House debates

Monday, 4 September 2017

Statements by Members

Parramatta Electorate: Eid al-Adha

4:09 pm

Photo of Julie OwensJulie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to wish the Muslim community in Parramatta and all around Australia Eid Mubarak. Last Friday, I attended morning prayers at Old Kings Oval in Parramatta with over 800 people from Western Sydney to mark Eid al-Adha. It was a great day to catch up with the many Muslims in my community and to engage in quiet reflection. There was some baklava, which turned out to be really good at seven o'clock in the morning! It was a great day to catch up with—

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