#BBCWomansHour

Shaista Aziz 💙

shaistaAziz

An imam and a priest are not the same thing. Any man can be called an imam if they lead the prayer. A woman can also lead the prayer. There

Samayya

samayya_

Women’s Hour, when hosting a discussion on the Women in Mosques project that @MuslimCouncil was leading at the time, disinvited me as the MCB representative on their programme. This is

Abdul-Azim

AbdulAzim

This is the problem with an RE curriculum that teaches imams are just Muslim priests, and mosques are just Muslim churches. Not to mention it presumes Zara's role is akin

Yusuf

YusufHTweets

There really is a need for religious literacy in the media, especially in the use of terminology. There is no inherent hierarchy in Muslim worship, and no actual system of

CLARE SAMBROOK

CLARESAMBROOK

“What’s holding British Muslim women back,ultra conservatism within Islam, or a general issue around patriarchy?”asks @emmabarnett, bcs yep, it wd be one of those 2 thingsfull @BBCWomansHour interrogation of Zara

Alix Fox 🦊

AlixFox

Looks like I'm going to be on @BBCRadio4 @BBCWomansHour tomorrow, discussing worries women (particularly teens & young people) have re. how their vulvas look. Do you have a story (can

Dr Marie Tidball

MarieTidball

Disabled women are 2.4 times more likely to die from Covid-19 and men with disabilities 1.9 times more likely to die. The fears and anticipatory grief I described all those

Laury Silvers 🕋 Author of The Sufi Mysteries

waraqamusa

A female imam is a woman who leads others in prayer. Her question is akin to asking how many women drink coffee. Her arrogant ignorance on the nature of prayer

Women in Prison

WIP_live

THREAD: Yesterday, @klparadine was on @BBCWomansHour opposing the Govts plan to build 500 new prison places, but why is this such a terrible idea? 1/ It flies in the face

Helen🏳️‍⚧️💙

mimmymum

Ever wondered how the anti-trans PR machine works, spreading trans-hostile propaganda and indoctrinating the naive and misinformed to their ideology?Here’s the story of the “WPUK bomber” (who wasn’t) and how

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

This is massive, and horrific. @NFUtweets is secretly lobbying the government to allow #neonicotinoid pesticides to be reintroduced after Brexit. It tells its members: "Please refrain from sharing this on

Emma Picken.

emmacpicken

Today Kelechi Okafor was due to appear on @BBCWomansHour with the formidable @Emmabarnett. Now for ANYONE commenting on what happened you firstly need to listen to this.Content warning. 1/15Listen to

Hannah Barnes

hannahsbee

THREAD: A little over a month ago the NHS changed its guidance over the use of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues – often referred to as puberty blockers – for the treatment

Rosa Freedman

GoonerProf

Over the past 9 months, often together with @RAuchmuty, I have published various pieces about law, sex and gender. We have a particular focus on how to uphold sex-based rights

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