The Beauty Of Austalia

In the country as multicultural Australia not only Muslims who do event iftaar. Australian Catholic University (ACU), the largest Catholic institution's host them on Tuesday (7/9), in one of its campus in Melbourne.

The event was held simultaneously with the opening of a prayer for the religion and beliefs of anything to use it.

In the event of Iftar that was attended by about 100 people from various walks of life organized by the ACU works closely with the Australian Intercultural Society (Intercultural Society Australia).

In the introduction, Dr. John Ballard of the ACU said the importance of a container for all the believers in the campus to have a place for them to pray or simply looking for tranquility. Hence, a prayer space for all those followers, according to Dr. John Ballard was deliberately placed in the leading space in the main building of the campus.

"Usually a room like this was placed in the lowest floor in dimly lit places. However, we see the importance of a room like this, and this would be an example which we will develop across 7 campuses ACU throughout Australia, "added Dr. John Ballard.

One of the uniqueness of the event Iftar together by the Australia Catholic University was that those present got the outpouring of spiritual side of Catholicism and Islam.

The event is called a reflection of it with the same theme of "Respect for the Sacred" (reverence for sacred things). From the Catholic party reflection presented by Sisters Cheryl Camp, while the Islamic party presented by Zuleyha Keskin, both of whom were educated doctoral in ACU.

In his, both Camp and Keskin explained how in everyday life they got the sample between the adherents of a religion that respects what is done by the followers of other religions.

Continue what you've just done IT by opening the prayer space multi trust, Keskin Zuleyha said that it would be beautiful in a time or place, each religion in this world could use places of worship of other religions.

"It would be good if there are adherents of islam that could be to the Church, or the Hindu worshippers could pray in the synagogue, or Catholics pray at Buddhist temples," said Keskin Zuleyha. in cultural entertainment events, also displayed the Catholic culture and Islamic culture.

For the sufi Islamic culture dance performed by two men, while three of the singers chant the prayers and songs of Taize.

As well as places of worship, starting to get sympathy from citizens of Australia.

Mark Jamieson, the Mayor of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, confirmed the decision to allow the establishment of a mosque in the area of Maroochydore in the city is appropriate allocation.

Permission changes to building into the mosque was proposed by Muslim organisation the Sunshine Coast (MoSC) and has been approved by local governments.

According to the Mayor of Jamieson, the petition was approved because it is in line with the Government's plans to develop a new city. "That area along with other areas along the Sunshine Coast is seen as a suitable place of worship," he told ABC, Wednesday (8/7).

"Mosques are places of worship. It's been right that these things are handled by our employees, otherwise it will be the political sphere, "said the Mayor of Jamieson.

The local muslim community purchased the building in the area of Maroochydore it previously belongs the Uniting Church Church last year.

Since then, two groups of anti Islam continue to make the protests and demonstrations against the establishment of a mosque.

According to the Mayor of Jamieson, it checks the mosque application solely on the basis of the terms of the existing town planning.

"We are not responsible for foreign policy, we are not responsible for border control of our country," he said.

"We are only responsible for city planning, and our approach is fair and pure associated with it," stated the Mayor of Jamieson.

He said, "is to use the existing building, rather than a new building, so that it will meet the needs of the Muslim community on the Sunshine Coast."

Like most establishment of mosques in Australia's Sunshine Coast, the mosque also sparked protests from a number of circles.

But, uniquely, a rival of the other citizens of the demo which supports also occurred in this case.

Residents who support freedom of religion did the action by bringing various posters, for example stating "we're better than bigotry", referring to opponents of the mosque.

Meanwhile the Mayor of Jamieson explained that his city had been planning for an increase of about 150 thousand inhabitants in the next 20 years.

"Of course this number is higher than average population growth in other parts of Australia, but it is caused by the popularity of the Sunshine Coast as an ideal location," he said.