Today we completed the final open iftar dinner for Ramadan in 2019 at the Australia Light Foundation. May Allah reward all those who contributed, attended and supported our Iftar Dinners. In particular we would like to thank all our guests for attending, our tireless volunteers, chefs, waiters and waitresses for all their hard work. We would like to thank our sponsors Central Meats, VicFields, ICCV and the 20 families that contributed towards covering the iftar expenses. Than

Premier Daniel Andrews organised its Iftar dinner tonight. Turkish background Sergeant Ali Gurdag called for the Athan to break our fast.

This is a snapshot from the first of Australia Light Foundation’s Community Iftar Dinners this Ramadan. This week we had 450 people from our community in attendance. The Iftar dinners provide a great opportunity for people from various ethnic communities to come together to break their fast and socialise. Thank you to all our tireless volunteers which makes this possible.

Australia Light Foundation held a sister's only seminar in the Reception of the community centre last Sunday the 11th of November. Sister Ahu Çelebi from Turkey conducted the seminar on the topic of 'Asrın Hastakıları' / 'Maladies of the Modern Era' in Turkish. The sisters from the community attended this informative event and was much pleased and intrigued at the information provided. It was presented in showing the reality of modern crisis in the secular countries and how t

Last Tuesday on the 6th of November, Brother Ali Muhammad Waran Ade, the senior advisor to President Muse Bihi of Somaliland visited Australia Light Foundation during his stay in Australia. Mr. Waran Ade and his people came to offer their thanks and appreciation at the projects that we have been contributing and supporting for their people. “The people of Somaliland are grateful to you,” said Mr. Waran Ade and his delegation when he was detailing the event developments in his

Australia Light Foundation organised an open house live demonstration event of SkyJuice's SkyHydrant ultra-filtration water system. It was an event aimed to endorse a life-changing system that can help bring a sustainable, humanitarian aid to people who lack the availability of clean water. Professor Rhett Butler, the Chairman of SkyJuice Organisation joined the event as the demonstrator and instructor of the live demo. He delivered an extensive presentation of SkyHydrant ult

Australia Light Foundation collaborated with Australian Peace Organisation to start a humanitarian relief campaign for Pakistan. They organized a 40 foot container to be sent with provisions, clothing and supplies to the orphanages and poor families of Pakistan. People from the community donated generously their used and new clothing and useful items. We were able to fill the container in less than a month. Fatih Yargı, the representative of the Australia Light Foundation, ke

Australia Light Foundation hosted a movie night on Saturday 13th of October for the Thursday Primary School kids class. The kids voted to watch the movie: Mr Bean: The Holiday. There was an array of assorted snacks and beverages provided for the kids including; assorted potato chips, popcorn, lamington, donuts, cupcakes, soft candies, water, Lipton ice tea and orange juice. The kids played some interactive games before the movie started and ended with games. It was a good bon

Muhammed is a young boy from Pakistan who was diagnosed with Lymphangioma of the tongue. Lymphangiomas are a type of malformation of the lymphatic system. It causes great discomfort the the victim where they are unable to close their mouth and utilize their mouth and tongue functions normally. This makes necessary tasks such as eating, drinking and talking immensely challenging and painful. It is a rare condition that requires a difficult operation. Australia Light Foundation

Today at Australia Light Foundation, we celebrated the Islamic New Year. After Jumuah we made Ashure and distributed it to the community. It was a good day to come together as a community to strengthen bonds and think about the new Islamic year ahead of us. May Allah bless every single one of us and increase us in good deeds and barakat. Ameen.

The Thursday Kids Dershane group had a Saturday breakfast session on the school holidays followed by another Saturday ders group the following Saturday. They started the day with a hearty breakfast followed by a sohbet by Sister Seyma. We prayed the Dhuhr prayer together and then headed off to the park at the back of ALF's Community Centre to play and have snacks. It was a fulfilling day.

Abdiaziz is a seven year old young boy who lives in Somaliland in Africa. He has been suffering from a bilateral cleft lip/palate. A cleft lip occurs when there is an opening in the persins upperlip. At my last visit to Hargesa, Sheikh Mahmoud had mentioned Abdiaziz's condition to me. Abdiaziz's condition was so bad that his siblings were unable to sit with him to have their food together. He needed to eat alone because food and saliva would often drip from his mouth. With th