Summary

Digital copy of a colour photographic print of Waeza Osman's husband and two daughters sitting at the airport during their migration journey to Australia in 1996. They are in transit at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rawaan (second daughter) Ansari (husband), and Sheyemah (eldest daughter). It is likely that Waeza is taking the photograph. The family were originally from Mauritius and migrated via Kuwait.

Physical Description

Digitalised copy of a colour photographic print

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 to Muslim Australians today. This collection is the key outcome for the Museum of its collaboration with Dr Dzavid Haveric, MV research associate, who is working on a seminal published history of Muslims in Australia. This collection is the result of his research and community interviews, and every story has an accompanying biographical narrative.

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