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30/10/2016

Sally Magnusson talks to historian Sir Tom Devine about faith, politics and identity.

Sally Magnusson speaks to a man who has been called Scotland's greatest living historian - Sir Tom Devine, who talks faith, politics and identity.

The latest UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem's holy sites has proved controversial. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell is in the city, and explains why.

Lebanon is smaller than Scotland, both geographically and in population, but the influx of refugees from Syria has been enormous over the last few years - some now estimate that a third of all the people living there are refugees. Father Paul Karam, president of the Catholic aid agency Caritas Lebanon, tells us the immense pressure this is putting on the country, and the ways in which they are providing support.

And journalist Emma Jane Kirby looks at another part of the chain in the refugee crisis. In her book, The Optician of Lampedusa, she brings to life the moment a boat trip with friends became a life changing and life-saving event.

Sally finds out what motivates Sister Teresa Forcades, a nun who combines a life devoted to God in a mountainside monastery with campaigning against some of the world's most powerful institutions.

And Bishop David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, joins Sister Teresa Forcades to discuss whether faith leaders should stick to talking religion, or if they have a moral responsibility to get political.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 30 Oct 2016 10:00

Yolande Knell

Yolande Knell

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Journalist Yolande Knell explains why the latest UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem's holy sites has proved controversial

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  • Sun 30 Oct 2016 10:00