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Welcome to Minaret Media: News and voices for Australia’s Muslim community, updated regularlyJess Wilson’s war on a word: banning a chant hardly anyone usesAfter the shocking attack on Dr Helen Haines, Australia needs calm – not a blame gameIf a mosque and a church can stand side by side, so must we all stand against hatredDrawing the Red Line: Why Australia needs laws to prevent complicity in genocideWelcome to Minaret Media: News and voices for Australia’s Muslim community, updated regularlyJess Wilson’s war on a word: banning a chant hardly anyone usesAfter the shocking attack on Dr Helen Haines, Australia needs calm – not a blame gameIf a mosque and a church can stand side by side, so must we all stand against hatredDrawing the Red Line: Why Australia needs laws to prevent complicity in genocide

John Mahoney

Total Articles: 11

John Mahoney

After the shocking attack on Dr Helen Haines, Australia needs calm – not a blame game

As Dr Helen Haines faces the long road ahead, Minaret Media calls for prayer, respect and calm, not a rush to blame that inflames division.
2 days ago

Oztag Gala Day returns with $1000 prizes and support for Yemen

Metamorphosis Coaching and Human Appeal Australia team up for the annual Boys Oztag Gala Day, with $1000 prizes per division and funds supporting Yemen relief.
4 days ago

Full house as three of the world’s finest Qaris grace Maide-i Qur’an 2026

An estimated 400 people packed Bankstown’s Bryan Brown Theatre for Maide-i Qur’an 2026, as three world-renowned Qaris delivered captivating recitations before continuing on to Melbourne.
2 weeks ago

Six years for the rape of a four-year-old: inadequate sentencing is failing Australian children

The man who raped a four-year-old girl could be paroled in six years. Minaret Media says that when it comes to sentencing, the Australian justice system is failing children.
2 weeks ago

From unknown to unmissable: Inside the Padel phenomenon sweeping Sydney’s Muslim community

Padel has taken Sydney's Muslim community by storm - especially among the brothers. We look at how this fast-growing sport became the new favourite on and off the court.
2 weeks ago

The burning question football fans around the world are asking: Manchester City – champs or cheats?

Found guilty of 114 charges, Manchester City face sanctions that could include relegation. As the league leaders appeal, fans from the UK to western Sydney are asking: was the glory ever real?
2 weeks ago

The Converts’ Circle – How Islam gave Sebastian Guzman the purpose, peace and brotherhood he’d always been searching for

Born and raised in Latin America, Sebastian Guzman spent his teenage years making choices he's not proud of. But in 2014, everything changed when he discovered Islam - and life, as he puts it, has never been better.
2 weeks ago

Think beyond tax: How Bachir Zreika lives his faith in business and in the community

From a one-room practice in Merrylands to six offices, businessman and philanthropist Bachir Zreika shares how faith shapes his work and why he is so supportive of new Muslims.
2 weeks ago

The ‘Choice’ is yours, but overall Australians give AI customer service the thumbs down

A new CHOICE survey finds fewer than one in 10 Australians think AI has improved products and services. A journalist weighs AI’s convenience against craft.
2 weeks ago

The Metro is here! Faster, more frequent services for long-suffering Bankstown line commuters

After two years of replacement buses, the Bankstown Metro is almost here. What the new line means for commuters who work in the CBD, Jumu'ah worshippers at Lakemba Mosque and visitors to Ramadan Nights.
3 weeks ago

Six more months of Daylight Saving. Turning back the clock, and why we move it forward

Daylight saving came into effect in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania on Sunday, 4 October. It's a ritual we repeat every year without much thought, but for Muslims it carries a dimension rarely discussed in the mainstream conversation.
3 weeks ago