The national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia, Imam Inam-ul-Haq Kauser, said it was a great privilege to receive the invitation from Ms Rowland.
Source/Credit: Blacktown Sun
By Katrina Vo | June 22, 2015
More than 40 young members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia visited Parliament House in Canberra last Tuesday (June 16).
The Ahmadiyya Muslim youth were invited by opposition citizenship and immigration spokeswoman Greenway MP Michelle Rowland.
Members of the group came from across the country to represent their community in Federal Parliament, including members from the Masjid Bait-ul-huda mosque in Marsden Park.
The national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia, Imam Inam-ul-Haq Kauser, said it was a great privilege to receive the invitation from Ms Rowland.
"Indeed it's a historic event for us and we are taking our youth to show them their national Parliament and to make them understand the democratic process at the national level," he said.
"This unique opportunity will bring our youth closer to the national policy making process and meet their national political leaders in the House of Representatives and in the Senate."
Ms Rowland formally acknowledged and welcomed the delegates to Parliament and read out a statement about the association.
Waqas Ahmed, national youth president of the association, said the visit was an eye-opener.
"The biggest gain for the group was getting an understanding of the Parliament House and the process," he said.
"It's not the people inside the Parliament, it's the people who shape it from the outside."
Mr Ahmed said Australian laws allows Muslims to practise cultural traditions that may be illegal in other countries — such as women to wear the hijab in public.
"Community members and the public play a big role in the nation and the visit was insightful for our group.
"It made our youth grateful and showed them the freedom and rights people are entitled to in this great country."
The group had a guided tour of Parliament and a round table discussion with MPs and Senators.
"As Muslims we demonstrate we are loyal to Australia by attending these sessions, and understand anything is up for discussion," Mr Ahmed said.
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