Topic: Territories

The magic of carpets

With a collection of more than 4,000 intricately woven antique rugs, a family business is bringing this ancient art form to a new generation

Saman Javed
Labour’s welfare proposals are causing deep divisions within the party

Keir Starmer’s government was elected on the promise of transforming people’s lives, but some of its MPs believe more austerity is no change at all

Shehab Khan
The best of Turkish psychedelia, from Selda to Derya Yıldırım

Blending experimental rock, funk and electronica with traditional instrumentation and Anatolian folk melodies, this genre has been pushing boundaries for more than half a century

Ammar Kalia

How a Yorkshire town became a halal food destination

Batley is drawing in Muslim diners from across the region, bringing hope for local regeneration
Black Muslim woman who tweeted N-word about Alexander Isak has case dropped

Jamila Abdi used the term in a post about the Newcastle United star, arguing that it was not obscene or offensive within Black communities
Oxford mosque accused of sexism in ‘males only’ iftar row

Muslim Council of Britain vows to step in after Oxford’s oldest mosque allegedly turned away a group of fasting women
I visited a prison — it’s clear something has to change

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has rejected a proposal intended to address racial imbalances in sentencing. But she’s running out of options
Flying high with the Maldives skater girls

The grassroots skateboard collective Volans Maldives empowers local women and girls by celebrating their athleticism and creativity
‘If not me, then who?’ Meet the women reshaping local politics

Women of colour have long been underrepresented in public office across the UK, but that is gradually changing