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Radio 4,02 Sep 2018,44 mins

Niqab Wearing Superhero, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Sunday

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Sara Alfageeh, an American illustrator and comic fan, annoyed by the tight costume worn by Marvel's Muslim superhero Dust she redesigned the niqab hero's attire and her designs have gone viral online. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks gives his first broadcast interview after his comments on Jeremy Corbyn and anti-Semitism and he talks to Edward about his new Radio 4 series "Morality in the 21st Century". The Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Churches are in a tug of war over the status of the Ukrainian Church. Writer and journalist Jonathan Luxmoore discuses who the likely winner will be. Three years after David Cameron pledged 20,000 Syrians could seek refuge in the UK Bob Walker reports on the faith organisations helping many refugees to start again. Vatican commentators Austen Ivereigh and Edward Pentin discuss the letter sent by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano calling for Pope Francis to resign. Yasmin Qureshi MP talks to Harry Farley has he continues his series with politicians of faith. Cardinal Vincent Nichols tells Edward about his efforts to tackle human trafficking and modern day slavery. Producers Rajeev Gupta Peter Everett Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

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