Topic: Elder care
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We’ve not heard the last of Labour’s anti-austerity rebels
Dozens of Keir Starmer’s MPs abstained on a vote to scrap winter fuel payments for pensioners, exposing a rift in the party
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On the economy, Starmer has boxed himself in. That isn’t (just) the Tories’ fault
The prime minister is warning of hard times to come, but he can’t blame everything on his predecessors
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Some friendships last only a season, while others bloom with a lifetime of possibilities
As we age our lives naturally become littered with former friendships, but how should we process this loss?
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I was raised to believe family is everything — but a communal life is almost impossible to lead
My Sudanese heritage says I should take care of my mother and my elders. But I feel something akin to guilt about choosing to live thousands of miles away from those who raised me
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‘Sending money to family abroad is an obligation, but sometimes it makes me angry’
Around the world, a billion people pay or receive remittances. But now a younger generation is questioning the practice
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Inside the Muslim community group bridging the digital divide
In the UK, more than 10 million people — many of them from ethnic minorities — lack basic digital skills. Now, help is at hand
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Curry Circle brings hope and connection to Bradford
Based in a city library, the Muslim-run community initiative has been breaking down barriers by feeding and supporting people in need for close to a decade
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Financially helping our parents is a responsibility Gen Z Muslims do not take lightly
While many of us have been able to build the foundations of a good career, the need to provide monetary support to our families remains
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‘If you’re taking care of older Muslim people, you have to understand what they need’
Muslim families have traditionally cared for older relatives within the home. Now, as working lives become more demanding, some are taking a different approach
