My Mixed Up World

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Meghan Markle, the Royal bride to be, has spoken of her confusion as a child when asked to describe her race and the impact that has endured as she entered acting - not white enough for the white roles and never black enough for the black ones. Broadcaster Nora Fakim, of Moroccan and Mauritius descent, explores her own experiences and meets others struggling to fit into a particular community.

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0:00.0	I'm Nora Fakeem and this is my mixed-up world on BBC World Service.
0:07.0	Why do you see me more Moroccan?
0:12.0	So, their character, that's the fashion of your comporte,
0:15.0	to reassure, you're Moroccan.
0:17.0	I think it's really beautiful and more exciting to be from different,
0:22.0	different cultures, different countries.
0:25.0	So much goes into shaping who we are and who we become.
0:31.0	My parents are from very different worlds. My mom is from Morocco and
0:35.9	my dad was from Mauritius of Indian descent. They met in London and married in the
0:41.2	early 80s and I grew up in a part of Kent on the
0:44.5	outskirts of London called Beckenham. Even friends and relatives who know me well
0:49.2	can't agree on whether I'm more Moroccan, a more Russian, a more Russian, a more Russian, a more British, or a bit of Asian,
0:55.0	or some unique combination of all of these.
0:58.0	Your features might be a bit more Russian and a bit more Russian.
1:03.0	The word to describe, but it's spontaneous, I guess.
1:07.0	Probably more Moroccan.
1:08.0	Yay!
1:09.0	Yeah.
1:10.0	You agree. You think, are you seeing more Moroccan?
1:11.0	Yes.
1:12.0	Yes. yes.
1:13.0	Why?
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