'The community, also known as Ummah is at the heart of living a good life. From the memories we share to the smiles we exchange, from the loving embraces to the dialogues we enrich our lives with - these are fascinating experiences we are blessed to share. Community in the Australian landscape is a wonderful and unique institution. It is represented by over 300 wonderful and diverse cultural heritages; we speak over 200 languages and represent over 120 religions. Walking down the many famous streets across Australia and smelling the aromas percolating through the air, enticing us in to enjoy the scrumptious meals. Whether it’s Italian on Norton Street, Lebanese in Bankstown, Paramatta, Chinatown, Ashfield or a Greek souvlaki, we’re lucky to never be short on options. But that\'s what makes life interesting. Cusines from around the world, unique experiences shared by fellow Human Beings. How beautiful a reality! As we move into our new normal, we have hope our communal gatherings will be re-established and the shared laughs and storytelling’s will continue. If 2020 has taught us anything, it has been the importance to coming together as one community and really making an effort to check up on our neighbours - literally- and of course getting to know someone who may seem to be your complete opposite. We thought long about what we can do to bring our community together and couldn’t go past the universal magnet of wholesomeness - food! The good ol\' BBQ is an Australian symbol that testifies to the centrality of food in culture and civilisation. The BBQ is the Australian equivalent of traditional dishes that find their roots in Pakistan, India, China, Afghanistan and many other countries. The reality is, food has the power to unite, and it certainly has the power to build everlasting relationships. And sometimes, these relationships can even be with community celebrities. Crescent Wealth has teamed up with the Shahrouk sisters to bring an incredible Ramadan cooking series to our members and community. Featuring renowned guests and community influentials, this show will provide new insight into the culinary storm that comes with the month of Ramadan! Most famous for their appearance on the show Family Food Fight, the Shahrouk sisters, originally from Lebanon, were the first Muslim contestants to win the acclaimed show. Taking the country by storm, their culinary ingenuity was praised and recognised nationally. In this episode, we will be learning how to cook a traditional Middle-Eastern (Lebanese) BBQ with them steering none other than Jihad Dib MP through the dish. Mr Jihad Dib is the state member for the seat of Lakemba, (Sydney, NSW), serving the wider community through a number of avenues with the hope of building a more harmonious Australia. A Muslim Australian we are very proud of. He works to increase multicultural awareness in the Australian context through his membership of, and service via, the Australian Labor Party. Jihad Dib was previously the Principal of Punchbowl Boys’ High for 9 years and with his wife Erin, they are raising their three children. As Principal, Jihad Dib opened Punchbowl Boys’ to the community and developed strong relationships with local organisations and government agencies, largely but not exclusively in the Canterbury-Bankstown region - later moving into the busy world of politics by joining the Labour political party. By bringing our community, families and their values into the heart of the school, he transformed its culture. Enrolments doubled and educational outcomes improved – with the school providing opportunities for its students to reach their full potential. The dishes made in this episode included a number of mouth-watering meat and vegetable-based Lebanese foods such as Wara Enib, Chicken Skewers, Lamb Kafta and Lamb Skewers.'
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