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Sunday Morning Live

Series 4

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Samira Ahmed discusses the ethical issues of the week with journalist and convert to Islam Yvonne Ridley, Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens, former Mujahideen fighter and now counter-terrorism researcher Usama Hasan, Professor Peter Neumann, Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, columnist for the Independent Yasmin Alibhai Brown and blogger Tess Finch Lees.

A British Muslim woman is being pursued by Interpol after being linked with alleged terrorist activity in Kenya. Samantha Lewthwaite, who was married to one of the London 7/7 suicide bombers and has been dubbed the 'white widow', is described as 'dangerous'. British-born Muslims have also been involved in high profile terrorist activity in the UK. Sunday Morning Live asks: are Muslims doing enough to stop the radicalisation of young people?

There are 18 million families in the UK, but only 12 million married couples. The number of co-habiting couples has doubled in the past 15 years. Marriage levels have almost halved over the last three decades. There is a fierce political debate on the virtues of a tax break for married couples. So, is marriage a thing of the past?

Also on the programme, Rageh Omaar presents a special preview of his new landmark series for BBC Two, The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors. The Ottomans presided over an empire that encompassed huge swathes of European, Arab and north African lands and lasted for 600 years. Rageh reveals the conflicts between the Christian west and the Muslim east, and how the downfall of that empire still resonates to this day. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Participant:
Yvonne Ridley
Participant:
Peter Hitchens
Participant:
Usama Hasan
Participant:
Peter Neumann
Participant:
Tess Finch Lees
Series Editor:
Dave Stanford

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