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Hussain and Amit’s friendship has flourished despite war

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Amit Avraham and his barber Hussain Al-Maliki say they share a special bond which has only strengthened despite the tumultuous events in the Middle East.


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By Manal Al Ani

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Amit Avraham and his barber Hussain Al-Maliki say they share a special bond which has only strengthened despite the tumultuous events in the Middle East.


Iraqi-born Muslim Hussain Al-Maliki owns a barber shop in the Melbourne suburb of Caufield, which is home to a Jewish population of more than 20,000.

Among his regulars is Amit Ivrahim - a Jewish Israeli - and the two have forged a friendship that has flourished for over a decade.

Their bond has endured despite the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, which has seen various forms of heated protest and commentary within the Muslim and Jewish communities in Australia, since early October.

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