Marc Shoffman discusses the topic of debt with Senior Network Coordinator for the Church Credit Champions, David Barclay, and Andy Burns, from organisation Capital Mass. He looks at the different ways small communities take on the challenge to campaign against poverty and inequality.
Guests: David Barclay,Andy Burns
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The Prime Minister has launched a £20m initiative aimed at helping female members of the Muslim community with their language skills in an attempt to integrate them into the community and help tackle extremism. The initiative urges an end to "passive tolerance" of practices which he says leave many Muslim women facing discrimination and isolation. Muslim women who fail to improve their English face being refused permission to stay in the UK. Muslim women have been fighting back following those comments on Twitter with the ironic hashtag #traditionallysubmissive. In this episode of Questions Of Faith we take a look at the positive contributions the Muslim Community make to the UK culture and economy.
Guests: Sukaina Hirji,Halima Khanom
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Rita Lobo and Marc Shoffman are joined by Shanza Ali from the Muslim Climate Action campaign and Jean Leston from Christian environmental group Operation Noah, to discuss climate change and whether it is up to faith groups to lead on tackling the issue, only on Questions of Faith. With guest Imam Mansoor Ahmad Clark explaining the significance of change in Islam.
Guests: Marc Shoffman,Imam Mansoor Ahmad Clark,Shanza Ali,Jean Leston
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Original Broadcast: The History of Booms, Busts and Bubbles
Rita Lobo is joined in the studio by Dr Jon Wilson, senior lecturer in British Imperial and South Asian History at King's College London, to discuss the Bengal Famine of 1770, what happened during this devastating time and how it impacted the country over the long term.
Guests: Jon Wilson
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Original Broadcast: The History of Booms, Busts and Bubbles
Rita Lobo is joined down the phone with Professor Jan Toporowski from SOAS, to talk about Black Monday, or what is also known as the stock market crash of 1987. Also joining Rita in the studio to discuss their memories of Black Monday are Share Radio's very own Ed Bowsher, Ed Mitchell and Gavin Oldham.
Guests: Jan Toporowski,Ed Bowsher,Ed Mitchelle,Gavin Oldham
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Marc Shoffman and Rita Lobo talk to Christine Allen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Christian Aid, about Climate change.
Guests: Christine Allen
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Original Broadcast: Faith & Finance
Marc Shoffman and Rita Lobo discuss Ramadan and the idea of charity that goes along with it. To talk about this, Imam Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, Assistant Secretary General for the Muslim Council of Britain and Basit Khan, Head of Fundraising at Islamic Relief join them in the studio.
Guests: Ibrahim Mogra,Basit Khan
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Rita Lobo and Marc Shoffman talking about the idea of trivializing poverty and what religion can do to help the poor in society.
Guests: Naill Cooper,Aaron Goldstein
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Marc Shoffman and Rita Lobo discuss the right to die with, Alistair Thompson from Care Not Killing and Jonathan Romain from Dignity in Dying.
Guests: Alistair Thompson,Jonathan Romain,Rabbi Shimshon Silkin
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Original Broadcast: The History of Booms, Busts and Bubbles
This week Rita Lobo discusses the South Sea Company, how it came about and what eventually led it to ruin. Joining Rita in talking about this is Dr. Helen Paul, a lecturer in Economics and Economic History from the University of Southampton.
Guests: Helen Paul
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