Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
26 May 2012 - 2:42 am NZ time
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Muslim Communities in New Zealand
During NZ Society, 2:30pm Fridays
Part 1: Family Life
- 14:30 NZ Society - NZ Muslim Communities (Part 1) - Family Life
The first of a four part series exploring the diversity of our Muslim communities. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is in Palmerston North to catch a family reunion and learn more about family life, worship and the Islamic faith. (9′45″)
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The Quazi family is one of New Zealand’s long standing and well respected within our New Zealand Muslim communities. Eminent Agricultural Scientist Dr Hanif Quazi and his wife Razia emigrated to New Zealand in 1967. Originally from the remote Pathan village of Gunyar in the Swat Valley near Peshawar, Northern Pakistan, the Quazis’ found great contrast in their new lives here over four decades ago.
Hanif and Razia’s six children are now adults with their own young families, living here and abroad. Both New Zealand and Pakistan born, the Quazi children have experienced life within the two vastly different countries. When their daughter Sumia returns with her husband and young daughter from Saudi Arabia, the resulting reunion with the extended family is hospitable, warm hearted and dynamic. A perfect opportunity for Lynda to learn more about family life, integration and the complexities of the Islamic faith in New Zealand.
Gallery: photographs from the Quazi family reunion.
Quazi family reunion, July 16 2011.
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Lynda Chanwai-Earle
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