S4 Mohsin Zaidi: ‘We’re told to grow in a certain way and we acclimate’

How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John

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Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

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In this week’s episode Elis and John are joined by author Mohsin Zaidi, who shares his experiences growing up queer in a devout Muslim family. This episode contains strong language that some people might find offensive. If you’re affected by any of the issues raised in this episode there’s more information at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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0:00.0	On Valentine's Day 2004, one of Italy's greatest cyclists was found dead in mysterious circumstances.
0:06.6	Initially, there's growing mystery about the death of one of the country's sporting heroes.
0:10.6	Antoni, known as the Pirate, because of the yellow bandana he wore around his head.
0:14.9	In November 2021, new evidence had supposedly come to light,
0:19.1	alleging that the Italian mafia were involved in Marco Pantani's death.
0:23.4	Five other top European cyclists have died mysteriously in the last year.
0:27.7	The mafia goes where money is.
0:30.0	Nearly 20 years on, are we any closer to knowing for sure what happened to the Pirate?
0:34.8	It's a very dark story, the Pantani story. It's the tragedy.
0:37.9	I'm Hugh Dennis and this is Sports Strangest Crimes, Marco Pantani, Death of a Pirate.
0:43.2	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:46.6	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:50.0	BBC Five Live.
0:51.9	How do you cope?
0:52.9	With Alison John.
0:55.1	Hello, and welcome to How Do You cope with Alison John.
0:57.8	This is a series where we're joined by different guests
1:00.4	to discuss some of the challenges they've faced throughout their lives
1:03.6	and what they've done to overcome them.
1:05.3	This week, we're speaking to author Mossin Zeddy,
1:08.1	who'll be sharing his experiences growing up queer in a devote Muslim family.
1:12.5	But before that, as always, John, how's your shame?
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