Sunday, April 12, 2015
Friday, January 18, 2013
Demonstration against legislation for abortion
Dear Muslim Brothers and sisters
I am forwarding this information on as promised.
You may be aware of the vigil for unborn human life taking place on Saturday - tomorrow- in Merrion Square at 4.30pm.
legislation for abortion is very serious and has, in every country where abortion was legislated for in limited circumstances, opened the door to the killing of millions of babies world wide.
Muslims and Catholics, working together, have been very successful at the UN in holding back this terrible, murderous UN agenda for the world.
No country is as safe as Ireland for protecting mothers...hence the incomprehensibility of this awful potential action against almighty Gods' little babies.
Sadly, your representative from Clonskeagh went along with the call for legislation and we were very disappointed at this. The Catholic Church, alone, stood up against it.
God bless you,
Olivia
I am forwarding this information on as promised.
You may be aware of the vigil for unborn human life taking place on Saturday - tomorrow- in Merrion Square at 4.30pm.
legislation for abortion is very serious and has, in every country where abortion was legislated for in limited circumstances, opened the door to the killing of millions of babies world wide.
Muslims and Catholics, working together, have been very successful at the UN in holding back this terrible, murderous UN agenda for the world.
No country is as safe as Ireland for protecting mothers...hence the incomprehensibility of this awful potential action against almighty Gods' little babies.
Sadly, your representative from Clonskeagh went along with the call for legislation and we were very disappointed at this. The Catholic Church, alone, stood up against it.
God bless you,
Olivia
نداء عاجل الى الجالية المسلمة في إيرلندا
لقد أرسلت لنا الجمعية المسيحية لحقوق الأطفال في الحياة رسالة مناشدة للجالية المسلمة في إيرلندا للوقوف معها ضد سياسات الإجهاض، كما تتأسف الجمعية والكنائس الكاتوليكية على تواطئ إدارة المركز الإسلامي بكلونسكي المنادية للإجهاض وعلى تخليها عن المبادئ الإسلامية ووقوف هذه الأخيرة التى لا تمثل إلا نفسها وتنظيم العالمي للإخوان المسلمين مساندة لمشروع الإجهاض وتخدم مصالح التوجه الاخواني وسياساتهم في إختراق المسلمين . وبهذا الصدد نرفع شكوانا الى الله والى هيئة المكتوم الخيرية. وندعوا جميع المسلمين في إيرلندا أن يوقفوا هذا المشروع ويظهروا تمثيلهم الشرعي في رفضهم للإجهاض ويكونوا غدًا في الموعد Merrion Square at 4.30pm.للوقوف إحتجاجاً مع كل منادي بمنع قتل الأطفال الأبرياء.
للمزيد من المعلومات وفضح اسرار المركز كاتبوا السيدة Olivia
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
celebration of the issue of human trafficking
Joint Press Release
At a ceremony in Dublin today the Minister for Disability, Equality and
Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, and the Northern Ireland Justice Minister
David Ford, MLA presented prizes to the winners of a photography and video
competition held for third level students throughout Ireland to raise
awareness of the issue of human trafficking.
The idea of the competition was to encourage third level students to become
aware of the issue of human trafficking and to consider what it really
means, while at the same time showcasing their huge creative talents.
Entrants were asked to research human trafficking and present their
understanding of the issue via a photograph or short video. Entries were
then judged by an independent panel comprising Ms Amanda Byram, TV
Presenter and Spokesperson for the anti-trafficking organisation Love 146;
Irish Artist Colin Martin from the Royal Hibernian Academy and Journalist
Eamonn Mallie.
Judges’ marks accounted for 80% of the overall marks for each entry with
the remaining 20% decided by members of the public through Facebook where
they voted on the 12 short-listed entries. The prize winners in each
category were:-
Video:
1st Tony Farrelly Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
2nd Fergal Murphy Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
3rd John Hyland Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
Photography:
1st Patrick Hughes Athlone Institute of Technology
2nd Nathan Cafolla Athlone Institute of Technology
3rd Alison Metoudi Queens University
Speaking at the ceremony today Minister Lynch said: “Trafficking of human
beings for sexual and/or labour exploitation or the removal of organs is a
heinous crime that has no place on the island of Ireland. I would like to
congratulate all those who took part in this competition and in particular
the winners in each category. The standard of entries in the competition
was exceptionally high and showed a great understanding among students of
the issues surrounding human trafficking. It is so important that
everyone, including the youth in society today, is aware of what human
trafficking is and can take action by reporting their suspicions to the
authorities.”
Justice Minister David Ford said: “The competition provided a great
opportunity for my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality to
tap into the energy, enthusiasm and ideas that third level students have on
this issue. I am impressed by the creativity displayed and believe that
the innovative videos and photos produced will help to raise awareness of
human trafficking, especially amongst the student population.
Like Minister Lynch I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry
to the competition and offer my congratulations to those who were
short-listed and to those who are receiving an award this evening.”
Members of the public can report suspicions of human trafficking
anonymously to the Garda Síochána through Crimestoppers at 1 800 25 00 25
or via a dedicated email blueblindfold@garda.ie. Anyone with suspicions of
human trafficking in Northern Ireland can report their concerns anonymously
to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
18 December 2012
ENDS
Note for Editors:
The joint human trafficking photography & video competition was launched to
coincide with EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October, 2012.
The prize awarded in each category was as follows:
1st prize €1,000
2nd prize €500
3rd prize €250
The twelve short-listed entries can be viewed on both the AHTU’s Facebook
page and the OCTF’s Facebook page.
The title of the Facebook pages are:
Anti Human Trafficking Unit Ireland
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Anti-Human-Trafficking-Unit-Ireland/305656599447325
Organised Crime Task Force Northern Ireland
www.facebook.com/pages/OCTF/136184833076303
Regards
At a ceremony in Dublin today the Minister for Disability, Equality and
Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, and the Northern Ireland Justice Minister
David Ford, MLA presented prizes to the winners of a photography and video
competition held for third level students throughout Ireland to raise
awareness of the issue of human trafficking.
The idea of the competition was to encourage third level students to become
aware of the issue of human trafficking and to consider what it really
means, while at the same time showcasing their huge creative talents.
Entrants were asked to research human trafficking and present their
understanding of the issue via a photograph or short video. Entries were
then judged by an independent panel comprising Ms Amanda Byram, TV
Presenter and Spokesperson for the anti-trafficking organisation Love 146;
Irish Artist Colin Martin from the Royal Hibernian Academy and Journalist
Eamonn Mallie.
Judges’ marks accounted for 80% of the overall marks for each entry with
the remaining 20% decided by members of the public through Facebook where
they voted on the 12 short-listed entries. The prize winners in each
category were:-
Video:
1st Tony Farrelly Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
2nd Fergal Murphy Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
3rd John Hyland Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
Photography:
1st Patrick Hughes Athlone Institute of Technology
2nd Nathan Cafolla Athlone Institute of Technology
3rd Alison Metoudi Queens University
Speaking at the ceremony today Minister Lynch said: “Trafficking of human
beings for sexual and/or labour exploitation or the removal of organs is a
heinous crime that has no place on the island of Ireland. I would like to
congratulate all those who took part in this competition and in particular
the winners in each category. The standard of entries in the competition
was exceptionally high and showed a great understanding among students of
the issues surrounding human trafficking. It is so important that
everyone, including the youth in society today, is aware of what human
trafficking is and can take action by reporting their suspicions to the
authorities.”
Justice Minister David Ford said: “The competition provided a great
opportunity for my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality to
tap into the energy, enthusiasm and ideas that third level students have on
this issue. I am impressed by the creativity displayed and believe that
the innovative videos and photos produced will help to raise awareness of
human trafficking, especially amongst the student population.
Like Minister Lynch I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry
to the competition and offer my congratulations to those who were
short-listed and to those who are receiving an award this evening.”
Members of the public can report suspicions of human trafficking
anonymously to the Garda Síochána through Crimestoppers at 1 800 25 00 25
or via a dedicated email blueblindfold@garda.ie. Anyone with suspicions of
human trafficking in Northern Ireland can report their concerns anonymously
to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
18 December 2012
ENDS
Note for Editors:
The joint human trafficking photography & video competition was launched to
coincide with EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October, 2012.
The prize awarded in each category was as follows:
1st prize €1,000
2nd prize €500
3rd prize €250
The twelve short-listed entries can be viewed on both the AHTU’s Facebook
page and the OCTF’s Facebook page.
The title of the Facebook pages are:
Anti Human Trafficking Unit Ireland
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Anti-Human-Trafficking-Unit-Ireland/305656599447325
Organised Crime Task Force Northern Ireland
www.facebook.com/pages/OCTF/136184833076303
Regards
Sport against Racism Ireland
I am sending you a link to an article in today's (19th December) Irish
Times about the Ireland Under-15 football team which defeated Juventus
yesterday in Qatar. The team's coach, Niall Harrison, says that this is
the most ethnically diverse squad ever sent abroad by the FAI.
There are interviews with Des Tomlinson, the FAI's Intercultural Officer
who is also on the board of "Show Racism the Red Card", with Ken McCue of
"Sport against Racism Ireland", and with Johnny Bootman of Corduff FC. All
four spoke of the challenges young players face and the contribution they
are making.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1219/1224327997546.html
Regards
Times about the Ireland Under-15 football team which defeated Juventus
yesterday in Qatar. The team's coach, Niall Harrison, says that this is
the most ethnically diverse squad ever sent abroad by the FAI.
There are interviews with Des Tomlinson, the FAI's Intercultural Officer
who is also on the board of "Show Racism the Red Card", with Ken McCue of
"Sport against Racism Ireland", and with Johnny Bootman of Corduff FC. All
four spoke of the challenges young players face and the contribution they
are making.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1219/1224327997546.html
Regards
programmes
I am sending you a link to an article in today's (19th December) Irish
Times about the Ireland Under-15 football team which defeated Juventus
yesterday in Qatar. The team's coach, Niall Harrison, says that this is
the most ethnically diverse squad ever sent abroad by the FAI.
There are interviews with Des Tomlinson, the FAI's Intercultural Officer
who is also on the board of "Show Racism the Red Card", with Ken McCue of
"Sport against Racism Ireland", and with Johnny Bootman of Corduff FC. All
four spoke of the challenges young players face and the contribution they
are making.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1219/1224327997546.html
Regards
Times about the Ireland Under-15 football team which defeated Juventus
yesterday in Qatar. The team's coach, Niall Harrison, says that this is
the most ethnically diverse squad ever sent abroad by the FAI.
There are interviews with Des Tomlinson, the FAI's Intercultural Officer
who is also on the board of "Show Racism the Red Card", with Ken McCue of
"Sport against Racism Ireland", and with Johnny Bootman of Corduff FC. All
four spoke of the challenges young players face and the contribution they
are making.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1219/1224327997546.html
Regards
programmes
I am sending you a recent press cutting from the Irish Examiner reporting
on the prosecution of a man in Cork for racially motivated verbal abuse of
a non-Irish national.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/elderly-man-avoids-conviction-for-racial-abuse-on-street-216723.html
Regards
on the prosecution of a man in Cork for racially motivated verbal abuse of
a non-Irish national.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/elderly-man-avoids-conviction-for-racial-abuse-on-street-216723.html
Regards
Programmes
I am sending you a link to an RTE programme ("Coal, Frankincense and Mirror
") which was broadcast last night (17th December 2012). The documentary
followed the making of Nativity Plays in 4 schools around Ireland and
showed some of the diversity of populations in Irish schools today.
http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10096255/
Regards
") which was broadcast last night (17th December 2012). The documentary
followed the making of Nativity Plays in 4 schools around Ireland and
showed some of the diversity of populations in Irish schools today.
http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10096255/
Regards
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
People Before Profit Alliance Councillor Brid Smith in support of Egyptian people Struggle
Emergency Motion passed at Dublin City Council 8th February, 2011
This Council declares its total solidarity with the heroic democracy protesters of Egypt, and especially with those currently occupying Tahrir (Liberation) Square. It strongly supports their demands: for the immediate removal of the dictator, Hosni Mubarak, from his office as President; for the repeal of the anti-democratic Emergency Law (which since 1981 has given the notorious State Security Forces the right to detain people without charge or trial); for the dismantling of the whole Mubarak regime of murder torture and corruption; for full freedom of the press and genuine democratic elections. This Council resolves to refuse all collaboration with the illegitimate Mubarak Government or its agents .
This Council also calls upon the Irish Government to; a) end all diplomatic relations with the Mubarak/Suleiman regime until such time as a new democratically elected government is established; b) to make a public statement of its support for the democracy movement; c)to vote accordingly at the United Nations and in the EU Council of Ministers and European Parliament; d) to call publicly for Mubarak to be put on trial at the International Court of Human Rights at the Hague.
- Councillor Brid Smith
People Before Profit Alliance
This Council declares its total solidarity with the heroic democracy protesters of Egypt, and especially with those currently occupying Tahrir (Liberation) Square. It strongly supports their demands: for the immediate removal of the dictator, Hosni Mubarak, from his office as President; for the repeal of the anti-democratic Emergency Law (which since 1981 has given the notorious State Security Forces the right to detain people without charge or trial); for the dismantling of the whole Mubarak regime of murder torture and corruption; for full freedom of the press and genuine democratic elections. This Council resolves to refuse all collaboration with the illegitimate Mubarak Government or its agents .
This Council also calls upon the Irish Government to; a) end all diplomatic relations with the Mubarak/Suleiman regime until such time as a new democratically elected government is established; b) to make a public statement of its support for the democracy movement; c)to vote accordingly at the United Nations and in the EU Council of Ministers and European Parliament; d) to call publicly for Mubarak to be put on trial at the International Court of Human Rights at the Hague.
- Councillor Brid Smith
People Before Profit Alliance
Monday, February 7, 2011
Political Parties in Ireland
People Before Profit Alliance
The People Before Profit Alliance was formally established in October 2005 by workers from a variety of local campaigns. Its aim is to reverse neo-liberal policies which place wealth creation....
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil is the largest political party in Ireland. Their influence dominated Irish government and Irish political life from the 1930's onwards
Socialist Workers Party
The SWP was originally founded in 1971 as the Socialist Workers Movement but changed its name to the Socialist Workers Party at its conference in 1995.
Socialist Party
The Socialist Party is currently Ireland's only Marxist and socialist organisation with electoral representation in Dáil Éireann. It is affiliated to the Trotskyist Committee for a Workers'..
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Independents
The Dáil has 13 deputies who do not represent any particular party. As one would expect, they are a diverse group of politicians. The Independents from rural areas are generally conservative
Fine Gael
Fine Gael are strongly pro-EU integration and opposed to radical and violent Irish republicanism, advocating a more pluralist, tolerant brand of Irish nationalism
Green Party
The Green Party believe that all political, social & economic decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level and that society should be guided by self-reliance and co-operation at all levels.
Our party's aim is to win the support of the Irish people for ending the capitalist system and for building socialism. It is actively opposed to the European Constitution and privatisation
Garda Consultation Process Thursday March 24th 2011
We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the Garda Racial Intercultural and Diversity Office will be holding the postponed annual consultation process this year on Thursday March 24th 2011 in Farmleigh House and Estate, Phoenix Park.
This years event will be opened by the Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan. You and your organisation have been identified as being of great value and support within the modern diversity spectrum in Ireland. With this notification, we hope you can make a note in your diary and hopefully meet with both An Garda Síochána and other important stakeholders.
A formal invitation and further details for the event, will be emailed to you by the end of February.
Yours sincerely
John O' Hara
This years event will be opened by the Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan. You and your organisation have been identified as being of great value and support within the modern diversity spectrum in Ireland. With this notification, we hope you can make a note in your diary and hopefully meet with both An Garda Síochána and other important stakeholders.
A formal invitation and further details for the event, will be emailed to you by the end of February.
Yours sincerely
John O' Hara
Study of Religions Department History of Islam in Ireland Seminar Series
The Establishment of Muslim
Schools in the West:
Religion, Identity and the Role of
Education
Prof Marie Parker-Jenkins
University of Limerick
Why have Muslim schools been established in the West during the last two decades? What
does the growth of Muslim schools suggest about the existing provision of government
schools, and more controversially, should educational institutions based on an Islamic ethos
be funded from the public purse? Drawing on my research on Muslim schools in the UK and
elsewhere in non-Islamic states, I explore key discourses surrounding the expansion of the
educational landscape to include Muslim schools. In the Republic of Ireland, where the
Muslim population is just over 32,000, there are currently two Muslim schools with plans for
a further five to accommodate the educational needs of Muslim children. This raises
overlapping issues about personal choice, religious identity and the role of education in an
increasingly multi-faith, multi-ethnic Ireland.
Marie Parker-Jenkins is Professor of Education at the University of Limerick.
3 February 2011, 1pm
ORB 1.01
Fáilte roimh chách / All welcome
For further information: Dr Oliver Scharbrodt, 021-490 2895, o.scharbrodt@ucc.ie
Schools in the West:
Religion, Identity and the Role of
Education
Prof Marie Parker-Jenkins
University of Limerick
Why have Muslim schools been established in the West during the last two decades? What
does the growth of Muslim schools suggest about the existing provision of government
schools, and more controversially, should educational institutions based on an Islamic ethos
be funded from the public purse? Drawing on my research on Muslim schools in the UK and
elsewhere in non-Islamic states, I explore key discourses surrounding the expansion of the
educational landscape to include Muslim schools. In the Republic of Ireland, where the
Muslim population is just over 32,000, there are currently two Muslim schools with plans for
a further five to accommodate the educational needs of Muslim children. This raises
overlapping issues about personal choice, religious identity and the role of education in an
increasingly multi-faith, multi-ethnic Ireland.
Marie Parker-Jenkins is Professor of Education at the University of Limerick.
3 February 2011, 1pm
ORB 1.01
Fáilte roimh chách / All welcome
For further information: Dr Oliver Scharbrodt, 021-490 2895, o.scharbrodt@ucc.ie
Micheál Martin TD.
Last night, the Fianna Fáil Árd Chomhairle did me the honour of electing me Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil.
This Party has a unique and positive role to play in our country's future. Under my leadership, Fianna Fáil will be clear in its approach to the urgent issues of today and in the path it proposes for the future. With the right policies Ireland can and will come through this crisis.
At these difficult times, our country needs an election which is as serious as the issues we must tackle. This can only happen if the leaders of the parties show a real commitment to moving away from political business as usual.
I will be initiating a full national tour in order to take our message to every part of the country. To you, our supporters, I ask you to work to ensure that Fianna Fáil candidates are elected in this, one of the most important election campaigns in our nation's history.
I know the task ahead will not be easy.
But I have never shrunk from difficult decisions before, and I promise you that we will meet this challenge with a campaign as vigorous and full of ideas as any Fianna Fáil has ever waged.
Ar aghaidh le Fianna Fáil.
Micheál.
Micheál Martin TD.
Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil
This Party has a unique and positive role to play in our country's future. Under my leadership, Fianna Fáil will be clear in its approach to the urgent issues of today and in the path it proposes for the future. With the right policies Ireland can and will come through this crisis.
At these difficult times, our country needs an election which is as serious as the issues we must tackle. This can only happen if the leaders of the parties show a real commitment to moving away from political business as usual.
I will be initiating a full national tour in order to take our message to every part of the country. To you, our supporters, I ask you to work to ensure that Fianna Fáil candidates are elected in this, one of the most important election campaigns in our nation's history.
I know the task ahead will not be easy.
But I have never shrunk from difficult decisions before, and I promise you that we will meet this challenge with a campaign as vigorous and full of ideas as any Fianna Fáil has ever waged.
Ar aghaidh le Fianna Fáil.
Micheál.
Micheál Martin TD.
Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil
Thursday, January 27, 2011
NOTICE BOARD إعلانات: تصويت منع الحجاب في نيوزيلند
NOTICE BOARD إعلانات: تصويت منع الحجاب في نيوزيلند: "السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته هناك تصويت يقوم به موقع الياهو لمنع الحجاب على أخواتنا المسلمات في نيوزلندا ونسبة التصويت بالموافقة عالية ..."
NOTICE BOARD إعلانات: تصويت منع الحجاب في نيوزيلند
NOTICE BOARD إعلانات: تصويت منع الحجاب في نيوزيلند: "السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته هناك تصويت يقوم به موقع الياهو لمنع الحجاب على أخواتنا المسلمات في نيوزلندا ونسبة التصويت بالموافقة عالية ..."
Muslim C Lobby Ireland لوبي الجالية الاسلامية في ايرلندا: U.S. Ambassador and Imam Share Views at Muslim Ent...
Muslim C Lobby Ireland لوبي الجالية الاسلامية في ايرلندا: U.S. Ambassador and Imam Share Views at Muslim Ent...: "Professor Brian Norton, President of DIT, welcomes US Ambassador, Daniel M. Rooney and Sk Hussein Halawa, Imam of the Islamic Cultural Ce..."
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
U.S. Ambassador and Imam Share Views at Muslim Entrepreneurship Conference
Professor Brian Norton, President of DIT, welcomes US Ambassador, Daniel M. Rooney and Sk Hussein Halawa, Imam of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland to DIT for the first Muslim Entrepreneurship conference in Ireland
On October 6th 2010, a major conference on Muslim entrepreneurship in Ireland was held at the DIT Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship (IME). Sponsored by the US Embassy in Dublin, the event was part of the wider President Obama 'Muslim entrepreneurship initiative' to build ties with Muslim communities around the world, and featured speakers from the United States of America, England and Ireland.
In his speech to the conference, Ambassador Daniel M. Rooney spoke of the Department of State’s strong support for the Embassy’s sponsorship and, as a gesture of goodwill, offered a gift of President Obama’s autobiographies to Sk. Hussain Halawa, Imam of the Irish Islamic Cultural Centre. The Imam highlighted that the primary objective of Islam is to avoid all transactions that lead to disharmony and that morality was an important component of Islamic trading.
The focus of the conference was to identify ways in which greater entrepreneurial activity can be generated within the Muslim community in Ireland. According to Dr. Thomas Cooney, Academic Director of IME, one of the key findings from a recent survey of Muslim entrepreneurs was their lack of willingness to use mainstream business support agencies, often relying instead on self-help and informal sources of assistance, including financial assistance. Another key finding of the research was that the needs of ethnic businesses are frequently found to be quite distinctive as compared with those of other Irish firms.
"Although many of the needs of Muslim businesses are shared with their majority counterparts in Ireland, there are also specific issues they must contend with. These include language, religious practice, age, and gender aspects, and an understanding of these is necessary if business support is to be delivered and to be effective. There are also issues relating to the availability of Muslim banking products in Ireland. The Muslim community has a broad network of international contacts and we should tap into this substantial community if we wish to build Ireland’s export activity."
Attended by over 130 participants, including entrepreneurs, non-entrepreneurs, support agency personnel and policy makers, as well as high-level Embassy officials from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco, among others. The event will be followed by a series of workshops across the island of Ireland in the coming months. Dr. Cooney feels the conference will help both entrepreneurs and the support agencies to better understand one another's roles.
http://dublin.usembassy.gov/news/events-outreach/muslim-entrepreneurship-conference.html
In his speech to the conference, Ambassador Daniel M. Rooney spoke of the Department of State’s strong support for the Embassy’s sponsorship and, as a gesture of goodwill, offered a gift of President Obama’s autobiographies to Sk. Hussain Halawa, Imam of the Irish Islamic Cultural Centre. The Imam highlighted that the primary objective of Islam is to avoid all transactions that lead to disharmony and that morality was an important component of Islamic trading.
The focus of the conference was to identify ways in which greater entrepreneurial activity can be generated within the Muslim community in Ireland. According to Dr. Thomas Cooney, Academic Director of IME, one of the key findings from a recent survey of Muslim entrepreneurs was their lack of willingness to use mainstream business support agencies, often relying instead on self-help and informal sources of assistance, including financial assistance. Another key finding of the research was that the needs of ethnic businesses are frequently found to be quite distinctive as compared with those of other Irish firms.
"Although many of the needs of Muslim businesses are shared with their majority counterparts in Ireland, there are also specific issues they must contend with. These include language, religious practice, age, and gender aspects, and an understanding of these is necessary if business support is to be delivered and to be effective. There are also issues relating to the availability of Muslim banking products in Ireland. The Muslim community has a broad network of international contacts and we should tap into this substantial community if we wish to build Ireland’s export activity."
Attended by over 130 participants, including entrepreneurs, non-entrepreneurs, support agency personnel and policy makers, as well as high-level Embassy officials from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco, among others. The event will be followed by a series of workshops across the island of Ireland in the coming months. Dr. Cooney feels the conference will help both entrepreneurs and the support agencies to better understand one another's roles.
http://dublin.usembassy.gov/news/events-outreach/muslim-entrepreneurship-conference.html
Monday, January 24, 2011
A word of thanks
A chara,
It has been my honour to have served as Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil. In my last act as leader, I wanted to send a clear message to you, our members and supporters: Thank you.
Thank you for your loyalty, for your hard work, and for your complete commitment to this movement.
I love this country and this party. In my remaining time as Taoiseach, I will continue to work on government business and to implement the plan for recovery. I pledge my support to my successor as leader of Fianna Fáil in the task that he or she will undertake in the coming weeks and into the future.
I know that you and I, along with all members of Fianna Fáil, will unite to work as hard as we can to support our leader and spread our message in the coming campaign. I know what we are capable of.
This party and its members can rise to any challenge that faces us, when we muster the collective determination to do so. We have done so in the past and we can do so again.
Once again, it has been an honour to lead Fianna Fáil. While times are difficult now, there are better days ahead, both for our party and our great nation.
Thank you once again.
Brian Cowen TD
It has been my honour to have served as Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil. In my last act as leader, I wanted to send a clear message to you, our members and supporters: Thank you.
Thank you for your loyalty, for your hard work, and for your complete commitment to this movement.
I love this country and this party. In my remaining time as Taoiseach, I will continue to work on government business and to implement the plan for recovery. I pledge my support to my successor as leader of Fianna Fáil in the task that he or she will undertake in the coming weeks and into the future.
I know that you and I, along with all members of Fianna Fáil, will unite to work as hard as we can to support our leader and spread our message in the coming campaign. I know what we are capable of.
This party and its members can rise to any challenge that faces us, when we muster the collective determination to do so. We have done so in the past and we can do so again.
Once again, it has been an honour to lead Fianna Fáil. While times are difficult now, there are better days ahead, both for our party and our great nation.
Thank you once again.
Brian Cowen TD
Leadership vote of confidence
A chara,
Following last night’s vote, I am deeply grateful to my colleagues for their vote of confidence in my continued leadership of Fianna Fáil. Both the Parliamentary Party and I now have a renewed focus and determination to bring our message to the people. We want to fight for this country, and set out our plan for its future.
We are confident that there is a better future for our people if we implement a credible, honest plan. And we look forward to taking that case to the public over the coming weeks and months.
However, we face an opposition which is determined to engage in deeply cynical electioneering, and which offers no solutions to our current difficulties.
Today, I challenged the negative "politics as usual" of the Labour Party and its leader. You can watch a short video of this by clicking here.
I do not know how Labour intends to instil confidence in the country when they keep calling it "an economic corpse", "banjaxed", and "stuck in the mire". Their entire strategy seems to be based on writing off our country.
However, I believe people are starting to see through their rhetoric. Labour's credibility on real policy is beginning to be put to the test.
In the coming weeks and months, we will be looking for your help to spread the word that Ireland is not “banjaxed” and that we have a real, credible plan to secure recovery.
You can help me today by watching this video, and sharing it with your friends: www.fiannafail.ie/LabourNegativity.
Thank you.
Brian Cowen TD
Taoiseach, Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil
Following last night’s vote, I am deeply grateful to my colleagues for their vote of confidence in my continued leadership of Fianna Fáil. Both the Parliamentary Party and I now have a renewed focus and determination to bring our message to the people. We want to fight for this country, and set out our plan for its future.
We are confident that there is a better future for our people if we implement a credible, honest plan. And we look forward to taking that case to the public over the coming weeks and months.
However, we face an opposition which is determined to engage in deeply cynical electioneering, and which offers no solutions to our current difficulties.
Today, I challenged the negative "politics as usual" of the Labour Party and its leader. You can watch a short video of this by clicking here.
I do not know how Labour intends to instil confidence in the country when they keep calling it "an economic corpse", "banjaxed", and "stuck in the mire". Their entire strategy seems to be based on writing off our country.
However, I believe people are starting to see through their rhetoric. Labour's credibility on real policy is beginning to be put to the test.
In the coming weeks and months, we will be looking for your help to spread the word that Ireland is not “banjaxed” and that we have a real, credible plan to secure recovery.
You can help me today by watching this video, and sharing it with your friends: www.fiannafail.ie/LabourNegativity.
Thank you.
Brian Cowen TD
Taoiseach, Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil
Clonskeagh Mosque imam 'grateful ' proposed Koran burning called off
Dublin has said he is “very grateful to Allah” that the proposed burning of the Koran by an American preacher will not now take place.
Imam Hussein Halawa said if the burning had happened, it would have been considered an act of terror by Muslims and would have led to violence.
Terry Jones, the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Centre church in Florida, withdrew plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
His threat attracted worldwide condemnation and a phone call from US defence secretary Robert Gates who said the burning would put the lives of American forces in Afghanistan and Iraq at risk.
Pastor Jones had objected to the plan to build a mosque in New York on the site of the September 11th attack.
Speaking through a translator yesterday afternoon, Imam Halawa said he was “very grateful to Allah” that the burning was called off. “Otherwise it would create violence with Muslims everywhere,” he said.
“That’s because the holy Koran is the most sacred masterpiece for Muslims. We do not accept insult to any religion and so we do not accept any insult to our own religion.”
He said such an act, if it had happened, would be considered an act of terror and would lead to a counter-reaction of terror and violence.
“I am sorry such an act was to be done by a holy man or a priest,” he added.
Hundreds of Muslims had gathered at Clonskeagh Mosque yesterday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of the fasting season of Ramadan. A barbecue and games for children in the grounds of the mosque and community centre followed a morning of prayer. Families and friends greeted each other with a hug and “may Allah accept your fasting and my fasting”.
Over 40 nationalities were represented at the celebrations, each enjoying what was a mild and showery day in the capital. People expressed their relief that Ramadan, which requires them to fast from sunrise to sunset, was complete.
Safi Eddine, from Gorey, Co Wexford, said the observance was particularly tough in Ireland because we have such long days. “I am from Tunisia and the day used to be shorter even in the summer time, but in Ireland it is so long, but it is great that it is finished,” he said.
Imam Hussein Halawa said if the burning had happened, it would have been considered an act of terror by Muslims and would have led to violence.
Terry Jones, the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Centre church in Florida, withdrew plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
His threat attracted worldwide condemnation and a phone call from US defence secretary Robert Gates who said the burning would put the lives of American forces in Afghanistan and Iraq at risk.
Pastor Jones had objected to the plan to build a mosque in New York on the site of the September 11th attack.
Speaking through a translator yesterday afternoon, Imam Halawa said he was “very grateful to Allah” that the burning was called off. “Otherwise it would create violence with Muslims everywhere,” he said.
“That’s because the holy Koran is the most sacred masterpiece for Muslims. We do not accept insult to any religion and so we do not accept any insult to our own religion.”
He said such an act, if it had happened, would be considered an act of terror and would lead to a counter-reaction of terror and violence.
“I am sorry such an act was to be done by a holy man or a priest,” he added.
Hundreds of Muslims had gathered at Clonskeagh Mosque yesterday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of the fasting season of Ramadan. A barbecue and games for children in the grounds of the mosque and community centre followed a morning of prayer. Families and friends greeted each other with a hug and “may Allah accept your fasting and my fasting”.
Over 40 nationalities were represented at the celebrations, each enjoying what was a mild and showery day in the capital. People expressed their relief that Ramadan, which requires them to fast from sunrise to sunset, was complete.
Safi Eddine, from Gorey, Co Wexford, said the observance was particularly tough in Ireland because we have such long days. “I am from Tunisia and the day used to be shorter even in the summer time, but in Ireland it is so long, but it is great that it is finished,” he said.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
vote of confidence
A chara, Following last night’s vote, I am deeply grateful to my colleagues for their vote of confidence in my continued leadership of Fianna Fáil. Both the Parliamentary Party and I now have a renewed focus and determination to bring our message to the people. We want to fight for this country, and set out our plan for its future.
We are confident that there is a better future for our people if we implement a credible, honest plan. And we look forward to taking that case to the public over the coming weeks and months.
However, we face an opposition which is determined to engage in deeply cynical electioneering, and which offers no solutions to our current difficulties.
Today, I challenged the negative "politics as usual" of the Labour Party and its leader. You can watch a short video of this by clicking here.
I do not know how Labour intends to instil confidence in the country when they keep calling it "an economic corpse", "banjaxed", and "stuck in the mire". Their entire strategy seems to be based on writing off our country.
However, I believe people are starting to see through their rhetoric. Labour's credibility on real policy is beginning to be put to the test.
In the coming weeks and months, we will be looking for your help to spread the word that Ireland is not “banjaxed” and that we have a real, credible plan to secure recovery.
You can help me today by watching this video, and sharing it with your friends: http://www.fiannafail.ie/page/m/1363c70/33741a9e/244763b0/585bcd13/138101685/VEsE/.
Thank you.
Brian Cowen TDTaoiseach, Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil
We are confident that there is a better future for our people if we implement a credible, honest plan. And we look forward to taking that case to the public over the coming weeks and months.
However, we face an opposition which is determined to engage in deeply cynical electioneering, and which offers no solutions to our current difficulties.
Today, I challenged the negative "politics as usual" of the Labour Party and its leader. You can watch a short video of this by clicking here.
I do not know how Labour intends to instil confidence in the country when they keep calling it "an economic corpse", "banjaxed", and "stuck in the mire". Their entire strategy seems to be based on writing off our country.
However, I believe people are starting to see through their rhetoric. Labour's credibility on real policy is beginning to be put to the test.
In the coming weeks and months, we will be looking for your help to spread the word that Ireland is not “banjaxed” and that we have a real, credible plan to secure recovery.
You can help me today by watching this video, and sharing it with your friends: http://www.fiannafail.ie/page/m/1363c70/33741a9e/244763b0/585bcd13/138101685/VEsE/.
Thank you.
Brian Cowen TDTaoiseach, Úachtarán Fhianna Fáil
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