The AFL is a very welcoming and inclusive competition. We want all Australians of all backgrounds enjoying our game.

Wow.

A right winged commentator for The Australian has negative things to say about Islam & Multiculturalism.

I'm shocked. This is groundbreaking.

You should open your mind rather than just being dismissive.

Edited by Axelv: 20/4/2012 03:08:25 PM

Hahaha, some of the people saying things like, "Its idiotic" and "Oh my, so politically correct" and "What the hell, this is stupid". You all make me laugh.

Ive been for many game, cricket, football, rugby etc etc and often find that i have to read one of my 5 time prayers during the event, so as such, id get up and go with my mates, if i was with them, and ask one of the staff for a place to read.

Theyd tell us to find a quiet area in the stadium, which we would try and do to the best of our ability, and try and find a corner and put a jersey or jumper down and pray on that. Now its not ideal, as people walk past and they can see you and its quite noisy and such.


Having a prayer room would be fantastic, whilst we not fussy on the issue, its a solution worth considering. Many of the people who attend games are of other religions and i know quite a few people who have not come for games or have left a game at a certain time so they can go pray or have time to find a suitable place to pray. Its not the ideal situation, but we often have to try and make do.

We not asking for specific prayer room for our religion, but just a small room where anyone, who has prayers can go pray. They have it in all the airports nowadays and its not something that is difficult to do.

You may not like religion or be for it, but at the end of the day, their are people out there who are religious, but they also love their sport.

You may not like it, but a lot of the money nowadays comes from Etihad, Emirates, Qtel and etc etc and they are Muslim run organisations and as such, may look to cater to a religious audience.

I have the right to be dismissive of a man that has suggested that George W Bush will be remembered as one of the great leaders in world history.

I have the right to be dismissive of a man that has suggested that George W Bush will be remembered as one of the great leaders in world history.

I have the right to be dismissive of a man that has suggested that George W Bush will be remembered as one of the great leaders in world history.

Congratulations you managed to fit 'Welcoming' and 'inclusive' with the term AFL. Must be a first.

Congratulations you managed to fit 'Welcoming' and 'inclusive' with the term AFL. Must be a first.

... It was the Richmond footballer, Bachar Houli, who suggested the idea to the AFL.

Also, I wonder if people are aware that a far greater percentage of women attend AFL games than attend any other football code.

..Also, I wonder if people are aware that a far greater percentage of women attend AFL games than attend any other football code.

What does Bachar Houli do when prayer time occurs during an AFL match in which he is playing? Does he ask to be taken off the ground to do fulfill his duties?

I know nothing about Muslim prayer times - does Muslim prayer time ever occur between 2:20 p.m. & 5:20 p.m. on the last Saturday in September?

I'm really keen to understand how our brothers in Islam, who play professional sport, handle prayer times when they coincide with official matches.

You clearly have access to the internet, look it up.

Or are you just trolling?

What does Bachar Houli do when prayer time occurs during an AFL match in which he is playing? Does he ask to be taken off the ground to do fulfill his duties?

I know nothing about Muslim prayer times - does Muslim prayer time ever occur between 2:20 p.m. & 5:20 p.m. on the last Saturday in September?

I'm really keen to understand how our brothers in Islam, who play professional sport, handle prayer times when they coincide with official matches.

I have the right to be dismissive of a man that has suggested that George W Bush will be remembered as one of the great leaders in world history.

A far greater percentage of women attend ballet than football matches ... so what's your point?

I would say that these mums and dads with young kids need to have a look at their own attitudes and awareness and not rely on Andrew Bolt to make up their minds for them.

..Also, I wonder if people are aware that a far greater percentage of women attend AFL games than attend any other football code.

Haha oh dude, agreed x eleventy billion.

Davide82, skeptic and a few others are spot on. Having prayer rooms in Australian stadiums is not an issue. What [size=7]IS[/size] an issue is that some of you hold such uneducated and misinformed beliefs. Just.... wow.

Some of you need to give yourselves an uppercut.

He is a devout muslim, and I know he prays in the change rooms before games, it wouldn't surprise me if he asked the coaching staff to take him off at certain times to pray - they could do it given the interchange rule.

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and I'm dismayed that those who would ordinarily consider themselves as cosmopolitan and worldly are precisely the ones making the most noise about being against the prayer rooms, which at the end of the day are nothing more than quiet, empty rooms.

City ------- Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha
Adelaide --- 5:20 6:43 -- 12:15 3:21 5:46 - 7:05
Brisbane --- 4:50 6:07 -- 11:47 3:01 5:26 - 6:40
Canberra --- 5:07 6:31 -- 12:03 3:08 5:33 - 6:53
Geelong ---- 5:27 6:54 -- 12:22 3:23 5:49 - 7:12
Hobart ----- 5:15 6:48 -- 12:10 3:03 5:30 - 6:59
Melbourne -- 5:25 6:51 -- 12:20 3:21 5:47 - 7:09
Newcastle -- 4:57 6:18 -- 11:52 3:01 5:26 - 6:43
Perth ------ 5:20 6:40 -- 12:16 3:25 5:50 - 7:07
Sydney ----- 4:59 6:21 -- 11:55 3:02 5:27 - 6:45
Wollongong - 5:00 6:23 -- 11:56 3:02 5:27 - 6:47

Haha oh dude, agreed x eleventy billion.

Davide82, skeptic and a few others are spot on. Having prayer rooms in Australian stadiums is not an issue. What [size=7]IS[/size] an issue is that some of you hold such uneducated and misinformed beliefs. Just.... wow.

Some of you need to give yourselves an uppercut.

City ----------- Fajr - Sunrise - Dhuhr - Asr - Maghrib - Isha
Adelaide --- 5:20 -- 6:43 ----- 12:15 - 3:21 - 5:46 --- 7:05
Brisbane --- 4:50 -- 6:07 ----- 11:47 - 3:01 - 5:26 --- 6:40
Canberra --- 5:07 -- 6:31 ----- 12:03 - 3:08 - 5:33 --- 6:53
Geelong ---- 5:27 -- 6:54 ----- 12:22 - 3:23 - 5:49 --- 7:12
Hobart -------- 5:15 -- 6:48 ----- 12:10 - 3:03 - 5:30 --- 6:59
Melbourne -- 5:25 -- 6:51 ----- 12:20 - 3:21 - 5:47 --- 7:09
Newcastle -- 4:57 -- 6:18 ----- 11:52 - 3:01 - 5:26 --- 6:43
Perth ---------- 5:20 -- 6:40 ----- 12:16 - 3:25 - 5:50 --- 7:07
Sydney ------- 4:59 -- 6:21 ----- 11:55 - 3:02 - 5:27 --- 6:45
Wollongong - 5:00 -- 6:23 ----- 11:56 - 3:02 - 5:27 --- 6:47

edit as the formating on this site bites.

Edited by general ashnak: 20/4/2012 03:48:47 PM

Does the [code] function work here?