SBS channels mark Ramadan

SBS marks Ramadan with an array of programming across three channels, along with audio, multilingual articles and social videos in multiple languages.

Managing Director of SBS, James Taylor, said: “We are incredibly proud of our Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr network offering this year, which is available in 22 languages and reflects how communities are observing this time together. More than 800,000 Australians observe Ramadan and Eid, and as well as marking this time with the community, we’re pleased to share content that increases cross-cultural understanding for all Australians.”

SBS Food will broadcast two weeks of cuisine from around the world including Jason Atherton’s Dubai Dishes, Nigel Slater’s Middle East, and John Torode’s Middle East. A special Eid al-Fitr episode of The Cook Up with Adam Liaw will feature two pioneering women in the food industry: Malaysian-Australian food entrepreneur Engku Putri Irna Mysara and Racha Abou Alchamat, founder of Racha’s Syrian Kitchen. Online, SBS Food will share recipes from around the globe, including a five-part video series celebrating the flavours of The Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean and interviews with Alimah Bilda from Island Dreams Café in Sydney about the family recipes she enjoys at this time of year. SBS On Demand will also feature Nadiya’s Party Feasts, Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul, and Sara’s Istanbul Delights Season 2 to satisfy viewers’ tastes for delicious recipes.

Across SBS News, there will be a wide-range of stories from Australia including the effect of cost-of-living pressures on Muslim-Australian families and charitable activities during Ramadan and coverage of key local events including Ramadan Nights in Lakemba and the Eid event at the Queen Victoria Markets in Melbourne. SBS News in Arabic will interview a First Nations Muslim woman in Port Augusta on how she found her faith, as well as Janeth Deen whose family were hawkers in the Australian outback and helped build the Holland Park Mosque, the oldest continuous mosque in Australia.

SBS World Movies will air a collection of international movies: French film Arab Blues about a woman returning to Tunis from Paris; Arabic film Hajjan about a mythic coming of age set in the high-stakes world of Bedouin camel racing; and Moroccan film Casablanca Beats which tells the story of a former hip-hop rapper working with underprivileged teens.

Available to watch now on SBS On Demand is a curated collection for Eid including comedy Gawwezni aka Marry Me; the animated film Bilal: A New Breed of Hero on the birth of Islam; and comedy-drama Romantic Razia. Watch character-driven stories with Limbo, which captures the story of a young Syrian musician awaiting requests of asylum on a remote Scottish Island, and French comedy-drama Rock the Casbah (2013) as a young woman returns home to Morocco for her father’s funeral.

SBS Audio language programs will bring fresh perspectives with highlights that include: SBS Arabic24 reporting on a new A-League football initiative allowing Muslim players to break their fast during game time; SBS Dari interviewing Muslim scholar and wedding celebrant, Homam Hafiz, on the significance of Ramadan in Islam and rules about fasting for people with chronic diseases; and SBS Urdu’s new four-part podcast series, Harmony in the Fast: Nourishing the Body, Mind, and Spirit, with medical experts discussing diet, exercise and sleep whilst fasting.

To increase student understanding of Ramadan and Eid, SBS’s education arm, SBS Learn, has produced a new teacher resource in partnership with the Islamic Museum of Australia which includes free, printable resources for primary and secondary students aligned to the Australian Curriculum.

Around Australia, SBS will be partnering with local councils and community groups to mark Ramadan and Eid including the City of Canterbury Bankstown for Ramadan Nights in Lakemba where SBS will be running a special audience activation. SBS is also a proud partner of the Ramzan Iftar dinner in Port Augusta (SA), SalamFest hosted by the Tasmanian Islamic Foundation (TAS), the Eid event at the Queen Victoria Markets in Melbourne (VIC), and more. Read the ultimate guide to Ramadan and Eid events here.

To find all our content visit: www.sbs.com.au/ramadan

SBS
Friday 5 April 8.30pm – ‘Michael Palin: Into Iraq’ EP01
Friday 12 April 8.30pm – ’Michael Palin: Into Iraq’ EP02
Friday 19 April 8.30pm – ‘Michael Palin: Into Iraq’ EP03

SBS World Movies
Monday 1 April 7.55pm – ‘Arab Blues’
Monday 1 April 9.30pm – ‘Bangla’
Monday 8 April 7.30pm – ‘Hajjan’
Monday 8 April 9.50pm – ‘Casablanca Beats’

SBS Food
Wednesday 3 April 8.30pm – ‘Jason Atherton’s Dubai Dishes’
Thursday 4 April 7.30pm – ‘Nigel Slater’s Middle East’
Friday 5 April 7.00pm – ‘The Cook Up with Adam Liaw: The Eid al-Fitr Feast’
Monday 8 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Tuesday 9 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Wednesday 10 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Wednesday 10 April 8.30pm – ‘Jason Atherton’s Dubai Dishes’
Thursday 11 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Thursday 11 April 7.30pm – ‘Nigel Slater’s Middle East’
Friday 12 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Monday 15 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Tuesday 16 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Wednesday 17 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Wednesday 17 April 8.30pm – ‘Jason Atherton’s Dubai Dishes’
Thursday 18 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’
Thursday 18 April 7.30pm – ‘Nigel Slater’s Middle East’
Friday 19 April 5.30pm – ‘John Torode’s Middle East’

*SBS’s Ramadan and Eid content is available in Arabic, Bangla, Bosnian, Burmese, Dari, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Kurdish, Malay, Malayalam, Nepali, Oromo, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Rohingya, Somali, Tamil, Turkish, and Urdu.