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Women in Nigeria; Disliking your child's friends; Gender and pain

As religious attacks in northern Nigeria continue, Jenni Murray speaks to a woman who has brought Christians and Muslims together. Also, is pain a gender issue?

Ngozi Eze of the charity Women for Women International, explains why she brought Christians and Muslims together in northern Nigeria.
Is it OK to dislike your child's friends? We get views from Jenny Eclair and Lucy Cavendish
As a new film starring Jennifer Aniston explores what it's like to live with chronic pain, we ask if pain is a gender issue.
We hear about the legacy of Claudia Jones, the creator of the first Black British weekly newspaper post-war.
And the rape and murder of a student in Turkey has sparked huge protests and a social media storm. Why has this particular case caused such an outcry?

Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Sarah Crawley.

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Ngozi Eze

Ngozi Eze is Nigeria country director for the charity Women for Women International. Since 2000, she has overseen a programme that’s empowered 52,000 women from conflict-affected areas.Ìý She’s in London this week to take part in a series of events discussing the current situation for women and girls in Nigeria.

Pain and gender

A new film starring Jennifer Aniston explores what it’s like to live with chronic pain. In it Aniston’s character Claire is not just physically affected Ìý- her condition impacts on her emotional and psychological health as well.Ìý Chronic pain affects more women than men, but are women treated sympathetically by medical practitioners, or are they more likely to suffer in silence because they fear doctors won’t take them as seriously as men?ÌýÌý Maria Mansfield has suffered from chronic pain for 17 years, Joanna Bourke has explored how gender has influenced the treatment of pain in her book, The Story of Pain, and Liam O’Toole is CEO of Arthritis Research.Ìý

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What to do when you don’t like your child’s friends

How common is it not to like your child’s friends? ÌýDo you have to like them? ÌýAnd if you really don’t, how do you handle it? ÌýWriter Lucy Cavendish has four children and comedian Jenny Eclair has one grown-up daughter. ÌýThey join Jenni to discuss getting on - or not getting on - with their kid’s mates.Ìý

Claudia Jones

Claudia Jones is a social justice activist, political campaigner and feminist. Last week was the 100th anniversary of her birth. She is most well-known for being one of the founders of the Notting Hill Carnival. But she was also the creator of the first Black British weekly newspaper post-war, the West Indian Gazette. This week the Black Cultural Archives museum in Brixton, London will be hosting an event to commemorate Claudia’s work. Author Marika Sherwood will be one the speakers at the event.

Ozgecan Aslan murder

The murder of a twenty year old student in Turkey has sparked huge protests and a social media storm. But in a country where such crimes often go unreported, why has this case caused such an outcry? The Â鶹Éç’s Cagil Kasapoglu reports.

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Credits

Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Sarah Crawley
Interviewed Guest Ngozi Eze
Interviewed Guest Maria Mansfield
Interviewed Guest Joanna Bourke
Interviewed Guest Liam O'Toole
Interviewed Guest Jenny Eclair
Interviewed Guest Lucy Cavendish
Interviewed Guest Marika Sherwood
Interviewed Guest Cagil Kasapoglu

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  • Wed 25 Feb 2015 10:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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