AMDC (Al Madina Dawah Centre)
Bankstown, Sydney, Australia
2025 – 2026 · 2 moments
December 2025Council orders it to stop operating as a prayer hallClick to read →January 2026Announces it will close permanentlyClick to read →20252026In AustraliaOverseas
December 2025
Council orders it to stop operating as a prayer hall
Canterbury-Bankstown Council found the site had never been approved as a prayer hall and issued a "cease use" direction, then a $3,000 fine after the centre "blatantly ignored" it.
Primary Role
Al Madina Dawah Centre is Wissam Haddad's prayer centre on Kitchener Parade, Bankstown, Sydney, where he installed Youssef Uweinat as a youth leader. In December 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Council issued a "cease use" direction after a review of council records found the site had never been approved as a prayer hall. The council said the centre "blatantly ignored" the order and issued a $3,000 penalty infringement notice. In January 2026 the centre announced it would permanently close (ABC).
Affiliations
- Wisam Haddad
- Dawah Van
Connections
- Wissam Haddad — run bydocumented
- Youssef Uweinat — youth leader (installed by Haddad)documented
- Mohammed Trad — guest preacherdocumented
