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Pro-Palestine heckler at Labour conference ‘still in shock’ at force used against him
Man, 24, interrupted chancellor Rachel Reeves’s speech to challenge her on Britain’s sale of arms to Israel before being dragged outside
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UK government quietly backs away from Islamophobia definition
Labour adopted cross-party definition while in opposition but is now refusing to commit despite rising hate crime
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Far right eyes Austrian electoral success after historic win in Germany
Following AfD victory in east Germany, Austria’s Freedom Party — which proposes to ban political Islam — is polling at 30% ahead of general election
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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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Can the Greens hold on to their Muslim voters?
Soaring numbers of Muslims voted Green at the general election. But the party has seen boom and bust before, and Gaza may not be a defining issue come the next general election
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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?
