now on bbc news, hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.a has one of asia's most vibrant economies — the result of decades of stability and economic growth. it's also a multi—ethnic, multi—religious federation — but the majority ethnic muslim malays dominate the country politically. are racial and religious divides now threatening malaysia's stability and future prospects? there is growing concern that such tensions have been getting worse since a new government took office last year. my guest is malaysia's minister for islamic affairs, 00:01:39,555 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 mujahid yusof rawa. minister mujahid yusof rawa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, zainab. how serious are the current religious tensions we're seeing in malaysia? well, malaysia is a multiracial and multireligious country. the relationship with between all different religions in malaysia and race is defined by the constitution. islam being the official religion of the federation. article three states that very clear. and in the same article it mentions that othe

in the second episode, zeinab badawi travels to northern nigeria to visit kano, one of the oldest statesience with a local king. kano, which was established at the foot of the hills, based its wealth on agriculture, trade and manufacturing and was renowned for what became the biggest market in west africa. in the early 19th century, a major upheaval took place. there was an islamic revolution across west africa, including against the ruling dynasties of the hausa estates, led by pious men, supported by the local populations, who resented the greed of their rulers. the new ruling dynasties were established and they became emirates, paying allegiance to the sultan of sokoto. the emirs still enjoyed high status, as i discovered kano's current emir, mohammad sanusi the second. i have always considered this to be my dream job. i've always wanted to be an emir. we do not necessarily have a constitutional role. we have continued to exert a lot of influence, positive influence. we continue to play the role ofjustice of the peace. people still come to us. if you come to the courts, people still c

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. ——iam —— i am stephen sackur.todayis —— i am stephen sackur. my guest today is an extremist of a very kind. nothing to do with his political views but recognition of a lifetime spent embracing physical challenges at the extreme limit of human endurance. sir ralph irons has taken on and conquered the polar ice, the world's highest peaks and the world's most ruling deserts. he has been described as one of the world's greatest living explorers so what is the motivation for this life of extreme adventure? —— sir ranulph fiennes. sir ranulph fiennes, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. seems to me, your entire life, you have spent testing yourself, challenging yourself. why this preoccupation with tests? it doesn't come about in that particular way, it comes about because of being brought up in south africa, arriving in the uk, not getting a—levels, that's what it comes from, because that's not what i wanted to do, it's what my dad had done, commanding the royal scots' greatest tank regiment when he was killed in