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Do you agree with a report that suggests Muslims are treated unfairly in the media?

Do you agree with a report that suggests Muslim's are treated unfairly in the media? Qasa is asking this as the Muslim Council of Britain launches a campaign in Parliament for fairer media coverage. It says there's a "serious problem" with the way Muslims and Islam are reported on. After that, author Sameer Rahim talks to us about his debut novel ‘Asghar & Zahra’. It’s about newlyweds who are learning to live with each other and getting over their past lives. Then we hear from Zlakha Ahmed about child abuse in the Asian community. The founder of Apna Haq decided to speak out for the first time in a recent BBC interview about the abuse she went through as a child after keeping it hidden for 50 years. Plus, Los Angeles based comedian, Nav Chima, tells us how she is gearing up for her first performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her set ‘Escape Reality’.

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