Posted on Aug 4, 2022
Meet Australia's first hijab-wearing senator
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At just 27 years old, Fatima Payman is making history in Australia’s parliament.
She is the first hijab-wearing senator, the first Afghan Australian to be voted in, and the youngest person in the current parliament.
She tells the BBC her election is significant for Australian Muslims.
She is the first hijab-wearing senator, the first Afghan Australian to be voted in, and the youngest person in the current parliament.
She tells the BBC her election is significant for Australian Muslims.
Meet Australia's first hijab-wearing senator
Posted from bbc.com
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Video Transcript
FATIMA PAYMAN: A Hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament have been as accepting? A hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament accept a woman choosing a hijab to be elected? I will have more about this to say in my first speech in September. But for those who choose to advise me about what I should wear or judge my competency based on my external experience, know that the hijab is my choice.
I want young girls who decide to wear the hijab to do it with pride and to do it with the knowledge that they have the right to wear it. I won't judge someone wearing booties and flip-flops across the street. I don't expect people to judge me for wearing my scarf. A hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament have been as accepting? A hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament accept a woman choosing a hijab to be elected?
I will have more about this to say in my first speech in September. But for those who choose to advise me about what I should wear or judge my competency based on my external experience, know that the hijab is my choice. I want young girls who decide to wear the hijab to do it with pride and to do it with the knowledge that they have the right to wear it. I won't judge someone wearing boards and flip-flops across the street. I don't expect people to judge me for wearing my scarf."
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FATIMA PAYMAN: A Hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament have been as accepting? A hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament accept a woman choosing a hijab to be elected? I will have more about this to say in my first speech in September. But for those who choose to advise me about what I should wear or judge my competency based on my external experience, know that the hijab is my choice.
I want young girls who decide to wear the hijab to do it with pride and to do it with the knowledge that they have the right to wear it. I won't judge someone wearing booties and flip-flops across the street. I don't expect people to judge me for wearing my scarf. A hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament have been as accepting? A hundred years ago, let alone 10 years ago, would this parliament accept a woman choosing a hijab to be elected?
I will have more about this to say in my first speech in September. But for those who choose to advise me about what I should wear or judge my competency based on my external experience, know that the hijab is my choice. I want young girls who decide to wear the hijab to do it with pride and to do it with the knowledge that they have the right to wear it. I won't judge someone wearing boards and flip-flops across the street. I don't expect people to judge me for wearing my scarf."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Excellent News, Sounds Like the Aussies see something in their New Senator.
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