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BBC Asian Network's Big Debate: Nomia Iqbal

23/10/2017

Nomia Iqbal

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Reaction to comments by Foreign Office minister on how to deal with British extremists.

Salman Rushdie talks to Nomia about his new book.

Reaction to comments by the Foreign Office minister Rory Stewart on how to deal with British Extremists. He says those who join groups like IS in Syria, should be killed. Also Katie and Saima from Channel 4's 'My Week As A Muslim' talk about the show which brings together women from different backgrounds to help them understand each other. Ash Kumar has been helping cancer patients who have suffered hair loss through treatment by offering an alternative to wigs and hats - with henna. Ash and cancer survivor Dipika Patel, who's had a 'henna crown' done, speak to Nomia. Then Vinati Sukhdev talks about her book East or West, which she says addresses some of the identity issues faced by those no longer living in their country of origin. And Author Salman Rushdie joins Nomia to talk about his new book The Golden Horse.

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