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How to be a Muslim Woman

British Muslim women speak to Sayeeda Warsi about their lives, revealing some of the many other ways it’s possible to be a British Muslim woman in 2018.

Radio 4,8 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to How to be a Muslim Woman
British Muslim women speak to Sayeeda Warsi about how to be a British Muslim woman today.
15 Nov 2018,2 mins
Episode 1: Patriarchy: now that’s a British value
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to spoken word poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan.
16 Nov 2018,25 mins
Episode 2: The Army helped me find my place in Islam
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to trainee Army medic Ammani Bashir.
16 Nov 2018,27 mins
Episode 3: My father empowered all his daughters
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Maz Saleem about Muslim women, and Muslim men.
23 Nov 2018,25 mins
Episode 4: Muslim women face the same challenges as other women of faith
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Julie Siddiqi about being a British Muslim woman..
30 Nov 2018,36 mins
Episode 5: Why I feel like a failed perfect daughter
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to anti-FGM activist Nimco Ali.
07 Dec 2018,30 mins
Episode 6: The pointless obsession with how Muslim women dress
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Welsh trade unionist Shavanah Taj about being a Muslim woman.
14 Dec 2018,22 mins
Episode 7: I don’t need empowering, I don’t need liberating
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to activist Sajda Mughal about the impact of the 7/7 attacks.
21 Dec 2018,27 mins