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‘It’s therapy’: the Bradford sewing group stitching communities back together
The Yorkshire Women’s forum is bringing textiles back to the former mill town while building connection and friendship
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Nearly half of UK imams are now British-born — up from just 8% in 2008
Research from Cardiff University’s Centre for the Study of Islam shows major generational shift — but warns imams are ‘overworked and underpaid’
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Halal food fraud reports hit five-year high, data shows
Meat being misrepresented or mislabelled as halal and document fraud are among the 44 allegations made to the watchdog in recent years
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New network for British Muslim creators launched in parliament
Inside the Muslim Creators Network uniting British Muslim creatives setting out to reshape how their stories are told
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Unique magnetic hijab rolled out to Muslim police
It is hoped that ‘blue light hijab’ developed by Leicestershire Police and De Montfort University could encourage more women to join up
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Women tell of harassment on the tube as calls grow for segregated carriages
A petition urging Transport for London to introduce women-only carriages on the underground has gained more than 13,000 signatures
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Sumo wrestling police forensics worker urges more UK Muslims to take up martial arts
Alex Gent, who chairs the National Association of Muslim Police, won a gold medal at this year’s British Sumo Federation Championships
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Muslim fans of Chelsea and Man United to play first-ever supporters’ match
Fan groups from the two Premier League teams will make history with the friendly this weekend, which organisers hope to expand into a full tournament
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‘A new way to connect’: inside the cafe run by deaf baristas where you use sign language to order coffee
Dialogue Express Cafe, which employs only deaf and hard-of-hearing people, opened its doors in east London this summer to break down barriers between communities
