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Nihal: 27/10/2010

27/10/2010

BBC Asian Network - Nihal, 27/10/2010

Should comedians be allowed to make religious jokes?

Should comedians be allowed to make religious jokes? Plus Nihal speaks to dentist Dr Rita Ahmed as part of Entrepreneur Week. And would you work at a burger joint?

At 1, Nihal chairs the debate of the day and we're asking 'Should comedians be allowed to make religious jokes?' 

A comedian in South Africa has been sacked from his radio station after making jokes about the Hindu religion. 6 people complained after he made fun of Hindu deities and reincarnation. And hence why we are asking, should comedians be allowed to make religious jokes? Are there some things like religion that should be completely off limits? Or is it time religious people get a sense of humour... surely making fun of religion isn't the same as mocking a person...or is it?

After 2, Nihal will be speaking to Dentist Dr Rita Ahmed as part of Asian Network's Entrepreneur Week. And later in the hour, we're asking, 'Would you let your child work in a burger joint?' Lord Sugar's son Simon has said despite his dad being a successful businessman he had to start from the bottom and one of his earliest jobs was flipping burgers at a popular burger joint. Would you let your child do the same? After all, they've got to learn the value of money the hard way and if it means flipping burgers, so be it. Or do you think it's best they used their time more creatively and develop in other ways, there's no way your child is doing that. 

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