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Positive Contributions of Australian Muslims.

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I am sure that many neo Nazi groups could also point to the positive contributions of Nazis. This is a very silly or sinister exercise.
Posted by runner, Saturday, 12 June 2010 2:08:23 PM
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no doubt this lying muslim woman and the many muslims who wanted to be violent because of her lies is only a 'small' minority.

http://islammonitor.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3528:conning-the-world-veiling-the-truth-with-bedazzling-burkas&catid=203&Itemid=59
Posted by runner, Saturday, 12 June 2010 2:16:46 PM
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I should have explained why SC finance would be beneficial to the Australian community
"The main features of Sharia compliant lending are:
• the prohibition against riba – the paying or charging of interest
• the prohibition against investing in certain assets or industries – for example alcohol and gambling
• the prohibition of complex financial investments having elements of speculation or uncertainty – the underlying
assets must be clearly identifiable." http://www.aetlimited.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/0E1A14EC-889D-4F5F-A662-639E3455D762/0/AETCT5194Discussionpapershariacompliantlend_web.pdf

An example that is close to home: buying a home. Instead of paying interest, under one form of SC finance one takes a minority equity stake in the property. eg. 10% of the equity is supplied by the household and 90% by the 'bank'. Over time the household purchases more equity until they finally have 100% ownership. In the meantime the household rents the premises and the rent is paid to the owners. The owners being the household and 'bank', they share the proceeds of the rental income in proportion to their equity shares (eg. if after 5 years the household has acquired 50% stake then only half the rent is paid to the 'bank').

if the household cannot or does not want to go through with the full purchase, then the property is sold and the proceeds from the sale are distributed between the 'bank' and household according to their equity shares (e.g if the household has 50% of the equity then they would receive 50% from the sale of the property).

for me this is fairer and just, not to mention being a more attractive option than a bank loan with a mortgage that runs the risk of default and FULL repossession by the bank. Hence the potential benefit for the broader Australian community.
Posted by grateful, Saturday, 12 June 2010 2:26:42 PM
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I forgot to mention that among the major
projects in which Afghan cameleers were involved
was the development of the rail link between
Port Augusta and Alice Springs.

The "GHAN" train was so named in homage to
the exploits of the Afghan cameleers.

Their presence was equally important to the
development of the overland telegraph line
between Darwin during 1870 and 1872 and
eventually linked Australia to London via
India.

It may be of interest to know that Miss Australia 2006,
(she represented Australia in the Miss World 2006
competition) was a Muslim - Sabrina Houssami.

In the 1920s and 1930s Albanian Muslims were
accepted along with Bosnian Muslims.
The first mosque was built in Melbourne in 1963.
Bosnian Muslims established various communities
throughout Melbourne (notably Carlton) in 1957 - 1961.

Between 1967 - 1971 - over 10,000 Turks settled in
Australia. Most settled in Melbourne and Sydney.

In the 21st century Muslims from more than 70 countries
settled in Australia.

It's difficult to make assumptions about them as they
are fragmented even further by being the most racially,
ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse
communities in Australia.

Also the common misconception among Australian non-Muslims
is that Islam is new to Australia. This is not the case.
Muslims have been living peacefully in Australia for
decades.

The mistake that many people make is they assume that
the recent migratory waves of people from the Middle East
and North Africa, South East Asia, the Balkans of Europe,
India sub-continent and most recently Sub-Sahara Africa -
that all these peoples are Muslims.

Not all people from these regions in fact are Muslims.

For example most Lebanese Australians, and Middle Eastern
Australians are in fact Christians, and most Australians with
origins in the Indian sub-continent are Hindu, Christian, or
Sikh, and most African Australians are Christians.

As I wrote earlier, Australia is a largely secular
country and religious affiliation is not necessarily an
accurate identifier of any Australian.

Certainly not of ones who come from so many different
racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic communities.
Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 12 June 2010 3:37:34 PM
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Posted by Proxy, Saturday, 12 June 2010 4:01:30 PM
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<< But here on OLO, I'm just a hater. >>

Finally Proxy posts something with which I agree.
Posted by CJ Morgan, Saturday, 12 June 2010 4:59:30 PM
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