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Fostering

Fostering is more than just providing a temporary home, it is about offering stability, care, and hope at a time when a child needs it most. A safe and nurturing foster environment can transform a child’s life by building their confidence, supporting their education, and helping them heal emotionally.

Oaths, Curses and the Evil Eye: Unseen Realities

How far can a wicked glance go? Do curses have the power to inflict harm? Can an onlooker’s envy really tarnish a person’s success? 

Join us as we go on to discuss how scientists try to sift out fraudsters in establishing if there is any truth in these superstitions.

Guests:

Holly Marlow (Author and advocate)

Dr Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh (Poet and scholar)

Caroline Watt (Emeritus Professor of Parapsychology)

Dr Jaap Bos (Associate Professor at the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Studies)

Producers:

Rehana Bhatti and Nabeela Shah

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