Topic: Media
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Somali reality TV stars have boldly defied assumptions in one of the most ethically dubious areas of culture
Big Brother’s Hanah, and Real Housewives’ Chanel Ayan and Ubah Hassan, fast became fan favourites in a genre of TV where Muslim representation has been negligible
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From turmeric face masks to mustard seed haircare: the ancestral tips passed down through generations of women
Homemade beauty hacks provide us with a sense of connection to family or homelands
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Adeel Akhtar represents something quietly revolutionary
The actor returns to lead the long-awaited second season of Showtrial, elevating a series with plot holes and well-worn thriller tropes
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A Christian TikToker takes a deep dive into Islam
University student Wilf Lovatt has launched a years-long digital project to study the Qur’an — resulting in an offline journey meeting Muslim communities across the UK
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Racist disinformation threatens US democracy
As baseless rumours and divisive rhetoric dominate the presidential race, minority communities are feeling the consequences
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Rewriting the rules: the history of Indian cinema shows the many faces of a changing nation
From the country’s first known queer film to feminist documentaries, Indian Parallel Cinema is finally getting the international recognition it deserves
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Azad Essa Q&A: ‘When I went to Palestine, I immediately saw the similarities with Kashmir’
South African journalist and author examines the similarities between Israel and India, and how his heritage informs his work
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I’m a Muslim mum who lets her child watch Peppa Pig
When I speak to other mothers who confess they too let their children watch the cartoon about the adventurous preschool pig, we can’t help but feel judged by our community for it
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No matter how it looks from the outside, one’s professional life is as fragile as a house of cards
If we are going to continue to create, we have to find other ways of valuing our art in a world that constantly delegitimises it
