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British Palestinians face difficult choices amid fragile Gaza ceasefire
Amid a fragile ceasefire, British Palestinians call for more help from the UK government — and reassurance that the world won’t forget the last 15 months
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How it feels when the world’s richest man starts tweeting about your town
Community leaders in Oldham are reluctant to discuss Elon Musk’s sudden interest in the area. But one told Hyphen local Muslims now feel targeted
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Muslim Council of Britain elects Mohammed Wajid Akhter as secretary general
Akhter, a doctor from Essex, had run on a platform of modernising the MCB and beat Dr Muhammad Adrees to succeed Zara Mohammed
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Former nightclub mogul’s fight to save Shacklewell Lane Mosque
Erkin Güney unexpectedly inherited a mosque in 2006, but bills are 'sky high' and Covid killed many of its community members. Does Masjid Ramadan have a future?
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Muslim Council of Britain leadership candidates quizzed at first hustings event
Candidates for leader and deputy leader of the MCB hope to win voters over with pledges to engage young people and mend relations with the government
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Muslim Council of Britain leadership hopefuls set out vision for the organisation
Dr Muhammad Adrees and Dr Mohammed Wajid Akhter are vying to become secretary general of the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella group. Here’s what you need to know
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Luton’s Muslim Vauxhall workers ‘devastated’ by plant closure
The Bedfordshire town is home to one of Britain’s largest Muslim communities, and many have worked at the factory for years. They want the government to step in
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An accountant hit his wife. Why did their community take his side?
Hassan Uddin was found guilty of battery. But the road to justice for Jamila Ali was tough — and thousands face the same obstacles
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IRA hunger strikers join British Army veteran in Ireland-wide fast for Palestine
Organisers see parallels between historical Irish struggle for independence and the siege of Gaza by a ‘towering oppressor’
