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For young French Muslims, the student protests are also a fight against racism
Muslim protesters say demands for better schools cannot be separated from Islamophobia, discrimination and police violence
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A Reform council axed Black History Month events — so locals held their own
Community groups stepped in after St Helens Borough Council said it would not support the annual initiative, which it branded ‘racist’
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Famous faces back campaign for partition memorial in UK
MPs Naz Shah and Apsana Begum are among hundreds of names on an open letter ahead of the 80th anniversary of Britain’s 1947 partition of India
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Big Zuu, Naz Shah and Shabaz Ali confirmed for Hyphen Festival 2026
Big names in politics, sport and the arts will discuss Muslims’ rich contributions to life in the UK and Europe — and key issues facing communities
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‘A pack of lies’: Luton rejects Tory MP’s claim that town has ‘no-go zones’
Faith and community leaders and the local police force all rubbished Blake Stephenson’s allegation, made at the Conservative Party Conference
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‘Very exciting’: Cumbria mosque to open next month after cyclists raise £79,000
Riders from two Preston cycle clubs have been raising cash for the South Lakes Islamic Centre in Dalton-in-Furness for five years
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Learners in West Yorkshire wait up to two years for beginner ESOL classes
One provider said there had been a ‘massive boom’ in demand for ESOL in 2024-25 while another college warned of ‘more demand than we can deliver’
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Spend on English lessons for non-native speakers plunges 39% in 15 years
Department for Education funding for ESOL classes has fallen £117m in real terms despite rising demand, data obtained by Hyphen reveals
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Sheffield school changes uniform rules after community pressure over abayas
Recent guidance from Fir Valley Academy led parents to understand that pupils could no longer wear abayas over their uniform
