
Rinkle Kumari forced conversion case
Nihal asks whether forced conversion is a myth, plus author Roshi Fernando talks about her book 成人快手sick.
At 1, Is forced conversion a myth?
There's a huge ongoing story in Pakistan concerning a seventeen year old Hindu women called Rinkle Kumari. Her family has alleged that she was abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim man. Her new husband and his family deny this, they say Rinkle, who has changed her name to Fayral Shah, converted to Islam and married new Husband Naveed of her own free will.
But we always hear stories about women being told to convert by their partners in order to marry them but can you call this 'forced'? Where you were growing up, did your parents tell you to stay away from certain communities in fear that they'll convert you? Are you instantly suspicious of someone when they announce that they are converting? Are people who convert to another religion weak? Did you convert and face a backlash from your family? Or should we all have a choice to follow any religion we want without being judged?
Call Nihal and tell him what you think.
After 2, Nihal chats to Author Roshi Fernando about her book '成人快手sick' which examines the experiences of Sri Lankans living in the UK.
And at 2.30, Should restaurants fine diners for leaving food on their plates?
A restaurant in Saudi Arabia is fining diners who dont finish of their portions. They then send the fine money to charities in Somalia. Would you be in favour of this fining system here in the UK or do you think you should be able to leave what you want as you're paying for it? Call Nihal and tell him what you think.
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- Tue 13 Mar 2012 13:00成人快手 Asian Network