Topic: Colonialism
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‘It’s not about me’: meet the Muslim community heroes celebrated by the king
Zahrah Mahmood and Njok Malik Jeng, experts in mountains and masquerades respectively, are among recipients of the king’s birthday honours
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NHS pays ethnic minority workers from overseas less than white colleagues
Asian migrant workers are 22% less likely to be high earners than their white, UK-born colleagues, while Black migrant workers are 30% less likely
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Top reads to learn about the climate crisis
Our books columnist reflects on the theme of environment and picks nonfiction titles to help engage with the issue
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Muslim soldiers played a vital role in liberating Europe from the Nazis
The valour and sacrifice of those who fought in the second world war holds many lessons for us now
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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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Naqqash Khalid Q&A: ‘The history of the camera is deeply colonial’
The In Camera director on racial identity, experimental film-making and confronting the imperial legacy of cinema
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Why are we still competing in the ‘hygiene olympics’?
The cleanliness trend is rooted more in a performative display of wellness rather than reality or science
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Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden
I walked through rural Britain and revealed deep ties to the empire that profoundly changed the landscape and its people
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The Mummy is back from the dead and here to provide much-needed escapism
25 years since its first release, The Mummy remains a classic despite the problematic casting of white actors in Egyptian roles
