E iai motu i le vasa Initia pe lata i le 3,000 kilomita le mamao mai le gataifale o Western Australia, o se vaega o Ausetalia.
O ni motu 'amu e 27 o le atumotu o Cocos Islands — e 2 motu 'ainā o Cocos Islands, masalo pe fa’atusa i le telē o Manono se tasi o ia motu o loo aumau ma nonofo ai tagata e 400 ma ona tupu.
O le tapua'iga o loo mulimuli iai tagata uma o Cocos Islands, o le tapua'iga Isalama.
I le ta o le 5 i le taeao ua feala uma tagata o le motu mo le 'aiga e tasi o le aso i le vaitau lenei o le Ramadan a le tapua’iga Isalama.
O le tu ma le aga a le tapua'iga, e tatau ai ona faia le 'aiga o le taeao ae le'i oso le La, ma le 'aiga o le afiafi i le mae'a ai ona le goto le La.
O se tasi o tagatanu'u o Cocos Island, o Nek Su, ua 83 tausaga lona soifua ma o ia na fanau ma tupuga mai tagata Melei na taliaina le tapua'iga Isalama i Cocos Islands.
"Our shared faith is sacred to us, it provides a moral compass that guides us to treat one another with fairness, respect, and a deep sense of harmony."
Na faaalia e Nek Su, i le amataga, na fai sina faigata ia te ia o le Ramadan.
"The first time it was hard. The second time it was easier and after the third time we feel it's normal."
O le faletua o Nek Su o le tinā o Ayesha na muamua taunu’u i Cocos Islands mai Egelani i le 1980 o se tausima'i.
O le 2009 na faaipoipo ai Ayesha ia Nek Su ma liliu ai i le tapua'iga Isalama.
"Having nursed and looked after the people, the health and living in this community, you really understand how strong the culture is and how important it is."
Na faaalia e Ayesha le tāua o le vaitau o le Ramadan ia te ia.
"It's an opportunity when we feel hungry and thirsty to know that there are peoople in the world that go through life feeling hungry and thirsty. And it makes you feel especially when we break our fast we feel very grateful."
Na ta'ua foi e Ayesha le faigatā i lona ‘āiga ona talia le suiga i lana tapua’iga ina ua liliu i le talitonuga Isalama.
"It's been a journey you know. Within my family there are people who don't understand that. They are like get that thing off your head. This time in the world there's a lot of not good thoughts about people from other religions. And if people were a bit more open in their hearts, they would see that everyone is the same and we have the same good intentions. There's a lot of things that are similar in Christianity as there are in Islam. The principles are all the same really. Respect your neighbour and love each other."
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