Is Nick Timothy right about public Islamic prayer?

About this episode

The episode discusses the controversy surrounding public Islamic prayer in Trafalgar Square and related political events.

Connie Shaw, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the row over the call to prayer in Trafalgar Square, Bob Vylan’s star turn at the Al-Quds Day protest and the sixth-former politics of Hannah Spencer. Watch the second half of the discussion on spiked podcast: unlocked – our weekly bonus podcast, exclusively for spiked supporters – here: youtube.com/watch?v=hL8_8Mb3Jik&feature=youtu.be Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Connie Shaw, Tom Slater, Fraser Myers

Topics covered

• public Islamic prayer
• Trafalgar Square
• politics
• protests
• cultural discussions

Keywords

• Islamic prayer
• Trafalgar Square
• Bob Vylan
• Al-Quds Day
• Hannah Spencer
• politics
• protests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bob Vylan, spiked podcast

Places: Trafalgar Square

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