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Mothin Ali: ‘Nothing could have prepared me for the hate I’ve received since my election’
After the July unrest that shook the streets of Harehills in Leeds, the Green party councillor wants people to know the truth about his ward
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Keir Starmer to hold emergency meeting after riots intensify
Prime minister responds after days of violence and looting across the UK by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups
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How university surveillance is affecting Palestinian students in the UK
Higher education institutions have worked with police to counter student protests against Israel’s actions in Palestine
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Councils are turning off street lights to save money, but what does that mean for women’s safety?
Cash-strapped councils in England and Wales reducing street lighting at night sparking criticism from campaigners for women and minority groups’ safety
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From Swahili to Yoruba, African communities in the UK are keeping their languages alive
With the help of cultural groups, apps and dedicated YouTube channels, a growing number of people are learning the mother tongues of their families
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Why France’s leading Muslim high school faces closure
Lycée Averroès is about to lose all its public funding, despite exemplary grades, over claims it has broken neutrality laws
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‘We’ve become a borough that’s resilient’
Despite a chronic shortage of housing and the UK's highest rate of child poverty, Tower Hamlets is home to hundreds of community groups in keeping with the area’s long history of activism
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Germany wants to train its own imams
Amid fears of Turkish president Recep Erdogan’s growing influence in German mosques, the government is investing in home-grown imams
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‘I had to eat my mother-in-law’s leftovers’: the hidden stories of in-law abuse
Some Muslim women experience years of exploitation and violence at the hands of their parents-in-law. Now campaigners are calling for more awareness of the issue
