Section: Culture
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Hyphenated: Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of Hyphenated, our weekly podcast for a 360-degree view of Muslim life in Britain and Europe
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Book by book — building a new home for Arabic literature in London
The number of independent booksellers in the UK has nearly halved in the past 30 years. A new startup hopes to reverse the decline
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A Shakespearean Open Iftar
The Ramadan Tent Project hosted its 19th event of the year at Shakespeare’s Globe. Photographed for Hyphen by Hanna-Katrina Jedrosz
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Ramadan Tent Project’s Open Iftar at Gateshead Baltic Centre
The charity heads to the north-east of England for one of the most diverse events in its 10-year history. Photography for Hyphen by Barry Pells
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A different view of Islam
Photographer Marwan Bassiouni has spent four years taking images inside mosques around Europe that look out on to the outside world
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Young, optimistic and devout — Gen Z Muslims in the UK
Muslims aged between 16 and 24 are buoyant about their economic and social futures, but Islamophobia remains a persistent problem
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Almost 9 in 10 Gen Z Muslims call for an extra work holiday to celebrate Eid
Figures further reveal that most non-Muslims also believe that co-workers who follow Islam should be given a day off at the end of Ramadan
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Ramadan Tent Project’s first iftar held at Bradford Cathedral
As the charity celebrates its 10th anniversary, hundreds gather for the breaking of the first fast of the holy month
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Ramadan lights up London’s West End
As 1.3 million UK Muslims prepare for a month of fasting, over 30,000 lights were switched on by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London
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The Nordic imama leading the fight for gender equality
Sherin Khankan’s all-female mosque in Copenhagen has drawn support from a range of faiths — and some conservative criticism — with its campaign to help Muslim women seeking divorces
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New documentary explores the role of Islamophobia in French politics
Seven years after the Paris attacks, The Flag examines the connection between the media, political discrimination against French Muslims and the erosion of civil liberties
