Section: Culture
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Inside the Eid al-Fitr moon wars
While many UK Muslims rely on pronouncements from Saudi Arabia to call an end to Ramadan, others are looking to our own stars
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A green iftar for an ethical Ramadan
A London-based collective aims to encourage healthier eating and the reduction of food waste
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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
