Humza Yousaf on Islamophobia and toxicity in politics

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Global

Society & Culture

4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf became interested in politics when he was just 16, believing it was the best way to make meaningful change. He joined the SNP whilst studying politics at the University of Glasgow and by 26, had become one of the youngest MSPs to enter Holyrood.

Humza has gone to make history as the first Muslim leader of any Western democracy, as well as Scotland's youngest leader. He joins James to discuss the state of UK politics, Scottish independence and why he believes Islamophobic conspiracy theories have become part of the mainstream discourse.

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0:48.2	Hello and welcome to full disclosure, a podcast project conceived entirely to let me spend
0:52.9	more time than I'd ever go on the radio with interesting people.
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