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Sunday: Gaza Christians; American Sikh; Ethics of War

Gaza Christians; American Sikh; Ethics of War

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Gaza Christians; American Sikh; Ethics of War

Edward Stourton looks at the ethical and religious issues of the week

Supplies running low for Christians sheltering in two churches in Gaza City. Also on the programme, what do Jewish and Islamic theology have to say about the ethics of war?

Eight hundred Christians have been sheltering in two churches in Gaza City since the beginning of the war, with warnings that supplies are running low. Nader Abu Amshah from the Middle East Council of Churches has been in regular contact with them.

‘American Sikh’ is a short animated film about an ordinary New Yorker who is viewed with suspicion after 9/11 because of his beard and turban. One day as part of his search for acceptance in American society, he decides to wear a Captain America costume, fully turbaned and bearded. It completely transforms the way people interact with him on the streets of New York. After being screened at film festivals ‘American Sikh’ is eligible to be shortlisted for an Oscar, we speak to the film’s main character and director, Vishavjit Singh. 

The Israel-Gaza conflict involves two of the world's great religious traditions - Judaism and Islam - and each has their own principles for determining when and how war should be fought. To find out what they are, Edward talks to Daniel Greenberg, a lawyer who writes about Jewish ethics, and Audu Bulama Bukarti, an expert on the Islamic rules of war.

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