UK riots, Madwomen of the West, South Asian beauty, Yazidi women
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Unrest has continued in several towns and cities across the UK this weekend. Downing Street is expected to hold an emergency response meeting called COBRA today. Nuala McGovern explores how women have been involved and affected by what has happened, with BBC News Correspondent Jessica Lane, Iman Atta, Director of Tell Mama, and Dr Elizabeth Pearson, author of Extreme Britain: Gender, Masculinity and Radicalisation and Senior Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Madwomen of the West is currently on stage at the Riverside Studios in London. Set in a suburban mansion - a group of women gather for an eventful birthday brunch and discuss topics ranging from gender politics to professional expectations, shifting marital relationships, menopause and womanhood. With four leading women over the age of 70 it stars stage and screen luminaries Marilu Henner, Caroline Aaron, Brooke Adams, and Melanie Mayron. Caroline and Marilu join Nuala.
It is 10 years since the Islamic State group committed an act of genocide against the Yazidi population in northern Iraq. Thousands of women were captured and sold as sex slaves. Now, the women are being told to leave the Internally Displaced People’s camps and return to their homes in Sinjar. The organisation Women for Women International is trying to help the women. Their Managing Director Sara Bowcutt and Programme Officer in Iraq Khalida Khalo Lazgeen, who is Yazidi herself, join Nuala to discuss the situation.
5.5 million South Asians make up the largest multi-ethnic community in England and Wales, but for Telegraph Beauty Director Sonia Haria, the topic of South Asian beauty hasn’t always been given the recognition it needs. Her new book celebrates all things South Asian beauty, skincare, hair care, and wellness. She describes the resonance of beauty in South Asian communities, growing up in the diaspora, and her top tips from 17 years in beauty journalism.
Presented by Nuala McGovern Producer: Louise Corley
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| 0:42.0 | Hello, this is Nula McGovran, and you're listening to the Woman's Hour Podcast. |
| 0:47.0 | Hello and welcome to Woman's Hour. |
| 0:49.0 | I know it has been a difficult weekend for Mani. |
| 0:52.0 | We are going to discuss the riots and |
| 0:54.4 | the anti-immigration protests in just a moment I would like to hear from you |
| 0:58.2 | particularly if you're from one of the towns or cities that has been directly affected. |
| 1:03.4 | How are you feeling about it all? |
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