AMUST10: Ink & Impact celebrations in Sydney to mark a decade of shaping narratives will be held on Sunday 15 September from 5 pm at the Highline venue, Bankstown attended by almost 300 guests with the keynote address being given by Senator Fatima Payman.
Other highlight of the event over a gala dinner includes speeches by prominent speakers, awards to impact makers, entertainment by Three Rivers Ensemble, exhibitions displaying artwork on Palestine, timeline of AMUST achievements over a decade and lifetime services to community by Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad OAM.
Senator Fatima Payman is set to deliver a powerful and thought-provoking speech that you don’t want to miss. She will share her vision for the future of Australian politics, providing insights into the direction she aims to take as a rising leader.
Senator Payman will express her deep appreciation for AMUST’s influential role in shaping narratives both in Australia and globally, and pay tribute to Dr Ahmad’s monumental legacy in establishing and nurturing Australian Muslim institutions.
She will also passionately address the Palestinian cause, offering heartfelt advice on community advocacy, and share her candid views on the challenges she’s faced in mainstream media and the critical role of Independent and Muslim media in amplifying our voices and ensuring our stories are heard.
Zia Ahmad, Editor-in-Chief, AMUST.
Zia Ahmad, Editor-in-Chief of AMUST, while acknowledging the freedom of speech available in Australia will be highlighting the impact of AMUST in Australia and globally and the negative role of the mainstream media and suppressing of voices in support of Palestine by the rich and the powerful specifically during the year long genocide of Palestinians.
Dr Mahsheed Ansari, Senior Lecturer, CSU
Dr Mahsheed Ansari, Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University who has been researching on the life and times of Dr Ahmad for a number of years as part of the Australian Muslim history tied to the pioneering men and women who collectively illustrate a meta-narrative about the migrant experience of Australia in the post-colonial era.
The Three Rivers Ensemble
Three Rivers Ensemble, a highly talented Traditional Spiritual Music group will provide entertainment in several sessions with Arabic and English Nasheed and songs highlighting the struggle of Palestinian people.
Head of the various sponsoring organisations of the AMUST10 event will also address the gathering highlighting the services provided by their organisations as well as provide AMUST10: Ink & Impact awards to movers and shakers in the community specially in raising voices in support of the Palestinians and other oppressed people.
It was back in January 1991 that the Australian Muslim Times (AMT) made its debut as a multilingual community newspaper, aiming to represent the voice of the Australian Muslim community and then by July 2014, AMUST was re-branded with a fresh identity as the Australasian Muslim Times (AMUST).
AMUST operates under Seena Incorporated, a non-profit organisation committed to promoting social services and establishing multimedia platforms, self-sufficient enterprise funded by advertising and subscriptions only.
Following its highly successful 5 Year celebration, AMUST Seena Inc will be commemorating a decade of the Australasian Muslim Times AMUST, a pillar of independent multicultural journalism in Australia in Sydney on Sunday 15 September 2024 evening at the Highline Venue in Bankstown.
At this celebration of AMUST10: Ink & Impact, AMUST will also be honouring the legacy of the late Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad OAM, founder of AMUST for his dedicated life’s work in nurturing and building the Muslim community in Sydney.
Senator Fatima Payman is a young lady of integrity. Calling a spade a spade. Unlike her, many older politicians and leaders both at home and abroad have developed a convenient blindspot to the ongoing Genocide in Gaza. They will sing platitudes about Western values but somehow the State of Israel is exempted from it. They are oblivious to the hypocrisy of gifting 2000-pound bombs to Israel while making a song and dance, calling for a cease-fire. Meanwhile, it was ok for Israel (the usual arrogance of not confirming or denying) to assassinate Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, and negotiator for the cease-fire. The Western media suddenly lighted up with the alleged murder of Israeli hostages but ignored the daily murder of Palestinian babies, children, women and men. All the Israel hostages could have been freed if Netanyahu and his cohorts wanted to.