The lives of the past prophets are there for us to learn from. Sounds cliche right? But then imagine yourself in the situation of Prophet Yusuf (pbuh): Your siblings throw you in a well (in today’s context, your family or community bind you to a fate which you cannot get out of like blocking your …
The Islamic Sciences and Research Academy Australia (ISRA) hosted its inaugural ‘Night of Sharing’ on the evening of Friday 23 April. Almost thirty guests from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) joined with both emerging and long-standing Muslim leaders to share iftar and address the evolving, and sometimes volatile, relationship between the Muslim community and the …
Introduction The practice of Islamic thinking in the contemporary world has often focussed on issues to do with matters pertaining to radicalism, terror, security, and how to engage with legacy of western imperialism and the emergence of modern science.[1] Writing in a Routledge Handbook Zainal Abidin Bagir and Najiyah Martiam have observed that ‘the issue …
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The form of philosophical ethics that goes back to Aristotle — often referred to as virtue ethics — is based, not upon conceptions of the right (as in Kantian ethics) or the good (as in utilitarianism), but on a particular understanding human nature and biology. Religious traditions tended to adopt this form of ethics in …
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We pay our respects to the elders past, present and future, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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ISRA acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s first peoples and the traditional custodians of the various lands on which we work, study and volunteer.
We pay our respects to the elders past, present and future, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
SYDNEY OFFICE
Level 3 128-136 South Pde
Auburn NSW 2144
02 9649 9040
MELBOURNE OFFICE
250 Somerton Hwy
Craigieburn VIC 3064
03 9305 2858
