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The Right Thing: The Inseparable Twins

Broadcaster

BBC

TX Date

24th Apr 2020

Presentor

Mike Wooldridge

Producer

Paul Arnold and Saba Zaman

Awards

Association for International Broadcasting Awards 2020

Shortlisted – Human Interest: Radio and Audio
Quotes

"A very emotional experience."

Simon Pitts, Commissioning Editor, BBC World Service

Senegalese twins Marieme and Ndeye were born sharing much of their bodies, and doctors advised that an attempt to separate them would be fatal for Marieme. But Marieme’s heart condition put both twins in danger.

Mike Wooldridge hears from their father, Ibrahima Ndiaye, a devout Sufi Muslim who had to face an impossible dilemma – whether his daughters should be separated.