Topic: Territories

Muslim women are building the social spaces they’ve always needed

Across the UK, get-togethers, craft workshops and dance events are providing space to create lasting friendships and supportive communities

Aisha Rimi
‘Fresh, punk, DIY’: the Muslim theatre-makers thriving on the fringes

Theatre productions outside of mainstream institutions are giving more space to boundary-pushing storytelling from diverse creatives

Mariam Amini
Photo essay: Ritchie Elder’s journey into Edinburgh’s faith communities

An intimate six-month project reveals the religious diversity of the Scottish capital

Amaal Said

Weekend with Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu: ‘There should be some sort of law against alarm clocks’

The actor on faith, dream roles and EastEnders, and why he’ll take anyone on in a game of table tennis
The south London chef introducing Berlin to real South Asian food

Shabnam Syed is winning over German diners with the dishes her mum and aunties made
Lack of interpreters contributed to deaths of 16 children last year

MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy calls for ringfenced cash to tackle problem as research by National Child Mortality Database finds issue is worsening
Plans to scrap jury trials have unleashed fury within Labour

David Lammy’s proposals to restrict the right to trial by jury to the most serious criminal cases have angered even loyal backbenchers
My mother gifted my girlfriend a saree of purple threads, holding my queer family together

I still look for a future in which families like mine, who are both trans and religious in nature, might survive without losing one another
A holiday gift guide for the Muslims in your life

Here are some present ideas to give to loved ones this festive season, all from independent brands