Section: News
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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
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Ex-Tory councillor speaks after judge finds colleagues discriminated against him
Tories must ‘stand up to discrimination’, says Mohammed Arif, after court rules his Muslim faith was ‘weaponised’ against him by Walsall Conservatives
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Campaigners welcome £750,000 burials pledge but warn it is ‘temporary fix’
Newham Muslim Burial Association is calling for a permanent site in the east London borough, but says spending commitment is a positive step
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What a mosque fire shows about Muslim life in Pedro Sánchez’s Spain
Spain positions itself as a progressive outlier in Europe. But the authorities’ response to a suspected arson attack has highlighted gaps in justice
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How Vox made halal school meals into a culture war in Spain
A new decree aims to guarantee dietary alternatives for students. But the far right has framed halal food as a threat to national identity
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Young Muslims often don’t seek mental health support. A report found out why
Thinktank Equi found 44% of Muslim youngsters who had accessed help with mental health might have done so sooner had they felt services understood their faith
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In pictures: Together Alliance anti far-right protest
Muslim leaders join more than 100 faith organisations, charities and trade unions in a show of unity against far-right parties
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Palestine Action hunger strikers speak for first time since being granted bail
Heba Muraisi, Qesser Zuhrah and Kamran Ahmed held a press conference in London alleging mistreatment by prison staff
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Muslim families say Islamophobia is shaping Austria’s schools
As Austria prepares to introduce a headscarf ban for girls under 14, rights groups warn anti-Muslim rhetoric is fuelling discrimination in classrooms.
