Drive Time Podcast 23-01-2020- Languages/Racism

Voice of Islam

English - January 23, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 134 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: Drive Time Podcast 22-01-2020 - World Religions/Poverty

Next Episode: Breakfast Show Podcast 24-01-2020

Join Samar Sheikh and Hanif Khan for Thursday's show where we will be discussing: Languages/Racism

Languages: opening new doors

How many languages do you know? Brits are famous for not speaking a foreign language, so it is no surprise that 62% of Brits can only speak English. Join us as we the importance of learning new languages, not only from an academic but a cultural point of view.

Racism: Exclusions for racism on the rise in School

Primary school exclusions for racism in England are up more than 40% in just over a decade with the biggest rise in the North West. Are we doing enough to tackle bigotry and prejudice in schools across Britain? Join us today as we discuss the need to eradicate racism from schools and society as a whole.

Guests include:

Dr Rebecca Tipton (Lecturer in Interpreting and Translation Studies at the University of Manchester)

Sabiha Khullat Chima (Master’s graduate in Human Rights and International Relations)

David Monteil (CEO of Beelinguapp)

Produced by: Nadia Shamas, Sunya Athwal and Mehreen Nasir