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Woman's Hour

21/08/2014

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Hundreds of Yazidi women have been captured by Islamic State fighters across northern Iraq. Liz Sly, Beirut Bureau Chief for the Washington Post explains what the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS) plans for them.

Film maker Nia Reynolds tells the story of Claudia Jones, civil rights activist, who established the first festival of Caribbean culture in 1959, and who fought tirelessly for the rights of black people.

Perfect picnic food for children, by the food writer Bea Wilson.

White Crocodile - How whispers about a mythical beast which brings death to all who meet it and six million landmines still to clear in Cambodia led K.T Medina to write her first novel, set in Battambang.

Girls and Hard Rock.

Presented by: Jenni Murray
Produced by: Rebecca Myatt. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Rebecca Myatt
Interviewed Guest:
KT Medina
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Sly
Interviewed Guest:
Bee Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Nia Reynolds
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Sullivan
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Richardson
Interviewed Guest:
Paige Bennett

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