Drive Time Show Podcast 23-07-2020 - Food Poverty/Slavery

Join Sammar Ahmad and Mabroor Farrukh for Thursday’s show where we will be discussing: Food Poverty/Slavery

Food Poverty: Access to good food

Approximately 250,000 tonnes of edible food are wasted in the UK, whilst one in four low income households struggle to eat regularly. Marcus Rashford was able to use his platform to drive a positive change in helping young people access hot food in the summer months but what more needs to be done to overcome food poverty in the UK. Join us LIVE from 4pm as we discuss food insecurity.

Slavery – Why didn’t Islam abolish it outright?

A common allegation against Islam is to ask why slavery wasn’t abolished in one go.

Mark Curtin (CEO of the Felix Project)

Zane Powles (Assistant Head teacher)

Peter McGrath (Operations Director at Meals and more)

Toby Ephram (National outreah Secretary PAAMA UK)

Justine Currell (Executive Director, Unseen)

Produced by: Adan Ahmad and Samina Saman Zaheer