In countries which are very strong, or have been very strong, nd have a long history of domination one way or another, we are understandably rather wary of that. With regard to belongings, i think that that's a beautiful thing. I really don't see that as as a conflict. Where the trouble starts is when immigrant communities close up andand become more inward looking. That is when more nationalistic, religious, extremist views find a fertile ground to flourish. And it becomes much harder for us women over all, i think, when societies go backwards and when they tumble into authoritarianism, nationalism or extremism. So we have to be more conscious about that. If you define citizenship as
In this archive debate, we revisit a discussion from 2018 when an assembled panel of smart thinkers gathered to reflect on the concept of nationhood, nationality and the impact of former UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s infamous 2016 speech that proclaimed, “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere.” The discussion featured guests including the commentator and author David Goodhart, award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, former diplomat David Landsman and historian Simon Schama. Hosting the the episode was journalist and broadcaster Kamal Ahmed.
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