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Aug 2024
26m 31s

Heart and Soul: Muslim sex education

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Despite some opposition from within their own faith communities, Muti’ah and Angelica are on a mission to teach other Muslim women how to have healthy and safe sex lives.

Geeta Pendse meets them both and finds out how to deliver sex education that is both useful and appropriate for their students.

Presenter: Geeta Pendse Producer: Linda Walker Series producer: Rajeev Gupta Production co-ordinator: Mica Nepomuceno

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