Topic: Digital media
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From Swahili to Yoruba, African communities in the UK are keeping their languages alive
With the help of cultural groups, apps and dedicated YouTube channels, a growing number of people are learning the mother tongues of their families
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‘I’ve never been so inspired as I was on Barbie’
British-Bangladeshi actor Ramzan Miah uses his social media clout to support causes he cares about
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The enduring myth of the no-go zone
The idea of urban areas where law, order and state power have broken down has long been used against marginalised groups — but in recent years it has taken on a powerful anti-Muslim quality
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Community groups remind the world about Sudan’s forgotten war
Overshadowed by other international conflicts, an ongoing humanitarian disaster has been widely neglected by western governments and media outlets
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Maysoon Zayid Q&A: ‘I became a comedian because I was a drama queen’
The comedian on the discrimination she’s faced as a Palestinian-American since 7 October
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I’m not a typo, so why does autocorrect keep changing my name?
A new campaign is calling for tech companies to stop othering people and erasing our names
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My Ramadan: Beth Botham
As a recent convert to Islam, Beth Botham is documenting her first Ramadan through TikTok, sharing her spiritual journey with her online community
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Meet the women using social media to sell halal food
Hundreds of women around the UK have become successful online vendors on Facebook and Instagram, selling everything from biryanis to samosas
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‘Overwhelming’ bias revealed in new report on UK media’s coverage of Israel-Palestine conflict
Researchers at the Centre for Media Monitoring analysed more than 200,000 news items in the month following 7 October and found coverage to be ‘disproportionately biased towards a pro-Israeli framing and narrative’