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The crisis of Muslim burials in Europe
A critical lack of graves and expensive repatriations means the problem of how to bury growing numbers of Muslim dead has reached a tipping point
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Muslim Tech Fest returns to London as startups go head-to-head
Co-founder Arfah Farooq says the event will be the biggest yet with 35 new firms competing for £30,000 of investment
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Sheffield’s first Black Muslim woman lord mayor tells of pride in her new role
Safiya Saeed is the 128th person to hold the ceremonial position. She says she wants more people to see Sheffield’s town hall as theirs
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Europe’s Muslim leaders express hope that Pope Leo will be a peacemaker
Leaders of Muslim communities in Spain, Italy and Germany believe the first American pope will provide a helpful counterpoint to the policies of Donald Trump
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Liverpool parade crash: ‘The overwhelming feeling after was sadness’
Muslim Liverpool FC fans speak of their shock and heartbreak after driver ploughs into victory parade, injuring nearly 50 people
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Three generations, one home: the changing face of an east London housing estate
The Ahmed family were among the first Bangladeshi Muslims to arrive in Will Crooks estate in Tower Hamlets. In the 40 years since they have seen their neighbourhood transformed
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The rise — and fall — of the small landlord
Muslims are the most likely UK demographic to live in social housing, though some have benefited from the buy-to-let economy. But are those days now over?
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Evicted in 10 minutes: what I learned from a day in housing court
Behind on rent due to family illness, benefit changes and even wrongful imprisonment, families are hauled in front of a judge to plead for their homes
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Peer calls on UK government to urgently fund culturally specific domestic violence services
Baroness Shaista Gohir says focusing on issues like FGM overlooks intimate partner abuse and calls for victim support run ‘by and for’ Black and Asian women
