Alhumdulillah after much blood, sweat, toil and tears, we now bring you a website dedicated to our show. It is very simple www.alchemyoftruth.com.au
From now on inshallah when we do a show, our podcasts are going to the website, we also provide forms and facilities for you to give us feedback or suggestions about possible shows or guests etc...
This blog will continue to be online, but I will be writing my personal posts, you are still welcome to read and comment on these.
Mission of Hope is one of those Organizations that remind me of the word Da'uub دؤوب, which roughly translates the state of working hard and persevering through the hurdles. Throughout the controversies, the riots and the debates on rights and responsibilities, those guys kept their heads down and the worked to develop the Muslim community, their initiatives and projects aim to strike the heart of the problems and the issues facing the Muslim community. I ask Allah swt to reward them for their work and their intentions.
Maha Najjarine is of those tireless individuals whose list of volunteering roles and achievements is longer than my arm. She joins us to discuss the follow up the Villawood detention center's Ramadan Iftar program.
She also tells of the 2012 AMAA (Australia Muslim Achievement Awards) and the nominations closing on the 15th of October.
This show was broadcast live from Mado's restaurant in Auburn. The whole show was fun and massively chaotic, but alhumdulillah we managed a podcast out of it.
Our interview with Aftab Malik took place in Bankstown this time. This was carried out before Ramadan but we didn't have time to post it until today.
Aftab A. Malik has been called a "first rate scholar" by John L.,
Esposito, "a rising intellectual star" by The Muslim World Book Review
and desribed as someone "at the cutting edge of research on Islam and at
the heart of a group of young, emerging Muslim scholars, as well as
established Muslim scholars," by Professor Philip Lewis at the
department of Peace Studies (University of Bradford).
Interviewing brother Aftab was a pleasure for the Alchemy team, for a man of his knowledge and his tool belt of skill and works, he was a friendly, down to earth man who loved to joke around while discussing amazing ideas with us.
After a brief pause during the Ramadan period. We are back alhumdulillah for another season.
Last time I visited Melbourne, I had the pleasure of a romantic evening with a number of very insightful, intelligent and educated brothers and sisters. Speaking to them caused me to shift my thinking about a number of issues. And I realizes the conundrums the Muslim community sometimes feels when cornered by questions of culture or alliance.
Yassir Mursi is part of this group of people, and it was my pleasure to host him at the Alchemy of Truth last Friday the 31st of August. I did not want a structured format to the show like I usually do, but to open it up and let the discussion flow organically, and alhumdulillah it was a great experience, and I feel we learned a lot from Yassir.
This part of our series on Muslims and the Media.
Uthman Badar, media spokesman for the Hezbu Tahrir,
discusses with us the dynamics of Hezbu Tahrir with the media. We also
discuss the way Muslims have been portrayed in the media during pre and
post colonization and the influence that may have on current media
representation of Muslims.
This episode is part of my Muslims and the Media series, where I explore the relationship between representation of Muslims in the media, and the actors and REactors who contribute positively or negatively towards it.
My guest this episode is Keysar Trad, Ex President of the Lebanese Muslims Association. Current President of
the Islamic Friendship Association, writer, translator, and very hard
working member of the Muslim Community in Australia.
We had a frank, open discussion about the Media, the Muslim Community
and related global issues.
I would have to say this was one of my most enjoyable interviews. Keysar is well versed man who strong opinions and a drive to do the right thing. I know you're going to enjoy it as well.
