The reality of being Muslim in Japan

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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