The Current for August 12, 2019
Today on The Current: We discuss the situation in Kashmir, talking to people with family caught up in the political tensions; plus, we speak to a Canadian-Egyptian who invited a group of U.S. Islamophobes to explore their own prejudice — with a free trip to Egypt; and we listen to Episode 1 of CBC podcast Finding Cleo.
Today on The Current:
- We discuss the situation in Kashmir, talking to people with family caught up in the political tensions.
- Canadian-Egyptian Tarek Mounib wanted Islamophobes in the U.S. to explore what drove their prejudice, so he offered them a free trip to Egypt. We talk to the director, and a woman who took him up on his offer.
- All summer, The Current is bringing you the best in CBC podcasts. Today we listen to Episode 1 of Finding Cleo, about a family's search for a young Cree girl, taken away in the Sixties Scoop.