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An insightful and understated television documentary following the lives of four Muslim families in Brentford, Manchester and Harrow.
Documentary 1973
This television documentary by Yavar Abbas, director of India! My India!, looks at the lives of four Muslim families from different parts of India and Pakistan and explores how they maintain their faith and traditions in British Asian communities in Manchester and London.
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Advert 1938 1 mins Silent
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Advert 1953 2 mins
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Advert 1972 1 mins
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Advert 1952 2 mins
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