National Mosque Open Day Explained

The National Mosque Open Days (NMOD) are annual nationwide events held in Australia and South Africa, organised by the Lebanese Muslim Association and the South African Muslim Network respectively, which see mosques around each country hosting co-ordinated open days on the same dates.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Australia

The event first took place in Australia, occurring on 25 October 2014, featuring nine participating mosques around Australia. National Mosque Open Day most recently took place on 31 October 2015, with fourteen participating mosques.

In 2015, National Mosque Open Day was prominently launched at Parliament House by the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and the Greens Leader Richard Di Natale as part of National Day of Unity.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

National Mosque Open Day 2016 took place on 29 October.[12]

South Africa

The National Mosque Open Day was conceived as a platform to build relationships through conversation and promote social cohesion in the country and piloted in 2016 and 2017. The 2018 National Mosque Open Day campaign hosted over 800 participants across 20 mosques. Participants left the mosques with a better understanding of Islam, a sense of community and more accurate information and mutual understanding and tolerance that it brings.

The event is held annually on Heritage Day, 24 September.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mosque open day brings cultures, faiths together. Lisa. Visentin. 25 October 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2018.
  2. Web site: We're for Sydney . Daily Telegraph . 2018-11-11.
  3. News: Australia's first national mosque 'open day' aims to clear up prejudices. Michael. Safi. 8 October 2014. The Guardian. 11 November 2018.
  4. Web site: National Mosque Open Day - A Successful Event for Interreligious Dialogue - CAS . 3 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208051854/http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2014/20141029_1728.shtml . 8 December 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Australian Mosques Open Doors To Non-Muslims On National Day of Unity. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028060309/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/australian-mosques-open-doors-to-non-muslims-on-national-day-of-unity-2014-10. dead. 28 October 2014. Peter. Terlato. 25 October 2014. Businessinsider.com.au. 11 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Category . Herald Sun . 2018-11-11.
  7. Web site: 2015 National Day of Unity. Heraldsun.com.au. 11 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Leaders launch National Unity Day . 3 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208140716/http://www.livingsafetogether.gov.au/newsandblog/Pages/Leaders-launch-National-Unity-Day.aspx . 8 December 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Leaders launch national unity day. Livingsafetogether.gov.au. 11 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Transcript - Remarks regarding national day of unity | Prime Minister of Australia . 3 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208122837/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2015-10-13/transcript-remarks-regarding-national-day-unity . 8 December 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. News: 'Assault on our values': Malcolm Turnbull urges Australians to maintain national unity. Judith. Ireland. 13 October 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2018.
  12. Web site: National Mosque Open Day - Lebanese Muslim Association . Lma.org.au . 2018-11-11.
  13. Web site: National Mosque Open Day South Africa . www.samnet.co.za. 3 August 2019.

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