Lebanese descent, has won a seat in the city council of Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney. Nadia is the first elected hijabi councillor in the country.
She won the race for the country’s largest city council in terms of population along with other two Muslim councillors, Mohammad Huda and Mohammad Zaman, from the same Sydney suburb….MORE: mysalaam
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore named a former speaker of parliament as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president on Wednesday while critics expressed dismay that other candidates were disqualified and the election went uncontested…more: www.reuters.com
On September 11 2001, one man broke all rules while the world was paralyzed by fear. Rick Rescorla, director of security at Morgan Stanley saved almost 2700 lives, but lost his own.
Rohingya Muslims fight for survival- BBC correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports on the plight of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar.
