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

Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast by Sacred Footsteps

Nov 29, 202135:03Religion & Spirituality

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 s...

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