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hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi.ives matter movement triggered a bout of soul—searching all over the world as governments and citizens examined their attitudes and actions on race and diversity. it's now one year since the death of george floyd, and his killer is behind bars. so, how far have we come in the struggle for racialjustice? that's global questions: what has blm achieved? well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all corners of the world. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week giving the answers. 0pal tometi is co—founder of black lives matter, which was set up in the united states in 2013 to fight racism. an american human rights activist, she was the first woman to receive the prestigious international peace honour prize this year. and duwayne brooks is a british conservative campaigner for racial equality. he supports a recent report commissioned by the government here on ethnic disparities. this concluded that social

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan later this year after two decades represents a major turning point for the country, especially for afghan women. many believe the western troop presence protected theirfragile rights. my guest is rare in afghan politics. fawzia koofi is the first woman to lead a political party in afghanistan and is part of an afghan delegation in talks with the taliban. yet she is one of their fiercest critics, endures constant intimidation and has survived several attempts on her life. why is fawzia koofi so worried about the future stability of afghanistan and its women? fawzia koofi in kabul, welcome to hardtalk. now, you had a very interesting start in life, if i can put it that way. you were your mother's eighth child. she was desperate for a boy. she didn't want to see you when she gave birth to you and asked for somebody to take you out so you could die in the sun. after hours and hours of screaming, somebody rescues you, takes you back to your mother.

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thank you, they never badawi. the european super league was recently launched - and defended by the power of fans. a triumph of people against profit. how can we make football and other i sport in general rooted in cities i and communities and societies, where they are born in giving i supporters and fans with power, as opposed to having elites - hijack the sport for profit? tessa sanderson, kick us off on that one. the power of the fan clearly did it this time! yes, thank you for that. well, i think it was a really bad decision that was made in that boardroom to take football more or less away from what i call the home of football. i think really on something like that there should have been... people like the minister of sport, you know, the football association, football fans association themselves, brought boardroom to help make that decision to say that that big change was going to happen because as far as i am concerned, football fans and the players make football how it is global today. i think the decision

hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi.son mandela once said that sport has the power to change the world, to unite people, to create hope where once there was only despair. how far is that true of sport today? with cause for boycotts, reports of abuse and a relentless drive to make profits, in this week's programme, we look at the power of sport. well, to bring you this edition of global questions are two panellists and our questioners join us via video link from all corners of the world. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. tessa sanderson has competed in the olympics six times, winning gold in athletics in 1984. she is the first black female athlete to win a gold for britain. and, since her retirement, she has been an advocate for greater inclusion in sport. and paul hayward is the british sports commentator, he has won the sports journalist of the year award five times. paul has reported on some of the world's greatest sporting events. welcome to you both, and to questioners, to you, whet