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Getting away with murder
Sun Herald, 11 January 2009, Julia Irwin
You've got to hand it to the Israeli public relations flacks: only they could convince you that killing children was an act of self-defence.
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Islamic finance rides the storm
SMH 11 October 2008, Clancy Yeates
A thriving financial sector sounds like an oxymoron these days. Even Australia's banks - among the most profitable in the world - kept a fifth of this week's interest rate cut to cushion their margins. But there is one sector that has tongues wagging in the hubs of commerce: Islamic finance.
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Bingham blasts 'hysteria' of Muslim school ban
SMH Online, Daniel Emerson, May 28, 2008
Former Sydney Lord mayor Jeremy Bingham has contested Camden Council's claim that it rejected a proposal to build a Muslim school on "planning grounds" alone, claiming the decision was tainted by politics.
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60th Anniversary of the Al-Nakba Commemoration
May 15th, 2008: Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House
On Thursday night, at the New South Wales Parliament House, Ali Abunimah along with a leading Labor and Liberal MP spoke at the 60th anniversary of the al-Nakba commemoration. Dr Zachariah Matthews from AIM was in attendance.
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The Radical Middle Way
Launched in the UK in 2005
The Radical Middle Way project is a Muslim grassroots initiative aimed at articulating a mainstream understanding of Islam that is dynamic, pro-active and relevant, particularly to young British Muslims.
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Many hands needed
The Torch, Wednesday 20th February 2008
A team from Punchbowl's Australian Islamic Mission (AIM) has registered to clean up Wiley Park reserve on CUAD08 ...
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Grim picture of sharia hides its useful aspects
SMH, 18 February 2008 - Ghena Krayem and Haisam Farache
The recent words of the Archbishop of Canterbury have caused consternation all over the world, including in Australia,
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Australia's Muslim Cameleers
Sydney Morning Herald 12/12/07
They were among the first Muslims in Australia. Single men, mostly...
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PMTG Iftar Dinner
Punchbowl, 10 October 2007
The Punchbowl Multicultural Tenants Group hosted an Iftar dinner...
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AustMET Federal Election 2007 Campaign
Sydney: November 8, 2007
The Australian Muslim Electoral Taskforce launched its campaign...
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The Arts of Islam
22 June 2007 to 23 September 2007
Edmund Capon, director of the Art Gallery of NSW, hopes the curiosity about Islam and its art will translate into a deeper understanding.
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A case of justice denied
The Age, Julian Burnside, QC, 18 July 2007
The treatment of Mohamed Haneef compromises Australia's legal system and puts at risk the way of life the Government says it is fighting to protect...
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Muslim headscarf 'out of school photo'
Sydney Morning Herald, June 4, 2007
A Victorian Muslim schoolgirl had her traditional headscarf airbrushed from a class photograph
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National Reconciliation Week
26th May-3rd June
This year, Reconciliation Week marks three important dates, ...
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Professor calls on universities to find religion
SMH: Adele Horin, September 5, 2007
Universities have been urged to abandon their long-held commitment to secularism and incorporate a better understanding of religions in their teaching programs.
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Battle of the hypocrites
Waleed Aly, The Age, 4 July 2007
The West is perceived to be hypocritical in its Middle East dealings, while al-Qaeda has bombed Muslims...
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Halal boost for Middle East market
Meatnews, 16 March 2007
New Halal brand for Australian red meat launched in the Middle East.
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The Age: Hatred in a head count
Waleed Aly, February 19, 2007
Israeli's comments matter because they are not as marginal as they are mad. His latest book, The Third Islamic Invasion of Europe, argues that an increasing Muslim demographic in Europe threatens that continent's political and cultural integrity.
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Your Islam questions answered
SMH News Blog: Monday, 30 April 2007
As part of the Sydney Morning Heralds special coverage about Islam in Australia, Dr Zachariah Matthews of the Australian Islamic Mission answered reader questions about the faith.
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Australia has betrayed Hicks
AAP, January 1, 2007
Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser says he never thought he would see the time Australia departed from providing justice to all citizens like it has with David Hicks.
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Problem with masculinity not a Muslim issue
Letters, Sydney Morning Herald, October 30, 2006
Yes, Paul Sheehan ("Sheik's views show up the wider problem with Muslim men", Herald, October 27), we do have a problem.
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Media may incite terror - Keelty
By Steve Larkin, October 26, 2006
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty today warned the media against turning society so against Islam that it created a terrorist backlash.
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Values push stirs racism: National
Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 2006
A NSW Nationals MP, Adrian Piccoli, has lashed out at the Federal Government for breeding racism and intolerance by whipping up a frenzy over Australian values.
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Israel's turn at crimes against humanity
Sydney Morning Herald, Letters Section, 13 July 2006
Progress towards peace in the Middle East must, if it is to have any chance of lasting, be based upon truth not propaganda.
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Muslims dig deep in aftermath of Cyclone Larry
Southern Star, 23 March 2006
It only took Muslim Business Community president Mahomed Khatree a few phone calls and within an hour he had $10,000 for the relief effort in the aftermath of Cyclone Larry in northern Queensland.
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Don't turn on Muslims, says Bracks
Melbourne, The Age, 2 March 2006
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has launched a passionate defence of multiculturalism and warned that national political leaders are risking "a new era of sectarianism" by alienating Muslim Australians.
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Schoolchildren cast judgements on Muslims
February 6, 2006, Sydney Morning Herald
More than half of Victorian schoolchildren view Muslims as terrorists, and two out of five agree that Muslims "are unclean", a survey has revealed.
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Disservice to paint race relations with labels
Sydney Morning Herald, 1 February 2006
NSW is the only state to persist with official stereotypes such as "Middle Eastern appearance", writes Joseph Wakim.
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Islam and the West: Who Hates Whom?
Fahmi Howaidi, Arab News, 22 January 2006
The Danish governments attitude toward the blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) published by a newspaper in the country should not be dismissed lightly as it is typical of the manner in which Western governments and intellectuals treat topics related to Islam.
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National Anthem, Australian Values to Avoid Riots
Sydney, 22 January 2006
Australian students will be forced to sing the national anthem and will be taught about Australian values as part of a government plan to avoid a repeat of last month's racial violence in the country.
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Ethnic Minorities and Crime in Australia
Prof Jock Collins, 8/11/05
Paper to a Public Seminar organised by the Office of Multicultural Interest, Western Australia Perth, November 8th 2005.
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Anti-Terrorism Bill Passes Through Parliament
Sydney, December 6, 2005
For an update on the latest developments, visit the AMCRAN site...
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Democracy Deficit
Siddiq Buckley, 20 November 2005
An abridged version of this speech was delivered at the 2005 MEFF Reception 20th November in the presence of The Hon. John Cobb, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs.
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The corrosive division in France
Soumaya Ghannoushi, Thursday 10 November 2005
Just as Hurricane Katrina has exposed the ugliness of America's segregation system, the ghettoes, racism, misery and poverty that lurk beneath the thin surface of economic prosperity and social harmony, the recent riots in Paris have laid bare the darker side of the ‘city of lights’.
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The agenda lurking in the shadows
The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October 2005
Arrest and detention shouldn't be based on hearsay gathered by spies, writes David Marr.
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$8,000 Collected for South-Asia Earthquake Victims
Monday, 17 October 2005
The Australian Islamic Mission held special prayers last Friday at its Prayer Hall in Matthews Street Punchbowl for the victims of the South-Asia Earthquake disaster.
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The Howard counter-terrorism legislation, and me
Tony Kevin, Canberra 16 October 2005
I address here the very personal question that will face those of us like me, who will want to continue to contribute to democratic public discourse in Australia after these proposed laws come into effect...
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Top Judge Hits Out at Terror Law
Chief Justice Higgins queries secrecy, 14 October 2005
ACT Chief Justice Terence Higgins has made a swingeing attack on the Federal Government's anti-terrorism laws, questioning whether Australia still remains a democratic state.
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'Stop the hate'
The Daily Telegraph, September 26, 2005
THE message from the Muslim community is loud and clear stop the victimisation.
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Pro-Hijab Campaign
September 2005
A campaign in support of Hijab coordinated by the Muslim Womens Association in conjunction with several organisations.
http://www.mwa.org.au/prohijab.htm
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Prayers for Tsunami Victims
Monday, 3 January 2005
The Australian Islamic Mission held special funeral prayers last Friday at its Prayer Hall in Punchbowl for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
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