Islam and Australian Aboriginals. 27 minutes.

Sea cucumbers, feral camels and Malcolm X. They have all played their part in the centuries-old link between Australian Aboriginals and Islam. Janak Rogers explores this link for Heart and Soul, and how Islam is still playing a role in the lives of many Aborigines from the rural outback to the bustling city of Sydney.

 

Sea cucumbers, feral camels and Malcolm X. They have all played their part in the centuries-old link between Australian Aboriginals and Islam. This program explores this link for the BBC World Service's 'Heart and Soul'; it uncovers how Islam is still playing a role in the lives of many Aborigines from the rural outback to the bustling city of Sydney.


Photo shows Raymond Satour, Aboriginal descendant of the Afghan cameleers, at his home in Alice Springs.