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‘Commemorating all those who served brings people together’
Campaigners hope greater awareness of the efforts of Muslims and people of colour in the first and second world wars can help build unity in Britain today
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A death in the desert — Hajj and the fatal impact of global warming
Extreme heat contributed to the deaths of more than 1,300 people at Hajj this year, including nine British pilgrims. Aruf Rahman from Rotherham was one
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UK charities call for ceasefire amid ‘chaos’ and ‘horrific’ scenes in Lebanon
Charities are raising funds to help over a million internally displaced refugees
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‘It felt as though something was burning inside me, that I myself was on fire. But Allah gave us courage’
One year after a devastating arson attack on their community centre, west London’s Al Falah women are thriving
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‘What’s happened in Brick Lane surpasses gentrification’
Tourists flock to Banglatown's Instagram-friendly cafes and vintage shops. But is the area's British Bangladeshi identity being erased?
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Legal ordeal just strengthened my resolve to speak out, says German pro-Palestine activist
Ava Moayeri is among nearly 3,000 people investigated by Berlin police on suspicion of crimes relating to pro-Palestine activism
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‘We support Palestine for the same reason we supported Nelson Mandela’
Pro-Palestine campaigners take inspiration from the anti-apartheid movement. Liverpool’s multicultural Toxteth is home to veterans of both
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Afghan women want to be heard, not pitied
The Taliban has imposed a draconian ban on female voices outside the home, but many still refuse to suffer in silence
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‘We feel suffocated’: the homes that are becoming uninhabitable in heat
Muslim and minority communities are likely to be most affected by rising temperatures as extreme heat exposes failings in the UK’s housing stock
