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Heart and Soul Allah in the Dreamtime, Islam and Australian Aborigines Islam and Australian Aborigines

The trade in sea cucumbers and camels which links Islam and Australian Aborigines

  • Fishermen unload freshly caught trepang or sea cucumber.
  • Fishermen push a load of freshly caught trepang or sea cucumber on the island of Barang Lompo.
  • The 'Afghan Mosque' in Alice Springs.
  • Raymond Satour, Aboriginal descendant of the Afghan cameleers.
  • A mosque on the island of Barang Lompo
  • A fisherman shows off two varieties of trepang on the island of of Barang Lompo off the coast of Makassar, Indonesia.
  • 'Mohamedan' graves, mainly of the Afghan cameleers and their descendants, in the Alice Springs cemetary.
  • Fishermen unload  trepang or sea cucumber on the island of Barang Lompo.
  • Azeem Johnny Khan and his brother Tom, Aboriginal descendants of the Afghan cameleers.

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