The Guest (On Hospitality)

Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory - T

Hospitality is key for Arabs.

The guest is revered.

The guest turns up and is looked after and they are given food and shelter. For three days no questions are asked.

Hospitality is about survival and about community and then humanity.

This piece is in honour of all those who have extended hospitality to the people who desperately needed it.

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