Meet Malaysia's First Astronaut

Ramadan in Space (2009): Malaysia's first astronaut grapples with the dilemma of being a muslim in space. For similar stories, see: How The Syrian Spaceman Fell To Earth    • Video   Could Humans Live Together On Mars?    • Video   Inside Malaysia's Gruesome Snake Skin Trade    • Inside Malaysia's Gruesome Snake Skin...   Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeyma… For downloads and more information visit: www.journeyman.tv/film/4333 Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/JourneymanVOD twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/journeymanpictures Former male model Dr Sheik Muszaphar Shukor has become Malaysia s first astronaut. But being the first devout Muslim in space during Ramadan, his trip has presented an interesting set of challenges. In space you may be closer to God, but which way is Mecca? This is the question that 100 religious scholars spent two days agreeing on. With the sun going up and down every 45 minutes in space, in theory Muslims should pray 80 times a day. Dr Sheik has become a poster boy for progressive Islam and science, and is keen to inspire. " I hope that a Muslim could lead Muslim scientists, scholars, to bring back the glory of Islam ." ABC Australia – Ref. 4333 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.

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