‘My family away from home’: How these Pakistani female students celebrate Eid in Australia

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A group of female Pakistani students in Sydney find solace in each other’s company as Eid-al-Fitr is marked in Australia. SBSRadio Uru

Muslims will celebrate Eid-al-Fitr on Monday, marking the end of the month of Ramadan.

“When I came here [Australia] in 2019, I lived with a family in a distant suburb in Sydney and spent my Eid with them. It was a relatively boring and lonely Eid as I was new here and missing my family dearly,” PhD student Madeeha Afzal tells SBS Urdu. Worshippers participate in Eid al-Fitr prayers, signifying the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Lakemba Mosque in SydneyIn Islam, Eid-al-Fitr is celebrated after the holy month of Ramadan, during which Muslims around the world fast from dawn till sunset.

 

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