Section: News
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Revealed: Yorkshire Tory council hopeful once shared stage with Enoch Powell
Anthony Murphy was kicked out of the Conservative party in 1989 after handing out anti-immigration leaflets warning of a ‘civil war’ in Bradford
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UK has deported eight offenders to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
Data obtained exclusively from the Home Office shows at least one deportee had been serving a sentence of less than six months
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UK Muslim leaders pay tribute to ‘voice of conscience’ Pope Francis
The leader of the Catholic church, who has died at 88, ‘extended his hand in genuine friendship to Muslims around the world’
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France moves closer to a total ban on hijabs
As the French parliament mulls a complete ban on the wearing of headscarves in all sporting competitions, Hyphen examines the country’s long campaign against Muslim coverings
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Unbearable workloads are making teachers quit UK classrooms
Thousands of burnt-out staff are leaving every year for new careers and jobs abroad
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‘Essential to the community’: Slough fights back against library closures
The town, home to one of Britain’s biggest Muslim populations, went bankrupt in 2021. But councillors and families say cutting libraries is a step too far
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The litter-picking groups helping to keep Birmingham clean
As the bin strike continues, community organisations that have been tackling the city’s flytipping problem for years are stepping in to help
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Poland passed an ‘illegal’ anti-asylum law and the EU isn’t doing anything
People crossing the Belarusian border — including Afghan, Iraqi and Somali migrants — are no longer able to claim asylum, breaching international law
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Ukraine’s mufti-turned-fighter Said Ismagilov on the battle for his homeland
Said Ismagilov once helped lead Umma, an umbrella group for Ukrainian Sunnis. He discusses frontline life — and his fears over US-led peace talks
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Ramadan is worth up to £1.3bn to UK economy — and growing fast
Report from thinktank Equi suggests the Muslim pound is undervalued as sluggish 2024 figures show UK ‘struggling to grow’
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The mosques opening up to help with substance misuse in their communities
Recovery workers are seeing changing attitudes towards drug and alcohol addiction in the Muslim community, with more mosques taking steps to address these issues
