Australia’s first cabinet minister for Multicultural Affairs Anne Aly was in New Delhi this weekend to assuage concerns over the recent anti-India protests back home. She met Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and also multifaith leaders to pay respect to where Indian community members in Australia come from.

In an interview to The Indian Express , Aly — who was born in Egypt and moved to Sydney as a two-year-old — talks about growing up as a Muslim in Australia, what the newly formed Multicultural department entrusted by Anthony Albanese government intends to do, her thoughts on the Indian community there, and living in a time when pluralism is under pressure. Aly, who has also been a university professor and counter-terrorism expert, is the first Muslim woman to be elected to

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