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A takeaway boom is damaging Bradford’s health. Is the solution more takeaways?
Delivery apps and deprivation have seen the number of cheap and unhealthy halal eateries soar. Two Muslim-owned businesses hope to change that
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How to encourage your children to fall in love with reading
Statistics show children are reading less. What can we do to stop the decline in our children reading for pleasure?
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Sip-and-paint without the booze: the rise of alcohol-free leisure
Muslim-owned leisure activities are opening across the country, providing halal versions of pastimes traditionally associated with drinking
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We should parent with kindness, not violence
Organisations are calling for an all-out ban on smacking children, which is still legal in England despite being outlawed in Scotland and Wales
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Muslim students say halal loans and accommodation can’t come quickly enough
Interest-bearing student loans and mixed-gender halls put some Muslims off uni. Alternative student finance and firms such as iLm are changing that
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For our children to thrive, Britain must change its anti-play culture
There aren’t enough playgrounds for children in Britain, even though access to play has a fundamental influence on their development
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Mosques in southern England face five-figure bills to heatproof themselves
Religious buildings, many of them not originally designed to house large numbers of worshippers, are increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat
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How do you parent when the world is on fire?
We must instil compassion in our children, which starts with us as parents being kind to them and to each other
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How to holiday with small children
A recent trip to a family friendly beach resort proved that a relaxing holiday is not beyond reach for parents with young kids
