Section: Books
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Recipes from an Iranian prison: ‘If there is one book that shows the power of words, it’s this one’
Sepideh Gholian’s The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club is a memoir-cum-cookbook from the Iranian activist held in the country’s notorious jail
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My debut novel may not change the world, but it may help to change minds
Determination by Tawseef Khan is set in the intersecting worlds of law and immigration. The author offers his thoughts on writing and his hopes for the overhaul of a cold and indifferent UK asylum system
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House guests, hospitality and the hijab
In Namesake, a new collection of essays, the British-Palestinian author NS Nuseibeh examines modern life, identity and her family links to a formidable figure from early Islamic history
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Book clubs create a space to share stories
In real life and online, young Muslim readers are coming together and holding events that celebrate their love of literature
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The rise of the halal romance novel
A new genre of writing is slowly establishing itself and painting a broader picture of what love can look like
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From Entebbe to Stansted: the flight of Uganda’s South Asian community
An exclusive extract from The Exiled, which chronicles the arrival in the UK of thousands of South Asians expelled from Uganda by the military dictator Idi Amin in 1972
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Six Muslim children’s authors you should read
Books with diverse characters and stories are helping young people understand their world
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Dr Nighat Arif: ‘Women like me have never been seen in health books’
The popular television GP and social media star talks about publishing The Knowledge and why, when it comes to medical matters, all women need to be part of the conversation
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‘Every Qur’an has its own history’
From demanding restorations to delicate repairs, Ziyaad Lorgat is keeping the traditions of bookbinding alive and well in Leicester
