This report reveals the remarkable fact known to all Australians, The Discrimination Against Muslims, but in a scientific and statistical dimensions.
The report addressed the problem and explain its effects in future .
As a Muslim studying in Australia, and even though I'm not an Australian citizen, I am proud of the report and thank those involved in the preparation, the courage to admit the problem is great but I hope there is a courage in solving the problem
Again, as a Muslim who will complete two years in Australia, I still think Australia is one of the best countries in the world which respect religions, I have not harassed for being Muslim likewise my friends in America and Britain, I believe that my decisions to study in Australia was absolutely right.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
UNSW
UNSW keeps reporting to Muslim Students that they are working on giving the Muslim community on Campus a land for Madinah College, but they have been stalling the process since 2006.
Muslims at UNSW should get a Muslim College just as there are several Anglican, Catholic and Jewish colleges on campus grounds. It is part of
It is part of justice, freedom of thought and embrace religion and its application, part of the rights of individuals, and eventually part of the educational process and rights and duties that must be applied on the University .
Watch the clip and then tell me what you think ?
Muslims at UNSW should get a Muslim College just as there are several Anglican, Catholic and Jewish colleges on campus grounds. It is part of
It is part of justice, freedom of thought and embrace religion and its application, part of the rights of individuals, and eventually part of the educational process and rights and duties that must be applied on the University .
Watch the clip and then tell me what you think ?
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Swiss minaret ban violates Muslim rights: Arabs
GENEVA (Agencies)
Arab League chief Amr Moussa on Tuesday denounced a vote in Switzerland that banned the construction of any further minarets as the top United Nations rights official said the ban was linked to a growing wave of "anti-foreigner scaremongering."
Moussa, who heads the 22-member organization, told reporters that the ban, approved by almost 58 percent of Swiss voters on Sunday, was a "violation of the rights of Muslims living in Switzerland."
" If allowed to gather momentum, discrimination and intolerance not only do considerable harm to individual members of the targeted group, they also divide and harm society in general "
UN rights chief He added that he hoped "the issue will be treated by resorting to the authorities and human rights courts."
Muslim leaders and rights groups have condemned the ban, which will be included in Switzerland's constitution. The alpine country's four existing minarets will not be affected.
Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said on Tuesday the ban endangered security.
"The reality of our societies, in Europe and in the world (is that) every blow to the co-existence of different cultures and religions also endangers our security," she said, according to a written transcript of her speech in Greece which was released by the ministry.
UN criticism
" I urge people everywhere to take this issue of discrimination seriously "
UNMeanwhile the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said in a statement that prohibiting an architectural structure linked to Islam or any religion was "clearly discriminatory."
Swiss voters adopted the ban in a referendum on Sunday, defying the government and parliament which had rejected the right-wing initiative as violating the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and a cherished tradition of tolerance.
Pillay said the ban was "discriminatory, deeply divisive and a thoroughly unfortunate step for Switzerland to take, and risks putting the country on a collision course with its international human rights obligations."
"I urge people everywhere to take this issue of discrimination seriously," Pillay said.
"If allowed to gather momentum, discrimination and intolerance not only do considerable harm to individual members of the targeted group, they also divide and harm society in general."
A U.N. human rights body, composed of independent experts, said last month the ban would bring Switzerland into "non-compliance" with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which it has ratified.
Pillay's spokesman, Rupert Colville, was asked at a news briefing whether this meant that Switzerland was violating the pact. "It's not quite the same as saying it's a violation, but it is a very short step short of saying that," he said.
Pillay's office might be prepared to submit an opinion if critics of the ban were to challenge it in a court, he said.
The Council of Europe said on Monday the ban raised concern over whether fundamental rights, protected by international treaties, should be the subject of popular votes.
Sadness
" This decision by the Swiss people caused great sadness in our country "
Turkish Foreign Ministry A group of politicians from the SVP, the country's biggest party, and the conservative Federal Democratic Union gathered enough signatures to force the referendum on the initiative which opposed the "Islamization of Switzerland."
Its campaign poster showed the Swiss flag covered in missile-like minarets and the portrait of a woman covered with a black chador and veil associated with strict Islam.
"I hesitate to condemn a democratic vote, but I have no hesitation at all in condemning the anti-foreigner scare-mongering that has characterized political campaigns in a number of countries, including Switzerland, which helps produce results like this," said Pillay, a former South African judge.
Switzerland, a country of 7.7 million, is home to more than 300,000 Muslims, mainly from Bosnia, Kosovo and Turkey.
Turkey joined a chorus of international concern at the vote, calling it "an unfortunate development against fundamental humanitarian values and freedoms." "This decision by the Swiss people caused great sadness in our country," the Foreign Ministry said, added it expected Switzerland "to take steps to correct this situation."
Switzerland's biggest-selling daily newspaper Blick defended the vote, saying the minaret ban does not reject religious freedom and immigrants needed to make more of an effort to integrate in Swiss society.
"We should not be ashamed of ourselves!" Blick's front page headline said on Tuesday. "We need a clear answer to the question of whether Muslims accept our legal system without any ifs or buts," it said in an editorial.
Arab League chief Amr Moussa on Tuesday denounced a vote in Switzerland that banned the construction of any further minarets as the top United Nations rights official said the ban was linked to a growing wave of "anti-foreigner scaremongering."
Moussa, who heads the 22-member organization, told reporters that the ban, approved by almost 58 percent of Swiss voters on Sunday, was a "violation of the rights of Muslims living in Switzerland."
" If allowed to gather momentum, discrimination and intolerance not only do considerable harm to individual members of the targeted group, they also divide and harm society in general "
UN rights chief He added that he hoped "the issue will be treated by resorting to the authorities and human rights courts."
Muslim leaders and rights groups have condemned the ban, which will be included in Switzerland's constitution. The alpine country's four existing minarets will not be affected.
Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said on Tuesday the ban endangered security.
"The reality of our societies, in Europe and in the world (is that) every blow to the co-existence of different cultures and religions also endangers our security," she said, according to a written transcript of her speech in Greece which was released by the ministry.
UN criticism
" I urge people everywhere to take this issue of discrimination seriously "
UNMeanwhile the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said in a statement that prohibiting an architectural structure linked to Islam or any religion was "clearly discriminatory."
Swiss voters adopted the ban in a referendum on Sunday, defying the government and parliament which had rejected the right-wing initiative as violating the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and a cherished tradition of tolerance.
Pillay said the ban was "discriminatory, deeply divisive and a thoroughly unfortunate step for Switzerland to take, and risks putting the country on a collision course with its international human rights obligations."
"I urge people everywhere to take this issue of discrimination seriously," Pillay said.
"If allowed to gather momentum, discrimination and intolerance not only do considerable harm to individual members of the targeted group, they also divide and harm society in general."
A U.N. human rights body, composed of independent experts, said last month the ban would bring Switzerland into "non-compliance" with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which it has ratified.
Pillay's spokesman, Rupert Colville, was asked at a news briefing whether this meant that Switzerland was violating the pact. "It's not quite the same as saying it's a violation, but it is a very short step short of saying that," he said.
Pillay's office might be prepared to submit an opinion if critics of the ban were to challenge it in a court, he said.
The Council of Europe said on Monday the ban raised concern over whether fundamental rights, protected by international treaties, should be the subject of popular votes.
Sadness
" This decision by the Swiss people caused great sadness in our country "
Turkish Foreign Ministry A group of politicians from the SVP, the country's biggest party, and the conservative Federal Democratic Union gathered enough signatures to force the referendum on the initiative which opposed the "Islamization of Switzerland."
Its campaign poster showed the Swiss flag covered in missile-like minarets and the portrait of a woman covered with a black chador and veil associated with strict Islam.
"I hesitate to condemn a democratic vote, but I have no hesitation at all in condemning the anti-foreigner scare-mongering that has characterized political campaigns in a number of countries, including Switzerland, which helps produce results like this," said Pillay, a former South African judge.
Switzerland, a country of 7.7 million, is home to more than 300,000 Muslims, mainly from Bosnia, Kosovo and Turkey.
Turkey joined a chorus of international concern at the vote, calling it "an unfortunate development against fundamental humanitarian values and freedoms." "This decision by the Swiss people caused great sadness in our country," the Foreign Ministry said, added it expected Switzerland "to take steps to correct this situation."
Switzerland's biggest-selling daily newspaper Blick defended the vote, saying the minaret ban does not reject religious freedom and immigrants needed to make more of an effort to integrate in Swiss society.
"We should not be ashamed of ourselves!" Blick's front page headline said on Tuesday. "We need a clear answer to the question of whether Muslims accept our legal system without any ifs or buts," it said in an editorial.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Introduction
Welcome to Religious Beliefs within Australia, a blog setup for a communications bridging course at a humble educational institute run by UTS in Sydney, Australia. The topic we have chosen for this blog spans various parts of religion in this country.
One topic that shall be looked at is the "Jesus all about life" advertising campaign that recently plagued the Australian television networks and has popped up in the form of banners out the front of Christian churches all over Sydney.
We have a many queries about this campaign including:
One topic that shall be looked at is the "Jesus all about life" advertising campaign that recently plagued the Australian television networks and has popped up in the form of banners out the front of Christian churches all over Sydney.
We have a many queries about this campaign including:
- Even though it is a belief we do not necessarily agree with, is it ethical to commercialize Billions of people's religion?
- Is it fair that christians are free to throw their beliefs in the faces of such a multi-cultural society? When if a 'Mohammed all about life' ad campaign would more than likely spark public outrage.
- If this is indeed unfair, then where does it stop? Must we out law christmas decorations and religious clothing in public, including priest's collars or the burqa?
- What is "P.C." These days?
The third topic in this blog will be about racial discrimination against religions in Australia. To achieve that we will examine Muslims situation as a case study. The reason of choosing Muslims is the fact that they are the second largest religion after Christianity and because one of the participants in this blog is, himself, a Muslim who tries to deliver the issues of Muslims in Australia away from the unfair and prejudicial media.
To achieve that, we'll illustrate several cases of racism against Muslims; We’ll provide some clips and finally We will write some articles about that.
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