''Salam Cafe'' is an Australian
comedy talk show. Produced by
RMITV
RMITV is a not-for-profit, community access television production facility based at RMIT University City Campus in Melbourne, Australia. It is a full member of the Melbourne Community Television Consortium, a not-for-profit consortium that ...
, and originally airing on
Channel 31 from 31 April 2005 under the title ''Ramadan TV'', the show began a revamped ten-week run on the
SBS from 7 May 2008. Hosted by Ahmed Imam and starring various Muslim panellists, including
Waleed Aly and
Susan Carland
Susan Janet Carland (born 1980) is an Australian academic, author and television presenter best known for her ongoing media presence speaking on her academic speciality of women in Islam.
Early life and education
Carland grew up in Forest Hi ...
, the show presents a light hearted, humorous view on life as a
Muslim in Australia through panel discussion and a series of sketches that lampoon the representation of Muslims in Australia and the Islamic way of life.
The show was filmed in front of a live audience in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
and
Melbourne.
Awards
Salam Cafe has won various
Antenna Awards, recognising outstanding community television programs broadcast on Channel 31 across Australia.
References
External links
Salam Cafe Official WebsiteSalam Cafe on SBSSalam Cafe on Channel 31 (obsolete)
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2005 Australian television series debuts
2008 Australian television series endings
Australian community access television shows
Special Broadcasting Service original programming
Australian television talk shows
Television series about Islam
RMITV productions