“Siraj” (light or candle/lamp in arab) is a documentary video made for Futura Chanel´s Sala de Notícias program, wich presents one of the aspects of the contemporary African diaspora for Brazil: the muslim religion.  

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Concentrated in Bilal Al Hagbashi Mosque, in Sao Paulo´s downtown, point of convergence of religious practice for many muslins from different African nations, the proposal is based on the unification of individuals of different ethnicities based on daily prayer as cultivation of religious faith, self-enlightenment and strengthening of community ties in Brazil.