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Welcome to Minaret Media: News and voices for Australia’s Muslim community, updated regularly

The wait is over. Welcome to the first edition of Minaret Media, a new voice for our community, with powerful stories, bold ideas and something for everyone.
10 hours ago

Jess Wilson’s war on a word: banning a chant hardly anyone uses

Victoria's Premier-in-waiting Jess Wilson would ban a chant hardly anyone uses, following a Queensland law currently before the High Court.
2 days ago

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

If a mosque and a church can stand side by side, so must we all stand against hatred

A shooting near Paris, a massacre at a Jordanian church and the emptying of southern Lebanon share one root. Extremism belongs to no single faith.
3 days ago

Drawing the Red Line: Why Australia needs laws to prevent complicity in genocide

Australia opposes genocide and war crimes, yet our laws let public money, weapons and trade flow unchecked. The Red Lines Package would draw a line.
4 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.

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