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Sunday: Archbishop of York; Nazir Afzal; Islamic Relief Worldwide

31/01/2021

Archbishop of York; Nazir Afzal; Islamic Relief Worldwide

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Archbishop of York; Nazir Afzal; Islamic Relief Worldwide

A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week.

After the devastating news this week that 100,000 people have died in the UK after contracting Covid-19, the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell tells Ed Stourton why he and the Archbishop of Canterbury are inviting the nation to join them in prayer every day at 6pm during the month of February. 

Nazir Afzal was Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England from 2011 to 2015.  He built his career on bringing people to justice.  This week he called for a public inquiry into the Government's handling of the Covid pandemic. He tells Ed Stourton why.

Islamic Relief Worldwide has been cleared of institutional anti-Semitism in an independent report after two trustees and a member of staff were found to have posted offensive social media comments. The report's author Dominic Grieve explains its findings and recommendations and Martin Cottingham, Islamic Relief Worldwide's Director of External Affairs, responds. 

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Catherine Earlam 
Carmel Lonergan

Photo credit:

Office of the Archbishop of York

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