Takeover Week: Nimko Ali
The outspoken anti-FGM and women's rights activist Nimko Ali is the second of five remarkable women taking over this week. Jane Garvey presents.
The outspoken anti - FGM and women's rights activist Nimko Ali is the second of five remarkable women taking the editors chair each day this week. In a programme where Nimko is setting the agenda we'll consider topics including female-only spaces, myths about fertility, and the way the UK talks about refugees. We also hear from the Egyptian human rights lawyer Azza Soliman, about the treatment of women in Egypt and the cost of speaking out.
Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Helen Fitzhenry.
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What it's like to have an egg count
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The day I saw a mother killed for carrying flowers
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Nimko Ali on the confusing world of fertility
Duration: 00:15
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Nimko Ali
Takeover Guest Editor on her activism work, womens rights and being a refugee
Duration: 04:30
Fertility – What Young Women Need to Know
Nimko Ali visits a fertility clinic, fertility education in schools
Duration: 15:45
Women only Spaces
Duration: 14:21
Azza Soliman - the Egyptian Human Rights lawyer on the treatment of women in Egypt
Duration: 07:35
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Role Contributor Presenter Jane Garvey Interviewed Guest Nimko Ali Interviewed Guest Azza Soliman Producer Helen Fitzhenry Broadcast
- Tue 15 Sep 201510:00BBC Radio 4
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