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3 Jul, 2013

First Australian Muslim minister racially abused for taking oath on Quran – Hindustan Times

Hours after Ed Husic became Australia’s first ever Muslim minister, he was flooded with online racial abuse for taking oath of office on the Quran. 43-year-old Husic, was appointed as parliamentary secretary to prime minister Kevin Rudd and parliamentary secretary for broadband yesterday . Husic, son of Bosnian migrants, was the first MP to be sworn in to federal parliament with his hand on the Quran.

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