Topic: Birmingham
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Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ but daunting challenges lie ahead
Nothing can take away from the scale of the new prime minister’s victory, but Labour now has to begin to deliver on its pledges to the British public
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In a Birmingham healthcare desert, locals are still unsure which way to vote
Residents of the multicultural Lozells district complain of inaccessible GPs and a lack of culturally appropriate support
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Kamel Hawwash Q&A: ‘Political parties have a machine, I don’t’
The academic, engineer and outgoing chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, on standing for parliament in Birmingham and how Gaza has changed the political landscape
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Mapped: the 21 UK seats where Labour could lose Muslim voters over Gaza
A number of pro-Palestine candidates could tap into voter unease over the party’s stance on the conflict with Israel, eroding Muslim support
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The Dubai effect: How halal butchers are thriving in a struggling sector
Holiday cuisine has given Malik Butchers’ customers a taste for adventure, which it seeks to satisfy with offerings including Philly cheesesteaks and wagyu pastrami
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A deep dive into the fragrant joy of halal ramen
A recent trip to Japan has completely transformed my ideas about the nation’s much-loved noodle soup
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The enduring myth of the no-go zone
The idea of urban areas where law, order and state power have broken down has long been used against marginalised groups — but in recent years it has taken on a powerful anti-Muslim quality
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Ishy Din Q&A: ‘There is a lot of generational trauma that came from the partition of India’
The award-winning playwright on his retelling of partition and the legacy of empire for British South Asians
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Where to taste flavours from around the world this Ramadan
Seven of the best UK restaurants with global cuisines to try for iftar
