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Grandson of Hamas; Asylum report; Carly Paoli 'Ave Maria'

Ed Stourton talks to John Calvin, grandson of the co-founder of Hamas, whose conversion to Christianity meant he had to flee the Middle East.

In his first UK media interview, Ed Stourton talks to John Calvin, grandson of the co-founder of Hamas, whose conversion to Christianity meant he had to flee the Middle East.

In 1964 Cassius Clay announced he had given up his name for Muhammad Ali and joined the Nation of Islam. Dr Dawn-Marie Gibson talks about how his faith influenced his life.

Ed Stourton talks to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Bangkok correspondent, Jonathan Head, about what the arrests of monks at the Thai Buddhist temple with links to animal trafficking says about the state of Buddhist monasticism in Thailand today.

Trevor Barnes investigates the findings of a report that claims the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Office is rejecting asylum claims from converts to Christianity because officials are making basic mistakes about the faith and what followers should know.

Why is Vimto, a soft drink from Manchester, such a big seller in the Gulf States during Ramadan? Kevin Bocquet reports.

Sunday hears from Carly Paoli, the British mezzo soprano, whose version of Ave Maria will be the official song for the Pope's Jubilee Year of Mercy celebrations in Rome.

Albert Einstein said: 'Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.' Three leading scientists, Professor Tom McLeish, Professor Mohamed El-Gomati and Professor Robert Winston, from three different faith traditions join Ed Stourton to discuss the science and religion 'question' in 2016, ahead of the debate at the Cheltenham Science Festival next week.

Producers:
Catherine Earlam
Peter Everett

Series Producer:
Amanda Hancox.

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  • Tiger Temple

    Bangkok correspondent, Jonathan Head, on the arrest of monks at a Thai Buddhist temple.

    Duration: 04:02

  • Vimto

    Why is Vimto such a big seller in the Gulf States during Ramadan?

    Duration: 04:46

  • Mohammed Ali

    Dr Dawn-Marie Gibson talks about how his faith influenced his life.

    Duration: 05:29

  • Ave Maria

    Carly Paoli's version of Ave Maria will be the official song for the Jubilee Year of Mercy

    Duration: 03:46

  • Hamas Grandson

    Ed Stourton talks to John Calvin, grandson of the co-founder of Hamas.

    Duration: 06:33

  • Christian Asylum

    Why are asylum claims from converts to Christianity being rejected?

    Duration: 06:47

  • Science & Religion

    3 leading scientists from 3 different faiths discuss the science and religion 'question'.

    Duration: 10:34

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