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BBC Asian Network's Big Debate: Nomia Iqbal

22/02/2018

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Would you worry about sending your child to an all Asian school?

Would listeners worry about sending their children to an all Asian school? BBC figures show that just 27% of Leicester's schoolchildren are White British.

Would you worry about sending your child to an all Asian school? The BBC has found that just 27% of schoolchildren in Leicester are from a White British background, with 42% being British Asian. Also in the show, have you been told you have a big nose? Journalist Radhika Sanghani's tells us why she wants you to be proud of it with her #SideProfileSelfies campaign. A panel of guests from LGBT groups discuss why it can be more difficult for gay Asian women to reveal their sexuality. Plus, after the discovery of a dark-skinned 10,000-year old Cheddar Man in Britain, Dr Aarathi Prasad tells us why the discovery challenges assumptions about ethnicity and identity.

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