Islam in Australia: Makassan Traders, Afghan Cameleers & a Sufi Qadiri Connection

Zara talks to Dr Abu Bakr Sirajuddin Cook and Dr Rami Dawood about the history of Islam in Australia- beginning with the arrival of the Makassan traders, that pre-dates European settlement, to the Afghan Cameleers, who set up the first mosques in the country. They discuss the legacy of the early Muslims in the country, their interaction with Aboriginal tribes, and the discovery of a Sufi Qadiri manuscript in Broken Hill Mosque.

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Islam in Australia: Makassan Traders, Afghan Cameleers & a Sufi Qadiri Connection is an episode from Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast by Sacred Footsteps.

This episode is 35:03 long.

This episode was published on Nov 29, 2021.

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