March For Gaza: Why 3 August breaks every Australian protest record
Having taken more than eight years to build, the Sydney Harbour Bridge has always been a symbol of resilience….but on Sunday 3 August 2025, that resilience took on an entirely new meaning.
Ink, ideas and identity at the Sydney Muslim Writers’ Festival
The 2026 Sydney Muslim Writers’ Festival held in Bankstown in late April was a huge success.
LMA delegation visits new Strathmore site as national expansion gathers pace
A high level delegation from the Lebanese Muslim Association travelled to Melbourne on Wednesday, 3 December to meet prominent local community members and inspect the organisation’s newly acquired place of worship in Strathmore, marking another step in the LMA’s growing national presence. The delegation – comprising LMA President Hafez Alameddine, board members, senior management and […]
Federal Government must order probe of Australian IDF soldiers over Gaza War Crimes
The Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) notes the arrest and charging of former Australian soldier Ben Roberts Smith (above) with five counts of the war crime of murder, over alleged unlawful killings of unarmed Afghan civilians between 2009 and 2012. This was the result of an extensive, joint investigation conducted over five years between the Office […]
Lakemba: clearing up some cruel misconceptions
Every year as Ramadan approaches, the southwest Sydney suburb of Lakemba seems to attract unfair criticism from the community at large. In 2026 (and not for the first time), Senator Pauline Hanson was the ringleader, with one of her familiar eruptions of vitriol and ill-informed attacks on Muslim Australians and, specifically, on Lakemba, itself. It […]
Championing justice: Majed Kheir on protests and your legal rights
Majed Kheir, a dynamic, young criminal lawyer with Kheir Lawyers (a prominent law firm based in Bankstown) recently addressed Sydney University students on the legalities of protests and the rights of protesters.
Ramadan spirit shines at Lakemba Mosque’s open air Iftar
The Lebanese Muslim Association’s second annual Grand Community Iftar brought the community together in its thousands on Friday 13 March, transforming the area outside the iconic Lakemba Mosque (Masjid Ali Ibn Abi Taleb) into Australia’s largest open-air gathering of its kind. The event again highlighted the spirit of generosity and togetherness that defines the holy […]
The Voice of Hind Rajab: A film the world cannot ignore
On Wednesday night, 4 February, I joined around 200 community members and other humanitarians at a special screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab in Newtown, an evening that was as emotionally powerful as it was professionally executed. The film itself is nothing short of extraordinary. Based on the real emergency phone call by a young child […]
A cut above: Kahil meats’ winning streak continues with fifth award
At a gala presentation evening held at Revesby Workers Club on Wednesday 14 May, Kahil Meats Bass Hill was crowned the winner of the ‘Outstanding Butcher’ category at the Canterbury-Bankstown Local Business Awards for the fifth consecutive year. Kahil Meats’ ongoing domination of this category is testament to a family legacy rooted in community service […]
Community spirit on display at LMA/Feed The World Golf Day
Building on the momentum of last year’s history-making inaugural event, the Lebanese Muslim Association and its charitable arm Feed The World once again brought the community together for the Australian Muslim Community Golf Day, held on Saturday 13 December at the picturesque Brighton Lakes Golf Course, Moorebank.