
Musambwa: Snake Island
Musambwa: Lake Victoria’s Sacred Island
Musambwa Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda a 5 acre rocky outcrop of land 5 miles from land is the biggest breeding ground in the world for grey gulls and home to hundreds of other bird species and cobra. Amid the birds, snakes and lizards lives a male only community of fisherman who live by a code of cultural and spiritual practices.
Reporter Zawadi Mudbio travels to live among the men of Musambwa to explore their sacred relationship with nature. Although the men have lived this way for generations there is the creeping influence of modernity. Through personal stories and reflections, the documentary highlights the deep-seated beliefs that shape the lives of the island's inhabitants.
Producer/presenter: Zawadi Mudibo
Executive producer: Pearse Lynch
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- Fri 23 May 2025 03:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
- Fri 23 May 2025 10:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
- Fri 23 May 2025 17:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Fri 23 May 2025 21:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa
- Sun 25 May 2025 15:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service News Internet
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Heart and Soul
Personal approaches to religious belief from around the world.