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BYNOW,itshouldbeclearthatFIANZisundergoingrealchange.Itisachangerelatedtofocus,priori>esandaserviceethos.AsFIANZentersitsfiAhdecade,themainfocusistoprovideservicestomeettheneedsofourgrowingMuslimsocietyinAotearoa/NZ.Theprioritiesareeducation,dawah,socialwelfareandthewellbeingofourdiverseMuslimpopula>on.Theserviceethosisbasedontherecogni>onthatFIANZhastoberobustinitsplanning,transparentinitsworkingsand,aboveall,mustdeliverwhatitpromises.Animportanthallmarkofareligio-serviceorganisa>onistheintegritywithwhichitapproachesitsmandatedresponsibilities.With14committeescomposedofexpertsintheirrespec>veareas,thebaselineofprofessionalismhasbeenset.DoctorsandsocialworkerssitontheHealthandWellbeingCommittee;educationalistsareontheEducationCommiRee;experiencedbusinesspersonsdealwithFIANZbusiness;andsoforth.Byfocussingonthequalifica>onsandcompetenciesneeded,thenewapproachaRractsawiderfieldofcandidatestocomplementthe
workofelectedFIANZofficers.Furthermore,KPIsarebeingdevelopedtodeterminetheirefficacy.Theyhaveallbeentaskedwithoneobjec>ve–servetheMuslimsofNZwithindefinedqualityparameters.Strategicallyplannedframeworksintroducingsystemic,sustainablechangehavereplacedadhocdecision-makingandpersonalitypolitics.(ReadmoreaboutthecommiReesonpage4.)TheFIANZofficeitselfisalso
undergoingtransforma>on.Itnowhastwodis>nctfunc>ons–SecretariatandCorporate.Theformeristo
supporttheservicecommitteesandthelaReristolookaAerthebusinessaspects(halalcer>fica>on,halaltraining,andproper>es).Thisdivisionofresponsibili>eswasoverdueandbyestablishingspecialismandexper>seatitscoreitinjectsanewdynamicintotheorganisa>on.ThefoundersofFIANZhadavisionofaprofessionalserviceorganisa>onmee>ngtheneedsofMuslimsandcontribu>ngtothewidersocietyofAotearoaNZ.TheMuslimsofNewZealandexpectnothinglessoftheirleaders.
ISSUE2,JANUARY2019/JUMADAAL-ULA1440
FIANZischanging
CONTENTSPage2:Travellers’guidetoNewZealandmosques
Page3:FIANZengageswithGovernmentagencies
Page4:AguidetotheworkingcommitteesofFIANZ
Page5:Workbeginsonlandmarkproject
Page6:NewZealand’sMuslimsmakingnewshereandoverseas
Page7:Increasedhalaltourismwillbenefiteconomy
Page8:Maori,ArabicandIndonesiantranslationsofmainstories
NEXTISSUEFocusonFIANZbusiness
With14committeescomposedofexperts,
thebaselineofprofessionalism
hasbeenset
INTREPIDmembersofWellingtonWomen’sHikingGrouptramping
throughthesnowonMtTaranakiover
LabourDayweekend.
WhyisFIANZproducingthisnewsletter?ItisaFIANZiniative.Wewanttocommunicatebetterwiththecommunityandourstakeholders,andbuildstrongerrela>onships.WewanttoletMuslimsandothersacrossNewZealandandelsewhereknowwhatwearedoing.ThenewsleRerisproducedforFIANZbyParauPublishingLtdandauthorisedbytheNa>onalandInterna>onalPublicRela>ons(NIPR)CommiReeofFIANZ,whosemembersareDrAnwarGhani(chairperson),RehannaAliandAnthonyJamaalGreen.Ifyouhaveanycomments,complaintsorfeedbackaboutCommunityConnectoraboutFIANZ,[email protected].
Travellers’guidetoNewZealandmosques
PonsonbyMosque,Auckland
JamiiMasjid,Hamilton
MasjidAd-Deen,Taihape
WellingtonMosque,KilbirnieInvercargillCommunityCentre&Masjid
HEREarethemainmosquestravellersneed,fromnorthtosouth.Townnamesinbold.
• NorthlandIslamicCentre,11CPorowiniAve,Morningside,Whangarei
• PonsonbyMosque,17VermontSt,Ponsonby,Auckland
• MasjidUmar,185–187StoddardRd, MtRoskill,Auckland
• AirportMosque(MasjidAlMaqtoum),91WestneyRd,Mangere,Auckland
• Al-MustafaJamiaMasjid,26MangereRd,Otahuhu,Auckland
• JamiiMasjid,921HeaphyTerrace,Claudelands,Hamilton
• TaurangaMosque,85EighteenthAve
• RotoruaIslamicCentre,21TarewaRd
• TaupoIslamicCentre,57KaimanawaSt
• HawkesBayIslamicCentre,718HeretaungaStEast,Parkvale,HasIngs
• MasjidAd-Deen,3TuiSt,Taihape(entrycodeatStraitsKitchen,59HautapuSt)
• PalmerstonNorthIslamicCentre,81CookSt
• PoriruaIslamicCentre,58WaihoraCres• WellingtonMosque,7–11QueensDrive,
Kilbirnie
• CanterburyIslamicCentre,101DeansAve,Riccarton,Christchurch
• AshburtonMosque,139ArchibaldStreet,Tinwald
• DunedinIslamicCentre(MasjidAlHuda),21ClydeSt
• InvercargillCommunityCentre&Masjid,31FairviewAve.
=Mosqueormosquesinthetownindicated.
Forreasonsofspace,eventhismapdoesnotshoweverymosqueorIslamiccentreinNewZealand.PleaserefertotheFIANZwebsiteandothersources,suchasKiwiMuslimDirectory,fordetailsofmosquesnotshownhere.
NEWZEALANDhasagrowingnumberofmosquesincentreslargeandsmall.Visi>ngthemandmee>ngotherMuslimsispartofthejoyoftravelling.
Everymosqueisspecialbutsomehaveapar>cularpointofinterest.PonsonbywasthefirstmosqueinNewZealand.MasjidAd-DeeninTaihapeonSH1isthehighest
mosqueat440metresabovesealevel.WellingtonMosqueinKilbirnieisnexttotheFIANZoffices.InvercargillMasjidistheworld’smostsoutherlymosque.
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CanterburyIslamicCentre
FIANZengageswithGovernmentagenciesFIANZandtheLocalAssocia>onsheldanumberofmee>ngswithvariousGovernmentagenciesinthelastquarterof2018.Theycoveredawiderangeofimportantissues.
DepartmentofCorrecIonsandMinistryofJusIce
DrMustafaFarouk,FIANZpresident,metwithofficialstofacilitateIslamicpastoralservicesforpeopleseekingguidanceonIslam.
ImmigraIonNZ(Hamilton)
Amee>ngwasheldinHamiltonwithINZ(below)tolookintoissuesfacedbyourcommunitymemberstryingtobringtheirspousestoNewZealand.InaRendancewereSheikhMohammadAmir,DrAnwarGhaniandIkhlaqKashkari.
MichaelWoodMP
Amee>ngwasheldwithMichaelWoodMP(right),whoistheUnder-SecretaryforEthnicCommuni>es,atAvondaleIslamicCentre.UnderdiscussionweretheissuesandchallengesfacedbysomeoftheMuslimcommunityinaccessingsupportservices.Afollow-upmee>ngwasheldtoagreeanac>onplanwith>melines.
ImmigraIonNZ(Auckland)
FIANZofficialsandrepresentativesfromNZMAandSAMAmetwith
INZinAucklandtodiscussproblemsobtainingvisasforreligiousleadersandscholarsvisi>ngNewZealand.Theissueof‘workversusvisit’wasoneoftheimportanttopicsdiscussed.Improvementswereiden>fiedthatwouldremoveambigui>es.
MinistryofPrimaryIndustries andNZCustoms
Amee>ng(above)washeldatNZMA’sRanuiMosquewithMPIandNZCustomstodiscussissuessomeofourcommunityfaceenteringNewZealand.High-rankingofficialsmetwithcommunityleaders,includingIkhlaqKashkari(farright),whochairedthemee>ng,andDrAnwarGhani.
MPI/MIA/Fonterra/AHOs/PI
JavedKhan(below),whoistheDirectorofHalalProtocolforFIANZ,andDrAnwarGhanimetwithMPI,
AHOsandkeyindustryrepresentativesinAucklandduringtheAHO(AuthorisedHalalOrganisation)Forum.Theydiscussedissuesrelatedtohalalintegrity,marketaccessrequirementsandsoforth.
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FitnessprogrammeforourelderlyTOWARDStheendoflastyear,NZMAinconjunc>onwithAucklandCouncilandACCconductedafitnessandwellbeingprogrammeforourelderlycommunity.Threesessionswereheldtoimprovebalanceandflexibility.Anewprogrammewasdevelopedfor2019,whichstartedinJanuary.
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AguidetotheworkingcommiSeesofFIANZandhowtheyfitintotheFIANZstructureFIANZExcoandCouncilaimtorealisetheiraspirationsforthecommunitybyworkingwithteamsofqualified,dedicatedindividualsfromacrosstheFIANZcouncilmembers,constituentsandotheraffiliatesandtrusts.Thecommitteeswillbeledbycompetent,qualifiedindividualsand,whereverpossible,willberepresentativeoftheethnicitiesandgendersthatformtheNZMuslimcommunity.OthercommitteesmaybesuggestedbytheFIANZCouncilastheneedarises.Eachcommittee
requires3–5members.TheyareexpectedtodeliverqualitypoliciesandservicestotheMuslimsofNZ.Suitablevolunteersarewelcome.Thesecommitteeswillplantheiractivities,costthem,andoncethebudgetsarepassedhavetheauthoritytomanagetheirspending.CommitteeswillbegiventermsofreferenceandKPIsforwhatisexpectedofthem.Regardingwomen’saffairs,theIslamicWomen’sCouncilofNewZealand(IWCNZ)isresponsibleforallwomen’saffairsandalready
workscloselywithFIANZ.Thereforenoseparatecommitteeneedstobecreated.IWCNZisexpectedtonominateatleastonewomantoeachofthe12workingcommittees.Additionally,thereisaFIANZLeadershipForum,acommitteeofthepresidentsofthesevenFIANZconstituentassociationsplustheIWCNZpresident.TheywillmeetwiththeFIANZpresidentfourtimesayear.Futureissuesofthisnewsletterwillincludestoriesdetailingtheworkofindividualcommittees.
FIANZCOUNCIL
FIANZEXECUTIVE
FIANZSecretariatStaffsupportcommiRees
andcommunityfunc>ons
FIANZCorporateStafftakecareofbusinesson
behalfofBMC
OMA Dunedin
NZMAAuckland
SAMA SthAuckland
WMA Hamilton
MMAPalmerstonNth
IMANWellington
MACChristchurch
MuslimCouncilofAuckland
BaitulmalCommiSee
Willdevelopasystemforcollec>ngzakatandrelieffundsfordistribu>on andwaqfforlong-terminvestmentofdona>ons
andwillsforthecommunity.
BusinessManagementCommiSee(BMC)
WilldeliverstrategiestogrowfinancialstandingofFIANZandprovideFIANZBestPrac>cesfor
probity,transparencyandprogress.Halalandrelatedbusinessac>vi>es
reporttothiscommiRee.
Daawah&Irshadwithcurrentsub-commiSees
Willstrengthentheworkofoutreachandbridge-buildinginNewZealandandassistwithFIANZ
publica>ons.
EducaIonCommiSee
WillprovideFIANZwithstrategiesforeduca>on
andscholarship.
Hajj&UmrahCommittee
WillhelpFIANZdeveloppoliciestoassisthajjoperatorstodeliverexcellentservicesforpilgrims;willworkwithUlamaBoardtoprovidetrainingandliteraturefor
pilgrims.
Health&WellbeingCommiSeeWillprovidehealthandwellbeingstrategiesandimplementationforFIANZonissuesspecificto
Muslims.
LegalAdvisoryCommiSee
WillprovidelegaladviceandstrategiesforFIANZ.
NaIonal&InternaIonalPublicRelaIonsCommiSee
Willprovideandmanagepublicrela>onsstrategiestoenhanceFIANZimagelocallyandoverseas.
Projects’FinanceAssessment&FundingCommiSeeWillassessnewfundingrequests,approveprojectsandallocatefundingbasedonbudget.Willsit4xayearunderchairmanship
ofFIANZTreasurer.
ProjectsofNaIonalInterest
CommiSeeWilldeliverPorchesterRoadprojectandotherprojectsofinteresttoNewZealandMuslims.
SocialServicesCommiSee
WilllookaAerthemanysocialissuesfacingour
communityandformulatepoliciesforFIANZtoimplement.
Youth&SportsCommiSeeWilladviseFIANZonyouthandsporting
issues;willliaisecloselywithsocialservicesandPRcommiRees.
UlamaBoard
Willcoordinatetheaffairsofscholars
affiliatedwithFIANZandgivereligiousguidancetothecommunity.
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INTERNSHIPSAVAILABLEWITHFIANZ
ForrecentgraduatesfromNewZealanduniversi:esandter:aryins:tutes.
FIANZwouldliketohelpouryounggraduateswithworkexperienceandprofessionalreferencetogainfull->meemployment.
Sixinternshipposi>onsareavailable.Thedura>onofeachisuptooneyear.
Accommoda>onassistanceandairfareswillbepaid,plusasmallemolumentforincidentalexpenses.
VOLUNTEERISMISATTHEHEARTOFFIANZ
• NoneofthemembersofFIANZ’sworkingcommiReesreceivesanyremunera>on
• Mostdon’tevenclaimreimbursementfortheirdirectcosts• It’ses>matedthatmorethan16,000hoursofvoluntary
workarecontributedinayearbythecommiRees• Youdon’thavetobeelectedornominatedbyyourlocal
associa>on
WeneedyourhelpinFIANZandwouldvalueyourcontribution.Ifyouhave>metovolunteer,[email protected]>ngyourareaofexper>seandpreferredcommiRee.
INTENSIVETRAININGINORGANISATIONALMANAGEMENT
16-17February2019,AucklandUniversityCampus
AspartofthecapacitydevelopmentofLocalAssocia>ons,TrustsandMuslimorganisa>ons,FIANZisorganisinganintensive2-dayweekendtrainingprogrammeinAuckland.ThisisopentoallMuslimslookingtodeveloptheirskillsandcompetenciesinorganisa>onalmanagement.Someaccommoda>onandairfareassistanceisavailable.Pleaseemailinfo@fianz.comfordetails.
WORKhasbegunonthedevelopmentoftheFIANZpropertyat463-471PorchesterRoadinthesouthAucklandsuburbofRandwickPark.AucklandCouncilgrantedbuildingpermitsforamosque(doublingasahall)andsixone-bedroomaccommoda>onunits.Beforestar>ngconstruc>on,substan>alearthworksneededtobecarriedout.Thisisalmostcompleteandthenextstageistostarttheaccommoda>onunits.Ini>allythesewillbeusedfortemporaryclassroomsforaschoolthatisplannedforthesite.Intendedasarealassettothecommunity,theprojectwillrequiremanymillionsofdollarstocomplete.Itwillbeundertakenonastage-by-stagebasisfromfundsthatFIANZcanraise.Toachievethat,wewill
needcommunityinputintermsofdona>onsandvoluntarylabour.Twooldshedshavebeenrefurbishedandmadeintoamussallah(prayerroom)andyouthcentre.Themussallahisnowopenforregularprayers,whichMuslimslivinginthevicinityofthecentreareencouragedtoaRend.Men,womenandyoungstersareallencouragedtocomeandusethefacili>esprovidedforthem.FIANZ’sAucklandofficeherewilleventuallybeusedforwidercommunityserviceforMuslimslivingintheAucklandarea.
Right:ThePorchesterRoadpropertywasfeaturedinaTV1MalaysiadocumentaryonNewZealandbroadcastinDecember.
Workbeginsonlandmarkproject
Weheartoomuchnega>venewsaboutMuslimsbutthereisplentyofgoodnewsforustobehappyabout.
THEPICTUREABOVEshowsSteveBoniface’sphotoasitappearedonthecoveroftheDecemberissueofWelCom,anewspaperfortheWellingtonandPalmerstonNorthCatholicDioceses.ThethreegentlemenareDaveMoskovitz,SultanEusoffandRonBennett,respectivelyaJew,aMuslim(andincidentallyFIANZ’sExecu>veManager)andaCatholicpriest.ThethreearemembersoftheWellingtonAbrahamicCouncil,partofaninterna>onalgroupthataimstofosterunderstandingbetweentheAbrahamicfaithsofJudaism,IslamandChris>anity.Theymadethenewswhenfootageofthemmee>ngforcoffeewascreatedaspartofaKiwibankTVcommercial,themed‘Understanding’.Theyreceivednopaymentfortheirrolebutacceptedadona>ontobolstercouncilfunds.WellingtonAbrahamicCouncilmeetsmonthly,currentlyinFIANZ’sofficeinKilbirnie.
TWOSCIENTISTSinourcommunityhavebeenmakingnews–DrMustafaFarouk,FIANZpresident,andDrAnwarGhani,chairmanofthePublicRela>onsCommiRee,bothbasedinHamilton.Meatcookedathightemperatures–barbecued,forexample–createschemicalscalledheterocyclicamines(HCAs)thatarelinkedtocancer.Nowthereishopefora
condimentthatwhenaddedtomeatcouldreducetheHCAs.ATūhoeNanny,thelate“Aunty”NgahuiaLenaHarefromRuātokivillageintheBayofPlenty,mayhavecreatedsuchasuperfood.Sheusedtomakeforherfamilyablendofhoropito,kawakawa,puha,rewe>andkouka,allna>vespeciesknowntoMaori.ThecondimenthasbeenbrandedKīnaki.ScientistsfromAgResearch,whereDrFaroukworks,testedKīnakiandfoundthatduringcookingitinhibitsthecrea>onofHCAs.Noexis>ngcompoundhasbeenshowntodoso.AgResearchhasformedapartnershipwiththeBryceHareWhanauTrusttofurthertestKīnaki.DrFaroukisconfidentthattheycancreategreattas>ngcondimentsbasedonAuntyLena'sdiscovery.DrGhani,amarke>ngexpertwhowasformerlywithAgResearchandnowrunshisowncompany,saysmanyspicesclaimtohavean>-cancerquali>es;hehopeswithfurtherscien>fictes>ngKīnakiwillbeprovenbeneficialforhumanhealth.“ThebiggestexcitementformeispartneringwithindigenouspeopleandKīnakithenbeingsoldallovertheworld,”saysDrFarouk,seenherespeakingattheRuātokimarae(Maorimee>nghouse).
INDECEMBERatwo-parttravelshowwasbroadcastonTV1inMalaysiathatfeaturedNewZealand.Asidefromtheusual
topicsyouwouldexpecttohearaboutNewZealand,suchasdairyandsheepfarmingandhoneyproduc>on,theMyHalalshowgaveplentyofcoveragetoNewZealand’sMuslimcommunity.Theyfilmedinandaroundseveralmosques,includingthoseshownhere,inAucklandandHamilton.TheshowsalsofeaturedFIANZ’shalalopera>onsandcommunityengagement–FIANZ’sDrAnwarGhaniwasrecordedcha|ng(above)withHelenClark,aformerprimeministerofNewZealand.Thebroadcastsunderlinedthestrongandaffec>onate>esbetweenMuslimsinNewZealandandthoseinMalaysia.
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NZMuslimsmakingnewshereandoverseas
Increasedhalaltourismwillbenefiteconomy
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Feedbackfromsymposiumshowsalowawarenessofthepossibili>esforhalaltourisminNewZealand.
FIANZwasthemajorsponsorforthe4thHalalTourismandHospitalitySymposiumon21November2018.Thefedera>oncollaboratedtoorganisetheeventwiththeUniversityofWaikatoManagementSchool,TourismNewZealand,TourismIndustryAotearoa,HamiltonandWaikatoTourism,andWaikatoMuslimAssocia>onInc.In2016,reportsGlobalMuslim
TravelIndex(GMTI),aboutUS$155billionwasspentbyMuslimtravellers.Today,halaltourismandhospitalityserviceshaveexpandedamongfoodservices,airlinesandhotelswan>ngtocashinonthefast-growingsegment.
Thesymposium,viaitsopeningsession,keynotesandpaneldiscussions,deliberatedonhowNewZealandisposi>onedtobeahalaltourismdes>na>on.Theoutcomesfromthesymposium
indicateaverylowawarenessofthepoten>alofthisgrowingmarketsegmentamongstthepar>cipants,whocamefromthetourismindustryitself,academia(bothprivateandpublicsectors)andGovernment.FIANZwillbemee>ngwiththeGovernment,includingtheMinisterofTourism,toexplainthepoten>alofthisspecialisedmarketfortheNewZealandeconomy.
Bakingcompe>>onproducedthough~ulandappe>singresults
THEWomen’sOrganisa>onofWaikatoMuslimAssocia>on(WOWMA)heldabakingcompe>>oninHamiltonmosquelatelastyearandthesewonderfulwinningcrea>onswereamongtheresultsoftheirculinaryefforts.
THEFIANZpresidentandthechairmanoftheUlamaBoardwereinvitedbytheMuslimWorldLeague(MWL)toattenda2-dayconferenceinMakkah,SaudiArabia,inDecemberthemed‘IslamicUnity:ThePerilsofLabellingandExclusion’.TheconferencewasfullysponsoredbyMWLandhostedabout1,000delegates.PresentationsgivenbyscholarsandmuftiswereattendedbyHEtheSecretaryGeneralofMWLSheikDr
MohammedAbdulkarimAlissa,theGrandMuftiofKSAAhlSheik,andtheGovernorofMakkah.OtherdignitariestowhomtheFIANZdelegatesspokeincludedSheikTurki(formerSecretaryGeneraloftheMWL),SheikMutlaq(DeputyGrandMufti),DrAhmad
(formerIDBchairman),andmuftisandscholarsfromaroundtheworld.FIANZmaintainsclosetieswithanumberofSaudiministriesandagencies,includingtheMinistryofIslamicAffairs,MinistryofHajj,SaudiFoodandDrugAuthority,andtheGCCSecretariat.
FIANZdelegatesaRendconferenceinMakkah
Theconferencehostedabout1,000delegates;theFIANZdelegatesmetwithdelegatesfromSaudiArabia’sMinistryofIslamicAffairs.
AmbassadorsfromIndonesia,MalaysiaandUAEspokeattheopeningsession
Ngāmahihiramaiiōmātourongokōrerohōu
KoFIANZtekaitautokoā-pūteamatuamōteKurutetengaManaakimeteTāpoiHalalTuawhāitūkiKirikiriroaite21oWhiringa-ā-rangi2018.ItutukitewhakataumewhaiwāhirawaaFIANZkiteKāwanatanga,meteāwhinaatukiamōhioairātoukingāhuakaputamaiitēneimāketemotuhakeetupuanakiteōhangaoAotearoa.
KuaÅmatariatewhakawhanakeitewhenuaoFIANZite463-471RorioPorchester,TāmakiMakurau.KuatukunaeteKauniherahepukawhakaaetangamōtehangaitewharekōrana(kawhakamahiahokiheihōro)mengāwharenohorūmamoekotahieono.Etuwheraanaterūmakarakiaināianeimōngākarakianoa,ā,ewhakatītinahiaanangāMuhiramaenohopātataanakiteharamai.Nāwaiā,kawhakamahiatetarioFianziTamakiMakaurauneiheiwharewhakaratongamōtehaporiwhānuiongāMuhiramaenohoanaiteroheoTāmakiMakaurau.
EtupuhaereanatemahaongāwharekōranaiAotearoa.Tirohiangātaipitopitoitemahereitewhārangi2.
ItūētahihuiiwaengaiaFIANZmengāRōpūā-RohemengātariKāwanatangaitehauwhāwhakamutungaote2018.Hemeamatapakitewhānuitangaongātakehira,maiingātakekapākiērāotōmātouhaporienganaanakitemaumaiiōrātouhoamārenakiAotearoa,taeatukitewhiwhikōkotamōngāmātaurangaetoromaianaiAotearoamaiitāwāhi.EpāngiaanaaFIANZetepanonitinonuirawa.Epāanatauapanonikingāwāhiarotahi,ngāwhakaarotaumengāritengaratonga.ItetīmatanganeiotetekautautuarimaoFIANZ,kotōnatinoarokotewhakaratoratongakiatutukiaingāhiahiatuputonuatōtātoutauporiMuhiramaengaringarineiiAotearoa.Kongāwhakaarotaukotemātauranga,tedawah,tetokoiteorameteorangaotōmatoutauporiMuhiramakanorau.KotepapaongāritengaratongakoteāhukahukamepakaritonuaFIANZiānamahiwhakamahere,mepūrangiahoānamahi,ā,mewhakatutukirawaitānaikītaurangiai.
أضواء من قصص أخبارنا
كان اتحاد الجمعيات اإلسالمية النيوزلندية )فيانز( الراع للندوة الرابعة للسياحة والضيافة الحالل، والذي عقد
. وقد كان من 2018 نوفمب 21يوم عىل فيانز
توصيات تلك الندوة أنه ينبغ
أن تتعاون مع الحكومة وتساعدها عىل تحقيق أكب قيمة لذلك السوق
المتخصص والمتصاعد بالنسبة لالقتصاد النيوزلندي.
وقد بدأ العمل عىل تطوير عقار لفيانز ، 471-463عىل عنوان شارع بورشسب
أوكالند. وقد منحت البلدية إذن البناء طابق ثان(، وكذلك
للمسجد )كقاعة ف
ات سكنية من غرفة نوم وحدة. ست وحدوقد تم اآلن افتتاح غرفة المصىل، ونهيب جوار المركز أن
بالمسلمي القاطني ف
يرتادوها. وسوف يتم استخدام مكتب فيانز نهاية المطاف
هذا الموقع من أوكالند ف ف
للعديد من الخدمات المجتمعية الواسعة منطقة أوكالند.
للمسلمي الذين يعيشون ف
ايد من تتمتع نيوزلندا بعدد مب المساجد. انظر الخريطة عىل الصفحة
الثانية لمزيد من التفاصيل.
إىل جانب فيانز عقدتوقد الجمعيات المحلية عددا من االجتماعات مع الوكاالت الحكومية خالل الرب ع األخب
. وقد ناقشت هذه 2018من عام االجتماعات العديد من القضايا الهامة، ابتداء من العقبات الت تواجه المجتمع
عند محاولة إحضار زوجاتهم إىل نيوزلندا، ات الزيار ة للعلماء وانتهاء باستخراج تأشب
من خارج البالد.
الوقت وف فإن اتحاد الجمعيات الراهن
اإلسالمية النيوزلندية )فيانز( يمر بمرحلة من التغيب الجذري. وهذا التغيب يتعلق
، وصياغة اتيج كب عىل الهدف االسب بالب األولويات، وأخالقيات الخدمة. وف
الوقت الذي تدخل فيه فيانز عقدها اتيج لها هو الخامس، فإن الهدف االسب
تقديم الخدمات الت تلت احتياجات نيوزلندا. أما
المجتمع المسلم المتنام ف
التعليم، والدعوة، كز ف األولويات فتب
باإلضافة إىل الرعاية االجتماعية وصحة المجتمع المسلم المتعدد الثقافات. أما أخالقيات الخدمة فأساسها هو تحقيق
قوة فيانز ف
التخطيط، وشفافيتها ف
أعمالها، وتنفيذ وعودها.
Sorotandarikisahberitakami
FIANZmerupakansponsorutamaatasSimposiumPerhotelandanPariwisataHalalke-4yangdigelardiHamiltonpada21November2018.SalahsatukesimpulannyaadalahbahwaFIANZharusterlibatdenganPemerintah,membantumerekauntukmewujudkanpotensipasaryangtumbuhkhususiniuntukperekonomianSelandiaBaru.
PekerjaantelahdimulaidenganpengembanganpropertyFIANZdiJalanPorchester463-471,Auckland.Dewantelahmemberikanizinpembangunanbangunanuntukmasjid(merangkapsebagaiaula)danenamunitakomodasisatukamar>dur.Ruangberibadahkiniterbukauntukkhalayakumum,yaituMuslimyang>nggaldisekitardaerahpusatdidoronguntukhadir.KantorFIANZdiAucklanddisinipadaakhirnyaakandigunakansebagailayanankomunitasbagiparaMuslimyang>nggaldidaerahAuckland.
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