Topic: Health
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Dr Ahmed Hankir Q&A: ‘Living with a mental health condition is a superpower’
The award-winning psychiatrist discusses the stigma around mental health in Muslim communities, and why he opened up about his own experiences
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Cerysh Sadiq Q&A: ‘Many Muslim women neglect their health’
Alimah and medical researcher Cerysh Sadiq discusses her involvement in a life-saving scheme to improve cancer screening uptake among women
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How doulas are helping to tackle inequality in maternity care
Research shows Muslim women are more likely to face discrimination during childbirth
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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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A visual feast of recipes and remembrance
In a new culinary photographic project titled The Rice is on the Hob, Tami Aftab and her father explore the relationship between food, identity and memory
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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
