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BBC Asian Network's Big Debate: Nihal Arthanayake

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02/02/2018

Nihal Arthanayake

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How fearful are you of the threat from the far right?

How fearful are you of the threat from the far right? A man has been found guilty of murder after driving a van into a crowd of Muslims near a London mosque.

How fearful are you of the threat from the far-right? A man has been found guilty of murder after driving a van into a crowd of Muslims near a London mosque. His trial has raised questions about far-right radicalisation. After that we hear about a youth conference taking place in Birmingham that aims to combat hate with art. Then Nomia asks, is there anything wrong with asking parents to help you pay for your kid's birthday party? A row has broken out on Facebook after a single mum from Leicester did just that. Also we speak to Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker about an open letter she has written criticising the controversial film Padmaavat for depicting the practice of sati - the custom of women sacrificing themselves on funeral pyres for their husbands. And we hear from Rabbil Sikdar, a journalist for the Independent, who thinks the middle class underestimate how much the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown New Labour government achieved whilst in office.

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