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Free Thinking: Terrorism

Terrorism

21/06/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Terrorism

Rana Mitter and guests debate fact and fiction as they explore how terrorism works.

Rana Mitter discusses a drama asking the audience to play the jury in a trial following the hijacking of a plane. He is joined by peer Sayeeda Warsi and historian Richard English.

Rana Mitter goes to a drama which asks the audience to play jury in a trial following the hijacking of a plane. He's joined by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, whose book 'The Enemy Within' looks at attitudes towards the Islamic community in Britain, Richard English author of 'Does Terrorism Work?: A History', Faisal Devji, author of several studies of political Islam and the ideology of Jihad, and 2017 New Generation Thinker Thomas Simpson. 

'Terror' by Ferdinand von Schirach in a translation by David Tushingham is directed at the Lyric Hammersmith by Sean Holmes running from 14 Jun ‐ 15 Jul 2017

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi's book is called 'The Enemy Within'.
Richard English is the author of Does Terrorism Work?: A History
Faisal Devji's books include 'Landscapes of the Jihad: Militancy, Morality, Modernity' (2005) and 'The Terrorist in Search of Humanity: Militant Islam and Global Politics' (2009)
Tom Simpson is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.

New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find academics who can turn their research into radio and television. You can find more on the Free Thinking website. 

Producer: Luke Mulhall.

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