Hello! Can anyone help me?

[xX-nat-xX]

Hello everyone :)

I am a year 12 student and I am searching for someone who would be willing to participate in a short interview for one of my assignments. It consists of me asking only 5 questions that are about how you relate to people of other faiths in Australia. For example, i might ask something like whether you are aware of the tensions between members of the Catholic and Muslim religon, and what solutions you can offer to decrease this conflict.

I need someone who would be able to answer me in a clear and concise way, as i may require you to answer my questions quite thoroughly. Anyone who is willing to participate, PLEASE can you reply to this thread and let me know as soon as possible! This assignment is due very soon so i would very much appreciate a speedy reply.

Thank you so much in advance.

I hope you have a wonderful week.

- Natalie.

[jouju]

i agree to volunteer

[xX-nat-xX]

Hello jouju! :)
Thank you for your reply and for volunteering! If you dont mind, could you please inform me of your email address asap so i can email you the 5 questions?

Thank you again
- Natalie

[NoName55]

I may also agree on condition that a mod agrees to check your ip against existing members and confirms it to be unique.

wa salam

edit:

me being senile, confused year 12 student with "I am 12 year old"

I am very sorry!

edit2:
exchanging emails can lead to naughtiness

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[xX-nat-xX]

Salam!
What do you mean by 'confirms it to be unique?'

[xX-nat-xX]

Ignore him...he's just being silly.

ooh i see. thank you for clearing that up :)

[Woodrow]

A difficulty here is we discourage the exchange of email addresses among members, especially those that are exchanged between different genders.

Just a suggestion, perhaps you could post your questions and those who desire to participate can reply on the thread.

[*KB*]

Peace

xX-nat-xX G-day :P lol :giggling: (sorry couldn't resist) I am very sorry I cannot help you with your assignment because I can not give you detailed answers to some of the questions you have, as I am sort of thick in my knowlegde of foreign muslims:statisfie:. But I wish you all the best and hope that you do well Insha'Allah.

Peace
*KB*
:coolious:

[xX-nat-xX]

A difficulty here is we discourage the exchange of email addresses among members, especially those that are exchanged between different genders.

Just a suggestion, perhaps you could post your questions and those who desire to participate can reply on the thread.

Ok sure! That sounds like a good idea! :)
Here are my questions...anyone who cares to answer them, please do it to the best of your ability. Thank you very much!


1). The central focus of this interview is to determine your views on the issue of interfaith dialogue, that is, how you communicate with, understand, view and judge people of various other religious faiths.
During your time in Australia, have you become aware of any tension or conflict between members of the Catholic, Buddhist and Muslim faith? Please give examples if possible.


2). From your own experience, do you believe we live in a tolerant society where everyone is able to communicate their views freely, without the fear of being criticised?


3). Have YOU ever been in a situation where you have been judged, criticised or discriminated against, solely because you belong to the Islamic faith? If so, how did you feel and react at the time and what kind of impact, if any, did this encounter have on your faith?

4). Why do you think there is conflict in our society and how important do you think it is to find a solution to this issue?


5). Are you aware of any efforts made by religious leaders or organisations that have been successful in bridging the gap between differing religious faiths? Do you think enough is being done to address this issue and if not, what solutions can you offer?

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to answer these questions! :)

- Natalie

[xX-nat-xX]

Peace

xX-nat-xX G-day :P lol :giggling: (sorry couldn't resist) I am very sorry I cannot help you with your assignment because I can not give you detailed answers to some of the questions you have, as I am sort of thick in my knowlegde of foreign muslims:statisfie:. But I wish you all the best and hope that you do well Insha'Allah.

Peace
*KB*
:coolious:

Hello KB! :) Aww thats alright, thank you for your message!
God bless you.

[xX-nat-xX]

Most of the muslims here are based in the UK...if you want, you can go to this forum and ask the opinions of Australian muslims. :)

Thank you for that! I signed up to the forum but it wont let me post a new topic! :( I guess i'll just have to take my chances and hope someone on this forum is Australian.
Thank you once again.

[xX-nat-xX]

I may also agree on condition that a mod agrees to check your ip against existing members and confirms it to be unique.

wa salam

edit:

me being senile, confused year 12 student with "I am 12 year old"

I am very sorry!

edit2:
exchanging emails can lead to naughtiness

lol thats ok! would you care to participate in the interview now that you cleared that up? :) i posted the questions above. thank you!

[Woodrow]

These are the views of a Texas Cowboy living in Austin. Austin is probably the most tolerant city in the world so this may not be indicative of all Americans and probably not even true of all Texans.

1). The central focus of this interview is to determine your views on the issue of interfaith dialogue, that is, how you communicate with, understand, view and judge people of various other religious faiths.
During your time in Australia, have you become aware of any tension or conflict between members of the Catholic, Buddhist and Muslim faith? Please give examples if possible.

I can not speak of Australia, but here in Austin there are no distinct areas that are predominately of one faith with the exception of one area in the northern part of the city that is predominantly Bhuddist. The Mosque I attend most often is located in that community and we have no problems. There is also a Baptist Church alongside the Mosque and since we no longer have adequate parking space for the Mosque, the Church allows us to use their parking lot during Jummah.

2). From your own experience, do you believe we live in a tolerant society where everyone is able to communicate their views freely, without the fear of being criticised?

In Austin we do. However, Austin may be unique. Based on current census information more people identify themselves as being Non-Christian than Christian. However, the largest number of people simply refuse to answer such questions on any forms. Here it is illegal to require people to answer questions regarding, Race, religion or national origin.

3). Have YOU ever been in a situation where you have been judged, criticised or discriminated against, solely because you belong to the Islamic faith? If so, how did you feel and react at the time and what kind of impact, if any, did this encounter have on your faith?

Not in Austin, but did run into some problems when I lived in an area where there was less than 10 Muslims in the entire county. It had no impact on me. I am a revert to Islam and at one time I also held some of the same views that they had, so I feel I have a little insight as to why misunderstandings occur.

4). Why do you think there is conflict in our society and how important do you think it is to find a solution to this issue?

If it is a problem, a solution is very important. Conflicts that are based on religion can disrupt all concerned and result in prejudice against which ever is in the minority.

5). Are you aware of any efforts made by religious leaders or organisations that have been successful in bridging the gap between differing religious faiths? Do you think enough is being done to address this issue and if not, what solutions can you offer?

Here in Austin, it is very common for the religious leaders to work together in such things as bringing about restrictions that relate to things like Alcohol and tobacco sales, pornography, discrimination etc. There is even an interfaith group that is working to bring relief to Palestinians in Palestine. Just this past summer they sent a delegation of Jewish woman to Gaza to bring aid to the people of Gaza and to protest the Israeli treatment of Palestinians.

[xX-nat-xX]

These are the views of a Texas Cowboy living in Austin. Austin is probably the most tolerant city in the world so this may not be indicative of all Americans and probably not even true of all Texans.






I can not speak of Australia, but here in Austin there are no distinct areas that are predominately of one faith with the exception of one area in the northern part of the city that is predominantly Bhuddist. The Mosque I attend most often is located in that community and we have no problems. There is also a Baptist Church alongside the Mosque and since we no longer have adequate parking space for the Mosque, the Church allows us to use their parking lot during Jummah.




In Austin we do. However, Austin may be unique. Based on current census information more people identify themselves as being Non-Christian than Christian. However, the largest number of people simply refuse to answer such questions on any forms. Here it is illegal to require people to answer questions regarding, Race, religion or national origin.




Not in Austin, but did run into some problems when I lived in an area where there was less than 10 Muslims in the entire county. It had no impact on me. I am a revert to Islam and at one time I also held some of the same views that they had, so I feel I have a little insight as to why misunderstandings occur.



If it is a problem, a solution is very important. Conflicts that are based on religion can disrupt all concerned and result in prejudice against which ever is in the minority.




Here in Austin, it is very common for the religious leaders to work together in such things as bringing about restrictions that relate to things like Alcohol and tobacco sales, pornography, discrimination etc. There is even an interfaith group that is working to bring relief to Palestinians in Palestine. Just this past summer they sent a delegation of Jewish woman to Gaza to bring aid to the people of Gaza and to protest the Israeli treatment of Palestinians.

Thank you so much for your response Woodrow!
Unfortunately the information i obtain must strictly relate to those who live/have lived in Australia. However your response has given me a few ideas for a report i must also write! Thank you very much!!

[NoName55]

I signed up to the forum but it wont let me post a new topic!

after registering and activating >> then click >>

to introduce youself "If you are a new forum member, you must post an introduction in here before you will be allowed to post!" because of >> All New Members

[xX-nat-xX]

after registering and activating >> then click >>

to introduce youself "If you are a new forum member, you must post an introduction in here before you will be allowed to post!"

it still didnt work :( it just keeps saying i dont have permission to post a new topic or that an error occured

[NoName55]

strange! works for me even when I click it from here at LI (conditional upon successful registeration and activation)

[xX-nat-xX]

yes i did register AND activate the link...i have no idea whats wrong with it!

[NoName55]

perhaps it has something to do with some kind of filtering?

[Woodrow]

strange! works for me even when I click it from here at LI (conditional upon successful registeration and activation)

It is an active link and will work from where ever you put it. Similar to the links to Youtube etc.

It will be of no use to members here unless they have joined that forum.

[xX-nat-xX]

perhaps it has something to do with some kind of filtering?

i wouldnt have a clue...

[xX-nat-xX]

It is an active link and will work from where ever you put it. Similar to the links to Youtube etc.

It will be of no use to members here unless they have joined that forum.

i HAVE joined the forum though...thats why i dont understand why it wont allow me to post...? :(

[Woodrow]

yes i did register AND activate the link...i have no idea whats wrong with it!

Did you post an Introduction thread, that seems to be a requirement before posting anything else there. If you have, and still can not post, it may take some time for the system to update.

[xX-nat-xX]

Did you post an Introduction thread, that seems to be a requirement before posting anything else there. If you have, and still can not post, it may take some time for the system to update.

Where can i post an introduction thread?

[NoName55]

Where can i post an introduction thread?

here >> Intros and Announcements

[Woodrow]

Where can i post an introduction thread?

EDIT: Brother Noname's reply was much better than this one was

[xX-nat-xX]

here >> Intros and Announcements

arghh its still not working! it says:

"Sorry, the link that brought you to this page seems to be out of date or broken."

im so sorry for all the hassle everyone!

[Woodrow]

I just found this in their forum rules:

Note that new users will have certain restrictions placed on their account for a limited period. This may involve their posts requiring validation, and limited access to certain forum features. This may also mean that there is a delay between pressing the Submit button and the post becoming visible. Please have patience, and please don't re-submit the post.

[xX-nat-xX]

I just found this in their forum rules:

oooh no wonder! Thanks for that Woodrow, i guess i'll just have to wait...
In the meantime if there are any Australian Muslims on this forum, could you please answer my questions on the previous page?
thank you to all and good night :)

[*KB*]

goonight? oh!! in Austrailia :statisfie: how embarassing! lol its 1:34pm here in london