20/09/2018
Pakistani-origin becomes first female Muslim Australian Senator
Mehreen Faruqi, a Pakistani-origin woman today became the first Muslim female Senator to be sworn-in to Australia’s Parliament. Greens senator Faruqi was sworn-in less than a week after crossbench senator Fraser Anning called for curbs to Muslim migration and a “final solution” on immigration policy, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. “I’m here to shake up the status quo,” the 55-year-old Faruqi told reporters in Canberra. “If Senator Anning wants to come and have a chat to