Is the Israel-Palestine conflict radicalising young Muslims? Plus, psychiatrist Professor Ahmed Hankir on Muslims and mental health
This week, Hyphen commissioning editor Samir Jeraj, Kadra Abdinasir from the Centre for Mental Health and Mercy Mission UK's Jehangir Malik OBE discuss the claim by Britain's ex-defence secretary Ben ...
20 Dec 202351min
Is policing of Palestine protests stifling freedom of speech? Plus, Amal CEO Catherine Roe on the charity's closure
This week, Hyphen reporter Aisha Rimi, author and Runnymede Trust co-CEO Dr Shabna Begum and political stand-up comedian Harun Musho'd discuss the United Kingdom's decision to abstain on the UN Gaza c...
13 Dec 202349min
Being the UK's first Black, Muslim, Sudanese female comedian is no laughing matter with Ola Labib
This week, the British Sudanese comedian Ola Labib joins host Reya El-Salahi to chat about her new sitcom Frenemies, coping with the cultural fallout after pursuing a career on stage and why she's fed...
6 Dec 202327min
A turning point in Gaza and human rights lawyer Qays Sediqi on taking the British government to court
This week, Hyphen Europe commissioning editor Phoebe Greenwood, political commentator Sami Hamdi and the broadcaster and Bromley Reform Synagogue's Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner discuss whether a p...
29 Nov 202347min
Interfaith leader Julie Siddiqi MBE on the Israel-Hamas war and facing backlash for her commitment to Jewish-Muslim relations
This week, journalist and Hyphen contributor Taj Ali, ITV News political correspondent Shehab Khan and Dimi Reider, an Israeli journalist and co-founder of +972 magazine, discuss the fallout from UK M...
22 Nov 202354min
Rishi Sunak's surprise reshuffle and cookbook author Dina Begum on sharing her love of Bangladeshi cuisine
This week, Hyphen assistant editor Husna Rizvi and former Labour councillor Shaista Aziz discuss Suella Braverman's sacking and former prime minister David Cameron's return to politics in a surprise U...
15 Nov 202346min
Why language matters when talking about Palestine and the BBC's Edward Stourton on the importance of religious literacy
This week, Hyphen contributor Rabina Khan, Dr Richard McNeil-Willson, an academic specialising in critical extremism studies and the journalist and author Michael Segalov discuss why language matters ...
8 Nov 202356min
