Section: Society

Playground politics: why park cuts could set back Leicester’s riots recovery

Community leaders working to bring together Hindu and Muslim groups say the hard graft was left to them — and austerity isn’t helping

Samir Jeraj
Muslim-run groups lead push to get Luton’s kids moving — and away from crime

Campaigns for gym mentorship and calisthenics park come after killings of teenage boys as founders say young people need ‘more connection’

Anita Mureithi
Muslim soldiers in Germany are finally getting Muslim chaplains

Germany’s ambition to build Europe’s strongest army is forcing it to adapt to a more religiously diverse society. What took it so long?

Liv Stroud

Bradford neighbours at wits’ end over factory’s foul stench and ash clouds

People near the P Waddington animal carcass processing plant paid for their own analysis of ash deposits nearby — and say the council must step in
Hundreds of mosques in limbo after applying to Home Office security fund

Data obtained by Hyphen reveals that 510 mosques applied for funding to beef up security between July 2024 and November 2025, with most left hanging
No clear evidence non-stun slaughter causes more welfare breaches, FSA finds

Finding from UK Food Standards Agency comes amid charged debate over banning the practice, which is allowed in the production of halal and kosher meat
How proposed reforms could reshape protections for women in nikah-only marriages

Planned changes to cohabitation laws could help people in religious-only marriages, but experts warn they would remain vulnerable without civil registration
Muslim education leaders back plans for national religious education curriculum

The government is expected to launch a consultation in September to bring RE into the national curriculum for the first time
The shopkeeper and his cat who turned a corner shop into a community hub

Abdul Safy and Mimi have become local and social media celebrities, their companionship striking a chord with people around the world