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The Trump administration says it's

given no concessions to North Korea

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over the agreement

on a summit with Kim Jong-un.

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South Korea's President thanks

Donald Trump for accepting

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the offer, but could it prove to be

a false dawn?

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Were

a false dawn?

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Were not

a false dawn?

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Were not going

a false dawn?

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Were not going to

a false dawn?

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Were not going to have

a false dawn?

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Were not going to have this

a false dawn?

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Were not going to have this meeting

a false dawn?

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Were not going to have this meeting

take place until we see concrete

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actions that match the words and

rhetoric of North Korea.

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Also in the programme:

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Why increasing numbers of young

British Muslim women are deciding

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to wear a headscarf.

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A former US drug company executive

who became infamous for hiking the

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price of a life-saving medicine has

been sentenced to seven years in

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prison.

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Hello, and welcome

to World News Today.

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Let's talk -

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the offer from North

Korea was simple.

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The reaction from

Washington, unexpected.

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And now the reaction from around

the world to the promise of face

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to face talks between the leaders

of the two countries -

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has been overwhelmingly positive.

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At the opening of the Paralympic

Games in South Korea, President Moon

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thanked the two leaders for a step

which he said was already helping

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to realise a new global peace.

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Elsewhere, President Xi Jinping

of China spoke with

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his US counterpart in a phone call,

praising the "positive aspiration"

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of the talks and urging them

to begin as soon as possible.

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Meanwhile US Vice-President Mike

Pence, who recently travelled

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to South Korea, was quick to point

out that his administration had made

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no concessions in order

to secure the talks -

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but rather it was North Korea

who caved in by agreeing to discuss

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giving up its nuclear programme,

and halt all nuclear

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and missile tests.

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Our North America correspondent Nick

Bryant has the latest on the story.

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Last night, the White House felt

more like the Twilight Zone,

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Donald Trump slipping into the press

briefing room unannounced

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to tell reporters to expect

a major announcement.

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And then out from the West Wing came

a delegation from South Korea,

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to make one of the most stunning

diplomatic statements in decades,

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after delivering to Donald Trump

a message from Kim Jong-un.

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He expressed his eagerness to meet

President Trump as soon as possible.

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President Trump appreciated

the briefing and said

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he would meet Kim Jong-un by May

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to achieve permanent

denuclearisation.

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Prior to arriving in Washington,

they'd held a meeting in Pyongyang,

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with Kim Jong-un

offering a warm hand

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of friendship, rather

than rattling his usual sabre.

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And on state TV, the schmaltzy

soundtrack doubled as diplomatic

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mood music as the North Korean

leader offered to abandon

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his nuclear arsenal in return

for security guarantees

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from the United States.

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Then came the sentimental farewell,

Kim Jong-un sending them off not

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just with a wave but an invitation

to Mr Trump, the most

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improbable overture.

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Donald Trump gave his

response on Twitter:

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The White House claims his

tough talk has worked.

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They will be met with fire and fury

like the world has never seen.

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Rocket man is on a suicide mission

for himself and for his regime.

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Washington has been in a whirlwind,

taken by surprise.

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Shortly before the shock

announcement, America's chief

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diplomat ruled out direct

talks with Pyongyang.

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In terms of direct talks

with the United States

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and US negotiations,

we are a long way from negotiations.

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This is a huge gamble

that offers Pyongyang

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a propaganda coup without much

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diplomatic groundwork

and without a guarantee of success.

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But President Trump's

predecessors have failed to halt

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North Korea's nuclear programme,

so perhaps it is worth this

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dramatic new gesture.

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Two combustible leaders dealing

with potentially the world's

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most combustible problem.

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Diplomacy like a Las Vegas title

fight, the international

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summit of the century.

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A short while ago the White House

gave a press briefing saying the

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offer of drums is down to President

Trump's campaign of sanctions

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against North Korea.

We know the

pressure campaign has been effective

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and has put a lot of pressure on

North Korea and they have made major

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promises to denuclearisation to stop

nuclear and missile testing and they

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have recognised that regular

military exercises between the US

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and South Korea will continue. We're

not going to step back and make any

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changes to that campaign, we will

continue that effort and we will not

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have this meeting take place until

we see concrete actions that match

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the of North Korea.

Britain has

drafted in the military following a

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nerve agent attack on a former

Russian spy and his daughter in

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Salisbury. Sergei Skripal and his

daughter Yulia are critically ill in

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hospital while the policeman who

tried to help them remains in a

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serious condition.

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Tonight, five days after

unprotected police officers,

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paramedics and passers-by came

into close contact with a chemical

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weapon, the military arrived

at Salisbury Hospital.

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The mission - to recover evidence.

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At the hospital, they

were taking away a car.

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They are also expected to secure

Sergei Skripal's car,

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and there are ambulances which may

have traces of the nerve agent

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used in the attempt on his life.

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The military will go in the area,

probably in protective equipment.

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They have detection equipment that

will allow them to properly,

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safely do a detailed survey

of the areas and if there is any

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contamination they can safely remove

that and have it destroyed.

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Tonight, there was renewed police

activity at the grave

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of Sergei Skripal's son,

Alexander, who died last year.

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It has been suggested his

body may be exhumed.

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The Home Secretary was the first

senior government representative

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to visit Salisbury this morning.

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Ministers have stressed

the importance of getting

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to the bottom of the alleged plot

before pointing fingers.

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Give us time, Amber Rudd said.

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She met and praised those who have

helped victims and decontaminated

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the area, including firefighters.

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I am in awe of their sympathetic

approach and professionalism

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as they engage with these people.

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And now as they reflect,

they are concerned sometimes

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for themselves and their families

but they have all said to me

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that they would not have done

anything differently.

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And then to the hospital continuing

to provide the highest level

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of care to the victims.

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Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey,

exposed to nerve agent

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during the incident,

is making good progress.

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His friends await news.

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Always really easy to speak to,

to get hold of, always delivers.

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And he delivers effectively

and efficiently.

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He always has a sense

of humour around him.

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He does it easily and nothing

is ever too much trouble for him.

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Sergei Skripal remains

in critical condition -

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his daughter, Yulia, the same,

but she is responding

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better to treatment.

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The investigation has become part

of life in central Salisbury.

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Everybody is scared a little bit.

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Hopefully everything is all right

in the next couple of days.

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Your T-shirt says it all.

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Calm is exactly how

people have remained.

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Do you feel concerned?

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No, otherwise I wouldn't be

here and I certainly

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would not bring my son.

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Some worry that Salisbury

will become known for this shocking

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event, but life will move on.

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I'm not saying it will blow

over, it will always

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be there but the town,

the city,

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there is so much love here,

I don't think that would happen.

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For now, at least, central Salisbury

remains the scene of a crime

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reverberating around the world.

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The German Chancellor has warned

that no one could win

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in what she called a "race

to the bottom", amid concerns that

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heavy new US tariffs on steel

and aluminium could launch

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a global trade war.

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Angela Merkel said it would be best

if the European Union was exempted.

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The EU is seeking

talks on the issue.

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A visit to the UK by the Saudi Crown

prince has ended with a massive arms

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deal. Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy

48 Typhoon jets. Human rights groups

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protested against the visit.

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Kenya's president and opposition

leader have met for the first time

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since last year's bitterly contested

election.

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In a surprise move, Uhuru Kenyatta

and Raila Odinga called

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each other "brothers".

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An aid convoy which entered

a besieged rebel enclave

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on the outskirts of the Syrian

capital has crossed back

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into government held-territory.

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13 trucks carrying food

were unloaded in Eastern Ghouta,

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before heading back to Damascus.

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This is the emergency aid convoy

inside Eastern Ghouta today.

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According to the ICRC,

it came dangerously close

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to the firing line.

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The convoy was meant to deliver

food supplies on Monday,

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but was forced to leave

because of ongoing fighting.

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Opposition activists say

about a thousand people have been

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killed in air strikes and shelling

in just two weeks.

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The UN High Commissioner

for Refugees Filippo Grandi

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Has called

for Refugees Filippo Grandi

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Has called the

for Refugees Filippo Grandi

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Has called the war

for Refugees Filippo Grandi

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Has called the war in

for Refugees Filippo Grandi

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Has called the war in Syria

for Refugees Filippo Grandi

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Has called the war in Syria at

for Refugees Filippo Grandi

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Has called the war in Syria at

colossal human tragedy. I spoke to

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him earlier.

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You know what is tragic about Syria?

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There was a time when people fled

outside the country,

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there was a time, there

is still a time, when people

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flee within the country.

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But for people trapped

in Eastern Ghouta, the people

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we reached today, there is no

option to stay or flee.

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How much worse can it

get get for a civilian?

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This is one of the most

tragic situations

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we've seen in a long time

from a humanitarian perspective.

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As you rightly outline,

as we have said, over 1 billion

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Syrian refugees are in Lebanon.

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To what extent are the refugees

in camps or in urban areas,

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and what extent is Lebanon

receiving support for them?

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They are mostly in urban centres,

Beirut and other cities.

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And in makeshift settlements.

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They are not in organised camps.

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They share, largely,

the resources of

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the local community.

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They go to Lebanese schools,

those that go to school.

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They find work in agriculture

or construction,

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it's a very meagre existence.

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The international community

has helped, but what we

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are worried about is the persistence

of the Syrian crisis with the

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difficulties people have to return

to make the decision to return

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is premature, they won't

go back right now.

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That support to Lebanon and other

host countries, Jordan,

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Turkey and others, that

support must continue.

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We must not lower the guard,

we must stay the course,

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until the crisis is resolved.

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So there is not much prospect

of those refugees returning

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in the near future?

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You know, they watch the media,

just like us, and they see

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what's happening in Eastern Ghouta.

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This is on the outskirts

of Damascus, the capital.

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They see what's happening

in Idlib, in other

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unstable areas.

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If you asked them about their

future, they see their

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future back in their country, 89% of

surveyed refugees said they want to

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eventually return but not right now.

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It's too unstable, too dangerous,

there are too many risks.

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Stay with us here on BBC World News.

We will have the latest sport,

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including Six Nations rugby and

England's preparations.

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The numbers of dead and wounded

defied belief, the worst terror

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atrocity on European soil in modern

times.

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In less than 24 hours that soggy

union lost an elderly Sikh leader

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and replace them with a dynamic

figure.

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We heard these gunshots, they came

out of a fire exit and started

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firing.

James Earl Ray, aged 41, sentenced

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to 99 years, travelled from national

to Memphis prison.

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What will you do now? Will this

change your life?

I don't know, I've

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never been married before.

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This is BBC World News today.

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The Trump administration says it's

given no concessions to North Korea

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over the agreement

on a summit with Kim Jong-un.

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Britain has deployed its military

onto the streets of Salisbury to

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help investigate the suspected

poisoning of a former spy. Martin

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Shkreli is the former drug company

exec who upped the price of a

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life-saving AIDS medication and has

been sentenced to seven years in

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prison. He first made headlines for

jacking up that price of a drug from

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$13 per dose to 750. He has been

convicted for defrauding investors

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into hedge funds is he ran. The

judge said his crimes were not

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isolated lapses in judgment but a

pattern in conduct. He was reviled

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by many Americans.

Yes, he was

called the most hated man in America

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after his company rate the drug

price there for that life-saving HIV

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medication and he became known as

the poster child of the

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pharmaceutical industry. This was a

time when the price gouging in the

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pharmaceutical industry was being

criticised and he came to represent

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that greed, so he cultivated the

spur some of an arrogant, no car in

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the world executive, and there were

several points where he would mock

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politicians and people who

criticised him come in a

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congressional hearing on drug price

hikes, he was yawning and calling

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congressional members imbecile is,

so he gained this reputation and the

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judge said that this person didn't

have anything to do with the

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sentencing she handed down and we

saw some different portrayals of

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Martin Shkreli by the defence and

prosecutors.

It wasn't price hiking

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for which he was convicted.

He was

convicted for defrauding investments

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into hedge funds is and then another

pharmaceutical company. The

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prosecutor said he should be looked

at as a 35-year-old man who was a

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fraudster because he misled

investors about the performance of

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those hedge funds is and ultimately

did pay them back plus profit for

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what they invested, but prosecutors

said that was only because they had

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raised red flags that they were

being defrauded but his defence

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tried to use that to get a lighter

sentence, saying he was a

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self-destructive person who showed

depression so they tried to pull at

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the heartstrings of the judge but

the judge went

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for a self-destructive person who

showed depression so they tried to

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pull at the heartstrings of the

judge but did judge when 487 year

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sentence, the maximum could have

been 25, so it was lighter than

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prosecutors hope for.

Thank you.

It is the penultimate weekend of the

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Six Nations but the Ireland captain

Rory Best say they will not be

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distracted by thoughts of a possible

Grand Slam as they aim to make it

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four wins in four by beating

Scotland. John Watson is in Dublin.

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The stage is set for what could be a

crucial weekend in Rugby Union Six

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Nations championship. Ireland play

Scotland here tomorrow, knowing a

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victory and a defeat for England in

France would see Ireland become Six

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Nations champions, their third title

in five years. Colin McGregor used

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to play for Scotland, what chances

that Ireland will have this wrapped

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up?

The fact they are at home, they

have not lost a Six Nations game

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here under Joe Schmidt, they have

one 19 of their last 20 games here.

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Scotland have to be buoyed by the

fact that they ruined England's

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Grand Slam chances last time out,

they are full of confidence but this

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Irish team is a mighty tough

challenge.

And add to the mix the

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fact that Scotland don't travel away

from home especially well, their

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last away win, away from Rome, Italy

always seem to be the easy team to

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beat, but Scotland's last I win --

away win came in eight years ago.

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All teams struggle. Scotland have

the comforts of Murrayfield, the

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crowd get behind them, last time

they started well against England,

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the momentum grew, they became

louder so they have to start well

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again and tried to quieten the road

and put doubt in this Irish team.

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Ireland are so good at dominating

possession and they are ruthless

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with their efficiency so it will be

tough for Scotland and for England,

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these away games are incredibly

challenging but Scotland have to

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come here full of confidence and

perform as well as they can.

It will

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be fascinating to watch. If Ireland

can get past Scotland, and it is

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that upset in Paris with England

losing to France, it will be another

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Six Nations title for Ireland, but

as far as Scotland go, away from

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Rome they have only had two wins in

the Six Nations but their last away

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win was here in Dublin eight years

ago. Hopefully that may play in

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their favour tomorrow.

Pep Guardiola has been fined and

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warned about his future conduct by

the English Football Association for

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wearing a yellow ribbon in support

of imprisoned politicians in his

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native Catalonia.

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He admitted the charge

of wearing a political

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message after it was seen

in the cup tie at Wigan.

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He can only wear it

pre-and post match.

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He understands it does break

FA rules and he will

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no longer wear it on the touchline.

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South Africa have the upper hand at

Port Elizabeth. David Warner was the

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top scorer with 63 as the tourists

made 243. They will resume today to

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Women in some Muslim

countries, like Iran,

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are campaigning against it

as a symbol of oppression.

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But in Britain some women

are taking the opposite view,

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seeing it as empowering.

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Nomia Iqbal investigates.

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The spotlight is on the Hijab.

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Many Muslim women choose

to wear it proudly.

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For some, it's an act of modesty.

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For others, in countries like Iran,

forced to wear it, it's a symbol

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to remove in protest.

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It may divide opinion,

but the hijab is going high fashion.

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20-year-old model Shahira Yusuf has

been signed up by Storm,

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the agency that found

supermodel Kate Moss.

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Shahira is one of the first

British models with a hijab

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taking to the catwalk.

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Yeah, definitely don't want to be

considered a token girl.

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I don't want these models

like ethnic models or models

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from different religious backgrounds

to just pave the way,

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I want the way to stay there,

become the norm within society.

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Because it is the norm outside

of the modelling sphere.

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Shahira is becoming

the face of Modest Fashion.

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At the show in London,

Muslim designers have come

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from all over the world

to promote their clothes.

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The market for Modest Fashion

is on course to be worth billions.

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I grew up in a Muslim family

and none of the the women

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in my family wore the hijab.

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None of my Muslim

friends wore it either.

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But now, more and more young

women are wearing it.

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The reason why I wear

it is to number one, cover my hair.

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And number two, to be honest,

I actually enjoy wearing the hijab,

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I enjoy covering my hair,

I enjoy the hijabs I have today

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I feel like it makes a statement.

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It's part of who I am,

it's my crown.

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Hijab to me is empowerment and it's

feminism and it's taking

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control and ownership

of what I choose

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to show to the world.

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Being online has given some women

a powerful platform.

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Social media star Mariah Idrissi has

a huge following on Instagram.

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The hijab is a part of me,

it's part of my career

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and its representation.

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You know, we shouldn't be ashamed

or shy to represent who we are.

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If you are a model wearing a hijab,

and you're on Instagram and having

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thousands of people following you,

aren't you doing the opposite

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of what the hijab is

supposed to be about?

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The mainstream media,

western media isn't

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representing Muslims on TV,

in fashion, anywhere.

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The only time we are represented

is for something bad.

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I just saw this as, you know, I'm

going on the news and I'm talking

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about something that's not

about terrorism, not

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about women being oppressed,

I'm talking about fashion.

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Some campaigners for Muslim women's

rights think the hijab's popularity

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is a political statement.

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They feel uneasy about its use

as an expression of identity.

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Modest does not mean

you need to wear the hijab.

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Modesty goes beyond that in your

behaviour and your way of dressing.

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I don't need to prove to anybody

what I am, but in the hijab,

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you are singling yourself

and proving something unnecessary,

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especially in the Western world.

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The hijab means different things

to different people.

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Shahira believes you can wear it

and be a successful model.

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Her dream?

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The cover of British Vogue,

wearing her hijab.

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