When former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 year | dG1fUkNlYldkbGp1clE
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00:00 (soft music)
00:02 - My name is Muzaffar Ali.
00:08 I'm a father, a husband,
00:12 and a photographer.
00:15 I'm a Hazara from Afghanistan.
00:19 When I discovered that Afghans are living in Australia
00:22 for 160 years, I wanted to know more.
00:25 You are my countryman.
00:29 You have a bigger head than me.
00:30 (laughing)
00:33 We cannot return to Afghanistan.
00:38 When war came in my country, I was forced to leave.
00:44 Now I'm in Australia.
00:47 I'm trying to find out how I belong here.
00:49 My goal is to explore the notion of identity in Australia.
00:58 They are hope for me.
00:59 We're Aboriginals, we're not Aboriginals.
01:01 We're Afghans, we're not Afghans.
01:03 This is part of the stolen generations.
01:06 You lose your culture.
01:07 And I wonder what will happen to my children
01:11 and who will they be?
01:12 (singing in foreign language)
01:22 It's incredible for me to see the depth of trauma
01:26 the Kamala descendants have experienced.
01:28 We're survivors.
01:32 Despite everything, you just keep going.
01:34 But also the strength of connections they have maintained.
01:37 I can connect my history with this place.
01:46 And I can imagine my past here.
01:53 For me, I would say this is home.
01:56 Because the truth is,
01:59 we are all a little bit more connected than we think.
02:04 (gentle music)
02:07 (gentle music)
02:09 [MUSIC]