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Former Oxford Union leaders say barring Hasan Piker is ‘double standard’
Officers at the influential debating society, including one who invited Piker to speak in 2024 without incident, raise alarm over streamer’s UK ban
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Venues won’t stage South Asian dance in case they can’t sell tickets
South Asian dancers face double whammy of few chances to train and lack of opportunity to perform, warns author of Arts Council England report
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Muslim Gooners: Arsenal supporters’ group seeks official recognition
The network counts former players among its followers and now hopes to gain formal status following Arsenal’s Premier League win
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Muslim soldiers’ story ‘woven into fabric of UK’, says faith minister
Nesil Caliskan made comments in light of government announcement that it wants long-awaited Muslim war memorial built by late 2028
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For Afghans in the Netherlands, TikTok Live can turn grief into conflict
After violent incidents in Afghanistan, TikTok Live becomes a gathering point for Afghans abroad — but users say the conversations can quickly spiral into accusation, hostility and ethnic division
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Zahmena Malik: Pakistan footballer tells of importance of her faith
The London-based forward, who made her debut for Pakistan in 2023, came to prominence after a goal in the side’s 8-0 victory over Turks and Caicos Islands
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How an east London estate fought developers for its own purpose-built mosque — and won
Residents of the Burdett estate in Tower Hamlets campaigned for redevelopment plans to include a new mosque. Almost 10 years on, they say it has transformed the area and the community for the better
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Heartbreak as Sheffield’s ‘safe haven’ Somali centre could be forced to shut
Crumbling roof could force Israac Somali Community Association to shut after more than 40 years — and would cost £250,000 to repair
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Non-Christians are being shut out of Northern Ireland’s new RE curriculum
The government is drafting a new ‘pluralist’ syllabus — but only churches are being consulted, despite the efforts of groups such as Humanists UK
