National Mosque Open Day

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History

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Mosques

List of mosques Lakemba Mosque · Auburn Gallipoli Mosque Central Adelaide Mosque • Marree Mosque

Organisations

Islamic organisations in Australia AFIC · ANIC • LMA · IMAA · IISNA • ICQ • ICV • MWA

Groups

Afghan • Albanian • Arab • Bangladeshi Bosnian • Indian • Indonesian • Iranian Iraqi • Lebanese • Malay • Pakistani • Turkish

Events

National Mosque Open Day

People

Prominent Australian Muslims Ibrahim Abu Mohamed

Criticism

Criticism of Islam

National Mosque Open Day (NMOD) is an annual, nationwide event in Australia which sees mosques around the country hosting co-ordinated open days on the same date.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

References

1. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mosque-open-day-brings-cultures-faiths-together-20141025-11brcl.html
2. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/lakemba-mosque-joins-national-mosque-open-day-to-reveal-truth-about-islam/story-fngr8hxh-1227097361927
3. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/australias-first-national-mosque-open-day-aims-to-clear-up-prejudices
4. http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2014/20141029_1728.shtml
5. http://www.businessinsider.com.au/australian-mosques-open-doors-to-non-muslims-on-national-day-of-unity-2014-10
6. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/leaders-to-launch-national-unity-day/news-story/95d02ce74903645e4a9258159ef47702?sv=57e701a4e121c0e6156ee245278eaaa9
7. http://www.insights.uca.org.au/news/2015-national-day-of-unity
8. http://www.livingsafetogether.gov.au/newsandblog/Pages/Leaders-launch-National-Unity-Day.aspx
9. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/10/13/leaders-launch-national-unity-day
10. https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2015-10-13/transcript-remarks-regarding-national-day-unity
11. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/assault-on-our-values-malcolm-turnbull-urges-australians-to-maintain-national-unity-20151013-gk7ngz.html

External links

• Official website