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Namaste New Zealand (5) - Series One, Episode Five

2018 22m Television
  • Arts/Culture
  • Documentary
  • Magazine
  • Sport

In this episode of Namaste the sacred month of Ramadan goes under the spotlight. Ikhlaq Kashkar, President of the New Zealand Muslim Association Ikhlaq Kashkari is the first guest. He discusses issues around cultural inclusion in New Zealand. Ramadan is a special time in the Muslim calendar, and Haji Master Abdul Salam explains its daily pattern of prayer, fasting and shared meals. Plus former rugby player Hinewai Pomare talks about why Kiwi women excel at the Punjab sport of kabaddi, and circus lover Rani Pillay has no regrets about leaving the corporate world for performing upside down on the 'silks'.

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