The Official Facebook Page of the ISRA Australia.
Established in 2009, ISRA Australia (Islamic Sciences & Research Academy of Australia) is a product of the dialogue movement in Australia. It is a platform for cooperation between Australian Muslims and educational institutions in Australia. While ISRA has a strong educational and research emphasis, it also focuses on community building and cooperation in religious, social, environmental and other major areas for Australia and the global society.
When Muslims migrated to Australia in large numbers from 1967 onwards, they had to first meet their basic economic needs before going through a long settlement phase during the 80s and the 90s. The new millennium coincided with the Muslim community opening up to the wider society through organisations such as Affinity Intercultural Foundation. Counter-intuitively, 9/11 accelerated this process when interfaith and intercultural works brought together people from diverse backgrounds in projects facilitating social interaction.
The relationships established through dialogue gave the opportunity to venture into larger projects to deal with issues which were common to all. ISRA marks the beginning of the fourth phase of migration where Muslims actively get involved in dealing with issues facing the Australian society and, in the process, assist in the development of local religious and scholarly leaders.
We are part of a historical process of reconciliation. We do not want a world full of hatred, injustice and violence. Muslims living in the West and, in our case, in Australia have an important role to fulfil.
Uniqueness of ISRA:
ISRA is an organisation established by Australian Muslims for the people of Australia. ISRA is unique in a number of ways:
• Members and volunteers of ISRA come from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
• Men and women work together at all levels of the organisation.
• English is spoken in meetings and programs.
• Members and volunteers are mainly second generation Muslims.
With all these characteristics, ISRA adds value to the development of the Muslim Community in Australia while providing a unique perspective on issues facing our country.
Centre for Islamic Sciences and Civilisation: http://www.csu.edu.au/cisac
ISRA monthly lectures: http://vimeo.com/user8451348
ISRA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isra.org.au
ISRA Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/ISRAcademy
Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/israaustralia/videos
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