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Australian Muslims are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha 1446H, with most major Islamic bodies confirming that the celebration will fall on Friday 6 June 2025. In a media release by The Australian Imams Council (ANIC) dated Wednesday 28 June, the Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamad, and the Australian Fatwa Council announced the day […]

    During his keynote address, at Sir Syed Day celebrations in Sydney held on Saturday 9 November 2024, Dr Abulkhair Jalauddin rested the concerns of Muslims regarding the Islamic permissibility of higher education loans since they are indexed with CPI and WPI without involving interest. Dr Jalaluddin, an Islamic financial expert, taxation advisor and […]

This current monthly AMUST June 2024/Eid-ul-Adha special issue #223 marks the completion of a decade of its publication having published both print and digital formats non-stop every month, a total of 120 issues. In addition to its print/digital monthly publication, AMUST has cultivated a strong online presence, leveraging its website and social media platforms to […]

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Late Dato’ Professor Dr Khalid Yusoff (1955-2021) MBBS (Melb), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Lond), FACC (USA), Hon FRACP (Aust), Cardiologist, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UiTM and finally Vice Chancellor and President, UCSI University was a life long friend, a fellow Islamic activist while in Australia 1973-83 during the early formative years and an intellectual colleague, mentor, frequent correspondent and […]

- Dr Anis Rahman on stage at the launch of his book at Waikato University on Saturday 26 November 2022. The book “A Brief History of Waikato Muslim Association” by Dr Anis Rahman was launched at the Waikato Community Inclusivity Symposium held on Saturday 26 November 2022 at Waikato University attended by over 100 invited […]

In a signing ceremony held on Wednesday 18 August at ISRA Academy in Auburn attended by the Governor of NSW, academics and community leaders, the agreement between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (ISRA) was renewed in order to continue offering Islamic Studies and Arabic courses through the Centre for Islamic Studies […]

She loves coffee, spicy chicken burgers and exclamation marks, and rocks a hijab. And on Monday 20 June 2022, Fatima Payman was confirmed as Labor’s newest Senator from Western Australia to sit in the Australian Federal Parliament in Canberra. The election of this 27-year old Muslim Australian to Senate breaks some records: the first hijab-wearing […]

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A veteran Muslim leader, Kazi Ali who has dedicated his life in serving the Muslim community in managing death and burial was recognised on Australia Day Wednesday 26 January 2022 for his services to the Islamic community. Mr Kazi Khalequzzaman Ali OAM of Bangladeshi origin migrated to Australia from UK in 1981 and has been […]

- Philip Feinstein OAM.Philip Feinstein, founder for Music for Refugees and a columnist for AMUST has been recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia at the Queen’s birthday Honours List announced by the Governor-General on Monday 14 June 2021.  Philip was recognised for his service to refugees primarily for his Music for Refugees program […]

Undeterred for 11 straight days Israel inflicted as much damage on the Gaza Strip and its people as possible, by bombing and levelling high rise buildings, schools and hospitals in Gaza City while President Biden and Prime Minister Morrison kept on repeating “Israel’s right to defend itself.”  While both US and Australian government displayed strong […]

Australasian Muslim Times

Australasian Muslim Times

Australasian Muslim Times

Australasian Muslim Times

As a result of recent political intrigue, Anwar Ibrahim who had served as a finance minister and deputy prime minister in the past has been denied the incumbent position as the eighth prime minister of Malaysia. After a week of turmoil, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, resigned as PM leading to the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as […]

Five Muslims including Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad, Chief Adviser of AMUST have been honoured with the Order of Australia announced on Australia Day, Sunday 26 January 2020. Dr Ahmad, resident of NSW and a retired professor of engineering is a veteran Muslim leader who has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) […]

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A speaker series event was organised at the PwC offices in Adelaide on Wednesday 4 September 2019 hosted by Mr Chin Tan, Race Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission featuring keynote speaker, Professor Mohamad Abdalla sharing Australia’s long and primarily positive contact history with Muslim people, stretching from coastal traders before colonial settlement through to prospectors […]