Alhamdulillah, It had been a week full of
gratefulness and blessings from Allah SWT for us The Believers. Despite our coziness studying and struggling
in seeking knowledge, Islamic world are
still struggling to wake up and come back to its Golden Ages - where the beauty
of Islam shines in every of our hearts.
News and updates playing a great vital role for us, the muslim youth -
leaders of tomorrow, to keep discussing and brain-storming great ideas for the
beneficiary of every muslims and dearest mankind.
Halal
products may be funding Islamist extremism, claims Nationals MP
Australian Abbott government backbencher George Christensen says it’s
‘outrageous’ his grocery dollars are going towards a ‘religious tax’
Thursday 20
November 2014
George Christensen on Vegemite: ‘It’s lovely to
know a jar of the salty black stuff is sponsoring the advocacy of robbing women
of all of their marital property rights.
Consumers
who buy halal products could be funding Islamist extremism, an Abbott
government backbencher claims.
In an opinion article titled Terror in the Tucker Box, Nationals MP
George Christensen questions whether shoppers who buy goods with the halal logo
are funding a push for Sharia law – or even backing terrorists.
Christensen
says there’s no way to know where the funds from halal-certified goods end up.
He
said it was “outrageous” his grocery dollars were going towards a “religious
tax” – listing halal-approved products such as Vegemite, Corn Flakes and Freddo
frogs.
Controversy over halal certification has come to a boil over the past few
weeks.
South
Australian dairy producer Fleurieu Milk and Yoghurt Company was forced drop its
halal certification after receiving threats on social media.
The Guardian view on the Jerusalem killings:
this must not become a holy war
The murders in a synagogue were a truly appalling act of violence. Now
Israeli and Palestinian leaders must act to prevent their conflict becoming a
battle of Muslim against Jew – because religious conflicts can never be solved.
Tuesday 18 November 2014
No one can look at photographs of Tuesday’s scene at Jerusalem’s Har Nof
synagogue without
shuddering. The sight of prayer shawls and prayer books drenched in blood stirs
the bitterest memories. They are the images of a pogrom. Reports of the event
confirm that impression. The murmuring hush of morning worship was broken by
what witnesses say was a frenzied attack, the two Palestinian assailants –
cousins from East Jerusalem – lashing out with weapons that included guns,
knives and a meat cleaver. The floor of a house of prayer was turned red.
People
of all faiths – and even of none – will find something especially appalling
about this act of violence. Any place of worship is meant to be a sanctuary;
that much is understood universally. Inevitably, however, this attack has
struck a particular and deep nerve in the Israeli – and Jewish – psyche.
Attacks like this were precisely what the creation of the state of Israel was
meant to prevent. Israel was to be the one place in the world where Jews could
pray in peace and safety. Synagogues in London, Paris or New York have grown
used to having a security presence on the door. Now there are calls for the
same precaution to be taken in Israel, a bleak thought for a country
established to be a safe haven.
For the moment, these are just fears. There is
nothing inevitable about their realisation. But it will require political
leadership..But the burden on Israel is heavy too. Binyamin Netanyahu has
failed to show Palestinians any kind of political horizon. He shows them no
route by which they might reach independence or even an end to occupation. In
the absence of such a political path, the men of violence prosper.
Christians
and Muslims have co-existed peacefully before and must do so again
I hope my presence as the first Muslim to address the General Synod
shows that followers of these great religions can be allies
Tuesday 18 November 2014
‘My presence in the synod will help
us to stand shoulder to shoulder together against the forces that would
threaten our shared humanity.’
Fuad Nahdi, an outstanding columnist of TheGuardian.com were the first to address at the General
Synod of the Church of England. Standing
and sharing his humble yet challenging trials but, ultimately worth adventure.
His wife, Humera of more than 25
years of companion has considered his life a success as she had seen him
recover from long bout of debilitating illness.
And here are some important moments of his speech.
“Violence has no
religion, ethnicity or morality: if anything it reflects a betrayal of our
basic humanity, for in violence we forget who we are. What surrounds us is
beyond comprehension and puts all of us to shame. For people of faith and
principles, this is a time for introspection and deep reflection.
But perhaps the
biggest challenge for all of us Christians and Muslims is to change basic
attitudes so that they reflect the complex world in which we live.
Both Christianity
and Islam need to be detribalised in the global village. Our efforts should
focus on finding areas of convergence, not conversion.
My presence in the
synod will help us to stand shoulder to shoulder together against the forces
that would threaten our shared humanity. For the haters and those consumed by
anger and wickedness, this occasion is both threatening and unsettling. Many
would not want us to share the truth about the rich history of Christianity and
Islam.
For centuries the
two faith communities have managed to co-exist peacefully in almost all
countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. Islam has recognised Christianity
as a sister Abrahamic faith. Places of worship have been respected, freedom of
worship accorded and lives and property protected. The oldest known Christian
community that speaks the language Jesus allegedly spoke has co-existed with
Muslim neighbours until the recent troubles.”
Finally, the words
of the noble prophet should be assuring for all: “Beware,” he warned over 14
centuries ago, “whoever is cruel and hard on a non-Muslim minority, or curtails
their rights, or burdens them with more than they can bear, or takes anything
from them against their free will; I (Muhammad) will complain against the
person on the day of judgment.”
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