For Australia's Muslims, Indonesian seafaring history gives a sense of belonging

Centuries before Captain James Cook claimed Australia for Britain in 1770, Muslim Makassan sailors from Indonesia regularly traveled thousands of kilometers across open sea to trade with Aboriginal people in Australia's far north.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PRNfsa

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