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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
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Bradford lawyer takes up historic high sheriff role: ‘representation matters’
Dr Ruby Bhatti, the new high sheriff of West Yorkshire, intends to use her year in office to uplift young people and community groups
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‘A great loss’: Queensway Market traders threatened with eviction
Thousands have signed a petition opposing the conversion of the central London site, which houses 40 shops and a small mosque, into a Whole Foods
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Landmark survey to explore lives of Muslim converts in the UK
Study by the Ayaan Institute aims to reach 1,600 new Muslims and could be largest of its kind since 2010
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Tributes paid to veteran British Muslim thinker Ghayasuddin Siddiqui
The civil rights activist, who has died at 86, set up the Halal Food Authority and the Muslim Parliament — but could also ‘skirt close to the law’
