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More Emma Barnett on #bbcwomanshour tackling women's sex-based rights. Today she's talking to @RosieDuffield1, kicks off by asking her why women attending the lunch shared the images. What's the message of sending that? Rosie says she was hesitant because of the abuse, but the
attitude was 'sod it'. Emma said did you decide as a group to share images. Why shouldn't we, says Rosie. She says as politicians we assume we will get any abuse. She says journalists called all day about why they were having lunch. Emma says JKR has taken a stand on this
particular issue. Emma says what evidence do you have people want to ask local candidates about sex based rights. Rosie says women often stop her and ask to have private conversations about this. Emma reads an email saying let people live their lives, there are bigger
Was it Islamophobic for #EmmaBarnett to repeatedly ask first female secretary-general @MuslimCouncil Zara Mohammed how many female Imams in the UK? #bbcwomanshour
BBC response bbc.com/news/entertain…
Now I must confess I tracked down a clip of original interview & didn't find it particularly hostile. Probably Mohammed should have stuck to her original answer that she hadn't a clue, assuming it is indeed the case she hadn't a clue (which is pretty embarrassing in itself).
