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PROGRAMME TITLE: BUILDING BRIDGES
First
of new series. Bradford’s multicultural
society built up since the second World
War was torn apart by the riots of 2001.
The city is now desperate to build bridges.
Tonight a Christian Pakistani travels
to Bradford to try to bringing communities
together.
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PROGRAMME TITLE: FOR BETTER OR WORSE
A
look at marriage traditions among British
Pakistanis, where arranged marriages are
often blamed for domestic violence. Tonight
Saeeda, a lawyer activist and aspiring
politician happily married to a cousin
from Pakistan, talks about her beliefs
and work in Pakistan to help destitute
women as three Yorkshire girls share their
views that marriage is a failing institution
worldwide and whilst religion is used
as a justification, it is the cultural
norms that create problems.
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PROGRAMME TITLE: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Nadeem
Shah and Jimmy Dean are both successful
Pakistanis married to local Yorkshire
girls. Both have strong Muslim beliefs
and respect for British way of life. They
want to give their children the best of
both worlds.
Young Tariq Shah is at university and
is certain his mixed upbringing will be
a great asset to his future as an aspiring
politician.
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PROGRAMME TITLE: TWO FACED
Javed
has come a long way from ejecting miscreants
from the seamy nightclub as a bouncer
15 years ago. Today he owns one of the
most successful leisure complexes in Europe.
A true British royalist by nature, he
is deeply influenced by his Muslim upbringing,
His strong beliefs take him across the
globe, holding free camps for plastic
surgery for the victims of domestic violence
in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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PROGRAMME TITLE: COLOURS OF THE EAST
Fascinated
customers get their hands painted with
customary henna, a Sikh Bhangra band entertains,
young Indian dancers step shyly forward
to perform an ancient dance piece. . This
is the best of British Asian culture at
the annual mela where people from all
the walks of life come together. A far
cry from reality on the ground where communities
in the aftermath of the riots are drifting
apart and the youth are blamed for the
wrongs in society.
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PROGRAMME TITLE: RAINBOW
In
a few year’s time half of the children
starting school in Bradford will be Asians.
Despite the dearth of British Asians role
models, the city has a lot to be proud
of. A young restaurateur, a mid wife,
and a boxer all aspire to be the best
in their fields.
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