Item MM 147664 Digital Photograph - Hetem & Sadet Qemal With Salie Qemal, Shepparton 1967

Summary

Black and white digital photograph of Hetem and Sadet Qemal with Salie Quemal, Shepparton, 1967

The Qemal family are Albanian Muslims who settled in Shepparton. Sadet, originally from Macedonia, migrated to Australia in the 1950s. Hatem, originally from Albania, came to Australia in the 1930s. Sadet was a housewife and Hatem was a farmer. Their daughter, Salie, was born in Shepparton. The Qemal family have extended family in Shepparton and manage a farm.

Description of Content

Portrait of a man and a woman

Physical Description

Digital photograph

Significance

Statement of Historical Significance:
Muslims in Australia are an under represented cohort in both the museum's collections and Australian history more broadly. As an-ever growing faith in Australia, it is important to trace the migration and settlement of Muslim Australians across time in order to help provide a historical, social and cultural context for Muslim Australians today. This collection is the key outcome for the collaboration between the Museum and Dr Dzavid Haveric, MV research associate, who has published a seminal history of Muslims in Australia. This collection is the result of his research and community interviews.