BBC’s Woman’s Hour accused of ‘hostile’ interview with leading female Muslim Zara Mohammed that perpetuated ‘damaging tropes’
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metro.co.ukMuslim Zara Mohammed, which many have branded as also perpetuating ‘damaging and prejudicial tropes’ about Islam and Muslim women.An open letter signed by more than 100 prominent public figures has addressed the interview with Mohammed, who is the first woman to lead the Muslim Council of Britain, after she appeared on the BBC show earlier this month and was quizzed by presenter Emma Barnett, who took over the programme last month.In the February 4 interview, Mohammed was repeatedly asked about the number of female imams in Britain, with the letter claiming the framing of the interview ‘mirrored an accountability interview with a politician’.The letter, organised by the writers Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Mariam Khan, and whose signatories.
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