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By Salma Javid Khan on February 11, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association donates $3000 to a Catholic charity Vinnies Jimboomba

Source: http://catholicleader.com.au/news/muslim-community-donates-3000-to-vinnies-jimboomba Muslim community donates $3000 to Vinnies Jimboomba February 9, 2017 | Posted by: Emilie Ng in Around the Archdiocese, News MUSLIM leaders based in Jimboomba have donated $3000 to a Catholic charity to support the poor and needy. St Vincent de Paul Society Jimboomba conference president Peter Flynn received a […]

By rabyam on February 8, 2017 ( 1 Comment )

4,444 victims: extent of abuse in Catholic church in Australia revealed

Source: The Guardian By Christopher Knaus The average age of alleged victims was 10.5 for girls and just over 11.5 for boys In one order 40% of religious brothers are believed […]

By rabyam on February 8, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

‘A personal attack on Muslim women’: Ms Saffaa mural defaced in Melbourne

Source: The Guardian By Sarah Malik Monday 6 February 2017 02.41 GMTLast modified on Monday 6 February 2017 02.43 GMT A Melbourne street-art mural featuring a Muslim feminist protest paste-up by prominent artist […]

By rabyam on February 6, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Child abuse: 7% of Australian Catholic priests alleged to be involved

Source: BBC An inquiry examining institutional sex abuse in Australia has heard 7% of the nation’s Catholic priests allegedly abused children between 1950 and 2010. In one religious order, over […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 6, 2017 ( 3 Comments )

Catholic Church accused of over 4,000 sexual child abuse cases

ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY, Australia Reuters File Photo. Seven percent of priests in Australia’s Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis. The statistics were […]

By Zubair Khan on February 6, 2017 ( 1 Comment )

7% of Catholic priests abused children, commission finds

Source: CNN After years of investigations and hearings, the sheer scale of child sexual abuse within the Australian Catholic Church has been revealed. Between 1950 and 2015, 7% of Australian priests were accused of abusing children, according to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Over 40% […]

By rabyam on February 2, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

US-Australia refugee deal: Trump in ‘worst call’ with Turnbull

Source: BBC A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal. The Washington Post reported Mr Trump called […]

By Zubair Khan on February 2, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Trump Berates Aussie PM

Source: The Daily Beast According to a report in The Washington Post, President Trump had a contentious call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in which he blasted him for a refugee agreement between the two countries, allegedly bragged about his electoral win and 25 minutes into the call which was […]

By Zia H Shah on January 26, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Happy Australia Day and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You

Epigraph: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]

By rabyam on January 25, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Australian of the Year is injury research pioneer Alan Mackay-Sim

Source: BBC A biomedical scientist who helped restore mobility in a quadriplegic person for the first time has been named 2017’s Australian of the Year. Prof Alan Mackay-Sim, from Queensland, […]

By rabyam on January 23, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

St Stanislaus’ College: Catholic school to apologise to sexually abused students

Source: The Guardian School says apology ‘a reconciliatory gesture’ but critic says apology only follows media attention St Stanislaus’ College is preparing to apologise to dozens of former students who […]

By rabyam on January 19, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Crowdfunding raises $100,000 for new Australia Day campaign with girls in hijabs

Source: The Guardian By Helen Davidson Anti-racism campaigners have called for the return of an Australia Day billboard in Melbourne which was taken down after the company allegedly received threats over […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on January 19, 2017 ( 1 Comment )

Australia Day billboards with girls in hijabs to appear nationwide after campaign raises $130,000

Source: The Guardian By Helen Davidson Campaign plans to put up dozens of billboards across capital cities with surplus funding going to Indigenous organisations A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than […]

By falaknrahman on January 19, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Australia Day billboard featuring girls in hijabs removed after threats

theguardian — Digital sign in Melbourne showing two Muslim girls in front of the Australian flag sparks furious social media debate and threats to company A digital sign advertising Australia Day 2017 featured images of people from various cultural backgrounds, including one picture of two Muslim girls in front of […]

By rabyam on January 17, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Muslim cleric accused of performing forced marriage of child bride sacked

Source: The Guardian Imam Ibrahim Omerdic stood down after being charged with conduct that caused a minor to enter into a forced marriage Ibrahim Omerdic, imam of the Bosnian Islamic […]

By rabyam on January 17, 2017 ( Leave a comment )

Malcolm Turnbull says Australia must put ‘safety first’ when asked about burqa ban

Source: The Guardian By Paul Karp Malcolm Turnbull said there were certain environments in which people’s faces shouldn’t be covered when asked about a call to ban the burqa in […]

By falaknrahman on January 12, 2017 ( 6 Comments )

‘She terrorises us’: How entitled children are making their parents’ lives hell

The Sydney Morning Herald: by Cosima Marriner & Rachel Browne — “She terrorises us.” That’s how bad it is for Steve Richardson* and his wife when their 17-year-old daughter is at home.Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd says domestic violence victims get all the support they need. Olivia has dropped out of school […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 1, 2017 ( 3 Comments )

Ban the Burkini?

(This is one of the ten most read articles in 2016 of the Project Syndicate) https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/multiculturalism-versus-french-burkini-ban-by-peter-singer-2016-09 MELBOURNE – My parents came to Australia as refugees, fleeing Nazi persecution after Hitler annexed Austria. They arrived in a country eager to assimilate immigrants into its dominant Anglo-Irish culture. When my parents spoke […]

By rabyam on December 31, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

New Zealand: Ahmadiyya Muslim youth take aim at radicalisation on New Year’s Day

Source: Scoop Muslim youth belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are taking a stand against radicalisation and extremism. In line with the teachings of true Islam, they will be […]

By rabyam on December 16, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

Australian court increases fine over ‘misleading’ Nurofen

Source: BBC The UK manufacturer of Nurofen has been hit with an increased fine of A$6m (£3.6m; $4.4m) for misleading customers in Australia. Australia’s Federal Court ruled last year that […]

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