Saturna Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Saturna Capital Corporation, has entered into an agreement with Crescent Wealth, Australia’s first Islamic wealth manager, to act as the portfolio manager of the Crescent International Equity Fund scheduled for launch later this year. “Saturna’s agreement with the Australian wealth management firm […]
Credit: TOI on Line: SYDNEY: Lifestyle factors, not exposure to chemicals in food and consumer products, are the most significant causes of cancer, according to the latest evidence. Bernard Stewart, professor of oncology at the University of New South Wales, said: “Measures known to prevent cancer include smoking cessation, reducing […]
Hameed Shaheen, PAKISTAN OBSERVER Islamabad—The first Islamic Museum outside Asia has been set up in Melbourne, the Australian continent, to help Aussies understand the highly humanizing contribution of Islamic civilization in crucial phases of history. The Museum was inaugurated by the OIC Secretary General Mr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Saturday in an […]
Should the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community be considered (or consider themselves) as a ‘Sect’? First let us see how various dictionaries define the word ‘Sect’: OXFORD DICTIONARY Sect – Pronunciation: /sɛkt/noun – a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group […]
MELBOURNE – A new research study has found that tolerant Islamic teachings help young Australian Muslims cope with Islamophobic and racist campaigns against their faith in the post-9/11 era. “I […]
Australia is becoming a popular destination for Muslims leaving Asia and the Middle East, which is troubling to some Australians. But, the country’s Christians are using this as an opportunity for the Gospel. Forty years ago, residents would rarely see Muslims on the streets of Sydney or Melbourne. Now, as […]
JEDDAH,15 Rabi al-Awwal/7 Feb.(IINA)-The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will lead a high level delegation in his official visit to Australia starting next Sunday, 11 February 2012. Ihsanoglu is set to visit a number of cities where he will meet with the Australian […]
By ROD MCGUIRK | AP ARABNEWS Published: Feb 5, 2012 11:00 Updated: Feb 5, 2012 11:57 CANBERRA, Australia: A mob ransacked the Syrian Embassy in Australia after reports of the […]
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is back in the news for doubling her personal fortune to more than $20 billion last week — a move that brings her closer to becoming the world’s wealthiest woman. But Rinehart, who hates the attention her fast-growing wealth has garnered, isn’t your usual, polished billionaire (a […]
Abbott boat plan causes concern in Jakarta A SENIOR Indonesian police official has voiced concerns about Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s plan to turn back all asylum-seeker boats, warning the policy […]
By ROD McGUIRK – Associated Press | AP – Sun, Jul 10, 2011.. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Muslim women would have to remove veils and show their faces to police on request or risk a prison sentence under proposed new laws in Australia’s most populous state that have drawn criticism […]
Group of corporations awarded $1.81bn in contracts “As the money goes up, the scrutiny should go up” Rudd pledged record sums trying to tackle poverty AUSTRALIA’S booming foreign-aid program is delivering handsome profits to a group of seven corporations that has scored a staggering $1.81 billion in taxpayer-funded contracts. But […]
By islamic-arts.org Team Australian designer Peter Gould explores contemporary graphic design, digital art, photography and the rich visual & spiritual traditions of Islam. Peter embraced Islam in 2002 while studying […]
Australia is one of the first country to welcome New Year across the globe. This year, Sydney has outdone itself in the fireworks display. 6.5 million dollars were spend on about 15 minutes of one of the world’s best display of fireworks. 1.5 million people gathered to see this large […]
Source: Australian Government. Muslims in Australia have a long and varied history that is thought to pre-date European settlement. Some of Australia’s earliest visitors were Muslim, from the east Indonesian archipelago. They made contact with mainland Australia as early as the 16th and 17th centuries. Early Muslim visitors—the Macassar traders […]
Source: New York Times: By TARA PARKER-POPE For 15 years, Joseph Proietto has been helping people lose weight. When these obese patients arrive at his weight-loss clinic in Australia, they are determined to slim down. And most of the time, he says, they do just that, sticking to the clinic’s […]
LABOR will talk to Nauru about reopening an asylum seeker processing centre there if the coalition agrees to pass the government’s amendment to the Migration Act without changes. Immigration Minister […]
An Australian businessman has been sentenced in China to 13 years in jail for embezzlement. Matthew Ng, a Chinese-born Australian citizen, was detained by police in the city of Guangzhou in November 2010. Read More…
Source/Credit: Berwick Leader SHEDDING light on the true teachings of the Koran is the main focus of a Cranbourne exhibition this weekend. Organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Victoria, […]
A fire at a Sydney nursing home this morning has left several dead and many seriously hurt.