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BBC Asian Network's Big Debate: Shazia Awan

Shazia Awan

31/07/2017

BBC Asian Network - BBC Asian Network's Big Debate, Shazia Awan

Shazia asks, are families still expected to pay a dowry when their daughters get married?

Shazia asks: Are families still expected to pay a dowry when their daughters are getting married? Radhika Aggarwal, the star of one-woman show: An Arrangement of Shoes, talks to Shazia about the play which is set in an Indian Railway colony. Sheikh Ramzy, an Imam from Oxford, tells Shazia about racism he has experienced when travelling abroad. BBC Newsbeat's Ben Mundy gives Shazia the latest from the Women's European Championship 2017 is being held in Holland. Pushpinder Chani, who plays Mr. Naidu in a remounting of Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days', joins Shazia to talk about his involvement in the stage production.

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