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How one mosque reduced food waste during Ramadan
Green Lane Masjid in Birmingham offered iftar packs including smaller portions of food to address wastage during the holy month
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Police warn of ‘dodgy websites’ posing as official Hajj booking platform
2025 saw victims of Hajj fraud report nearly £200,000 in losses — but that figure is likely to be the tip of the iceberg and fraudsters are adapting
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Ramadan in Europe’s far-right heartlands
From Nice to Monfalcone and Thuringia, Muslims mark the holy month as nationalist parties reshape the politics of public space
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Lead coroner for diversity says lack of data is making her job harder
Nadia Persaud, who was appointed to the role for England and Wales last year, also said the coroner’s service should be reorganised and run nationally
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How a Nigerian-Irish teacher hopes to reform Ireland’s school system
Frustrated by the lack of support for educators from ethnic minority backgrounds, Baisat Alawiye started an initiative to change that
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The female cab drivers making roads safer for women and children
Pink Ladies and Annisa Cars, Muslim-owned taxi firms that only employ women drivers, are tackling the growing issue of sexual harassment in private hire vehicles
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Iranians in UK fear for family amid conflicting reaction to US-Israel strikes
‘I don’t defend this regime, but I also don’t want my country and my people bombed to pulp’
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Wajid Akhter: people are now the Muslim Council of Britain’s priority
The organisation’s general secretary is on a mission to empower and enfranchise UK Muslims at grassroots level
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MCB chief: Muslims should give more to UK causes and less overseas
Dr Wajid Akhter, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, says too much cash goes on mosque-building and to international causes
