Sara Khan: The Battle within Islam
Tom Sutcliffe discusses what Islam means in the modern world. With Graeme Wood, Ziauddin Sardar, Sara Khan and Loretta Napoleoni.
On Start the Week Tom Sutcliffe discusses what Islam means in the modern world. Graeme Wood has spent his career getting to know Islamist fundamentalists to try to understand the apocalyptic ideology and theology at the heart of the so-called Islamic State. Sara Khan campaigns to reclaim her faith from extremism, while Ziauddin Sardar argues that Islam demands reason and critical inquiry from its believers. Loretta Napoleoni 'follows the money' to uncover the millions made by those exploiting the destabilisation of Syria and Iraq and the rise of ISIS.
Producer: Katy Hickman
Photo: Sara Khan Credit: Joe McGorty.
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Loretta Napoleoni
Loretta Napoleoniis a journalist, author and political analyst.
Merchants of Men: How Jihadists and ISIS Turned Kidnapping and Refugee Trafficking Into a Multi-Billion Dollar Business is published by Seven Stories Press.
Graeme Wood
Graeme Wood is a journalist, author and academic.
The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State is published by Random House.
Sara Khan
Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar is a writer, cultural critic and editor of Critical Muslim.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Graeme Wood |
| Interviewed Guest | Ziauddin Sardar |
| Interviewed Guest | Sara Khan |
| Interviewed Guest | Loretta Napoleoni |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 16 Jan 201709:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 16 Jan 201721:30BBC Radio 4
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