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Manmeet Kaur's Dandenong store in Melbourne's south-east is filled with colourful fabrics and jewellery, but her most popular item in 2020 wasn't saris or dresses — it was reusable masks.

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Source: ABC

A Korean Christian and three nationals of India are in jail in Uttar Pradesh state, accused of fraudulent conversion attempts while distributing food and other aid to people in need due to COVID-19 lockdown, sources said.

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Source: Eternity News

When is it?  World Interfaith Harmony Week is celebrated annually on the first week of February (February 1st to February 7th).

What is it about? World Interfaith Harmony Week aims to promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith and non-faith. It provides a platform, one week in the year, where people of every group can recognize their common values, build ties with each other, and work alongside one another to bring peace and harmony to their communities.

Prison chaplaincy has long been an avenue of support within Australia’s correctional system, often helping rehabilitation. And chaplains say it's never been as important as it became in 2020.

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Source: SBS

Pope Francis in his Christmas message said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making COVID-19 vaccines available to all, condemning nationalism and "the virus of radical individualism".

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Inspired by his six-year-old son’s curiosity and interest in learning the meaning of the Indian religious text, a Melbourne-based father has published a Hanuman Chalisa for kids in English.

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Source: SBS

Anam Javed was shopping for vegetables at her local supermarket when a man ripped her hijab off her head. In shock, she told herself it must have just flown off by accident, but she soon realised she was being verbally abused.

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Source: ABC

For Premier Daniel Andrews, a spin of the dreidel and a set of large illuminated pillars were the perfect Chanukah antidote to a CBD that’s been unusually dull and dark for much of 2020.

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Source: Australian Jewish News