National Mosque Open Day (NMOD) is an annual Australia-wide event that features a number of mosques across the nation simultaneously opening their doors to the public and inviting them to come in and explore their local mosque. National Mosque Open Day will take place in Australia on 26 October 2019 at participating mosques in each state.
Coalition’s religious discrimination bill condemned by state and territory commissions
State and territory anti-discrimination commissions have revolted against the Coalition’s religious discrimination bill, warning it privileges religion over other rights and will cause “significant disruption” by overriding state laws.
Geelong: 2019 Deakin University Diwali Festival
Deakin University welcomes all members of the Deakin uni community (and beyond) to celebrate the Diwali or Deepavali Festival at Waurn Ponds, on Thursday, 31 October 2019 from 6pm onwards at the Waurn Ponds Campus.
Aboriginal Theology and Anthropology and Just Ecological and Sustainable Peace
Pax Christi Victoria – International Christian Peace Movement – invites you to the October Agape, Aboriginal Theology and Anthropology and Just Ecological and Sustainable Peace led by Naomi Wolfe, Lecturer Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University, on Sunday 20 October at 2pm.
“Life is the most precious thing we have”
Helena Taliberti and Vagner Diniz, two very committed Brazilian parents with a passion for life and justice, want to feel connected to the world. “We came here because we are sure that the World Council of Churches has a lot of connections,” they said. “The more we are together, the longer and farther we will go. Life is the most precious thing that we have.” The couple lost their children in a dam collapse in Brazil in January. World Council of Churches News met with them after a meeting with the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in Geneva in early October.
Cambridge eco-mosque wins award for ‘innovative design’
UK: The new Cambridge Central Mosque, the first purpose-built mosque in Cambridge, has been awarded a major regional planning award at the University Arms in Cambridge, an event attended by over 100 regional planning professionals.
Tasmania October 2019
Greetings of peace and Shana Tova in honour of the Jewish High Holy Days and New Year! Our event for October will be to join Prof Cahill while he is here giving a presentation at the FECCA Conference (Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia. His presentation will be entitled Progressing the Multifaith Agenda in a Multicultural Australia. Tim Costello will also be giving a presentation in the same session.
Yom Kippur Explained
Yom Kippur (the Jewish Day of Atonement) is held on the 10th day of Tishrei, ten days after the start of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the date listed. In 2019, Yom Kippur is from sunset Tuesday 8 October until sunset Wednesday 9 October.
From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11
The so-called War on Terror, in its many incarnations, has always been a war with gender at its heart. Once regarded as helpless victims waiting to be rescued, Muslim women are now widely regarded by both Muslim and non-Muslim disciplinarians as a potential threat to be kept under control. How did this shift in attitudes come about? Read about the conversations with Australian women the author has undertaken.
Friendship Walk, Ballarat
The Ballarat Interfaith Network and the Jewish Christian Muslim Association (JCMA) will conduct a Friendship Walk on Sunday 20 October visiting Ballarat’s Central Uniting Church, Jewish Synagogue and Islamic Mosque.
Queensland: Trust-building and the Vibrancy of Western Multicultural Societies: The Christian- Muslim experience
Dave Hale and Adis Duderija will present talks on the topic on the occasion of celebrating the meeting 800 years ago between the Christian St Francis and Muslim Sultan of Palestine, Syria, and Egypt: al-Malik al-Kamil at the Multifaith Centre Griffith University, on October 17.
Western Australia: Interfaith Prayer for Parliamentarians
Perth Bishop Don Sproxton has issued an invitation for people to participate in an interfaith prayer service in response to the euthanasia legislation being debated by the West Australian Parliament.
