Section: News
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Mosques could lose security funding if they ‘undermine’ government online
Faith leaders and politicians have warned that the move, set out in a new code of conduct, could stifle free speech and endanger communities
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How an east London estate fought developers for its own purpose-built mosque — and won
Residents of the Burdett estate in Tower Hamlets campaigned for redevelopment plans to include a new mosque. Almost 10 years on, they say it has transformed the area and the community for the better
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How Vox pushed ‘Spaniards first’ politics into Spain’s regional elections
Ahead of Sunday’s election in Andalusia, the far-right party is using regional coalition deals to push anti-immigration politics further into the mainstream
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Heartbreak as Sheffield’s ‘safe haven’ Somali centre could be forced to shut
Crumbling roof could force Israac Somali Community Association to shut after more than 40 years — and would cost £250,000 to repair
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Non-Christians are being shut out of Northern Ireland’s new RE curriculum
The government is drafting a new ‘pluralist’ syllabus — but only churches are being consulted, despite the efforts of groups such as Humanists UK
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Bradford lawyer takes up historic high sheriff role: ‘representation matters’
Dr Ruby Bhatti, the new high sheriff of West Yorkshire, intends to use her year in office to uplift young people and community groups
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‘A great loss’: Queensway Market traders threatened with eviction
Thousands have signed a petition opposing the conversion of the central London site, which houses 40 shops and a small mosque, into a Whole Foods
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Parliamentary staff add to pressure over ‘heavy drinking culture’ on estate
Nigel Farage has accused Green MP Hannah Spencer of wanting to ban ‘an afternoon pint’. But those who work in parliament say concerns are real
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Landmark survey to explore lives of Muslim converts in the UK
Study by the Ayaan Institute aims to reach 1,600 new Muslims and could be largest of its kind since 2010
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Tributes paid to veteran British Muslim thinker Ghayasuddin Siddiqui
The civil rights activist, who has died at 86, set up the Halal Food Authority and the Muslim Parliament — but could also ‘skirt close to the law’
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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
