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‘I can count the Muslim members on my hands’ — Muslim Tories on the state of the party
We asked a peer, a Senedd member and a councillor who should replace Rishi Sunak and whether the Conservatives could beat Islamophobia
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Crimean Tatar leader: ‘My people and country need defending’
Nariman Dzhelyal, a Crimean Tatar leader recently released in a prisoner swap after three years, describes horrific conditions for Muslim civilians detained in Russia’s jails
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UK government quietly suspends key scholarship for Afghan students
Former Tory MP Rory Stewart among critics of “devastating” decision to freeze “hugely important” Chevening programme
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The Paris Olympics open in a polarised France
As millions descend on the French capital for the Games, campaigners warn that the host’s ban on its athletes competing in hijabs could damage the nation’s sporting — and social — health for generations
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What now for France’s Muslims?
They have avoided a far-right government for now, but how can they recover from an election in which 10 million people voted for an anti-Islam party?
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France shifts to the left, but risk of policy paralysis looms
Left-wing bloc New Popular Front won the most votes in the election, but without a majority leaves France in uncertainty
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First Gaza protest under new Labour government sees estimated 100,000 march through London
Pro-Palestine protesters hope to send message to Keir Starmer: 'This movement is not going away'
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First-time Muslim candidates make up most diverse parliament in history
Labour’s Sadik Al-Hassan took the Tory stronghold of North Somerset in a historic first, while a number of independents won on a pro-Palestine stance
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New independent MP Iqbal Mohamed: ‘We have taken democracy back’
Pro-Palestine candidate fought off Labour’s Heather Iqbal, with young Muslim voters seen as key to his victory
