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Can Fily Keita-Gassama become her town’s first Black Muslim mayor?
France votes in mayoral elections in March. In Champigny-sur-Marne, this local candidate is fighting disaffection and the right for a historic win in the Paris suburbs
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Plaid Cymru leader: We’ll protect communities if Reform UK wins in England
Speaking to Hyphen, Rhun ap Iorwerth appealed for Welsh Muslims to join ‘coalition’ against ‘negative politics’ of Nigel Farage’s party
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German-Iranians urge Europe to sever diplomatic ties with Tehran
Dissidents on the streets in Berlin told Hyphen they wanted to see ‘real action’
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The Cypriots united in hope for reunification
After 50 years of division and conflict, the election of pro-European moderate as president of Turkish-occupied Cyprus has raised hopes that island’s long-running dispute may finally be resolved
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Why would Portugal ban burqas?
Few of the country's small Muslim community wear the full-body covering and they find the passing of a law to prohibit them baffling — as do political pundits
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155,000 more Muslim kids affected by two-child benefit cap than thought
Labour MPs and party’s Muslim network add to pressure on ministers to axe two-child benefit cap in light of Hyphen’s findings
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‘Life in the UK’ test not fit for purpose, says former resettlement minister
Speaking at inaugural Hyphen Festival, Labour peer Lord Wajid Khan adds that government must do more to tackle cost of living crisis
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Votes at 16 will enfranchise 156,000 young Muslims — 10% of new voters
Analysis of 2021 census data also finds young Muslim voters could have biggest impact in urban areas such as Birmingham, Bradford and east London
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Austrian Muslim groups plan legal challenge if latest hijab ban becomes law
Leading lawyers and educators tell Hyphen they will appeal to Austria’s constitutional court if its parliament passes legislation prohibiting headscarves in schools
