Earlier this week, a Lebanese-Australian hijabi woman became the first ever Muslim veiled city councilor in Australia.
On Saturday, Nadia Saleh, and three other Muslim individuals "won a seat in Australia’s largest city council in terms of population, Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney," Al Arabiya reported.
Saleh, who is now considered the first veiled Muslim woman councilor was elected along with Mohammed Huda and Mohammed Zaman, who are originally from Bangladesh, and Lebanese-Australian Bilal al Hayek.
The successful woman had previously served as the CEO to the Riverwood Community Center for 18 years.
The center specializes in providing family services in the city which hosts 500,000 residents.
Her win comes amidst anti-Islam campaigns
Speaking to Al Arabiya, Saleh’s Husband, Khider Saleh - who was Bankstown’s deputy mayor in three consecutive sessions for 13 years described her win as a "very important achievement."
This is because it comes "amidst campaigns fought by Australian deputies, parties and some racists and extremists against Islam and Muslims."
In recent months, several far right politicians made anti-Islam statements.
A few even demanded bans on the headscarf and aimed to block Muslims from taking part in the Australian political scene.
However, Khider Saleh explained that ill-intended "campaigns seeking to prevent Muslims from participating in the elections and banning their inclusion as part of Australia’s social fabric back-fired."
According to him, this is due to the Australian people’s awareness and condemnation of Islamophobia.