The reality of being Muslim in Japan ft.

Описание: Meet Zhafira, an Indonesian content creator who spent several years in Japan growing up, returning to Indonesia and coming back to Japan as an adult. She sits down to talk to us about her life between countries and the challenges faced by Japanese Muslims and Muslim immigrants here.

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0:00 Intro
0:44 Meet Zhafira
4:24 Growing up Muslim in Japan
8:31 Going to school as a Muslim in Japan
11:10 Culture shock returning to Indonesia
15:20 Coming back to Japan
19:04 Interest in academia
26:49 University in Japan as Muslim
29:39 Managing prayer schedules here as Muslim
32:00 Halal food in Japan
34:30 Growing islamophobia in Japan
40:58 Misconceptions about Muslims in Japan
45:24 Is there a Muslim voice on social media?
51:08 Zhafira's work and research in sex education
58:28 Sex education taboo in Islam
1:03:48 Moving to Tokyo
1:08:06 Muslim community in Japan
1:12:05 Challenges with employment as Muslim in Japan

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