HUMAN APPEAL AUSTRALIA HOSTED ITS 16TH ANNUAL YEAR 12 MUSLIM ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN MARCH IN ALL MAJOR CITIES OF AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE: 97 STUDENTS

On Saturday the 4th of March 2023, the 16th Year 12 Muslim Achievement Awards for the state of Victoria was organised in Melbourne at Laila Reception Centre in Brunswick and was attended by students, members of the community, politicians, school principals and family members. The event acknowledged 97 students, awarded certificates of recognition and gifted them with iPads. The highest achiever was Alishba Saeed with an ATAR of 99.95. The ceremony was opened with the amazing recitation of the Quran by Sheikh Abdulla Hawari Imam of the Virgin Mary Mosque.

Human Appeal Australia’s Victorian Branch Manager Rabih Baytie welcomed guests followed by various speeches delivered by Dr Samantha Ratnam, MLC for Northern Metropolitan and the Leader of the Victorian Greens; Vivienne Nguyen, Chairperson of Victorian Multicultural Commission and Dr Mohammed Awad.

‘I hope students will continue to keep in their faith, language, culture, traditions and share those around and lift this state and nation another notch up on all fronts.’- said Vivienne Nguyen

Award recipients Maryam Al-Gburi and David Apak both delivered eloquent speeches about achievements and the importance of continuing education life-long.

In attendance were Prof Aladin Zayegh, MCCA; Prof Akhtar Kalam, Chairman of MCCA; Dr Mohammad Mohideen ICV Vice President and a commissioner at VMC and Sheikh Mohamed Nawas, the secretary of the Board of Imams.

In Brisbane the event was held on Friday the 3rd of March, honouring 38 students and was attended by students along with their parents, members of the community, politicians and school principals.

The event was MC’d by Masrur Alam & Nishat Siddique with a heartwarming welcome from Bashar