Drive Time Podcast 22-01-2020 - World Religions/Poverty

Join Sharjeel Sheikh and Dr. Tariq Bajwa for Wednesday's show where we will be discussing: World Religions/Poverty

World Religions: The pathway to peace

World Religions Day is celebrated annually with the aim to celebrate different faiths and religions by emphasising the common denominators underlying all religions and to promote understanding of the many faiths across the globe. Join us in today's show where we will be looking into the importance of interfaith dialogues and how Islam promotes this.

Poverty: British families in crisis

It is estimated that child poverty will rise to 40% by 2022 if national cuts to spending on children continue. Islam sets out clear guidance on taking measures to eradicate poverty and obliges Muslims to help those in need. Join us as we discuss one of the most pressing issues of poverty facing Britain.

Guests include:

Mandar Apte (Director of Cities4peace)

Ashok S Garcha (President of Abrahamic and Indo-Abrahamic Association)

Nida Basit (Student of sociology, University of Roehampton)

Simon Shaw (Programme Manager for Food Poverty at Sustain)

Produced by: Kafia Ahmad,Farhana Khan & Ayesha Naseem