Section: Books
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Hausa literature festival tells northern Nigerian stories in London for the first time
The event has become a fixture on its home country’s arts calendar. Now it’s heading to the UK capital
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Inside Muslim LitFest 2026
From a book bazaar to a zine exhibition and bookbinding workshops, this year’s event is the biggest yet
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Five books exploring Black British life
From an expansive 2,000-year history to reflections on being a Black Muslim journalist post 9/11, here are some essential reads this Black History Month
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Five books to read on migration
Novels and memoirs to remind us that migration is a tale as old as time, and is essential to our survival, from Megha Majumdar’s A Guardian And a Thief to Cecile Pin’s Wandering Souls
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New book traces the deep connections between the Qur’an and Torah
The authors hope their work will help to dispel misconceptions and build better relationships between both Muslims and Jewish people
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Hamed Amiri on his new book The Other Boy: ‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’
The author has turned his journey fleeing from Afghanistan to Wales into a book for young readers. He hopes the story will help children understand what it means to be a refugee
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‘Self-defence is no offence’: a story of anti-racist action on the streets of east London
In his new book, Come What May, We're Here to Stay, Taj Ali chronicles the long history of political activism by the UK South Asian community. Here, we present an exclusive extract
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied interview: ‘There are lots of people who are just happy cruising through life, being Muslim’
The author talks about her latest novel and her mission to create nuanced characters for whom Islam is not a problem to be grappled with
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Amy Abdelnoor on her debut novel Ever Land: ‘I felt like I was method acting my book’
The British-Arab author speaks about the inspiration behind her debut, Palestinian displacement, shared humanity and the cost of Israel’s occupation
