Section: News
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Iranians in UK fear for family amid conflicting reaction to US-Israel strikes
‘I don’t defend this regime, but I also don’t want my country and my people bombed to pulp’
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Wajid Akhter: people are now the Muslim Council of Britain’s priority
The organisation’s general secretary is on a mission to empower and enfranchise UK Muslims at grassroots level
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Muslim Leeds fans ‘hurt’ by Ramadan booing: ‘Understand the word United’
Play during Saturday’s Premier League match against Manchester City stopped briefly so players at Elland Road could break the fast
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MCB chief: Muslims should give more to UK causes and less overseas
Dr Wajid Akhter, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, says too much cash goes on mosque-building and to international causes
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Sadiq Khan leads tributes to Ealing councillor Aysha Raza
Dr Raza was Ealing’s first female Muslim cabinet member. Colleagues said she was ‘wonderful’ and a ‘superstar’
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Reform’s plan to ban church conversions blasted as divisive and unnecessary
People and groups of any faith background are being invited to share insights on resolving conflict between communities
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Commission on Interfaith Relations wants to hear your experiences — here’s how
People and groups of any faith background are being invited to share insights on resolving conflict between communities
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‘He couldn’t breathe’: toddler’s ordeal shows reality of NHS waiting lists
Families who languished on NHS waiting lists for eye treatment and paediatric care for months urge ministers to move faster to clear the backlog
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Tens of thousands of people die each year after waiting too long for NHS care
Data reveals 28,908 patients died in 2024/25 after waiting more than 18 weeks — while Asian British children are overrepresented on paediatric wait lists
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18,000 Home Office immigration staff still haven’t done Windrush training
It is six years since the department accepted a recommendation from the Windrush Lessons Learned review that ‘all immigration officials’ be trained
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Labour and Greens vie for Gorton and Denton’s large Muslim vote
The Greens are deploying Urdu and Punjabi speakers while Labour calls in its national big guns. We asked local Muslims if any of it has cut through










