Madpom
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pythonlover
In Australia, a predominantly non-Muslim, secular country, Muslims are able to practice their religion with great freedom. Most large companies[citation needed] allow for special religious holidays allowing Muslims to take a day off for Eid al-Fitr. Areas where there are large (but not necessarily majority) Muslim populations have overflowing attendances at the mosque for the Eid al-Fitr prayer and police frequently block off roads and divert traffic to cater for the prayer and subsequent festivities. Eid prayers are also held in open areas (playground, stadium) in some places.
In 1987, The Australian MEFF Consortium commenced the Multicultural Eid Festival and Fair[27] to celebrate Eid in Sydney, held shortly after Eid al-Fitr. The festival has grown to now cater for tens of thousands of Muslims and non-Muslims and has included as guests Yusuf Islam, famous Australian footballer, Hazem El Masri, the then Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery and the previous Premier of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally. This festival has now been replicated in cities all around Australia. The biggest Eid fair in Melbourne is held in Broadmeadows usually on the weekend following the Eid day. In Canberra, the capital of Australia, Eid Festival sponsored by Australian Federal Police (AFP) is held on the following Sunday after the Eid day. The festival includes stalls from different nations, cultutral program, and rides for kids and adults.
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| 11 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
nomdeplume
Those in Australia who fear a Muslim takeover should reflect on the fact that it has happened before in your country when Christian missionaries came in and imposed their religious views on the aborigines, ridiculed their ancient beliefs, and incidentally introduced diseases to which they had no resistance.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
zorro
Let them do it.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
bowlesy
