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BBC Asian Network's Big Debate: Nomia Iqbal

03/04/2018

Nomia Iqbal

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Last month, letters encouraging recipients to take part in "Punish a Muslim Day" were reportedly sent to addresses across the country. Listeners share their reactions.

Your reaction to Islamophobic letters. Last month letters encouraging recipients to take part in "Punish a Muslim Day" were reportedly sent to addresses across the country. After that we talk to Dr Opinderjit Kaur Takhar about the University of Wolverhampton establishing a centre for Sikh and Punjabi studies - the first of its kind in the UK. Then we speak to Nicola Benyahia, whose son Rasheed was killed while fighting for so-called Islamic State, and Zubeda Limbaba, from Connect Future, who have made a film about how families deal with radicalisation. Also singer Mehtab Malhotra and vocalist Vamshi Vishnudas tell us about their upcoming performance at Easter Ragas - a three day festival of classical and contemporary Indian music at the Tara Theatre. And Nomia is joined by Adam Coogle, from Human Rights Watch, and Sarah Belal, from Justice Project Pakistan, to talk about a report they have launched which highlights the treatment of Pakistani prisoners in Saudi Arabian jails.

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