Our second stop on Friday were the twin villages of Gegerung Selatan (South) and Gegerung Puncak (Summit) where we met with over 90 eager young children
The Islamic Centre of Education and Development (ICED) was formed in 1998 by Australian Muslims. It aims to service the growing need of many Australians for a friendly and sympathetic way of experiencing Islam and receiving answers to their questions, to develop resources and networks that support Muslim converts living in Australia and Muslim-dominant countries, to contribute a tolerant and informed Muslim perspective to multifaith initiatives, and to enable Muslims to contribute to development needs in Australia and overseas.
Lingsar village
Bright and early on Friday morning we were greeted by 50 young children and their teachers at Lingsar village’s Paut Harapan Bunda (Mother’s Hope Paut), an independent paut, or kindergarten for underprivileged children. Everyone was dressed in their best outfits – both because they were attending school and also because they knew there were some visitors on the way.
Lombok Kids
On Wednesday 9 September 2009 an email was sent around in the hopes of collecting enough donations to buy a handful of toothbrushes for children living in some of the poorest villages on the island of Lombok, Indonesia.
Less than one week later on Tuesday 15 September, Brynna and Rowan headed off to Indonesia, their bags weighed down with $1,000 worth of English language, colouring and story books, an abundance of educational posters and cuddly soft toys, as well as $4,000 in cash – the remainder of the donations they had received in less than a week…Due to the incredible generosity of family, friends and community in Australia, combined with invaluable discounts from businesses and the selfless work of numerous volunteers in Bali and Lombok, this is what they were able to achieve…
Muslim Festivals
by Nada Ibrahim
[This presentation about Muslim Festivals was made at the JCMA Conference in 2007. It describes Eid ul Fitr (the festival of breaking fast), Eid ul Adha (the festival of sacrifice), Lailat ul Qadr (the Night of Power), Lailat al-Isra wa al-Mi`raj (the Night of the Journey and Ascension), `Ashura, Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year's Day), and Milad un Nabi (the Prophet's Birthday).]
