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SIM Ep 484 Chops 198: Delphine Minoui, Syria, and the secret library of Daraya

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Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When Delphine Minoui, journalist and Middle East correspondent for Le Figaro, discovered a photo of an underground library amid the rubble and battleground of the besieged Syrian city of Daraya, she had to find out more. And so started the incredible story of The Book Collectors of Daraya, an incredible tale of rebels, bravery and books. Mickey chats with Delphine about Daraya, the rebels she befriended, the women in hiding, what’s happening in Syria, and making an invisible story, visible. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, it's Chloe and Rachel here from Upfront. The podcast is currently being sponsored by

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Transport for London who have a zero tolerance approach to hate crime and abusive behaviour

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on public transport but sometimes it can feel difficult to know what to do.

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Well, TFL has put together some really helpful tips like making a note of what you see and

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reporting it as soon as you can and also asking the person after an incident if they're

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okay and telling them what has happened is a fright and you're going to report it.

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You can hear more by listening to Upfront or search TFL hate crime. Let's stand together against hate.

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This episode of the standard issue podcast is sponsored by AJ Bell Money Matters,

0:46.0

helping women to feel good investing. No doubt you'll have heard us talk about the gender pay gap

0:50.6

but did you note there's also a gender investment gap in the UK of £1.65 trillion.

0:58.4

So after spending our whole working lives worse off the men through lack of pensions,

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savings and investments we're more likely to be worse off in retirement too.

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AJ Bell think women need to talk more openly about money. It shouldn't be embarrassing or

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confusing and I agree. The AJ Bell Money Matters campaign was founded in 2021 and offers a range

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of educational material including in-person events, podcasts, articles and more to help get women

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talking about money. The AJ Bell Money Matters podcast has all the news, information and inspiring

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interviews you need to take control of your financial future. Listen to it wherever you found

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this podcast. AJ Bell Money Matters helping women to feel good investing.

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Standard issue for all women. Hello hello and welcome to this week's Sunday Chops, Mickey here.

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If someone says the word Syria what do you think? Refugees, civil war, horrific dictatorship,

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libraries? Okay possibly not that last one. So when journalist and Middle East correspondent Delphi

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