Tri Cycling Africa-Part 12

Jeff tracks down a local Imam, who provides an insight into the Muslim faith.

[ This episode has been edited and re-uploaded because of an error regarding the number of daily muslim prayers. We apologise for any inconvenience. Thanks to kayoresa http://www.youtube.com/user/kayoresa for bringing this to our attention. ]
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Two Aussies cycle West Africa on a tandem recumbent tricycle and discover a side of Africa rarely seen in the news.
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Australian Project Manager Jeff McLean was so annoyed with the current western perception of muslims that he and his one cameraman rode a tandem recumbent tricycle through five countries in West Africa. For two months and 1000 kms they pedalled hot dusty roads and often found warm welcomes, great character and selfless generosity.

With no real plan, tents or sleeping bags, Jeff finds an honest side of Africa that is rarely seen. But there are frustrations; breakdowns, language barriers, exhaustion, and theft leaving them stranded and desperate.

Africa is often seen as either a place of poverty and corruption or of exotic wildlife - Tri Cycling Africa reveal the opposite in both cases. While touching on the poverty and desperation of the locals, it also shows a hardy, happy, diverse population in a hard but spectacular land and a noble and generous race of people.

Visit http://www.TriCyclingAfrica.com for more info or watch episodes at http://www.youtube.com/TriCyclingAfrica.

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[TriCyclingAfrica]

@carvmachin Thanks again for your thoughtful post, although I'm not quite sure I follow you. Muslims need not do anything on our account but graciously accommodated us freely; one of the main focus points of the film, so thanks again for pointing that out and confirming our vision for the film.

[carvmachin]

Good for you that Muslims need to acommodate you when they are real believers.... Fucking Parasite