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Sayeeda Warsi: Muslims in Britain

Cultural discussion programme. Amol Rajan discusses society and integration with Sayeeda Warsi, Paul Collier and Roger Scruton.

On Start the Week Amol Rajan talks to Sayeeda Warsi about how far Britain's Muslim community is viewed as 'the enemy within'. As the child of Pakistani immigrants who became Britain's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, Baroness Warsi is in a unique position to explore questions of cultural difference, terrorism, and 'British values', and to explore how society can become more integrated. The economist Paul Collier has spent his career looking for solutions to seemingly intractable problems: in his latest book he focuses on the Syrian refugee crisis and argues for the establishment of special economic zones where displaced Syrians could work and benefit their host countries. The philosopher Roger Scruton develops his ideas of human nature by concentrating on our relations with others, bound together in a shared world.
Producer: Katy Hickman.

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Sayeeda Warsi

Baroness Warsi is a lawyer, politician and member of the House of Lords.

The Enemy Within: A Tale of Muslim Britain is published by Allen Lane.

Roger Scruton

Sir Roger Scruton is a writer and philosopher.

On Human Nature is published by Princeton University Press.

Paul Collier

Sir Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government.

Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System, co-authored with Alexander Betts, is published by Allen Lane.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterAmol Rajan
Interviewed GuestSayeeda Warsi
Interviewed GuestPaul Collier
Interviewed GuestRoger Scruton
ProducerKaty Hickman

Broadcasts

  • Mon 27 Mar 201709:00
  • Mon 27 Mar 201721:30

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