in western japan. he s said to be unconscious. local media reports say a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time. a male suspect has been detained. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. china s treatment of the uyghur muslim minority living in xinjiang has stirred loud condemnation in the west. the us government uses the word genocide to condemn systematic abuse and repression, china calls that the lie of the century. my guest, nury turkel, is at the centre of the uyghur experience, personally and professionally, his family is from xinjiang, he now lives in exile and chairs the us commission on international religious freedoms. can international pressure save the uyghurs? nury turkel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me back. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. now, your home is in the united states, your homeland is xinjiang in china. are you able today to get information from xinjiang to get a clear pict
a statement said the 96 year old monarch had enjoyed the birthday parade and fly past at the palace, but experienced some discomfort. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. uruguay is a beacon of prosperity and democratic stability and sometimes turbulent south america. a decade ago under left wing leadership, it was also a pioneer of progressive social policies. the legalisation of cannabis and abortion rights. my guest today is president luis lacalle pou. now, he is a fan of unfettered free market economics. does that swim against the tide of public opinion in latin america? president luis lacalle pou, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. mr president, what is it like being a centre right politician on a continent which is quite clearly moving to the centre left? you are swimming against the political tide. we have a strong a coalition of five parties that supported this government. you have for the right, centre r
Condemnation, including by the un. In this edition of the spotlight we will look at why france is enacting such restrictions on muslim women, and whether there is pattern by france in discriminating and guess muslims all together. First let me introduce our guests. Anthony hall, professor of globalization, Lethbridge University joins us from lethbridge. Also joining us is fahima mahomet whos a broadcaster and executive coach. Joins us from london. Welcome to you both. Ill start with you first, anthony hall. Uh, the incident, as we understand it, the french government banning french athletes for wearing the hijab at the paris olympics. Now this is what the french sports minister has said an explanation from him. Hes in favor of a quote strict regime of secularism applied rigorously in the field of sport. Uh, and my to you, aside from your reaction to this is, isnt that in itself this stance of . Of discrimination, well discrimination is a tricky word, i think the word word that id like
Is enacting restrictions on muslim women, and whether there is pattern by france in discriminating against muslims all together. First let me introduce our guests. Anthony hall, professor of globalization, Lethbridge University joins us from lethbridge. Also joining us is fahima mahomet whos a broadcaster and executive coach who joins us from london. Welcome to you both. Ill start with you first, anthony hall. Uh, the incident, as we understand it, the french government of banning french athletes for wearing the hijab at the paris olympics, now this was the french sports minister has said an explanation from him, hes in favor of a quote strict regime of secularilism applied rigorously in the field of sport, and my question to you aside from your reaction to this is, isnt in itself this stance a form of discrimination . Well, discrimination is a tricky word. Uh, i think the word that i like to see uh, put front and center is secularization, and certainly islamophobia, now to me, the qui
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