Topic: Health
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‘It causes us so much suffering’: are attitudes finally changing around period shame?
Many menstruating women grow up in households where periods are still seen as shameful. But a new generation is pushing back against the stigma
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My Ramadan: NHS doctor Khadijah Garkuwa
This Ramadan is Khadijah Garkuwa’s first as a junior A&E doctor. Here, she talks about balancing the demands of her work with fasting, prayer and contemplation
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As I spend Ramadan alone as a refugee in the UK, I’m reminded of the life I’ve lost in Syria
I feel lonely and isolated away from my home, family and community — all the while learning to navigate the much-longer fasting hours
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‘The aim is to inspire other people fighting a similar battle’
Rizwan Javed, a London rail worker, has been appointed an MBE for helping save the lives of dozens of vulnerable individuals
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Dr Hina Shahid Q&A: ‘The government needs to listen to junior doctors’
The GP and chair of the Muslim Doctors Association on the future of the NHS
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‘I thought eating disorders only affected white women’
People from religious and cultural minorities face unique barriers on the road to recovery
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Hyphenated: Episode 34
This week our panel considers whether the Israel-Palestine conflict is radicalising young Muslims across the world. Plus, psychiatrist Ahmed Hankir on Muslims and mental health
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Khalid Ashraf Q&A: ‘Some people in mosques say it’s not allowed to use sign language’
The co-founder of Deaf Muslim UK on making Islam more accessible to people with hearing disabilities and why we should all learn to sign
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Hyphenated: Episode 32
Host Reya talks to Ola Labib about her new sitcom and her experiences as a Black female Muslim comedian. Plus a focus on the Muslim women struggling to stop watching porn
