All Things Considered

BBC Radio Wales
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Religious affairs programme, tackling the thornier issues of the day in a thought-provoking manner

Episodes

  1. Ramadan Reflections: Working in the Media

    MAR 15

    Ramadan Reflections: Working in the Media

    Azim Ahmed hosts a panel discussion with a live audience recorded on 27th February at BBC Wales in Cardiff Central Square to mark Ramadan 2026. Ramadan is the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, marked by a month of fasting and prayer. But what’s it like to work in the media industry during this time? Azim Ahmed is joined by a panel of media professionals to hear first-hand what it is like. Is it difficult to balance fasting with work? Do Muslims face stereotypes in the work place? How do media professionals balance their work with their faith and what can we can we expect from religious broadcasting? On the panel Azim is joined by Mariyah Zaman, the co-founder of 'Now in a Minute Media' an independent media platform for and by Welsh Muslims. Shafin Basheer is an Assistant Producer at Slam Media. Dr Nadia Haq is a research fellow at Cardiff University. She looks at the representation of Muslims and Islam in the press from a journalistic perspective. Shazia Ali studied at the Cardiff School of Journalism and now works as a newsroom journalist at BBC Wales. The programme was recorded on 27th February.

    29 min
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Religious affairs programme, tackling the thornier issues of the day in a thought-provoking manner

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  • Creator
    BBC Radio Wales
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © (C) BBC 2026
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