Episode Details

Join our hosts for Friday’s show where we will be discussing: ‘Student Loans' and 'Ramadan' Student Loans Student loans have become one of the most defining financial pressures of modern adulthood in the UK. For many young people in the UK, attending university is often viewed as a gateway to better opportunities. Yet behind this promise lies a financial reality that increasingly follows graduates for most of their working lives, trapping them in cycles of debt that contribute to poverty rather than prosperity. Join us as we explore how these interest-based student loans are affecting the graduates and reflect upon the principles of the Islamic economic system. Ramadan Ramadan and mercy are inseparable, shaping a month of forgiveness, compassion, and returning to Allah. Join us as we reflect on how mercy lies at the heart of Ramadan. Guests: Charlotte Armstrong – Higher Education Policy Institute’s Policy Manager and also a Plan 2 student loan holder Professor Alison Wolf- Professor at King’s College London, member of the Augar Review of post-18 Education and Funding in 2019 Bushra Tun Nisa Amir – Graduated from Queen Mary University in History and completed Masters in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS University. Muwasir Idrees – Vice Secretary for the National Outreach Department of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK Producers: Maria Ahmad Tooba, Kafia Ahmad, Arub Anwar