Section: Lifestyle
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The beauty clean-up — where to recycle used products
The Great British Beauty Clean Up will help you reduce, refill and recycle your beauty packaging responsibly
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The story of saffron, from ancient Persia to Essex
This subtly sweet, golden spice has long been synonymous with luxury. Now, its future is tangled in the complexities of geopolitics and climate breakdown
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The unique pull of Lanzhou noodles
Deeply flavoured, warmly spiced and fully halal, the north-west Chinese cuisine of Gansu province offers a thrilling combination of tastes and textures
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Strength in sisterhood: the Muslim-owned gyms making workouts more inclusive
From Batley to Cardiff, women-only centres are helping change the face of gym culture
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Parcels and pani puri: post office takeaways get our stamp of approval
Inside the businesses where you can send a birthday card, pay your road tax and grab an order of pav bhaji to go
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Can nail polish really be halal?
There are many products now claiming to be breathable and permeable, thereby ablution compliant
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Ginger: a taste of paradise
In the first of a new series on the hidden history of our spice racks, we see how a fragrant root from east Asia found its way to plates and biscuit tins all over the world
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The Muslim Met Gala: Eid fashion from the west African diaspora
Six women on embracing and honouring their African roots through their dress this Eid
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Faith, fasting and footy — a Ramadan diary in 24 hours
Midfielder Zainab El Mouden on how overnight oats and self- reflection powers her beautiful game
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A halal food adventure in Cape Town
Home to an inventive and characterful culinary culture, South Africa is also one of the world’s most halal-friendly non-Muslim countries
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Skip the bubble tents and experience Bedouin life in Jordan’s Wadi Rum
Embrace traditional desert living with sunrise treks, star gazing and a little light camel herding in this cinematic landscape
