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Disco Tehran comes to the UK
The New York-based party celebrates the 1970s golden age of Iranian dance music and imagines a different present
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Use Ramadan to quit, anti-smoking team tells mosques in east London
Health outreach workers from Queen Mary University of London are visiting mosques to encourage people to beat the habit
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Monica Ali: ‘I follow my interest and instincts — that’s the only thing a writer can do’
The author speaks about her writing process and shares advice for those wanting to break into publishing
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Former gambling addicts visit mosques to tackle stigma
Gambling is a sin in Islam. That can stop people getting help if they have a problem, says outreach group Urban Muslimz
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Zakopane — the winter destination for Muslims in the know
A small Polish mountain resort has been stunned to find itself flooded with tourists from the Gulf
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While We Wait: exhibition tells stories of displaced women in Jordan
Rayna Carruthers’ photographs showing at the Glasgow Women’s Library reflect personal stories of displacement from Sudan, Yemen and Somalia
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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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The Muslims on the front line of America’s abortion clampdown
Often shut out of discussions about abortion, Muslim-led groups such as the Ad’iyah Collective and Heart are fighting the erosion of reproductive rights
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New wave of Muslim-run archery clubs on target to bring the sport to everyone
Mastery of the bow and arrow is deeply embedded in Islam, but high costs and lack of accessibility has kept participation low among ethnic minorities. Now, that is changing
