Section: News
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The ‘AI revolution’ is here. Could it soon be leading Friday prayers?
The advent of AI powered chatbots is forcing some British imams to think about how new technologies could benefit their communities — or lead them astray
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Neo-Nazis are terrorising a diverse Berlin neighbourhood
As German courts allow another right-wing extremist to walk free, victims of an emboldened far-right group call for justice
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We need a Prevent review which finds common ground with UK Muslims
By focusing on old ideas about counter-extremism, the government’s long-awaited report is a squandered opportunity
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UK community organisations mobilise to help people affected by earthquake in Turkey and Syria
More than 1,500 fundraising and aid drives have been set up, across the country
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Why are British Muslims not considered part of the working class?
When we think about ‘working-class communities’ in the UK, Muslims are rarely depicted — even though most live in the country’s poorest towns and cities
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Shabnam Chaudhri Q&A: ‘We’re allowing racist, sexist and homophobic officers to slip through the net’
The first Muslim woman to serve as detective superintendent in the Metropolitan police talks about institutional corruption, tackling Islamophobia and the role the police should play in modern society
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Why too many refugees in the UK are lost for words
To integrate into new communities and find employment in the UK, new arrivals need to learn English. But lack of provision is creating problems
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The problem of Muslim women and cervical cancer screenings
Healthcare professionals warn that too few take up invitations to get tested
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Peymana Assad Q&A: ‘The UK government is playing games with the lives of refugees’
The first British-Afghan elected to political office talks about the challenges many in her community still face, and what a future Labour government should do for Afghanistan
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Brussels joins the UN in calls for Greece to stop persecuting humanitarians through its courts
A Greek court has dropped espionage charges against 25 aid workers but in a notorious case, an investigation is ongoing into allegations of people smuggling by humanitarians attempting to rescue refugees in the Aegean
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Low pay and high demands: the UK is facing a shortage of full-time imams
Britain’s imams are among the lowest-paid clergy in the UK, causing many to leave their mosques and even change careers
