Section: News
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Muslim divorce is rising. Pre-marriage bootcamps could change that
Talaqs, conflict resolution and ‘Alpha Muslims’: how marriage schools with very different ideologies are trying to influence young couples
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Spain’s festival of Christian conquest leaves many Muslim residents feeling excluded
In Alcoy, the Moros y Cristianos festival remains central to the city’s identity — but many locals feel excluded from it
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Muslim faith leaders back pope following war of words with Trump
Leo XIV said Donald Trump’s threats against Iran were ‘unacceptable’, prompting the president to call the leader of the global Catholic church ‘weak’
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Birmingham balti could be recognised by Unesco within weeks
The city’s Balti Triangle is declining. After a decade-long campaign by Zaf Hussain and others, could cultural heritage recognition help it survive?
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Local elections 2026: what success for Reform UK could mean for Muslims
Our guide to the party that is tipped for big wins in the 7 May 2026 local elections — what Reform says about Islam, migration and healthcare
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No, a doctor didn’t get struck off for asking a woman to remove her niqab
Dr Keith Wolverson’s case has triggered outrage in the rightwing media. But the tribunal that banned him from practising paints a different picture
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I can fix him: 600 candidates line up to try and make Birmingham normal again
Voters in the UK’s largest local authority are angry. But between bin strikes, tax rises and incendiary national politics, can anyone save it?
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‘We’re more akin to the 1930s’: Asad Rehman on the far-right threat to the climate
Rightwing groups are weaponising inequality against migrants, Muslims and achieving sustainability, says the Friends of the Earth head as he reflects on his life of activism
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Plans announced for UK’s first Muslim women’s rugby team
Richmond's Zainab Alema, the first visibly Muslim woman to play in the Premiership, hopes to launch Muslimah Rugby in the summer
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Muslim Council of Britain signs up thousands of new voters for local elections
The organisation visited mosques and community groups in key cities to help people register via the government website
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Here’s what experts say should be in midwives’ new anti-racism training
Black and Asian women and babies are more likely to die during delivery. The Nursing and Midwifery Council hopes to change that










