AMUST
AUSTRALASIAN MUSLIM TIMES
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Multicultural News & Views
ISSUE # 190
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SEPTEMBER 2021; SAFAR 1443
Hijab identifies a Muslim woman, does not define her
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AIMA recommends vaccination COMMUNITY PAGE 9
BOOMERANG PAGE 7
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Musical on refugees: Hope behind the Wire AUSTRALIA PAGE 13
Attacks sabotaging elusive peace in Afghanistan
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Explainer: what is shariah law? UMMAH PAGE 17
COVID-19 Delta strain rages in Sydney
Mohamed Ainullah
Zia Ahmad The murderous terrorists attacks followed by reckless revenge drone strikes by the United States resulting in the killing of innocent civilians is sabotaging the elusive peace in Afghanistan. The reformed Taliban Mk 2 declared inclusive governance under the name of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan promising general amnesty for opposition upholding human rights for all, including women and minorities. continued on page 3
Afghans injured in the suicide bombings outside Kabul International Airport. (AP: Mohammad Asif Khan)
COVID-19 Delta strain that is more dangerous and extremely transmissible with daily infection rate now reaching well over 1000 has kept Sydney under increasingly strict lockdowns for the last two months. With advice from health authorities, the NSW government has now given up on bringing the infection rate to zero and is banking on high rates of vaccination in order to have any hope of easing the lockdown restrictions anytime soon. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says that to ensure the health system can cope with a rise in cases once restrictions ease, every state and territory must make vaccines mandatory for everyone working in the health sector. “It is impossible to imagine safe workplaces, or even safe care for patients without everybody in healthcare settings being vaccinated,” AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid said. continued on page 2
Muslims leaders front up for vaccination Mohamed Ainullah While COVID-19 infections keep increasing in NSW, children and teenagers now accounting for one third of the cases infected with the highly contagious Delta variant, Muslims leaders are showcasing their own vaccination images encouraging the community at large to protect themselves against the virus. “I took the COVID vaccination because I believe it’s the right thing to do by my religion, by my family, by my community and by my health and safety,” says ANIC President Sheikh Shadi Alsulaiman. Almost 15 percent of teenagers aged 16 to 19 in NSW had received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine after the NSW government started a vaccine program earlier this week for thousands of HSC students from Sydney’s west and south-west. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller will tighten rules around the COVID-19 lockdown regulations in order to slow the spread of the Delta strain asking the Australian Defence Force for an extra 500 troops for Sydney’s worst-affected areas. continued on page 2
From left: Hanan Dover, clinical psychologist, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, Grand Mufti of Australia and Sheikh Shadi Alsuleiman, ANIC President.
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