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Cancer awareness activist Allia Amjad: ‘There are still so many fears and taboos’
While undergoing cancer treatment, Amjad longed to connect with other Muslim women who shared her experience, so she founded a support group
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Muslim and Jewish leaders present historic joint statement to King Charles III
Twelve faith leaders thrashed out the Drumlanrig accords in a Scottish castle, pledging to work together against prejudice
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‘My hijab is my strength. I see it as a crown on my head’
For World Hijab Day on 1 February, five women reflect on how Islamic attire can be a symbol of empowerment and identity
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Muslim Council of Britain elects Mohammed Wajid Akhter as secretary general
Akhter, a doctor from Essex, had run on a platform of modernising the MCB and beat Dr Muhammad Adrees to succeed Zara Mohammed
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New national body for British Muslims ‘won’t compete with Muslim Council of Britain’
Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrat figures have all expressed willingness to engage with the new British Muslim Network
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Muslim Council of Britain leadership candidates quizzed at first hustings event
Candidates for leader and deputy leader of the MCB hope to win voters over with pledges to engage young people and mend relations with the government
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Murad Khan Mumtaz: ‘There’s a huge European bias in art scholarship’
The artist and historian on his latest book, the misunderstood meanings of Mughal painting and unlocking a deeper understanding of Islam
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Muslim Council of Britain leadership hopefuls set out vision for the organisation
Dr Muhammad Adrees and Dr Mohammed Wajid Akhter are vying to become secretary general of the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella group. Here’s what you need to know
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An accountant hit his wife. Why did their community take his side?
Hassan Uddin was found guilty of battery. But the road to justice for Jamila Ali was tough — and thousands face the same obstacles
