'Eid's a time for families and community'
The 14-year-old attends St Joseph's College in Trent Vale, where alongside her interests in badminton, karate and kayaking, she has to fit her studies in alongside her prayers five times a day.
"Sometimes I have to pray at school," she says, "and eat different meats or fast. But although it can be hard to be different, people are generally accepting.
"Sometimes I will be fasting while everyone else is eating in the cafeteria, or I will be celebrating Eid that no-one else recognises, and vice-versa with Christmas."
While she has been to Pakistan several time to visit family, she admits she can't speak Urdu as well as she'd like, and she chooses not to wear the traditional hijab headscarf in public.
"I think it's just a matter of personal preference. It can be seen as a bit controversial, but some of my friends wear them and some don't.
"As for women and our role in Islam, it's more about women helping in the home while the man earns the money to support the family.
"But a lot of people confuse this and think the woman has to obey the man and walk behind him, which isn't true. In Islam, everyone is equal. When I get to the age where I want to date or get married, I don't have to marry a Muslim person, though personally I would, because my faith is important to me. It's like a part of me."
For her, Eid is a family time and it has a real community feel.
"My favourite part is going to people's houses and sitting down together. I'm very attached to my family, so I will be very sad when I move out to go to university."
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