Section: News
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Luton’s Muslim Vauxhall workers ‘devastated’ by plant closure
The Bedfordshire town is home to one of Britain’s largest Muslim communities, and many have worked at the factory for years. They want the government to step in
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An accountant hit his wife. Why did their community take his side?
Hassan Uddin was found guilty of battery. But the road to justice for Jamila Ali was tough — and thousands face the same obstacles
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West Midlands children more likely to die with asthma than anywhere else in England
Researchers at the University of Bristol found Black, Asian, mixed race and ethnic minority kids were more at risk — and pointed the finger at housing poverty
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Concern grows for UK Syrians as government fails to commit to their rights
Britain has paused 6,500 asylum claims and would not be drawn on people’s existing leave to remain. Syrians say it has tempered their joy at Assad’s fall
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Joy and fear of Berlin’s Syrians as they consider returning after fall of Assad
A million people fled civil war in Syria and built lives in Germany. As European governments encourage refugees to return, experts warn of the economic hole they may leave behind
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GB News uses word ‘sharia’ twice as often as BBC News and Sky News combined
New study by Centre for Media Monitoring concludes that channel ‘hates Muslims’ and is obsessed with them
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IRA hunger strikers join British Army veteran in Ireland-wide fast for Palestine
Organisers see parallels between historical Irish struggle for independence and the siege of Gaza by a ‘towering oppressor’
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Revealed: ‘Islamist’ referrals to Prevent surged by 45% in wake of 7 October
Increase in caseload of UK counter-terrorism strategy comes amid warning that pro-Palestine protest is being criminalised and children targeted
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Policy Exchange told the Tories that Muslims were a threat. Will it work on Labour?
The Westminster thinktank has played a crucial role in shaping narratives about Islam and extremism in Britain since 2005
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Hunger strike in Harringay following police raid on Kurdish Community Centre
A wave of protests has followed the closure of a decades-old centre providing essential services for Harringay’s Kurdish and Turkish residents
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80,000 asylum seekers languish on wait list for decision for six months or more
Figure includes nearly 20,000 fleeing war or persecution in Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, who are likely housed in hotels Refugee Action has called ‘human warehouses’
