A weekly podcast offering a 360-degree view of Muslim life in Britain and Europe. Hyphenated explores the issues important to Muslims — politics, culture, lifestyle, opinion and more. Host Reya El-Salahi speaks to Hyphen journalists, experts and the thought leaders shaping the cultural and political landscape today.
Is the Israel-Palestine conflict radicalising young Muslims? Plus, psychiatrist Professor Ahmed Hankir on Muslims and mental health
This week, Hyphen commissioning editor Samir Jeraj, Kadra Abdinasir from the Centre for Mental Health and Mercy Mission UK’s Jehangir Malik OBE discuss the claim by Britain’s ex-defence secretary Ben Wallace that the situation in Gaza is “radicalising Muslim youth across the globe", the UK’s cost of living crisis and our top TV picks as Netflix reveals its most watched shows of 2023.
Host Reya El-Salahi (https://twitter.com/_Reya) speaks to the psychiatrist Professor Ahmed Hankir about a recent surge in the number of Muslim patients referred to his clinic, his new book The Wounded Healer and his journey from psychiatric patient to World Health Organization award-winning mental health provider.
Plus, journalist Dion Fanning meets the athletes on the receiving end of racism in Irish sport.
Get in touch with the Hyphenated team: podcast@hyphenonline.com.
13 Dec 2023
Is policing of Palestine protests stifling freedom of speech? Plus, Amal CEO Catherine Roe on the charity’s closure
This week, Hyphen reporter Aisha Rimi, author and Runnymede Trust co-CEO Dr Shabna Begum (https://x.com/shabnabegum76) and political stand-up comedian Harun Musho'd discuss the United Kingdom's decision to abstain on the UN Gaza ceasefire vote and concerns about the policing of pro-Palestine protests stifling freedom of speech. Our panel also mull over changes to UK visa rules and reflect on whether Taylor Swift is a worthy recipient of Time Magazine's person of the year award.
Host Reya El-Salahi (https://twitter.com/_Reya) speaks to the chief executive of Amal, Catherine Roe, about the imminent closure of the charity she founded to help shift the dominant negative narrative around Muslims in the UK by growing opportunities for British Muslims to unleash their creative potential.
Plus, Aisha Rimi (https://x.com/theaisharimi) travels to Leeds to meet the Muslim community group bridging the digital divide.
Get in touch with the Hyphenated team: podcast@hyphenonline.com.
6 Dec 2023
Being the UK’s first Black, Muslim, Sudanese female comedian is no laughing matter with Ola Labib
This week, the British Sudanese comedian Ola Labib joins host Reya El-Salahi to chat about her new sitcom Frenemies, coping with the cultural fallout after pursuing a career on stage and why she’s fed up with being called the UK's first Black, Muslim, Sudanese female comedian.
Plus, journalist Neelam Tailor meets the Muslim women struggling to stop watching porn.
Get in touch with the Hyphenated team: podcast@hyphenonline.com.
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