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BBC Asian Network's Big Debate: Qasa Alom

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09/10/2017

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Race report and integration of Pakistani women in the UK.

Qasa Alom wants your reaction to a new government report indicating that Pakistani women are not 'integrated' enough into society.

Qasa wants your reaction to a new government reports which suggests that Pakistani women are not "integrated" enough into society. Several newspapers have looked at the claims which suggest that whilst other communities have done well to integrate - there are some Pakistani women who do not speak English and are living in a different society. Also Qasa speaks to the man who quit his job with Google to start his own business selling samosas. Munaf Kapadia is behind the Bohri Kitchen café in Mumbai, it started off as a small gathering at home with friends and now there is demand from celebrities and five star hotels for his food. Then Nurun Nahar, an acid attack survivor, and Farah Kabir, country director for ActionAid Bangladesh, join Qasa to talk about a fashion show in which eight survivors take to the catwalk. Qasa is joined by two members of the Scottish National Party for an update from the party's conference in Glasgow. And Qasa speaks to restaurateur Dipna Anand and Suresh Gamlath about a conference, which looks at why Asian family businesses have been so successful in Britain.

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