospective 

English squatter, a friend of 

Elder’s. 

The expedition that Saleh 

accompanied some years 

later in 1886, surveying the 

Queensland-Northern Territory 

Border, took prospecting parties 

with it, hoping to find new 

mineral wealth. 

With camels from Marree and 

Farina, Moosha Balooch and 

Guzzie Balooch accompanied 

the 1894 Horn Expedition, 

named for the director of 

the Broken Hill Proprietary 

Company who financed it. He 

wanted it to seek out minerals 

between the Macdonnell Ranges 

and Oodnadatta and to study 

new biological, botanical and 

ethnological material. 

Another two famous cameleers, 

Bejah Dervish and Said 

Ameer accompanied the 1896 

Calvert Expedition. Two of the 

European members managed to 

get lost and starve to death. 

The willingness of the Afghans 

to search for days in terrible 

conditions and the offer from 

the major camel owner Faiz 

Mahomet to send his camels and 

men to the search, impressed 

contemporary opinion. Larry 

Wells, the leader of the 

expedition, named a landmark 

in the sandy desert “Bejah 

Hill” and gave Bejah Dervish his 

compass. 

Years later Nora Bejah, 

daughter-in-law of Bejah, still 

had that compass. She also 

recalled that Bejah had been 

given the name “the Faithful”. 

Abdul or “Jack” Dervish, 

the son of Bejah, was most 

significant in getting the 

Madigan Expedition across the 

Simpson Desert in 1939. This 

was the last major exploration 

of the interior. Afghan Muslims 

had been on all of them since 

1860. The second Afghan on 

this expedition, “Nurie”, Nur 

Mohamed Moosha, was the 

son of Moosha Balooch who 

had accompanied the Horn 

Expedition over forty years 

earlier. 

However things had changed. 

“By the 1930s the second 

generation of cameleers ate the 

same meat as the Europeans. 

The Muslim faith had diluted 

and halal-killed meat was no 

longer a requirement to the 

younger men.” 

At least the train which now 

crosses the interior from 

Adelaide to the north gives 

some recognition to the 

contribution of these explorers, 

as it is named “The Ghan.” 

The author is a prominent 

Australian Muslim scholar and 

activist. 


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Human Rights 

Raising the Bar for excellence: 

Dr. Rawaa El Ayoubi Gebara 

Sydney 

Despite the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by 

the General Assembly of the United Nation on December 10, 1948 

which embodies the broadest agreement of our contemporary days 

on the subject of Human Rights, we are still living in a time where 

prejudices, unfairness and injustices have plagued human beings, 

and they are eventually responsible for human suffering around the 

world. 

It has been said that this 

declaration of human 

rights represents the first 

codification of rights which 

all human beings deserve to have. 

However, The Medina Constitution or 

Charter, written and promulgated by 

Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) in 622 CE 

was the first written constitution in 

the world, its principles are based on 

the Qur’an and Sunnah. It provides an 

excellent historical example of the 

universal theoretical concept of a social 

contract in the context of human rights. 

Therefore, human rights are not a 

modern achievement at all. 

According to this constitution, Muslims 

and non-Muslims are equal citizens 

of the Muslim state in Medina, with 

identical rights and duties. Communities 

with different religious orientations may 

enjoy religious autonomy and equality 

in the eyes of the law. The constitution 

states that freedom, justice and equality 

are based on humanity (articles 15 and 

16). Christians and Jews are mentioned 

in the constitution as “people of the 

Book” and although they were an ethnic 

minority after the migration of Muslims 

in seventh century in Medina were 

considered equal with the majority, 

forming one community (ummah 

wahida). The Constitution of Medina 

“placed the rules of justice over and 

above religious solidarity, and affirmed 

the rights of the victims of aggression 

and injustice to restitution regardless of 

their tribal and religious affiliations.” 

The Constitution of Medina presented a 

number of political rights and facilities 

that were to be provided by the state to 

all its citizens, Muslims and non-Muslims 

alike. It consists of 48 articles or clauses, 

which provide the following social and 

political rights: 1) freedom of belief; 

2) freedom of movement to and from 

Medina; 3) the assurance that if there 

is an external threat to non-Muslims, 

Muslims would help them and vice versa; 

4) the assurance that both Muslims and 

non-Muslims are believers and would 

stand together to defend Medina against 

attack; 5) an agreement that no one will 

go to war before consulting the Prophet; 

6) an assurance that when consultation 

occurs the representatives of all parties 

will be present; 7) an assurance that 

in cases of negotiation with foreign 

states, representatives of all parties 

will be present, and negotiations will 

not be concluded unilaterally; 8) an 

assurance that prisoners of war will be 

redeemed with justice and kindness; 

9) that a person is not liable for their 

ally’s misdeeds; 10) a recognition 

that charity and goodness are clearly 

distinguishable from crime and injury; 

and 11) that God is the guarantor of 

the truth and goodwill of the covenant. 

The constitution provides a precedent 

for a pluralistic socio-political system 

in accord with Islamic traditions and 

is based upon the cultural foundation 

of the message of the Qur’an. The 

Prophet (pbuh) was the ruler, but 

not the sovereign. Sovereignty in the 

constitution did not rest with the person 

of the Prophet or any particular group, 

but with the law founded on the basis 

of justice and goodness maintaining the 

dignity of all groups in the community. 

This Islamic model of human rights 

in particular is very relevant in its 

objectivity and its vision to modern 

times. It is based on justice, human 

dignity, compassion and kindness. The 

Holy Quran says: 

God enjoins justice, kindness [to all], 

and generosity to one’s kindred; and 

He forbids all that is shameful, all 

reprehensible conduct and aggression. 

He admonishes you so that you may take 

heed. (Qur’an,16:90). 

Analysing the above verse Sayyid Qutb 

(1906-1966) stated in his meticulous In 

the Shade of Qur’an : 

It requires that justice should be 

established and maintained, because 

justice ensures a solid and constant basis 

for all transactions and deals between 

individuals and communities; a basis 

subject to no prejudice, preference or 

favouritism; a basis influenced by no 

family relationship, wealth or strength; 

a basis that ensures equal treatment 

for all and subjects all to the same 

standards and laws. Along with justice, 

the Qur’an urges kindness, which relaxes 

the strictness of absolute justice… 

Kindness has an even broader sense. 

Every good action is a kindness. The 

command enjoining kindness includes 

every type of action and transaction. 

It thus covers every aspect of life, 

including a person’s relationship with his 

Lord, family, community and with the 

rest of mankind. 

What is often overlooked in our 

contemporary days is that when 

considering the concept of human rights 

from Islamic perspective, it is important 

to distinguish the divinely rights from 

the misapplication or misinterpretation 

by human beings. As much as our 

Australian society still fight stereotype, 

discrimination and racism, Muslimmajority 

societies struggle to implement 

the values and rights prescribed in Islam. 

The big question to ask is: can we come 

to a common global understanding of 

these rights and ensure that they are 

implemented and granted to everyone in 

the society? 

The answers are to come in my 

forthcoming articles. 

1- Sayed Khatab and Gary Bouma, 

Democracy in Islam (London & New York: 

Routledge, 2007), p. 32. 

2- Ibid. 

3- Muhammed Husayn Haykal, The Life 

of Muhammad, trans. Isma’il al-Faruqi 

(Malaysia: Islamic Book Trust, 1976), 

pp. 180-182. 

4- Sayyid Qutb, In the Shade of 

the Qur’an, vol. XI (Leicester and 

Nairobi, Kenya: Islamic Foundation of 

Islamiconline, 1999), p. 68. 


11 

EDUCATION 

Islamic College of Melbourne 

Footy Day at ICOM! 

With Term 3 drawn to an end what better way to embrace Footy Fever with our 

annual Footy Day at ICOM? 

Our student’s true colours were on display for all to see on the last day of Term 3 

with Footy Jumper Day. 

Primary students took part in a handball competition at lunch time whilst our Secondary 

students showed off their skills with a goal kicking contest with Mr Karas and Mr Salih! 

Students were also able to embrace iconic Aussie Footy culture by having a Pie or Sausage Roll 

for lunch and getting their faces painted. 

Ms Sahin ran a spectacular integrated maths activity for our Grade 3’s where students took part 

in a water run and kick ball session and had to measure volume and distance. What a fantastic 

way to combine PE into a Numeracy Session! Thank you to Ms Sahin and the Grade 3 Team 

Year 12 

Graduation 

Congratulations to the VCE 

students on complete 12 

years of school! 


12 

BOOKS 

Book Review 

China and Islam: The Prophet, the Party, and Law 

By Matthew S Erie. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2016. 447pp. 

‘In China, state law 

severs religion from 

religious law, yet 

following Islamic law 

is central to Muslim minorities’ 

ideas of good life, defined 

such values as authenticity, 

piety, orthodoxy and purity. ] 

This book is a study about how 

Hui [Muslims] exercise this 

capacity when the Party-State, 

backed by its monopoly on 

force, mobilises considerable 

institutional and discursive 

resources to make Islam 

conform to Chinese socialism 

and nationalism.’ 

Matthew S Erie, an 

anthropologist-lawyer, has 

written a pioneering study 

based on extensive primary 

sources and 18 months of 

field-work in Linxia (formerly 

Hezhou), known as “Little 

Mecca,” an important Islamic 

centre in Gansu Province. 

This is the first ethnography 

of Islamic law in China with a 

focus on the substantive and 

procedural conflicts between 

the Shari’ah and Chinese state 

law. 

China’s Islamic law revival is 

part of an Islamic renaissance 

in the country, one that is 

particularly visible among Hui 

communities. 

Erie finds that both Hui and the 

Party-State invoke, interpret, 

and make arguments based 

on Islamic law, a minjian 

(unofficial) law in China, to 

pursue their respective visions 

of ‘the good’. 

This study follows Hui ulama, 

youthful translators on the 

‘New Silk Road’, female 

educators who reform 

traditional madrasas, and Party 

cadres as they reconcile Islamic 

and socialist laws in the course 

of the everyday. 

Erie places his study within the 

established field of “law and 

society,” carefully elucidating 

the categories used in China – 

such as jiaofa (religious law) 

and xiguanfa (customary law), 

and the changing relationship 

between state and non-state 

legal systems under Qing, 

Republican, and Communist 

rule. ‘My use of “law” is 

shorthand for what would 

otherwise be an enumeration 

(ie, “law” plus “ethics” plus 

“morals” plus “customs”)’. 

The substantive chapters of 

China and Islam focus on areas 

of potential contradiction 

and disorder, narrating both 

structural, institutional 

histories and personal tales of 

community life and conflict 

resolution. 

China has more than 23 million 

Muslims. The Party-State 

identified ten distinct Muslim 

ethnic groups as part of its 

nation-building efforts in the 

1950s. In contemporary China, 

the largest group is Hui, of 

whom there are over 10 million, 

(10,586,087) followed by 

Uyghurs, (10,069,346). Unlike 

Uyghurs, Hui are geographically 

dispersed throughout China. Hui 

identify as the descendants of 

the Persian and Arab merchants, 

migrants, and envoys who 

entered China beginning in Tang 

Dynasty (618-907 CE). 

However, they are concentrated 

in Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and 

eastern Xinjiang. Even though 

Hui have a much longer history 

of interaction and intermarriage 

with the majority Han Chinese, 

they face considerable 

discrimination and confined to 

a second-class citizenship in 

China. 

Hui Muslims have adopted a 

‘flexible and tolerant form 

of Islamic law in regard to 

interactions with the Han 

majority. From their daily 

prayer obligations to disposing 

of real property and marrying in 

accordance with scripture, Hui 

work through and around both 

the rules of the Party and those 

of the state.’ 

Erie has not focused on the 

Turkic-speaking Muslims 

(Uyghurs) of Xinjiang, maybe 

because of the sensitivity of 

the region which has been 

suppressed by the Government. 

However, even to Muslims 

across other parts of the 

country, ‘to be Muslim in post- 

2009 China is to be a suspect 

class. Such adaptability has 

enabled them to integrate 

into China’s markets and state 

bureaucracies. ’ 

The book is very well 

researched and insightful 

account of Hui Muslims and 

challenges they face practising 

Islam and Islamic law in China. 

Reviewed by Abdul Adil and 

this article first appeared 

online on: 

www.MuslimNews.co.uk 

Book Launch 

‘Step Up Embrace The Leader Within’ 

Brisbane 

Sisters Support Services had the pleasure 

of hosting Kathryn Jones at the launch of her 

recently published book ‘ Step Up Embrace The 

Leader Within,’ on Tuesday the 25th of September 

at Michael’s Oriental. Kathryn greeted and 

personally signed each book for all the attendees of 

the evening. 

At Sisters Support Services we are very big on 

empowering women and jumped at the chance 

to coordinate this event with Kathryn due to her 

extensive experience and background. She is the 

founder of the ‘Beautiful Muslimah Academy’, 

the annual ‘Me First Summit’ and she is known 

internationally as the ‘Peaceful Parenting Coach’ as 

well as being a Business Performance Coach. 

Kathryn’s focus is on supporting Muslim women to 

step us and embrace the leader within themselves, 

so they can take charge of their lives, rather than 

have life take charge of them. This evening, 

Kathryn inspired all the sisters in the room to 

embrace the leader within and to have the 

confidence to make the right decisions to benefit 

themselves and those around them whether they 

are a home maker, community leader or working 

within in a professional role. 

I highly recommend the book. I particularly liked 

the fact that it is referenced with Quran and 

authentic hadith, which is great evidence and back 

up to incorporate and implement into our everyday 

lives, to use as a tool to benefit ourselves as 

empowered women in Islam and those around us. 

If anyone would like a copy of the book, we have 

some available to purchase for only $20. 

Please contact us on 0404 921 620 or email on 

contact@sisterssupportservices.org.au 

Aliyah (Alison Berger) 

Sisters Support Services Inc 


13 

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14 

AUSTRALIAN 

Senator Mehreen Faruqi 

The New Voice In Australian Parliament 

By Princess Lakshman 

(Sister Iqra) 

Gold Coast hosts 

Australian International 

Quran Competition 

Amidst the racially 

discriminating voices of 

senators such as Pauline 

Hanson and Fraser Anning 

rises a brand new voice - that of Greens 

Senator, Dr Mehreen Saeed Faruqi, 

Australia’s first female Muslim senator. 

Senator Faruqi was born in Lahore, 

Pakistan and arrived in Australia in 1992. 

As a qualified civil and environmental 

engineer, Dr Faruqi has worked 

extensively on climate change and 

environmental protection. 

In an interview with SBS, Senator Faruqi 

said that living and experiencing the 

cultural evolution of Australia since 1992 

and observing the political approach 

towards migrants in Australia has 

equipped her to tackle the obvious gaps 

that exist in providing the appropriate 

support systems required for migrants 

in Australia. Dr Faruqii said, “We see 

a lot of push from Liberal-National 

government to have less support from 

migrants. There have been a lot of cuts, 

citizenship issues, high level English test, 

so things have changed a lot. Migrants 

who come to Australia are looking for a 

better chance in life but they contribute 

so much to the country. As politicians 

we must see how they are helping 

Australia.” 

Senator Faruqi expressed her concerns 

about the position of migrant women 

in Australia saying why she joined the 

Australian politics was because, “One 

of my missions was to raise the voice 

of women like me, raise the voice of 

migrant women and women of colour so 

it could be part of the political system.” 

Breaking the stereotypical perception of 

how a Muslim woman should be, Senator 

Faruqi has made Australian politicians 

sit up and listen as she gave her recent 

maiden speech in the parliament. She is 

prepared to continue her mission to be 

the voice of not only Australian migrants 

but also the Australian Indigenous 

people. 

QLD 

Last month the Gold Coast 

Mosque organised and held 

the Australian International 

Quran Competition. 

The entire event was broadcast live 

by the Al Jazeera network over the 

internet. 

The judges: 

1. Sheikh Mohamed Ali Abdelkaget: 

(Imam of the Gold Coast Mosque) 

2. Sheikh Akram Buksh (Imam of Slacks 

Creek Mosque) 

3. Sheikh Sayed Abdelalim (Imam of 

Islamic House in Sydney) 

4. Sheikh Ahmed Nafaa (Imam of Kuraby 

Mosque) 

5. Sheikh Bassem Zeini (Imam from 

Sydney) 

The winners: 

1st : Hafiz Fikreth from Brisbane 

2nd: Hafiz Ali Sehab from Sydney 

3rd: Hafiz Zayan Nadeem Mohamed from 

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رحيل 

رحل الشيخ عبد الرزاق الشيخ بكرو وبقي أثره الطيب 

توفي فضضيلة الشيخ المربي الزاهد عبد الرزاق 

الشيخ بكرو يوم الخميس‏ ٢٠١٨/١٠/١١ في 

مدينة العين في دولة الإمارات العربية المتهدة 

بعد صصراع مع المرضض.‏ 

• الشيخ عبد الرزاق الشيخ بكرو رحمه االله تعالى من مدينة 

حماة السسورية،ولد سسنة في ‎١٩٣٧‎م حيش نشأ‏ في بيت صصلاه 

وتقى فقد اشتهر والده رحمه االله بصصوته الندي الهسسن 

حيش عمل موءذناً‏ في جامع الشيخ ابراهيم بمدرسسة دار العلوم 

الشرعية.‏ 

• لازم رحمه االله تعالى ثلة من العلماء العاملين فأخذ عنهم 

وارتوى من معين علومهم كالشيخ العالم الرباني الشيخ 

مهمد الهامد،‏ كما قرأ‏ على العلامة المقرئ الهافظ،‏ 

َّ الشيخ سسعيد بن عبد االله المهمَّ‏ د العبد االله الهموي،‏ ثم 

المكي وأجازه هو وقرينه ورفيق دربه في الطلب الشيخ فاءز 

شيخ الزور أمد االله في عمره.‏ 

• خرج من وطنه سسوريا مجبراً‏ من وطنه ليعيشش معظم حياته 

من غربة الى غربة،اسستقر به المقام في مدينة العين بدولة 

الامارات العربية المتهدة فعمل مدرسسا للتربية الاسسلامية 

من العام ١٩٧٥ حتى العام ١٩٨٩ مع ملازمته للعمل الدعوي 

والخطابة وتدريس‏ القرآن الكريم في حلِق جامع المعترضض 

الكبير بمدينة العين،‏ وإلإمامة فيه لصصلاة التراويه.‏ 

• اشتهر رحمه االله تعالى بتسسجيل الأذكار المأثورة في 

الصصباه والمسساء بصصوته الندي الهسسن 

• في العام ١٩٩١ جاء الى اسستراليا حيش بقي رحمه االله 

إماماً‏ لمسسجد بلال بن رباه-‏ ملبورن لأكشر من عشرين عاماً.‏ 

قدم خلالها للجالية الكشير من الخدمات والعطاءات،‏ حيش 

عاشش بين أبناءها إماماً‏ زاهداً‏ تقياٌ‏ شجاعاً‏ كريماً،‏ حيش ترك 

بصصماته في كافة المجالات ‏«الدعوية والتربوية والاجتماعية 

والأسسرية وغيرها»،‏ فتكاد تجد أثره الطيب في كل حي وبيت،‏ 

وتجد سسيرته العطرة على كل لسسان.‏ 

• عاشش بين أبناء الجالية فكان بالنسسبة لهم بمشابة الإمام 

والأب والاخ والصصديق.‏ 

• عاد بعد أن أثقله المرضض ليسستقر مع أهله بمدينة العين 

في العام ٢٠١٥ حتى وافاه الأجل.‏ 

• كان رحمه االله تعالى عزيز النفس‏ ذو ملاحة وبشاشة 

صصدّ‏ احاً‏ بالهق لا تأخذه في االله لومة لاءم صصابرا مهتسسبا 

هجرته وغربته في سسبيل االله.‏ 

• وكان مشال الإمام الزاهد التقي النقي،المربي الفاضضل 

والرجل الشهم الشجاع،‏ صصاحب المروءة والخلق الكريم.‏ 

تنعاه مدينة ملبورن بكل أركانها وزواياها وتنعاه الجالية بكافة 

اطيافها.‏ 

نسأل االله سسبهانه وتعالى ان يرحمه ويسسكنه فسسيه جناته.‏ 

انا االله وانا اليه راجعون 

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أستراليا 

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 

بيت الزكاة نافذتكم إلى الخير 

والتبرعات وغيرها.‏ 

بيت الزكاة يفتح خمسة ايام في 

االسبوع من اإلثنين الى الجمعة،‏ 

من العاشرة صباحا وحتى الرابعة 

مساء.‏ 


16 

GIFT OF KINDNESS 

FAMILY 

Is 

Ambition 

A Necessity 

To Nurture 

Success In 

Your Child? 

By Jamilah Samian 

www.coolmumsuperdad.com 

As a parent, it might seem logical for you to prefer your child to have 

a burning ambition which would drive him to garner milestones that he 

might not have dreamed of initially. After all, a clearer view of the future 

means greater motivation to do better in studies, sports, extra-curricular 

activities and everything in between. There’s some truth to the notion 

that ambition helps to build confidence and success in the long run. 

But truly, a child is a child and not an adult for a reason. An adult 

reflects on the Past, considers the Present, and plans for the Future. 

On the contrary, a child can only think of the Present most of the time. 

Reflecting on the Past and planning for the Future require some kind of 

guidance from the adult(s)-in-charge. 

Here are some lines I hear 

parents say: “My son/ 

daughter has no ambition 

whatsoever . . .” Or “My child 

flip-flops from one ambition to another 

. . .” Does either of these sounds like 

you? The good news is, you’re not alone. 

To be honest, a child who knows exactly 

who he or she wants to be is a rarity 

indeed. More often than not, your child 

isn’t sure who he wants to become, right 

before he signs up for college. 

STEM, STEAM, STREAM or 

E.STREAM 

Perhaps you have heard of either STEM, 

STEAM, STREAM or E.STREAM: 

Your child’s interest could be one of 

the above or a combination of two or 

more of the above. Or it could be none 

listed. Either way, it’s good to remember 

that the world is changing. Perspectives 

evolve, so do career opportunities. For 

example, farming used to be regarded 

as an obscure and lowly job years ago. 

Nobody wanted to have anything to 

do with all that dirt and muck. Today, 

however, precision farming is a highly 

respected field, a solution to feeding our 

world whose inhabitants are increasing 

in great numbers but running low in food 

and resources. Looking back, among my 

childhood friends, I only knew of one 

person who was crystal clear who she 

wanted to be after secondary school. 

thinking and such. But many children, 

especially the little ones, cannot think 

that far ahead, although they might have 

some idea of such abstract concepts. 

A child might be talented in a certain 

area, but if she had negative experiences 

related to this particular area, it is 

possible she might not explore it further. 

Finding the right teacher is equally 

important. A son of mine struggled for 

more than a year in Chemistry. Then he 

found a teacher who used a different 

technique. Things made sense after just 

two lessons. Suddenly his grade leapt 

from C to A. Overnight, he began to walk 

a little taller. 

Explore Possibilities 

Just because you have a child who likes 

to be thrown in the deep end might 

not mean it is best her siblings get the 

same treatment. What if everything 

else fails? Introduce them to heroes, 

past and present. Practically every 

field has someone who has been or is a 

champion. Getting inspired by today’s 

heroes does not require a ton of money, 

unless you want to see these heroes in 

person for a good reason. Check out 

your child’s areas of interest or talent, 

look up for the pioneers in that field, 

and see how these achievers overcame 

their life challenges to become who they 

are today. Chances are, your child will 

be inspired to at least begin walking a 

similar path – good enough for a start. 

• STEM stands for Science, Technology, 

Engineering, Mathematics. 

• STEAM is an acronym for Science, 

Technology, Engineering, Arts (artistic), 

Mathematics. 

• STREAM equals Science, Technology, 

Religion (ethics/life values), Engineering, 

Mathematics. 

• E.STREAM is STREAM with an E for 

Entrepreneurship. 

Experiences Shape Our Likes 

And Dislikes 

Experiences weigh heavily on a human 

being’s likes and dislikes. This is true 

especially of children, since they might 

be too young to see the value of a game 

or activity. You the parent or teacher 

might argue that a game or activity 

will teach them a myriad of life skills 

e.g. perseverance, friendship, critical 

No matter your child’s age, take the 

time to explore possibilities with them. 

Discovering talents and interests could 

be accidental. Learning something 

new rewards them with a feeling of 

achievement and wonder, which are 

likely to strengthen their confidence. 

Encourage your child to try new things, 

even if it means going through some 

difficult moments. Know when to give 

a gentle push and when to hold back. 

Jamilah 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/ 


17 

EDUCATION 


18 

AUSTRALIAN 

Victorian, Together: VMC Launches 

Ambassadors For 

Multiculturalism Program 

LABOR 

ANNOUNCES 

250 EXTRA 

SECURITY 

STAFF 

FOR NSW 

HOSPITALS 

NSW Labor Leader Luke Foley has 

committed to an additional 250 

security staff as part of Labor’s 

four-point plan to boost security at 

NSW hospitals to protect staff, patients and 

families. 

Mr Foley was joined by Health Services Union 

Secretary Gerard Hayes whose long-running 

campaign for greater security in hospitals has 

been met with silence from the Berejiklian 

Government. 

HSU members working at hospitals across the 

state have been subject to numerous attacks. 

The announcement comes as the latest 

official figures reveal that in the last 12 

months there have been 6 assaults on staff, 

patients and families at Auburn Hospital. 

Five high profile 

Victorians, including 

a high-profile actress, 

renowned chef and media 

personality, and an AFL premiership 

star, have combined to launch a new 

campaign celebrating the State’s 

cultural diversity and directly 

challenging divisive attitudes 

towards multiculturalism. 

The Victorian Multicultural 

Commission’s (VMC) campaign – 

Ambassadors for Multiculturalism 

– differs from many that have 

preceded it by engaging a broad 

spectrum of personalities, including 

Anglo-Australians, to share their 

stories. 

The five ambassadors will promote 

their multicultural experience 

by sharing their personal stories 

- reflecting on the strength of 

cultural diversity in their lives and 

experiences - and its powerful 

force in shaping a more inclusive 

community. 

The panel of ambassadors 

comprises: 

• Actress, Olympia Valance 

• Victorian chef, restaurateur and 

media personality, Karen Martini 

• AFLW star and league-leading 

goalkicker, Darcy Vescio 

• AFL premiership star, Jack 

Riewoldt 

• Successful corporate personality 

and NBL chairperson, Larry 

Kestelman 

The program has been developed in 

a bid to combat divisive narratives 

around multicultural affairs that 

are challenging the state’s social 

cohesion and shared values. 

VMC Chairperson, Helen Kapalos, 

is hopeful that by adding a range 

of diverse voices and experiences 

to the current discussion, the 

ambassadors will encourage others 

to share their stories and add to 

the rich social fabric that binds us 

together as Victorians. 

“Victoria is well known for its 

successful and visible brand of 

multiculturalism, which takes the 

collective goodwill and efforts of 

many”. 

“We see the role of our ambassadors 

as continuing to build a stronger, 

more resilient and more cohesive 

society at a time when we need to 

be reminded of the great gifts our 

unique diverse society brings”. 

Through the course of the program, 

each of the ambassadors will engage 

with communities across the state, 

sharing their multicultural stories 

and how Victoria’s diversity has 

positively impacted their lives. 

Ambassador, Olympia Valance says, 

“Melbourne has always been home 

to me, but such a huge part of that 

comes down to feeling welcome and 

being part of an inclusive, loving 

community. 

“It is crucial that we as Australians, 

and more specifically Victorians, 

prioritise keeping our state an open 

and friendly space for everyone. 

Regardless of where we come from, 

everyone has the right to feel that 

they belong.” 

For more information about 

the Victorian Multicultural 

Commission and this program, 

please visit 

www.multicultural.vic.gov.au. 

Labor’s four-point plan includes: 

• Employing an additional 250 Health Security 

Staff in its first term; 

• Upgrading all hospital security officers 

to “Health Security Staff” with additional 

powers similar to Special Constables who 

can carry weapons such as pepper spray and 

batons; 

• Providing extra training for Health Security 

Staff, including skills to defuse hostile 

situations; and 

• Creating a specialist Secure Hospitals Unit 

within NSW Health to oversee the activity 

of new health security staff and conduct 

safety audits of the State’s more than 200 

hospitals - especially the State’s more than 

80 emergency departments. 

Over the last five years, assaults have 

increased by 33 per cent to around 50 every 

month, in part due to the prevalence of 

ice, drugs and alcohol in the community, 

as well as the Liberal Government’s failure 

to properly support patients grappling with 

mental illness. 

Currently, hospital security officers report of 

regular understaffing and often no security is 

present at any given time in emergency wards 

or entire hospitals. 

Labor believes that health workers and 

patients deserve safe hospitals and work 

places. 

Labor will be announcing further information 

on security staff closer to the March 2019 

election. 

Long THAI 

DATE OF BIRTH: 16 December 

1995 

HEIGHT: 165cm 

BUILD: Medium 

EYES: Brown 

HAIR: Black 

COMPLEXION: Fair 

Long THAI failed to appear at the 

Broadmedows Magistrates’ Court 

on Wednesday 12 September 2018 

for allegedly cultivating cannabis. 

Three warrants have been issued 

for the arrest of the 22-year-old. 

THAI is known to frequent 

the Footscray, Sunshine and 

Greenvale areas. 

(Reference number: WTD1537) 


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Burnt Mosque 

reconstructions 

has started 

COMMUNITY 

QLD 

Venue - Coburg City Town Hall 

90 Bell Street, Coburg VIC 3058 

Date: Saturday 3rd of November 2018 Time: 4.30pm 

Speakers 

Sk. Imam Mohammad Akram (Prepare for Akhira) 

Sk. Imam Bilal Assad (Situation of Muslims today) 

Sk. Imam Alaa Elzokm (Unity of Ummah) 

Br. Waseem Razvi (Al-Quran, The Book of guidance) 

Imam Khaled Bakdache (Hold on to your Imaan) 

Alhamdulillah with the duwa and 

support from every one of you the 

construction of the rebuilding of 

Toowoomba Masjid is progressing 

well. The earth moving and removal of damaged 

parts, foundation of the front extension 

and ground work for the rear extension are 

completed. 

The estimated cost for the rebuilding is 

$900,000 and the current shortfall is $570,000. 

Please pray to Allah for the timely completion 

of rebuilding of the only Masjid in the city/ 

region with over 2000 Muslims. A full-time Imam 

teaches round 100 children in the after hour/ 

weekend Madrasa in the Masjid. 

Muslims in Toowoomba are financially stressed 

and request you, your family, relatives and 

community to share this appeal to potential 

donors in the local, national and international 

levels with a request to make financial 

contributions for the project. 

Bank Account Details: 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 

Toowoomba Plaza Branch 

A/C Name: Toowoomba Islamic Charitable 

Organisation 

BSB No 064459 

A/C No 1034 1586 

Swift Code: CTBAAU25XXX 

Contacts: 

Prof Shahjahan Khan Ph +61421081048, 

Email: khans@usq.edu.au 

Dr Mainul Islam Ph +61432533550, and 

Br Shahbaz Rafiq Ph 0402398608 (Brisbane). 


Call 1300 760 155 


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AUSTRALIAN 

ISLAMIC 

CO-ORDINATING 

COUNCIL OF VICTORIA 

ICCV 

The 

Islamic 

Coordinating 

Council of Victoria 

(ICCV) which was 

established in 1992 is the major 

and the largest Islamic organization 

responsible for the certification, 

monitoring, and supervision of Halal 

food exports from Australia. We also 

provide Halal Food (Halal Meat and 

Halal Processed Food) Certification and 

Supervision for domestic market. 

Benefits of ICCV 

Halal Certification 

With the establishment of high standards 

and consumer confidence in ICCV certified 

Halal products, business organizations gain 

access to the vast marketing potential of Halal 

consumers on a global scale.ICCV recognition 

provides export opportunities to the global 

Halal market which is estimated to be in the 

region of US2.3 trillion dollars comprising of 

approximately 1.6 billion Halal consumers 

Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, The 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, 

Yemen, United Arab Emirates (UAE), 

Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait, 

Libya, South Africa and others recognizes 

Islamic Coordinating Council of Victoria 

as a Halal Authority in Australia (for Saudi 

Arabia State of Victoria only) providing 

Supervision, Certification and advisory 

services to the Halal Meat and Livestock and 

Halal food products. 

The ICCV is the only body in the State of Victoria, 

Australia, recognized by the Halal authority of 

the Saudi Arabia Government.ICCV IS THE MOST 

RESPECTED HALAL ORGANIZATION for the 

Supervision and Certification of Halal Meat and Halal 

Processed Food from Australia to Republic of Indonesia. 

With five office staff, two food technologists, four 

Sharia advisors and over 140 registered, Halal 

slaughtermen/inspectors ICCV is the largest and the 

most respected Halal Certifier in Australia. We have the 

capacity to increase 140 registered Halal slaughtermen/ 

inspectors to more than 250. 

We have no shortage of manpower.We are ready 

to provide Halal Certification Service to 

interested organizations. 

Interested institutions/organizations/ 

Companies/individuals can contact 

our office contact details are; 

Phone: 61 3 9380 5467 • Fax: 61 3 9380 6143 

Email: iccv@bigpond.com • Website: www.iccv.com.au 

Very important competitive advantage is 

gained 

The unique ICCV certification Mark 

(Logo) affixed on all products is a means 

of greater promotions and marketing 

advantage 

The assistance of ICCV personnel 

by providing ongoing support 

and effective and efficient Halal 

marketing strategy 

ICCV certified products will be 

acceptable with no exceptions 

by all Muslims all around the 

world 

Accreditation and 

certification is provided 

whilst maintaining the 

confidentiality of company 

trade and product details. 

The discharge of your 

responsibility in 

investigating and 

providing assurance 

of genuine Halal to 

the Halal product 

consumers in the era 

of excessive deceit 

and false labeling 

and certification of 

Halal. 


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EDUCATION 

East Preston Islamic College 

FOOTY COLOURS DAY 

Schools around Australia hold Footy Colours Day which assists 

children with cancer continue with their education. EPIC held 

Footy Colours Day on Friday 14th September. Students and staff 

came dressed in their favourite football/sports team colours and raised 

$350 for children living with cancer. 

Below are sentences from our foundation 

students: 

• Fawaz Zaatiti – I like Collingwood because 

it is black and white. 

• Solaymon Rayan – I like the Bombers 

because the players run so fast. 

• Bakarat Ali – I liked dressing up in black and 

white and not wearing my uniform. 

• Firomsa Mohammed – I like Collingwood 

because I live in Collingwood. 

PRINCIPAL 

FOR THE DAY 

Abdinafi Mohamed who 

is currently in 9C, won a 

competition to become 

the Darebin Council Mayor 

for the Day over twelve months ago. 

Unfortunately, the council has not been 

able to follow through with this. As a 

consolation prize, we therefore made 

Abdinafi ‘Principal for the Day’ on 

Thursday 6th September 2018. 

He visited all the classrooms, addressed 

the secondary students after prayer and 

had meetings with all the coordinators 

and administration staff members. 

Abdinafi did his job very well, so well, 

that we will now make this an annual 

event and begin a competition for the 

2019 Principal for the Day early next 

year.Ms. Rania Mohamed, Foundation RM 

Teacher 


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COMMUNITY 

FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY TO BUILD NEW 

INFRASTRUCTURE IN TARNEIT 

Media Release 

Minister for Multicultural 

Affairs Robin Scott 

The Werribee Islamic 

Centre in Tarneit will 

receive $575,000 

from the Andrews 

Labor Government to help build 

a new community facility. 

The Multicultural Community 

Infrastructure Fund supports 

culturally diverse communities 

in Tarneit to feel connected 

with their traditional culture 

as they participate in and 

contribute to our wider society. 

The Labor Government is 

promoting an inclusive society 

where every Victorian is able to 

preserve and share their culture 

and traditions and have spaces 

that they can make their own. 

Funding will kickstart the 

development of a new 

$575,000 

The Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott and Sarah Connolly(Labor candidate for Tarneit) During their 

visit to the Werribee Islamic Centre in Tarneit 

community centre that will 

provide cultural, recreational 

and educational opportunities 

for the Wyndham Community 

with the aim of benefiting 

people of all ages but will 

particularly seek to engage 

youth, the elderly and women, 

and to address needs identified 

by these groups and the broader 

community. 

The project by the Werribee 

Islamic Centre will increase 

access to safe and functional 

facilities that enable diverse 

communities in Tarneit to 

access services, participate 

in activities and share their 

cultures with the wider 

community. 

The Minister for Multicultural 

Affairs Robin Scott said “This 

funding will strengthen the 

participation of our Muslim 

communities in our vibrant 

multicultural society and have 

an enduring impact on the 

character and infrastructure of 

our State.” 

“By ensuring diverse 

communities stay connected 

and have access to good 

facilities, we can create an 

inclusive multicultural society 

that every Victorian can be 

proud of.” 

New space 

for youth 

programs 

A big congratulations 

to our good friends 

at the AMSSA Centre 

in North Melbourne. 

North Melbourne Labor has 

worked closely with a variety 

of sports based youth programs 

across North Melbourne and 

this new space will provide 

wonderful facilities for the entire 

community. 

Burhan Yigit 

Labor candidate 

for Northern 

Metro Region, 

Vice President of 

AMSSA Mohamad 

Yusuf, Robin Scott, 

secretary of AMSSA 

Adam Salih Muhamad 

and Jennifer Kanis 


Call 1300 760 155 


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ICV Amity Cup 2k18 

Table Tennis Grand Final 

SPORT 

ICV 

ICV Youth’s inaugural Amity Cup 

Table Tennis Championship was an amazing 

success!This project commenced in July 2018 

and concluded today, delivering tangible 

outcomes in collaboration with Table Tennis 

Victoria (TTV). 

Zahra Cadhoomy was the youngest female 

participant of only 11 years of age. Zahra, 

and Zainab Noorullah, together representing 

IREA and City of Wyndham became the 

Amity Cup Female Doubles Champions. 

Zahra’s proud family including grandparents 

cheered her on. Zainab also won the Singles 

Championship. The matches were close and 

the Runners-Up, representing UMMA Centre 

(Doncaster), were fantastic competitors. 

AMSSA Centre (Nth Melbourne) won both 

singles and doubles Males championships 

with UMMA Centre (Doncaster) again coming 

Runners-Up. 

Through this project, we secured a number 

of top quality table tennis tables and 

equipment for each of the five centres that 

partnered with us to deliver the project. 

They will keep the equipment to engage 

their local youth with their masjid/centre. 

Fun and Active 

with Hurricane 

Stars Club 

Seeing an overwhelming 

demand for more fun and 

active programs specially 

catering to Muslim women and 

girls in Brisbane, a group of concerned 

mothers decided to start a new sports 

organisation called the Hurricane 

Stars Club Inc a few months ago. 

Although newly registered Incorporated 

organisation, the club consists of 

members who are experienced in 

organising many different community 

programs before, such as school holiday 

activities for teenagers and children, 

Muslimah swimming program as well as 

Muslim Ladies Fitness program, thus in 

this short space of time, the Hurricane 

Stars Club was able to fulfil a current 

need amongst the Muslim community in 

Brisbane, Alhamdulillah. 

Leading to the end of the School Term 

as well as during the holidays, the 

Hurricane Stars Club has been very 

active and busy indeed, offering many 

different programs to keep Muslim 

families occupied and engaged. 

Movie Screening : 

Bilal – A New Breed of Hero 

On Saturday, September the 8th, the 

Hurricane Stars Club held the first and 

currently only Brisbane screening of the 

latest Islamic animated movie, “Bilal: 

A New Breed of Hero”. The event was 

held at Islamic College of Brisbane’s 

Multipurpose Hall and it was sponsored 

by Human Appeal International. The 

event provided an opportunity for Muslim 

families to enjoy a clean and fun familynight-out. 

164 adults and 166 children 

attended, demonstrating that adults 

were as interested as their kids to watch 

this wonderful animated version of the 

life of one of the Sahabahs, Bilal (R.A). 

Absailing for mothers and 

daughters 

The weekend before school holidays 

started, the Hurricane Stars Club 

organised a female-only abseiling 

activity at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane 

city, with 14 mothers and daughters 

having fun climbing down the cliffs 

while looking out at the beautiful view 

of the Brisbane River. It was certainly 

a challenging experience for the 

participants to conquer their own fears 

and inhibitions. 

Mother and Daughter Dinner 

The School Holidays started with a bang 

with the mothers-and-daughters dinner 

at the Islamic Women’s Association of 

Australia (IWAA) hall on the night of 

Saturday, September 22nd. It was a 

very successful night with more than 

110 mothers and daughters of all ages 

attending. Susan Al-Maani, the masterof-ceremonies 

extraordinaire hosted 

the evening, making it a non-stop night 

of fun, games and laughter. The dinner 

allowed mothers and daughters to bond 

in a relaxed and fun formal dinner where 

they also get to dress-up nicely in an allladies 

environment. 

Holiday Camp 

During the School Holidays there were 

four different and varied activities. 

The camps for boys and girls were held 

separately. The club partnered with the 

Multicultural Sports Club a division of 

Access Community Services to offer a 

Little Gardeners program for primary 

school aged children and to offer a 

Learn-to-Surf lesson on the Gold Coast 

for teenagers. 

The day camp was held at Mt 

Tambourine. The participants spent 

the day having non-stop fun practicing 

archery, making their own camp fire, 

cooking their own bread over hot coals 

and they then did various treetop 

activities where they had fun flying 

around in the treetops suspended by a 

rope. 

About the Hurricane Stars Club 

The Hurricane Stars Club aims to provide 

Muslim ladies and their families in 

Brisbane the opportunity of not only 

participating in activities for the benefits 

of their physical and mental wellbeing 

but also at the same time, contribute 

their skills, time and energy voluntarily 

for the better of the community. The 

Hurricane Stars Club is run currently 

by volunteers and welcomes monetary 

donations to help subsidised costs of 

activities. For further information on 

the Hurricane Stars Club and a full lists 

of its past and current activities, please 

visit : www.hurricanestarssclub.org, like 

and follow the “Hurricane Stars Club” 

Facebook page or contact Farah at 

0432026375. 


24 

معرض 

The Turkish Museum of Australia exhibition at Parliament House 

المتحف التركي في استراليا يقيم معرضاً‏ في برلمان والية فكتوريا 

أحمد يونس‏ / ملبورن 

اقام المتهف التركي في اسستراليا 

معرضضا في بهو برلمان ولاية فكتوريا تضضمن 

العديد من من المقتنيات والقطع الاثرية 

القديمة،والمخطوطات القيمة والنادرة والتي 

يتجاوز عمر بعضضها اكشر ٩٠٠ سسنة من بينها 

مخطوطات قرآنية تاريخية،‏ إضضافة الى القطع 

والأدوات العسسكرية من ازمنة قديمة وعدد من 

الادوات الاثرية والازياء التقليدية وعشرات 

اللوحات الراءعة والمجسسمات.‏ 

وقد تم افتتاه المعرضض بهضضور صصاحب ومدير 

المتهف التركي في اسستراليا السسيد كمال بنلي 

إضضافة الى الناءب في برلمان الولاية ناتالي 

سسليمان وعدد من الفعاليات السسياسسية والفنية 

والاجتماعية،‏ وقد زار المعرضض عدد من نواب 

البرلمان ووزراء ونواب اسستراليين من اصصل 

تركي وهم وزير السسياحة جون ارين والناءبين 

نتالي سسليمان وادم سسوميورك،‏ إضضافة الى 

طلاب المدارس‏ وعدد من أبناء الجالية.‏ 

وقد تهدش صصاحب المتهف التركي في اسستراليا 

السسيد كمال بنلي لمجلة الوسسط حيش قال ان 

الكشير من المقتنيات والمخطوطات والقطع 

الاثرية التي بهوزته قد اقتناها جده وابيه من 

قبله وهي مهفوظة ومعروضضة في بيت العاءلة 

الذي تهول الى متهف وأضضاف انه يسسعى الى 

اقتناء المزيد.‏ 


25 

الوسط االسترالي 

‏»اجعل 

صوتك مسموعاً«‏ 

سفراء الديمقراطية يساعدون أفراد 

المجتمع على اإلدالء بآرائهم 

تكاليف المعيشة 

رئيسة والية نيو ساوث ويلز،‏ السيدة غالديس بيريجيكليان 

لا يوجد مكان أفضضل من ولاية نيو سساوش ويلز للوظاءف 

ونوعية الهياة وفرصص تهصصيل العلم.‏ 

لكن بالرغم من متانة الاقتصصاد في نيو سساوش ويلز فإن 

العاءلات ترزه تهت ضضغوطات كبيرة تتعلق بتكاليف المعيشة؛ لذلك 

وضضعت الهكومة التي أرأسسها عدداً‏ من المبادرات لخفضض تكاليف 

المعيشة عنكم وعن أفراد عاءلاتكم.‏ 

تشمل هذه المبادرات أمور اً‏ مشل تسسجيل السسيارات مجانا للسساءقين 

الذين ينفقون ما معدله ٢٥ دولاراً‏ في الأسسبوع لقاء رسسوم عبور 

الطرقات السسريعة،‏ مما يعني توفير ما يصصل إلى ٧٢٩ دولاراً‏ وفقا 

لنوع السسيارة التي يقودها السساءق.‏ 

ويسسرني إطلاعكم على مبادرة أخرى تتيه لسسكان الولاية أخذ موعد 

مع Service NSW لمعرفة المرتجعات والتخفيضضات التي تسستهق 

لعاءلاتهم من ضضمن ال ٤٠ مرتجعا وتخفيضضا حكوميا المتوافرة.‏ 

على سسبيل المشال يمكن أن تتأهل العاءلة النموذجية في سسدني 

التي لديها طفلين إلى توفير أكشر من ١٥٠٠ دولار عبر حسسومات 

في تكاليف فواتير الكهرباء وقسساءم برنامج ‏«الأطفال النشيطين»‏ 

ووفورات في التأمين الإلزامي ضضد الغير من خلال خفضض سسعر 

التأمين ومرتجع وتسسجيل مجاني للسسيارة من خلال برنامج الإعانة 

الخاصصة برسسوم عبور الطرقات السسريعة.‏ 

ويمكن أن يتأهل الأزواج الذين يتلقون معاشش السسن لتوفير حوالي 

٢٠٠٠ دولار من خلال مرتجعات فواتير الكهرباء ووفورات في 

التأمين الإلزامي ضضد الغير وبرنامج اسستبدال الأدوات الكهرباءية 

ومرتجعات فواتير المياه للمهالين على المعاشش ومرتجعات سسكان 

المنازل ذوي الدخل المنخفضض وتسسجيل السسيارات مجانا للمهالين 

على المعاشش.‏ 

يمكن الآن حجز موعد مع ‏«خدمة مواعيد تكاليف المعيشة»‏ على 

موقع . Service NSW تسسهّل هذه الخدمة على العاءلات والأفراد 

في نيو سساوش ويلز إمكانية توفير مئات الدولارات.‏ 

بإمكان سسكان الولاية زيارة موقع ‏«خدمة مواعيد تكاليف المعيشة»‏ 

عبر الموقع التالي:‏ 

www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/cost-living 

أو الاتصصال على الرقم:‏ ١٣٧٧٨٨ 

أو أخذ موعد مع اختصصاصصي في تكاليف المعيشة.‏ 

يقوم سسفراء الديمقراطية السسبعة والخمسسون 

بجولة في فكتوريا لتشقيف المجتمعات/‏ 

الجاليات المهمشة حول كيفية الإدلاء بآراءهم 

في انتخابات ولاية فكتوريا لعام ٢٠١٨. 

قامت مفوضضية الإنتخابات بفكتوريا 

(Victorian Electoral Commission - VEC) 

بتوسسيع برنامج سسفراء الديمقراطية التابع لها في عام 

٢٠١٨ للوصصول إلى المجتمعات/الجاليات المهمشة،‏ 

وتشجيع الناخبين على المشاركة في الأنشطة الانتخابية.‏ 

يقوم سسفراء الديمقراطية،‏ الذين يمشلون مجتمعات/‏ 

جاليات منهدرة من خلفيات متنوعة ثقافياً‏ ولغوياً،‏ أو 

السسكان الأصصليين وسسكان جزر مضضيق توريس،‏ أو فاقدي 

المأوى،‏ أو المعاقين،‏ بتنظيم جلسسات توعية للناخبين وجهاً‏ 

لوجه في جميع أنهاء فكتوريا.‏ وبين هوءلاء السسفراء ناطقين 

بأكشر من ٣٠ لغة،‏ بما في ذلك لغات السسكان الأصصليين.‏ 

سسوف يتعرّ‏ ف المشاركون على كيفية التسسجيل والاقتراع،‏ 

بالإضضافة إلى توفر مترجمين شفهيين،‏ ومعلومات مترجمة،‏ 

وموارد باللغة الإنجليزية السسهلة.‏ وتغطي الجلسسات 

أسساسسيات مشل كيفية عمل الديمقراطية في فكتوريا،‏ وكيفية 

التسسجيل،‏ وكيفية تعبئة ورقة الاقتراع بشكل صصهيه.‏ 

تهدف مفوضضية الإنتخابات بفكتوريا للوصصول إلى ٧٥٠٠ من 

أفراد المجتمع من خلال جلسسات التواصصل هذه.‏ 

وفد من حزب االحرار 

يقوم بزيارة للمركز 

اإلسالمي في ويربي 

قامت وزيرة التعددية الشقافية في حكومة الظل(فكتوريا)‏ إنغا بولشش يرافقها السسيد 

كليين غودفالو مرشه حزب الاحرار عن منطقة تارنيت بزيارة للمشروع الجديد للمركز 

الإسسلامي في ويربي،‏ حيش كان في اسستقبالهم كل من مدير المركز رفاعي عبد الرحيم 

والشيخ نواز سسليم إضضافة الى عدد من أعضضاء الإدارة،.‏ 

وقد قام الضضيوف بجولة داخل المركز الذي لم يكتمل بعد واطلعوا من إدارته على أهمية المشروع 

وعلى مراحل تنفيذه وعلى احتياجاته والمرافق الموجودة فيه والخدمات التي سسيقدمها للجالية.‏ 


26 

حقوق التسوق 

ورقة معلومات حول حقوق التسوق بموجب قانون المستهلك األسترالي 

منوعات 

منتج ال يتناسب مع العينة أو الموديل المعروض 

عندما تشتري منتجاً‏ بناءً‏ على عينة أو موديل رأيته،‏ يجب أن لقد طلبت أريكة بناءً‏ على عينة قماشش رأيتها،‏ ولكني عندما 

يتناسسب مع هذه العينة.‏ إذا كان المنتج مختلفاً‏ بشكل كبير وصصلت كان اللون مختلفاً‏ عن العينة.‏ 

لدرجة أنك لم تكن لتشتريه،‏ يهق لك اسسترداد أموالك.‏ 

ال يتناسب مع الوصف 

يجب أن يتناسسب المنتج مع وصصفه ‏(على سسبيل المشال،‏ 

الوارد في ملصصق التعريف أو في الإعلانات التجارية).‏ إذا 

كان مختلفاً‏ اختلافاً‏ كبيراً‏ عن الوصصف لدرجة أنك لم تكن 

لتشتريه،‏ يهق لك اسسترداد ما دفعت.‏ 

لقد اشتريت حافظة نقود ورد في وصصفها في كتالوج المتجر 

أنها مصصنوعة من ‏“جلد”.‏ عندما عدت للمنزل،‏ اكتشفت 

أنها في واقع الأمر من الفينيل.‏ 

ال يقوم المنتج بما قاله موظف المبيعات 

يمكنك إرجاع المنتج إذا كان لا يقوم بما أخبرك موظف المبيعات أنه يقوم به.‏ 

اشتريت سساعة يد قال موظف المبيعات أنني يمكنني اسستخدامها أثناء الغطس،‏ ولكن عندما ارتديتها في البهر امتلٔت بالماء.‏ 

المصصدر:‏ www.consumer.vic.gov.au 

ال يقوم المنتج بما طلبته 

يمكنك إرجاع المنتج إذا لم يقم بأداء وظيفة معينة أو لم يهقق غرضضاً‏ معيناً‏ في الهالات التالية:‏ 

• إذا أخبرت موظف المبيعات قبل الشراء بما تريد أن يكون المنتج قادراً‏ على أداءه،‏ 

• وإذا اعتمدت على نصصيهة المتجر عند اختيار المنتج.‏ 

أخبرت تاجر سسيارات أنني أريد سسيارة يمكنها قطر قاربي.‏ ثم باعني التاجر واحدة،‏ قاءلاً‏ إنها سستفي بالغرضض.‏ 

ثم قرأت في هذه الليلة دليل الأمان واكتشفت أن السسيارة الجديدة لا يمكنها قطر أي قارب بأمان.‏ 

غيرت رأيي 

لا يجب على أي متجر السسماه لك بإرجاع المنتج إذا غيرت رأيك ببسساطة.‏ ولكن لدي بعضض المتاجر 

سسياسستهم الخاصصة التي تسسمه باسسترداد الأموال أو التبديل أو قسسيمة خصصم عند ‏“تغيير الرأي”.‏ 

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الوسط الدعوي 

إحسسان العتيبي 

هذه بعضض الأحاديش الضضعيفة 

والموضضوعة وهي منتشرة بين 

الخطباء والوعاظ ، وفي الصصهيه 

ما يغني المسسلم عن الأخذ بالضضعيف.‏ ونسأل 

االله أن ينفع بها:‏ 

١- ‏(من لم تنهه صصلاته عن الفهشاء والمنكر،‏ 

لم يزدد من االله إلا بعداً).‏ وفي لفظ:‏ ‏(من لم 

تنهه صصلاته عن الفهشاء والمنكر ، فلا صصلاة 

له).‏ قال الذهبي:‏ قال ابن الجنيد:‏ كذب وزور.‏ 

قال الهافظ العراقي:‏ حديش إسسناده لين،‏ قال 

الألباني : باطل لا يصصه من قبل إسسناده ولا 

من جهة متنه.‏ ‏«ميزان الاعتدال»‏ (٢٩٣/٣) 

. ‏«تخريج الإحياء»‏ (١٤٣/١). ‏«السسلسسلة 

الضضعيفة»‏ ،٢) .(٩٨٥ 

٢- ‏(الهديش في المسسجد يأكل الهسسنات كما 

تأكل البهاءم الهشيشش).‏ وفي لفظ:‏ ‏(الهديش 

في المسسجد يأكل الهسسنات كما تأكل النار 

الهطب).‏ قال الهافظ العراقي:‏ لم أقف له 

على أصصل،‏ قال عبد الوهاب ابن تقي الدين 

السسبكي : لم أجد له إسسناداً،‏ قال الألباني:‏ لا 

أصصل له.‏ ‏«تخريج الإحياء»‏ (١٣٦/١). ‏«طبقات 

الشافعية»‏ للسسبكي (١٤٥/٤). ‏«الضضعيفة»‏ (٤). 

٣- ‏(اعمل لدنياك كأنك تعيشش أبداً،‏ واعمل 

لآخرتك كأنك تموت غداً).‏ قال الألباني:‏ لا 

يصصه مرفوعاً‏ أي:‏ ليس‏ صصهيه عن النبي صصلى 

االله عليه وسسلم.‏ ‏«الضضعيفة»‏ (٨). 

٤- ‏(أنا جد ُّ كل تقي)‏ قال السسيوطي:‏ لا أعرفه.‏ 

قال الألباني:‏ لا أصصله له.‏ ‏«الهاوي»‏ للسسيوطي 

.(٨٩/٢) ‏«الضضعيفة»‏ .(٩) 

٥- ‏(إنما بعشتُ‏ مُ‏ عَل ِّماً)‏ قال العراقي:‏ سسنده 

ضضعيف،‏ قال الألباني:‏ ضضعيف.‏ ‏«تخريج الإحياء»‏ 

.(١١/١) ‏«الضضعيفة»‏ .(١١) 

- ٦ ‏(أوحى االله إلى الدنيا أن اخدمي من 

خدمني وأتعبي من خدمك)‏ قال الألباني:‏ 

موضضوع.‏ ‏«تنزيه الشريعة»‏ للكناني (٣٠٣/٢). 

‏«الفواءد المجموعة»‏ للشوكاني (٧١٢). 

‏«الضضعيفة»‏ (١٢). 

٧- ‏(إياكم وخضضراءُ‏ الد ِّ من فقيل:‏ ما خضضراء 

الد ِّ من؟ قال المرأةُ‏ الهسسناء في المنبت 

السسوء).‏ قال العراقي:‏ ضضعيف وضضعفه ابن 

الملقن.‏ قال الألباني:‏ ضضعيف جداً.‏ ‏«تخريج 

الإحياء»‏ (٤٢/٢). ‏«الضضعيفة»‏ (١٤). 

٨- ‏(صصنفان من أمتي إذا صصلها،‏ صصله الناس:‏ 

الأمراء والفقهاء).‏ وفي لفظ ‏(صصنفان من أمتي 

إذا صصلها،‏ صصله الناس:‏ الأمراء والعلماء).‏ 

قال الإمام أحمد:‏ في أحد رواته كذاب يضضع 

الهديش،‏ قال ابن معين والدارقطني مشله،‏ قال 

الألباني:‏ موضضوع.‏ ‏«تخريج الإحياء»‏ (٦/١) . 

‏«الضضعيفة»‏ (١٦). 

٩- ‏(توسسلوا بجاهي،‏ فإن جاهي عند االله 

عظيم).‏ قال ابن تيمية والألباني:‏ لا أصصل 

له.‏ ‏«اقتضضاء الصصراط المسستقيم»‏ لابن تيمية 

.(٤١٥/٢) ‏«الضضعيفة»‏ .(٢٢) 

١٠- ‏(من خرج من بيته إلى الصصلاة فقال:‏ 

اللهم إني أسألك بهق السساءلين عليك،‏ وأسألك 

بهق ممشاي هذا ……… أقبل االله عليه 

بوجهه واسستغفر له ألفُ‏ ملكٍ‏ ). ضضعفه المنذري،‏ 

قال البوصصيري:‏ سسنده مسسلسسل بالضضعفاء.‏ قال 

الألباني:‏ ضضعيف.‏ ‏«الترغيب والترهيب»‏ للمنذري 

(٢٧٢/٣). ‏«سسنن ابن ماجه»‏ (٢٥٦/١). 

١١- ‏(الخير في َّ وفي أمتي إلى يوم القيامة).‏ 

قال ابن حجر:‏ لا أعرفه.‏ ‏«المقاصصد الهسسنة»‏ 

للسسخاوي ‏(صص ٢٠٨). وهو في ‏«تذكرة 

الموضضوعات»‏ للفتني (٦٨). وفي ‏«الأسسرار 

المرفوعة في الأخبار الموضضوعة»‏ للقاري ‏(صص 

.(١٩٥ 

١٢- ‏(من نام بعد العصصر،‏ فاختُلس‏ عقله،‏ 

فلا يلومن َّ إلا نفسسه).‏ أورده ابن الجوزي في 

‏«الموضضوعات»‏ (٦٩/٣). والسسيوطي في ‏«اللٓلئ 

المصصنوعة»‏ (٢٧٩/٢). والذهبي في ‏«ترتيب 

الموضضوعات»‏ (٨٣٩). 

١٣- ‏(من أحدش ولم يتوضأ‏ فقد جفاني 

……). قال الصصغاني:‏ موضضوع 

. ‏«الموضضوعات»‏ (٥٣). والألباني:‏ 

موضضوع.«الضضعيفة»‏ (٤٤). 

١٤- ‏(من حج البيت ولم يزرني . فقد جفاني).‏ 

موضضوع.‏ قاله الذهبي في ‏«ترتيب الموضضوعات»‏ 

(٦٠٠). والصصغاني في ‏«الموضضوعات»‏ (٥٢). 

والشوكاني في ‏«الفواءد المجموعة»‏ (٣٢٦). 

المصصدر:‏ 

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COMMUNITY 

MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTRE 

Ahmed Shereef 

Melbourne 

What is your role 

at MRC? 

My key responsibility is 

to develop and implement training 

programs that prepare newly 

arrived communities to access local 

and sustainable education and 

employment opportunities. MRC 

is a registered training and learn 

local organisation and also works 

with other accredited training 

providers to ensure positive 

transitions into high quality 

measured and approved training 

opportunities. MRC continues to 

refine and replicate programs and 

partnerships that deliver family 

cantered and lifelong learning 

approaches. 

In 2018 and beyond MRC offers 

accredited courses in three areas, 

aged, disability and home and 

community care packages. Most 

of the classes are delivered over 

35 weeks with an additional 120 

-152 hours of placement and an 

opportunity to attend EAL classes 

to improve their overall English if 

required. MRC recently became an 

aged care and disability provider 

which means we can offer some of 

the student’s employment with the 

organisation. 

What services do you offer 

at MRC? 

MRC provides settlement support in 

both our St Albans and Hume Site. 

We have case workers who help 

Arabic and African Communities 

navigate services in Australia either 

one on one or in group settings. 

We provide a variety of programs 

which build up the confidence and 

capacity of new arrivals so they can 

live independently. 

Road safety, health literacy, 

migration advice, citizenship 

applications and youth programs 

use interpreters and information 

provided is designed to meet their 

immediate needs. 

We continue to consult with our 

communities to ensure we are 

meeting their needs and have staff 

who come from Arabic speaking 

and African backgrounds to ensure 

we are culturally appropriate. 

Focus program development 

towards healthy lifestyle outcomes, 

which embrace person-centred 

approaches. Streamline referral 

processes and strengthen 

partnerships that assure all new 

arrivals have access to the best 

possible health care, advice 

and services. We also develop 

targeted, evidence-based approach 

in addressing immediate health 

concerns facing newly arrived 

communities. 

What’s the MRC’s vision, 

mission and values? 

Our Vision: 

The MRC North West supports an 

environment where people from 

diverse cultural backgrounds 

are able to participate to their 

full potential in the life of the 

Australian Community while 

they are free to maintain their 

individual culture and heritage. 

MRC has been operational for over 

30 years. 

Our Mission: 

The MRC North West, within its 

scope and capacity will pursue 

equality of opportunity for all 

people in our community and 

challenge discrimination through 

direct services, systemic advocacy, 

information provision and 

community development projects 

which further the capacity for 

migrants and refugees to achieve 

and maintain a safe and healthy 

life in Australia. 

Our Values: 

The MRCNW values are; 

• Diversity, 

• Equality for all, 

• Trust, Integrity and 

Professionalism, 

• Collaboration for the benefit of 

our client group, 

• Treating all people with respect. 

What else? 

My Place—Engagement and 

Contribution to community: 

Facilitates youth engagement 

opportunities that encourage 

positive engagement and civic 

leadership opportunities. Ensure 

student placement opportunities 

are made available to local 

refugee and young people of 

migrant background to mentor and 

provide experience in this area of 

community development. 

Support school communities in 

engaging parents and families 

in education and local support 

services. Continue to work with a 

range of stakeholders to facilitate 

community connection/induction 

programs for newly arrived groups. 

Further expand e-technology 

opportunities that focus on 

information sharing and program 

delivery. 

Growing and Sharing— 

Partnerships: 

Continue to develop the whole 

of family approach to English 

Language acquisition, engagement 

with the Australian Education 

System and the Training and 

Employment sector. Foster 

partnerships that refine cross 

referral processes ensuring clients 

have timely access to appropriate 

services. 

Fact, Evidence and 

Anecdote—Being a Voice: 

Facilitate opportunities for newly 

arrived individuals, groups and 

communities to share culture, 

language, 

Experiences and expertise with 

the broader community. Develop 

an information strategy that is 

responsive to the work of the 

organisation and empowers 

language based communities to 

share their culture, experiences 

and aspirations. Systemically 

advocate on behalf of individuals 

and communities where major 

policy decisions impact on the life 

outcomes of refugees and migrants. 

Sue Tantaro 

RTO Training and Compliance 

Manager, 

Migrant Resource Centre North 

West Region 

I started my career later in life when 

as a young mother with four children 

my husband decided married life was 

not for him and left me. At this point, I 

was not sure where and what my future 

would look like. 

When my third youngest started school 

I found an article in a local newspaper 

about community work and the type 

of employment opportunities that 

may exist if I complete a diploma, so 

I decided to apply for an Associate 

Diploma in Community services. I loved 

what I learnt and then decided to 

articulate it into the Bachelor of Social 

Science which I completed in 1995. 

My education opened up many doors for 

me in employment and my first position 

was in a Neighbourhood House. As the 

years progressed, I moved and worked 

in a much larger community educational 

facility that offered many courses to 

people from CALD backgrounds. 

These opportunities allowed me to 

move into employment with two local 

government departments but my heart 

was really working in a community 

education sector with participants from 

CALD backgrounds. I have since been 

employed with the Migrant Resource 

centre for over two years and look 

forward to many years serving this 

wonderful community. 


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COMMUNITY 

Finding You... 

stepping into 

your own miracle 

By Princess Lakshman 

(Sister Iqra) 

Welcome to my new self-care 

column, Finding You...stepping 

into your own miracle. 

Relationships are formed and 

maintained with some basic ingredients in 

life, such as love, trust, respect, compassion 

and duty. The following communication 

exercise will help you nourish your 

relationships to be more meaningful, joyful 

and engaging. 

Testimonials from a current student 

Married couples 

Spend a few minutes daily with each 

other alone in conversation regarding the 

following specific topics and ensure that 

when one person is talking, the other is 

listening with full attention without any 

interruption whatsoever. When you engage 

in a meaningful conversation such as the one 

below, your mind opens up to embrace the 

joys of life. 

• “What was most joyful about your day 

today and why?” 

• “What are you most grateful for today and 

why?” 

• “What did you do today that has made you 

a better person than yesterday?” 

• “How can I be of help to you to realise 

your purpose in life?” 

How has the course 

helped you in your 

career? 

This course opened pathway 

for my career life in Australia. 

The decision I made to study 

and work in aged care industry 

was very fruitful and effective 

as there was an employment 

opportunity waiting for me 

as an assistant coordinator 

of a social support group, a 

part time maternity leave 

position. After completing work 

placements I was graduated and 

continued to work with MRC. 

Further, I highly appreciate 

the opportunity given for me 

to work with RTO as a student 

support. 

What are your future 

plans? 

Currently, I am studying 

Certificate IV in Disability 

and about to start my work 

placement of 120 hours which 

will provide me with more 

employment opportunities. 

Chapika Ranasingha 

When I was looking for work, I consulted with a few people 

who have been living in Australia for a long time. The ageing 

and disability sector is one of the largest and growing sector in 

Australia as the ageing population is ever increasing. Coming 

from a culture of respecting and taking care of our elderly 

I decided to get Certificate III in Individual Support which 

prepares me with relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes 

required working in the industry. I was fortunate enough to be a 

student of the first cohort of Certificate III in Individual Support 

offered by the Migrant Resource Centre, North West Region, in 

St Albans which is closer to my place. 

Children 

Spend time daily with your child and have 

the following conversation. If you have more 

than one child, spend time individually to 

have this conversation. Remember, every 

child is different and experiences the world 

differently. Ask your child the following 

questions and give full attention to her/his 

responses. 

• “What was most joyful about your day 

today and why?” 

• “What do you feel most thankful to ALLAH 

for today?” 

• “What was uncomfortable for you today 

and why?” 

• “What would you really like to tell me 

but feel scared to share? You can tell me 

anything. You can trust me.” 

• “What would you like to do to improve 

yourself?” 

• “How can I help you to be better?” 

Next time, we will explore we will explore 

strategies to manage anger. Till then, take 

care of yourselves and spread joy. 

Princess Lakshman 

Writer, Clarity Coach, Founder and Facilitator of 

Muslimah Mind Matters & Healing Words Therapy - 

Writing for 

Wellbeing www.muslimahmindmatters.com www. 

healingwordstherapy.com 

To contact Princess, Email: info@princesslakshman.com 

Phone: 0451977786 


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منوعات 

اإلرتريون والسودانيون في ‏)ملبورن(‏ 

يجمعون 600 مليون جنيها سودانيا 

للمتضررين في مدينة كسال السودانية 

تأمالت 

شرعنة 

القتل 

أحمد شريف 

خبير إعلامي 

إلتأمت مدينة ‏(ملبورن)‏ الاسسترالية 

يوم السسبت ال ٢٩ من سسبتمبر 

الماضضي،‏ مع أوجاع مدينة ‏(كسسلا)‏ 

السسودانية؛ لمهاصصرة آثار الوباء ومعالجة 

المرضضى المصصابين،‏ وتقديم المسساعدات 

المادية والمعنوية لهم.‏ أمسسية إنسسانية تقاطرت 

إليها أنفاس‏ وأحاسسيس‏ الإرتريين والسسودانيين 

معا،‏ فأفردت مسساحة من الوفاء لمدينة الإنسسانية 

والضضيافة والكرم والإيواء.‏ تلاشت عند معاني 

تلاقيها طلاسسم الهدود،‏ بشكل حقيقي،‏ وليس‏ 

عن طريق لي أعناق السسياسسة.‏ تبهرجت لهمة 

التواوءم والتآخي والوشاءج.‏ 

في ليلة ‏(كسسلا)‏ الوريفة،‏ تشابكت دموع وآمال،‏ 

وتداخلت ذكريات الأيام الجميلة،‏ فكانت راءعة 

بروعة ‏(كسسلا الخضضراء)‏ كان العطاء سسخيا 

من سسكان ‏(ملبورن)‏ الذين ينتمون إلى مدينة 

‏(كسسلا)،‏ روحا وثقافة ومزاجا،‏ لا يعترفون 

بأحبار الأوراق التي تعني بالأسساس‏ مخلفات 

المسستعمر القديم،‏ كما يسستهجنون السسياسسات 

التي تتوارى خلف أسستارها أفاعيل ‏(المسستعمرين 

الجدد).‏ تهشمت على أنغام الغناء والشعر 

والكلمات الأخوية التلقاءية من الإرتريين 

والسسودانيين.‏ والعبارة التي مسسهت دموع كلا 

الآلام والأوجاع،‏ تلخصصت في عبارة:‏ ‏(كسسلا لم 

تمت)،‏ فكانت ردا شافيا لمن يريد وءد المدينة 

بأنفاسسها وجمالها.‏ 

مراصصد إعلامية عديدة شاركت في الهفل 

الخيري:‏ مجلة الوسسط،‏ النهضضة،‏ عونا،‏ ، فرجت،‏ 

إذاعة إرينا الدولية،‏ صصوت إرتريا ملبور ،٣CR 

إذاعة ، SBS عدوليس،‏ واسستديو بركاوي.‏ شارك 

في العزف كل من:‏ مختار صصاله،‏ عبد الهكيم 

‏(أندرا)‏ يوسسيف،‏ حافظ يوسسف،‏ وآخرون،‏ ومن 

الفنانين:‏ السسمووءل كسسلا،‏ سسعيد عبد االله،‏ هشام 

سسر الختم،‏ أبوبكر قرقوشش،‏ أخليلو مبرهتو،‏ 

ألكس‏ كهسساي،‏ هاجر كباشي،‏ أرمياس،‏ خالد 

كنوني،‏ أمبسسا.‏ 

تقرير:‏ أحمد ششريف 

تصصوير:‏ أحمد عشمان ششهابي.‏ 

الموت،‏ الوجه الآخر للهياة،‏ أو بمعنى أدق زوال الهياة الأولى عن كاءن ما،‏ 

إنسسانا،‏ أو حيوانا بل حتى جماد.‏ ورغم أن الموت والهياة ليسسا متواقفين،‏ أي أن 

حدوش أحدهما موقوفا على عدم وجود الآخر.‏ وطالما هناك حياة،‏ موءكد سسيعقبها 

موت،‏ أي الموتة الأولى،‏ وما بعدها حياة أبدية سسرمدية،‏ إما نعيما مقيما،‏ أو جهيما أبديا.‏ 

ولهكمة غاية في التفرد الهق،‏ فإن ثناءية ‏(الموت والهياة)‏ هما من بين الخلاءق التي خصص 

االلهُ‏ بها نفسسَ‏ ه دون غيره،‏ كما في قوله تعالى:‏ ‏(ال َّذِ‏ ي خَ‏ لَقَ‏ الْمَ‏ وْتَ‏ وَالْهَ‏ يَاةَ‏ لِيَبْلُوَكُ‏ مْ‏ أَي ُّكُ‏ مْ‏ أَحْ‏ سسَ‏ نُ‏ 

عَ‏ مَ‏ لاً‏ وَهُ‏ وَ‏ الْعَزِ‏ يزُ‏ الْغَفُورُ).‏ 

تاريخيا فإن أول قِ‏ تلةٍ‏ في الأرضض وقعتْ‏ بين ابنَيْ‏ أبي البشرية سسيدنا/‏ آدم عليه السسلام،‏ وذلك 

عندما أقدم ‏(قابيلُ‏ ( على قتلِ‏ أخيه ‏(هابيل)؛ لتصصبه تلك أول فِ‏ علة أوقعتْ‏ البشرية إلى شر 

أعمالها أي القتل!‏ ومنذ ذلك التاريخ،‏ أصصبه القتل فعلا يلجأ‏ إليه كل من في جيناته شيئا من 

جينات أخينا ‏(قابيل)‏ الذي أصصبه من الخاسسرين.‏ ورغم أن الشراءع السسماوية،‏ تهرم اللجوءَ‏ 

إلى القتل،‏ إلا َّ في حدود معنية وشروط مهددة،‏ فإن الأرواهَ‏ التي أُزهقت بسسبب القتل العمد،‏ 

تفوق أعداد الذين فارقوا الهياة جراء الموت الطبيعي.‏ 

فإذا كان أسسباب القِ‏ تلة الأولى،‏ طمع ‏(قابيل)‏ في حُ‏ سسن توأمته(إقليما)،‏ بمعنى جمالها 

وحسسنها،‏ كانا العامل الرءيسسي لأسسباب القتل،‏ فإنه ومع إزدياد التعداد البشري،‏ برزت 

أطماعٌ‏ أخرى غير ما أشرنا إليه،‏ وهي ما يمكن التعبير عنها ب(المصصاله)‏ مشل:‏ المصصاله 

القبيلة والعشاءرية والاجتماعية...الخ.‏ وتطورت تلك ‏(المصصاله)‏ لتصصبه في الأخير أطماعا 

‏(اقتصصادية)‏ تسسعى إلى السسيطرة الكاملة على موارد الآخرين،‏ حتى لو اسستدعى الأمر القضضاء 

عليهم!!‏ وهي التي تُعرف إصصطلاحا بالمصصاله ‏(السسياسسية الميكافيلية)‏ وقد تكون هذي 

الأخيرة هي التي قصصدها الشاعر العربي الكبير/‏ أبو الطيب المتنبئ،‏ في قوله:‏ 

كما أنبتَ‏ الزمانُ‏ قناةً‏ – رك َّ ب المرءُ‏ في القناةِ‏ سسِ‏ نانَا 

تطو ُّر الأطماع بدوره،‏ أد إلى بروز ما عُ‏ رف في العصصر الهديش ب ‏(الهروب)‏ أو ‏(الاسستعمار)‏ 

لأغراضض هي الأخرى تدور في رحى المصصاله والأطماع آنفة الذكر.‏ وخوفا على زوال مصصاله 

ذوي النفوذ والسسطوة السسياسسية،‏ وضضعوا لها ضضوابط ولواءه!‏ مشل قوانين الهرب عند ) اليونان 

والرومان)‏ على سسبيل المشال.‏ وقد بلغت الهياة ذورة تعقيداتها،‏ وتضضارب مصصالهها بعضضها 

ببعضض،‏ حتى وصصلنا إلى مسستوى يمكن تسسميته بقوانين وأحكام تجيز وتبيه ‏(القتل العمد)‏ 

وتصصنعه بل وتشرعنه أيضضا.‏ بمعنى أن كل شيء مرهون بالمصصاله والأطماع فقط لا غير.‏ وكما 

يمكن صصناعة السسياحة وغيرها،‏ بالإمكان صصناعة الموت يعني ‏(القتل)‏ مع الأسسف الشديد!!!‏ 

لقد دخل ‏(الموت)‏ مرحلة الصصناعة اليومية من أوسسع أبوابها.‏ ولا أعني هنا اسستخدام الأسسلهة 

الفتاكة بأنواعها الخفيفة منها والشقيلة،‏ وكذلك أسسلهة الدمار الشامل التي تسستهدف بني 

البشر لإبادتهم،‏ في انتهاك صصارخ لهقهم في الهياة،‏ حيش إن تلك الوسساءل أصصبهت تقليدية 

ولا تندرج في مصصطله ‏(صصناعة الموت)‏ الهديشة التي أوجدها الإنسسان،‏ بل أعني شرعنة 

‏(الموت أو القتل)‏ للٕنسسان المعاصصر،‏ عبر قوانين تبيه ممارسسة القتل،‏ اسستناد إلى اتفاقيات 

ومعاهدات وقوانين وإعلانات دولية!!‏ 

منها على سسبيل المشال لا الهصصر ما يُسسمى ب(اتفاقية فينا للعلاقات القنصصيلة)!‏ وتهديدا 

المادة ٣١ الخاصصة بهرمة الدور القنصصلي التي»‏ لا تجيز لسسلطات الدولة المضضيفة دخول 

القسسم من الدور القنصصلية المخصصصص كليا للٔعمال القنصصلية،‏ إلا َّ بموافقة رءيس‏ البعشة 

القنصصلية أو ممشله،‏ بموافقة رءيس‏ البعشة الدبلوماسسية للدولة الموفدة » أه تهت هذا البند،‏ 

يُقدم من أراد إرتكاب غواية ‏(قابيل)‏ أي صصناعة ‏(القتل)‏ على إتيان ذلك،‏ أي شرعنته.‏ 

وأصصبه اللجوء إلى مشل هكذا أسسلوب متاحا،‏ لكل من يرغب في التخلصص منهم،‏ تهت حجة 

تهديد المصصاله العليا،‏ أو الأمن القومي المزعوم،‏ إلى آخر التلفيقات العصصرية!!‏ 

فإذا كنا معنيين وجادين في القضضاء على يسسمى الإرهاب،‏ أي إرهاب ‏(الدولة المنظم)،‏ 

فإننا بهاجة ماسسة إلى إعادة النظر في كشير من القوانين واللواءه والإعلانات الدولية،‏ التي 

أصصبهت إحدا أدوات صصناعة الموت أو شرعنة القتل.‏ 

حتى تأملات قادمة،‏ تهياتي.‏ 


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وجدت دراسسة جديدة 

أجراها أسساتذة الطب 

التطوري في سسويسسرا 

وأسستراليا،‏ أن البلدان ذات ثقافة 

الأسسر الكبيرة لديها معدلات أقل 

للٕصصابة بالسسرطان.‏ 

وبالرغم من اعتبار أن العيشش في 

مجموعات كبيرة كان مفتاحا لبقاء 

الجنس‏ البشري لعدة أسسباب،‏ إلا أن 

الكشير منها غير واضضه المعالم.‏ 

وتقول الدراسسة التي تسستند إلى رسسم 

بيانات لمتوسسط حجم الأسسرة ومعدل 

الإصصابة بالأمراضض أجرته الأمم 

المتهدة،‏ إن الأشخاصص الذين لديهم 

هل يقلل األشقاء خطر اإلصابة بالسرطان؟ 

الكشير من الأشقاء والعمات والأعمام 

والأطفال،‏ أقل عرضضة للإصصابة 

بمرضض قاتل.‏ 

وأوضضه الباحشون أن هناك العديد 

من العوامل التي تلعب دورا في 

ذلك،‏ ولكنهم يعتقدون أن العنصصر 

الرءيسسي قد يكون متمشلا في أن البيئة 

العاطفية،‏ التي تخلقها العاءلات،‏ ذات 

تأثير عميق على مخاطر الأمراضض.‏ 

وقال البروفيسسور فرانك روهلي،‏ 

مدير معهد الطب التطوري في جامعة 

زيوريخ:‏ ‏“من منظور تطوري،‏ يعتبر 

السسرطان مرضضا مشيرا للاهتمام لأنه 

يزداد انتشارا.‏ وأردنا أن ننظر إلى 

ما يمكن فعله،‏ وما هي العوامل التي 

يمكن التهقق منها،‏ سسواء كانت هناك 

أنماط مهددة أم لا”.‏ 

ومن خلال العمل مع الباحشين في 

جامعة 

،Adelaide قام الباحشون بتجميع 

بيانات من وكالات الأمم المتهدة 

حول معدلات الإصصابة بالسسرطان 

في ١٧٨ دولة،‏ وأنواع السسرطانات 

ومعدلات الخصصوبة وحجم الأسسر،‏ 

وكذلك متوسسط العمر المتوقع والشروة 

وموءشر الهالة البيولوجية.‏ 

واسستنتجوا متوسسط حجم الأسسرة 

من خلال تقييم عدد الأطفال الذين 

تلدهم المرأة في تلك المناطق.‏ 

ووُضضعت هذه الأرقام في الرسسم 

البياني مع بيانات معدل الإصصابة 

بالسسرطان،‏ وأنتجوا خطا واضضها 

ومسستقلا عن الدخل أو العمر أو 

التهضضر.‏ كما انخفضضت معدلات 

الإصصابة بالسسرطان لدى المجتمعات 

التي يوجد بها عدد أكبر من الأطفال.‏ 

وكانت الأحجام الأكبر للٔسسر مرتبطة 

بشكل خاصص بانخفاضض مخاطر 

الإصصابة بسسرطانات المخ والمشانة 

والرءة والمعدة والشدي والمبيضض 

والقولون والمسستقيم وعنق الرحم 

وسسرطان الجلد.‏ 

وبالنسسبة للنسساء،‏ لا تعد هذه البيانات 

مفاجئة بشكل كبير،‏ في حين أن 

الهمل المتعدد يزيد من خطر 

الإصصابة بسسرطان الشدي،‏ فإنه عادة 

ما يقلل من خطر العديد من أشكال 

السسرطان الأخرى.‏ 

وأظهرت الدراسسات على نهو متزايد 

أن التفاعل البشري يمكن أن يكون 

له تأثير جسسدي وعاطفي عميق على 

الشخصص.‏ وقد تبين أن الصصهة 

العقلية السسيئة توءدي إلى ارتفاع ضضغط 

الدم،‏ ما يزيد من خطر الإصصابة 

بأمراضض خطيرة.‏ 

المصصدر:‏ ديلي ميل 

صحة 

طريقة بسيطة للحصول على نوم أعمق 

وجد باحشو جامعة سسيدني 

الأسسترالية أن تبديل ملابس‏ النوم 

‏(البيجاما)‏ القطنية أو المصصنوعة 

من البوليسستر بأخرى صصوفية،‏ يمكن أن يسساعدنا 

على النوم بسسرعة أكبر ولفترة أطول.‏ 

وقال الدكتور بول سسوان:‏ ‏“منذ زمن ليس‏ 

ببعيد،‏ كان النوم تهت غطاء من الصصوف هو 

القاعدة،‏ وتعيد العلوم الآن اكتشاف فواءد النوم 

بألبسسة صصوفية.‏ ربما ليس‏ من قبيل الصصدفة،‏ 

لأن الصصوف ينظم درجة حرارة الجسسم بشكل 

أفضضل،‏ ما يجعلك في حالة تعرف باسسم ‏(منطقة 

الراحة الهرارية)”.‏ 

ويشير الباحشون إلى أن الأشخاصص الذين 

يرتدون بيجاما من الصصوف،‏ وخاصصة عندما 

تكون الأمسسيات أكشر برودة،‏ ينامون بشكل أسسرع 

ولفترة أطول،‏ إلى جانب التمتع بنوم أعمق ذي 

جودة عالية.‏ 

وقام الباحشون بدراسستين،‏ ففي البداية،‏ رصصد 

١٧ طالبا يرتدون بيجاما من القطن أو صصوف 

.merino أما الشانية،‏ فقد شملت ٣٦ بالغا 

تتراوه أعمارهم بين ٥٠ و‎٧٠‎ عاما،‏ حيش قامت 

بتقييم ألبسسة القطن والبوليسستر.‏ 

وفي الدراسستين،‏ تم قياس‏ معدل ضضربات القلب 

ودرجة حرارة الجلد والرطوبة النسسبية،‏ وكذلك 

أنماط موجة الدماغ.‏ 

وفي دراسسة الشباب،‏ تمتع أولئك الذين ارتدوا 

البيجاما الصصوفية بنوم إضضافي لمدة ٧ دقاءق 

أكشر من الأفراد المرتدين للبيجاما القطنية،‏ 

كما ناموا بعد ١١ دقيقة فقط مقارنة مع مرور 

١٥ دقيقة على نوم مرتدي الملابس‏ القطنية.‏ 

وعلى وجه الخصصوصص،‏ نام البالغون ‏(أعمارهم 

٦٥-٧٠ عاما)‏ بعد ١٢ دقيقة عندما ارتدوا 

الصصوف،‏ مقارنة مع نوم غيرهم ممن ارتدوا 

البيجاما القطنية بعد ٢٢ إلى ٢٧ دقيقة.‏ 

وكتب الباحشون:‏ ‏“هذه النتاءج تسسلط الضضوء على 

الصصوف،‏ كعازل فعال قد يوءثر على حرارة الجلد 

ومن ثم تعزيز بداية النوم ونوعيته”.‏ 

ونشرت النتاءج في مجلة Nature and 

.Science of Sleep 

المصصدر:‏ ديلي ميل 

تغيير حياتك لالفضل 

بشكل دائم يبدأ اليوم.‏ 

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منوعات 

أستراليا تعتزم منع 

المهاجرين الجدد من 

السكن في المدن الكبرى 

قال وزير في الهكومة الأسسترالية إن 

بلاده تعتزم منع بعضض المهاجرين 

الجدد من الإقامة في أكبر مدنها،‏ 

سسيدني وملبورن وبرزبين ‏“لبضضعة أعوام على 

الأقل”‏ بهدف تخفيف التكدس‏ في المناطق 

الهضضرية.‏ ومع توقع أن تكون الهجرة إحدى 

القضضايا الهامة في الانتخابات المقبلة في 

أسستراليا،‏ تسسعى الخطة للمسساعدة في حل 

مشكلات البنية التهتية في المدن التي تعاني من 

الكشافة السسكانية العالية.‏ 

وعبر منتقدو الخطة عن قلقهم من أن توءدي 

قواعد التأشيرات الجديدة المقترحة إلى نقصص 

في العمالة.‏ 

وأظهرت بيانات حكومية أن نهو ٧٠ بالمئة من 

١٨٦ ألف مهاجر اسستقروا في أسستراليا العام 

الماضضي،‏ وصصلوا بتأشيرات تمنه للمهاجرين 

المهرة،‏ وانتقل جميعهم تقريبا إلى سسيدني أو 

ملبورن.‏ 

ولا يوجد حاليا أي قيود على المكان الذي يمكن 

للأفراد أن يسستقروا فيه،‏ بعد الهصصول على 

تأشيرة مهاجر يملك مهارة.‏ 

وقد توءثر الخطة الجديدة على نهو ٤٠ بالمئة من 

المهاجرين الذين يملكون المهارات المطلوبة،‏ 

ويبهشون عن عمل بعد الوصصول،‏ وتصصنف الخطة 

خمس‏ مدن هي داروين وبيرش وهوبرت وأديليد 

وكانبيرا،‏ كمراكز إقليمية يمكن للمهاجرين 

الاسستقرار بها.‏ 

ويسسعى السساسسة في بعضض المراكز الإقليمية 

والمناطق الريفية منذ سسنوات لاسستقرار المزيد 

من العمالة المهرة ببلداتهم لضضمان بقاءها.‏ 

وفي هذا السسياق قال وزير البنية التهتية 

الهضضرية والسسكان آلان تدج،‏ في كلمة ألقاها في 

مدينة ملبورن:‏ ‏“نهدف لتخفيف ضضغط السسكان 

عن المدن الشلاش الكبرى وتهقيق نمو أسسرع 

للولايات والمناطق الأصصغر”.‏ 

ولم يذكر تفاصصيل بشأن كيفية تطبيق هذه 

السسياسسة،‏ لكنه أشار إلى أنها قد تشمل حوافز.‏ 

وأضضاف:‏ ‏“يمكن أيضضا وضضع شروط على 

تأشيرات الإقامة في منطقة معينة ولو لأعوام 

قليلة”.‏ 

من جهته صصره مسوءول في مكتب الوزير تدج 

طلب كتمان اسسمه،‏ بأن منع المهاجرين من 

الإقامة في المدن الكبرى قد يمتد إلى خمس‏ 

سسنوات.‏ 

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منوعات 

الرسالة التسويقية الجديدة لبنك سدني 

أعلن بنك سسدني عن الإطلاق 

الرسسمي لرسسالة الموءسسسسة الجديدة:‏ 

«Yours» 

وعن الرسسالة التسسويقية الجديدة قال المدير 

العام لبنك سسدني السسيد ميلتوس‏ ميكايلاس‏ 

‏«نعمل داءما في ضضوء قيمنا الأسساسسية وهذه 

الرسسالة الجديدة،‏ ،«Yours ‏«أردناها انعكاسسا 

وترجمة لقناعتنا ونهجنا بأن علاقة كل زبون مع 

بنك سسدني تبدأ‏ بما هو أكبر من مجرد بيع منتج 

أو تقديم الخدمات المصصرفية - نهن ملتزمون 

ببناء علاقة وطيدة وشخصصية مع كل زباءننا».‏ 

‏«لقد كانت فترة تهول بالنسسبة لبنك سسيدني،‏ 

وهذه الرسسالة الجديدة تعكس‏ هذا التطور 

والنمو.‏ تتكوّن عاءلة بنك سسدني من جميع 

الفرقاء والموظفين،‏ وفي نهاية المطاف هم من 

يمشلوننا حقا.»‏ 

‏«نريد أن يكون التعامل مع بنك سسدني مرادفا 

للمضضي قدمً‏ ا - نهو منزلك ومدخراتك 

ومسستقبلك.»‏ 

وختم ميكايلاس‏ قاءلا ‏«نتطلع نهو مزيد من 

النمو على المديين القصصير والبعيد.‏ في بنك 

سسيدني ، تمتد علاقتنا بك إلى ما هو أبعد من 

الخدمات المصصرفية،‏ نهن ملتزمون بمنزلك 

وعملك ومسستقبلك.»‏ 

إذا كنت موفر شخصصي أو مالك شركة صصغيرة 

أو متوسسطة أو مقاول أو تاجر دولي،‏ يقدم بنك 

سسدني علاقة مصصرفية فريدة من نوعها يعززها 

التزام المصصرف الداءم بالانفتاه وإمكانية 

الوصصول لتهقيق أهدافك.‏ يوفر بنك سسدني 

لجميع عملاءه إمكانية الوصصول المباشر إلى 

فريقنا من الخبراء المصصرفيين.‏ وهذه العلاقة 

المصصرفية الشخصصية مع زباءننا سساهمت بصصنع 

وتطوير المنتجات التي تتلقاها والتي أتت نتيجة 

لمعرفتنا وخبرتنا التنافسسية - وأعطتنا فهمً‏ ا 

أعمق لاحتياجاتك الشخصصية.‏ 

عروضضنا تسستمر بالتطور معك إذ نسسعى داءمً‏ ا 

لتلبية الاحتياجات المتنامية لعملاءنا الأوفياء 

من خلال منتجات مصصرفية جديدة وتنافسسية،‏ 

لتبقى راحة البال الخاصصة بزباءننا في طليعة 

أولوياتنا،‏ لا سسيما مع السسجل المتميز لجودة 

الاءتمان والرأسسمال القوي الذي يمكنّك التمتع 

بضضمان إضضافي.‏ 

إن مجتمعاتكم المهلية - التي تشكل نسسيج 

المجتمع الاسسترالي - مهمة جدا بالنسسبة لنا،‏ 

فنهن نفتخر بالتزامنا بالتنوع والشمول والتعليم،‏ 

والذي يمكن روءيته من خلال سسجلنا الراءع لدعم 

المبادرات المهلية على كافة الأصصعدة.‏ 

في بنك سسيدني ، تمتد علاقتنا بك إلى ما هو 

أكشر من شوءونك المصصرفية والمالية.‏ نهن 

ملتزمون بمنزلك وعملك ومسستقبلك.‏ 

ابتسام 

متخصصة تتحدث اللغة العربية 

لدى Ability Links NSW 

يتوفر برنامج NDIS 

ال آ ن في جميع أنحاء 

نيو ساوث ويلز 

حان الوقت لتعيشوا 

الحياة كما يحلو لكم 

قد تكونون ي ن مؤهل‏ إذا كنتم:‏ 

تعانون من إعاقة دائمة ي وكبة 

دون سن الخامسة ي ن والست‏ 

وتستوفون متطلبات الجنسية 

يوجد مقدمو خدمات مثل ابتسام،‏ 

متوفرون لمساعدتكم.‏ 

لمعرفة المزيد حول NDIS 

زوروا الموقع ndis.nsw.gov.au أو 

اتصلوا بالرقم 13 77 88 

ndis.nsw.gov.au 


إذا غيّرت 

عنوانك 

أو كنت غير مسجالً،‏ 

فسجِّل اآلن.‏ 

يتم إغالق سجل الناخبين النتخابات الوالية لعام 2018 

في تمام الساعة 8 مساءً‏ يوم 6 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 

يجب أن تكون مسجالً‏ في عنوان منزلك الحالي للتصويت في انتخابات والية 

فكتوريا في 24 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني.‏ 

قم بالتسجيل أو تحديث تسجيلك عبر الموقع اإللكتروني ،vec.vic.gov.au 

أو احصل على استمارة التسجيل في أي مكتب بريد أسترالي أو مكتب مفوضية 

االنتخابات األسترالية.‏ 

/electionsvic 

@electionsvic 

131 832 VEC.VIC.GOV.AU 

لالستفسار بلغات غير اللغة اإلنجليزية،‏ اتصل بخدمة الترجمة الشفهية الخاصة بنا على الرقم:‏ 9209 0112 

Authorised by W. Gately, AM, Electoral Commissioner, 530 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000.

October 2018

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