Very interesting view from inside the mosque and so interesting to see a church in a mostly Muslim area.
I have friends that live there and love it but again I can't see the interest for a tourist unless there is something specific in Lakemba like free or cheap accommodation that attracts you.
As the Joanne behind Travel with Joanne, I hope to encourage you to explore Sydney beyond the usual tourist sights. Honest and relatable.
A family sit at a Formica table eating a traditional Bangladeshi breakfast. These women are going about their daily lives like all women in Australia. Thanks for the info. I'd also look at Auburn before Lakemba (my personal bias)...Auburn seems to be improving rapidly and is close to Parrramatta and not too far from the city. Rahma is a second generation, Australian female of Indonesian heritage. Except it's far more multicultural. Though Hiroko was fortunate that the abuse did not escalate beyond verbal abuse, however her fear for her daughter is not unfounded. When it comes to attitudes to women they are pigs! Lakemba is not an area I would normally recommend for visitors to stay unless there was a specific need to to stay in that area (friends, relatives, sporting event etc.). Though this incident is an extreme case where four were attacked on a single day, such Islamophobic events do occur in Sydney, especially in neighbourhoods where there is less or very little diversity, as shared by Hiroko’s experiences in North Sydney and Surry Hills. They drink a milky tea from a glass. When you say it's a bit dodgy at night Wabster, do you mean the characters on the train or that area in general. Never had a problem here- lived here 18 years- walked around the streets a lot by myself at night-. "Even though case numbers we are reporting are very low, we know that if this virus gets a foothold in the community it can go off like a wildfire. From Risk to Resilience in the Global Supply Chain Economy after Covid-19, a Humanitarian Response, A Day at a Time: A research agenda to grasp the everyday experience of time in the COVID-19 pandemic.
People question whether Lakemba is safe. The other pillars of Islam are Shahada (faith). My research findings, through the experiences of Hiroko and Rahma, reveal that Islamophobia in Sydney is gendered and spatialised. Lakemba Public School was established on its present site around 1913. Really enjoyed this, thanks for capturing the Lakemba that I see, as well. She invites me to return at night as that’s when the action happens. This building, reportedly Australia’s largest mosque is much simpler in design than the Gallipoli Mosque in Auburn. Please contact me via email at joanne@travelwithjoanne.com if you would like to discuss this further. There is one in Oran Park linked to 25 cases, the Lakemba GP cluster which involves 17 cases, ... particularly if we drop our guard in terms of these COVID-Safe practices." A lot of people don't want to go and live in an area that is predominantly Lebanese. Joanne. As the train approaches the station, my anxiety increases. This place is really friendly. It is – it’s Malai Cha, made from brewed black tea, sugar and spiced milk taken from a large pot simmering on a hotplate. Some people have lived there many years and are quite comfortable there.