Topic: Language
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Am I failing at raising a trilingual child?
For second-generation immigrant children, our parents’ languages are so much more than mere spoken words; they are the keys to our culture and heritage
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‘It’s too raw’: comedians feel conflicted over using their routines to criticise Israel’s war on Gaza
Comedy has historically been used as a form of protest, yet the conflict may be too painful for many Muslim comics
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Womad 2024: ‘The best music you’ve never heard’
Featuring artists from Poland to Palestine, the globe-spanning festival is back for another year
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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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Marwan Kaabour Q&A: ‘Slang fills in the blanks where conventional words aren’t able to express something’
The visual artist speaks about his debut book, a glossary of LGBTQ+ slang in the Arab world
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Hishek Bishek: ‘People cry because they say this music reminds them of home’
Energy is infectious at a London club night celebrating Middle Eastern and Arabic pop
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Ten years after the UK welcomed Syrian refugees, what happened to those who came?
To mark World Refugee Day, 20 June, three people resettled by the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme tell Hyphen how their new lives turned out
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Shahid Iqbal Khan, Azan Ahmed Q&A: ‘10 Nights humanises Muslim men with care and wit’
The playwright and actor on what it means to bring Islam to the theatre
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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








