Source: BBC News Counter-terrorism police in Australia have stopped a suspected plot to bring down an aeroplane, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said. He was speaking after four people were […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Eoin Blackwell HuffPost Australia Pell appeared in Australian court on Wednesday for a brief preliminary hearing to set the pace of upcoming proceedings. MARK DADSWELL / REUTERSGeorge Pell […]
Source: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/adelaides-ahmadiyya-muslim-association-sets-up-coffee-and-islam-program-to-clear-up-misconceptions/news-story/aa814c55ce8a77db7efd8eae0434274d | Kurtis Eichler, Westside Weekly MISSIONARY Imtiaz Ahmed has a simple message he wants to spread about the Islamic faith – it is all about peace. “In this time there are a lot of things which are going on in the world because of terrorism and people being killed,” Mr […]
Source: http://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/4808994/tackling-the-tough-questions-on-islam/ | Honor Elliott Up-to-100 residents were greeted with two leaflets at the Mudgee Town Hall on Friday night – Demystifying Islam and Islam Exposed. One was outlining the forum ahead and the other was published by a group called ‘Concerned Citizens’ stating ‘Be informed… it is in your best interest’. That’s exactly […]
Source: https://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/328112/muslimsforenvironment-aim-to-plant-10000-trees-across-23-sites-nationwide-on-nationaltreeday#.WXN7tRWGPIU #MuslimsForEnvironment aim to plant 10,000 trees across 23 sites nationwide on #NationalTreeDay Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Australia (45 Hollinsworth Road, Marsden Park, NSW 2765) Contact:Aqeel Ibraheem (Mob: 0433 449 762) Mirza Ramzan […]
Source: Dunya News A young Muslim woman who came to Australia as a refugee during the Bosnian war has been named Miss World Australia 2017. According to a report by the Daily Mail, Esma Voloder who is a 25-year-old criminal profiler from Melbourne was named Miss World Australia 2017 on Friday […]
“I invite people who have questions about Islam to look me up and find me. And I will meet them at a coffee shop of their choice. Coffee is on me. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-20/im-a-muslim-ask-me-anything/8727442 | By Claire Moodie Australia’s youngest Imam doesn’t see the need for Muslim schools, and he’d rather shake a woman’s […]
Source: BBC News Archaeologists have found the first evidence to suggest that Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years. The discovery indicates their arrival on the […]
Source: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/we-have-phobias-of-each-other-meet-a-muslim-campaign-launches-across-australia-20170712-gx9h4v.html |Mary Ward The group has previously run Q&A sessions at Western Sydney University’s Parramatta and Lithgow campuses. A new campaign by an Australian Muslim community is encouraging people to “meet a Muslim” over coffee and cake. Muslims Down Under, a group of volunteers from across Australia, are willing to […]
Source: Arab News BRISBANE: School officials have described it as “hate crime” after a bag adorned with a swastika and containing a pig’s head was dumped at the front gate of one of Queensland’s largest Islamic schools. Staff at the Islamic College of Brisbane discovered the bag and rotting meat […]
July 5, 2017 Only one Australian suburb, Lakemba in Sydney, has a population that is more than half Muslim. AAP/Jane Dempster Author James Forrest Associate Professor of Geography and Planning, Macquarie University Disclosure statement James Forrest does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any […]
Source: http://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/4782538/muslim-group-brings-ask-me-anything-project-to-bunbury/ | Kate Hedley It’s a risky proposition to open yourself up for scrutiny of any kind, but a Muslim group plans to do just that in Bunbury on the weekend. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – whose motto is “love for all hatred for none” – is heading to town for an ‘Ask […]
Source: CNN By Joshua Berlinger and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Updated 1422 GMT (2222 HKT) July 10, 2017 (CNN)Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic and a key adviser to Pope Francis, has touched down […]
Source: BBC News An Australian state will install the world’s largest lithium ion battery in a “historic” deal with electric car firm Tesla and energy company Neoen. The battery will […]
Christianity on the wane in Australia, but Pentecostal church bucks trend Source: The Guardian By Elle Hunt As the number of Australians who identify as Christian has declined since 2011, […]
Source: BBC News Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionRepaired ties: Mr Turnbull and Mr Trump have reportedly put the past behind them Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been left somewhat bemused after […]
Source: The Guardian Australia’s advanced intelligence-gathering P-3 Orion aircraft will be flown over the southern Philippines to help in the fight against Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups. The defence minister, Marise […]
June 20th, 2017, Written by Bryce Luff Cockburn Gazette NEWS Imam Kamran Tahir. A LOCAL Islamic leader says he will “give up everything that I practise” if even one connection […]
Reuters International JUN 16, 2017 FILE PHOTO – A sign adorns the security fence near shelters inside the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, February 11, 2017. Behrouz Boochani/Handout via REUTERS/File photo (reuters_tickers) By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States will tell dozens of refugees […]
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4592394/Perth-Islamic-leader-calls-monitor-sermons-mosques.html | By BRYANT HEVESI FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Islamic leader calls for CAMERAS to be installed in mosques to record sermons and combat radical preaching the wake of recent terror attacks Imam Kamran Tahir has condemned terrorism following recent atrocities He has also called for mosque sermons to be monitored to […]