BBC removes Zara Mohammed social media interview clip after bullying claims
The Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain was asked four times by Woman s Hour host Emma Barnett about a lack of female imams
12 February 2021 • 10:08pm
Zara Mohammed was recently elected the first female secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain
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The BBC has removed a Woman s Hour interview clip from social media following allegations that a Muslim leader was bullied .
Last week, Zara Mohammed, 29, appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour show after she was elected the first ever female Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB).
LONDON: A video clip taken from an interview of the newly elected secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has been removed by the BBC after complaints that a presenter had “bullied” her.
Zara Mohammed, 29, the first female head of the MCB, had appeared on the “Woman’s Hour” show on BBC Radio 4.
In an interview with host Emma Barnett, known for her robust style of questioning, Mohammed was asked repeatedly about the lack of female imams operating in the UK, citing the increased prevalence of female priests and rabbis in the Church of England and the UK’s Jewish community.