12. Racism/العنصرية

Send us Fan MailDid you know?  "Sweden was the first country in the world to - in 1922- establish a government agency to handle issues related to racial hygiene. The proponents of racial- hygiene-thinking argued that certain groups had inferior genes. Society would be protected by preventing the spread of these genes." Elisabeth Elmeroth What makes some of us look down on others just because they don't look like us?What implications are there if racism is left unopposed? How would a world without racism look like?James Baldwin said, on the American experience of Black people:“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”He also said“Color is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.”And“The power of the white world is threatened whenever a Black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.”With us in this episode is Walaa Abulmagd. Walaa is an Egyptian woman living in Norway. She has a passion for making positive changes in the society. She has a phD in pharmacy and she works in the health care field. She is currently writing her biography which I really look forward to reading.Support the show