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Lebanese Australians (Arabic: اللبنانيون الأستراليون) refers to citizens or permanent residents of Australia of Lebanese ancestry. The population is diverse, having a large Christian religious base, being mostly Maronite Catholics, while also having a large Muslim group of Sunni and Shia branches.
The following is a breakdown of the country of birth of Muslims in Australia from 2001: [116] There were 281,578 Muslims recorded in this survey; in the 2006 census the population had grown to 340,392. [117] 48% of Australian-born Muslims claimed Lebanese or Turkish ancestry. [116]
The Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) was established in 1962 by a group of Lebanese immigrants, to provide social, religious, educational and recreational services for the Muslim community. The LMA was formally registered as an Australian company limited by guarantee in 1973 and listed as The Lebanese Moslem Association. [ 6 ]
Lebanese Muslim Association - The Lebanese Muslim Association is an Australian non-profit welfare organisation based in Lakemba, a south-western suburb of Sydney. The Association was founded in the early 1960s as a community project to service the social, religious, recreational and educational needs of local Muslims.
In the 2001 census, 248,807 Australian residents reported Arab ancestry. Additionally, 209,372 Australians indicated that they spoke Arabic at home. 162,283 Australian residents were born in one of the 22 Arab League nations, a proportion which represented 0.8% of Australia's population. 120,000 Australians also had a parent who was born in an Arab state.
After leaving the Lebanese Muslim Association, Trad founded his own organisation, the Islamic Friendship Association of Australia Inc (IFAA). Following the actions of an Australian suicide bomber, who had killed at least five people and injured up to 90, Trad said, "I have always been opposed to suicide bombing.
The Imam of Lakemba Mosque is Shaykh Yahya Safi, who worked as an Imam in Lebanon before his appointment at the Lakemba Mosque in 1996. [7] Shaykh Yahya gives the khutbah about every Friday, unless there is a visiting Shaykh from overseas. The assistant Imam as of 2022-23 is Shaykh Jamal-ud-din el kiki, brought up in Australia.
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.