Section: News
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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
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Barriers to equality for UK Muslims must be dismantled
The latest census data has revealed disproportionate levels of poverty and deprivation among UK Muslims. The government needs to take action
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‘We can be drinking tea then, 10 minutes later, destroying a convoy’
Inside the lives of Muslim fighters taking up arms against Russia in Ukraine
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Muslim nurses join strike today in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Industrial action marks the second mass walkout this month amid anger over wages
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Understanding the menopause: why it’s good to talk
Female health issues are often a stigma in minority communities. Earlier awareness and better education could be part of the solution
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Spain prepares to pass the first menstrual leave law in Europe — but there is still work to be done
A new bill aims to give extra paid leave for menstrual and period pains. Some Muslim women, however, fear it could lead to further marginalisation in the workplace.
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Muslim workers on the frontline of increasing attacks on retail staff
Price rises and supply chain problems have fuelled a rise in abuse of shop staff
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Muslim volunteers are feeding people in need, regardless of their faith
Across the country, mosques and community organisations offer vital support to vulnerable families and individuals
