Imam, Oxford Islamic Congregation - Dr. Taj Hargey
A tiny proportion of Muslim women in Britain wear the burqa or niqab; forms of dress which keep the face partially of fully covered. Nonetheless, those women find themselves at the heart of a sometime...
17 Aug 201823min
Professor Mohammad Marandi – Tehran University, Iran
When Iran’s President Rouhani was convincingly re-elected last year, Iranians seemed hopeful their living standards might improve. However, inflation, poverty, water shortages and corruption are all t...
15 Aug 201823min
Writer and Equality Campaigner - Vicky Beeching
The Christian religion is divided on issues of sexuality; not least the degree of acceptance and inclusion offered to gay men and women of faith. Amid the fierce theological arguments are stories of i...
13 Aug 201824min
Dutch MEP - Sophie In't Veld
Stephen Sackur speaks to Dutch MEP, Sophie Int’ Veld, deputy to the European parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator. British Prime minister Theresa May is running out of time to avoid the Brexit cliff e...
8 Aug 201823min
Clinical Psychologist - Jordan Peterson
Anger is a powerful force in politics and there's a lot of it about. Donald Trump, Brexit and a host of populist movements have been fuelled by anger with the way things are. Where does it come from? ...
6 Aug 201823min
Minister of National Development Planning, Indonesia - Bambang Brodjonegoro
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Bambang Brodjonegoro, Indonesia's Minister of National Development Planning. President Widodo of Indonesia was recently re-elected to a second term in office and he says he has...
2 Aug 201824min
Mother and Baby Homes Survivors, Ireland - Paul Redmond
It was front page news around the world when a mass grave was discovered at a Mother and Baby Home in Ireland. The remains of almost 800 babies were found. But research by Paul Redmond showed that thi...
1 Aug 201823min
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner, Zeid Al Hussein, is stepping down in August after four years in the post having said he doesn’t want a second term. In an exclusive interview the veteran...
30 Jul 201823min
