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Is the niqab a barrier to justice? Is football still racist?

Nicky Campbell presents debates with special guests from Birmingham. Is the niqab a barrier to justice? Is football still racist? And is religion needed to create a moral society?

From King Edward VI Handsworth School in Birmingham, Nicky Campbell presides over three debates: Is the niqab a barrier to justice? Is football still racist? And, do we need religion to create a moral society? 

Amongst those taking part are: Rt Rev David Urquhart, Bishop of Birmingham; John Amaechi, the former NBA basketball player; Michael Johnson, who used to play for Birmingham City FC; Myriam Francois-Cerrah, from the Oxford Islamic Society; the barrister, Barbara Hewson; the philosopher, Prof Stephen Law; and the author and journalist, Anthony Clavane.

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