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Buddhism in Brisbane - A brief history of Buddhism in Brisbane and an explanation of the collection of Buddhas on display in a 2005 Museum of Brisbane exhibition. - More ... |
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"Brisbane Buddhas", Museum of Brisbane exhibition, 2005 - The exhibition "Brisbane Buddhas" at the Museum of Brisbane, featuring more than a thousand Buddhas loaned by the people of the city, showing his many forms and the meanings people find in Buddha. - More ... |
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Many meanings of Buddha - Messages from those who loaned their Buddhas to the Museum of Brisbane exhibition about what the Buddhas mean to them personally. - More ... |
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Sri Lankan Vesak Festival, Vihara Temple, Brisbane, 2005 - A celebration organised by the Vihara Temple in Brisbane in August 2005 of Vesak, one of the most important religious festivals of Sri Lankan Buddhists, featuring a "thorana" which depicts aspects of Buddha's life. - More ... |
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Vietnamese Buddhists then and now - Vietnamese New Year service in 1979. In 2005, another religious service – this time marking 30 years of Vietnamese settlement in Queensland. - More ... |
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Vietnamese Celebration prayers, Phat Da Monsatery, Brisbane, 2005 - Brisbane's Vietnamese community gathered in the Phat Da Buddhist Monastery in August 2005 for prayers as part of celebrations of 30 years of life in their new home in Queensland. - More ... |
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Speeches: |
Religious Citizenship - Wayne Hudson calls on Australia to develop a new notion of pluralist religious citizenship which would serve as a model for the rest of the world, at a 2001 Queensland multicultural summit. - More ... |
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Interviews: |
Christianity and multiculturalism - Jeannie Mok tells how she and her husband became involved in founding a congregation in Brisbane with a variety of language and ethnic groups. - More ... |
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Building a dynamic multicultural church - Jeannie Mok writes that there is no choice any longer in Australia but for Christians to accept truly multicultural churches. - More ... |
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Information Pamphlets: |
Islam in Brisbane - A 2004 Brisbane City Council publication aimed at helping Muslims feel welcome in the city and providing information on Islam for the wider community. - More ... |
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Arab Muslims in Queensland - Mahmoud Ibrahim outlines the practices of Islam and the origins of Arab Muslims in Queensland, as well as their history, institutions and traditions. - More ... |
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"Multicultural Trailblazer" - Sultan Mohammed Deen - A biography of community leader Sultan Mohammed Deen, describing his activities consolidating Muslim services in Brisbane and in voluntary and charitable works for the wider community. - More ... |
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Building services for Muslim women - A biography of Galila Abdel Salam, who established the Islamic Women's Association of Queensland and has done much other work aimed at helping educate, inform and support Muslim women. - More ... |
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Interviews: |
Seeking for harmony and understanding - Mohammed Abdalla, assistant Imam of the Kuraby Mosque in Brisbane, tells about the many ethnic origins of those who make up the mosque community. - More ... |
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Web References: |
Kuraby Mosque after the fire - Link to the transcript of an ABC interview with Mohammad Abdalla, in which he outlines the role in educating the community about Islam that the Kuraby Mosque has taken on since it was rebuilt, after an arson attack in 2001. - More ... |
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Articles: |
Living in a material world - Randa Abdel-Fattah writes about what it means to be an Australian Muslim today, in the face of discrimination based on misunderstood perceptions about extremism. - More ... |
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Diverse faiths - Photographs of different ethnic groups and religious practices over the first half of the twentieth century. - More ... |
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Judaism in Queensland - Morris Ochert tells the history of the Jewish communities in the state, and outlines their organisations and activities over the years. - More ... |
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Web References: |
Griffith University Multi-Faith Centre - Link to information on Griffith University's Multi-Faith Centre, set up in 2002 as a venue for research by people of diverse religious traditions and for inter-faith dialogue and education. - More ... |
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Death, Dying and Religion - Sections of a book describing beliefs and practices in several non-Christian religions to help health professionals in their work with diverse patients. - More ... |
