Mehreen Faruqi

Mehreen Faruqi is a Greens Senator in the Australian Parliament. She has recently been in the news for several reasons. Firstly, she joined with other parliamentarians, including Fatima Payman and Lidia Thorpe, to demand that the Labor government change parliamentary rules to address what they perceive as increasing racism and bigotry within the parliament. They argue that failure to act is corroding democracy. Secondly, Faruqi has been vocal about a recent incident where NSW police disrupted Muslim prayers at a Sydney protest, accusing them of 'assaulting Muslims' and supporting calls for the NSW police commissioner to apologize to the entire Muslim community. Finally, she has joined calls, along with Independent MP Sophie Scamps and Labor's Friends of Palestine group, to rescind the invitation to Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Australia. These actions highlight Faruqi's focus on social justice issues, particularly concerning racism, religious freedom, and international relations.