You Know, It's Not Just Muslems

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The venad is not just muslems. It's also muslems looking, you know, in the reverse. And you talk about the views that your parents had, that they encouraged you to have, about white people. What were those stereotypes, and how did you realize, and when did you realize some of those were very unfair too?

In this week's episode Sarfraz Manzoor speaks to Ros Urwin about his investigative journey across Britain in search of the roots of division - from the fear that Islam promotes violence, to the suspicion that Muslims wish to live segregated lives, to the belief that Islam is fundamentally misogynistic. His new book They is a search for a more positive future. We hear stories which go against common stereotypes about Islam that reveal a much more tolerant and progressive community than commonly assumed. Manzoor unpicks why society is divided in this way and how we can bridge the gaps between groups. To find out more about the book click here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/they/sarfraz-manzoor/9781472266835

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