Topic: Leicester
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UK Asian Film Festival 2026 preview: art as a warning against indifference
Ghost School and Shadowbox, screening at this year’s festival, are two deeply affecting portraits of women navigating impossible circumstances
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How to celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2026
Things to do For Eid al-Fitr 2026 in the UK – prayers, family activities and events
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Commission on Interfaith Relations wants to hear your experiences — here’s how
People and groups of any faith background are being invited to share insights on resolving conflict between communities
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Unique magnetic hijab rolled out to Muslim police
It is hoped that ‘blue light hijab’ developed by Leicestershire Police and De Montfort University could encourage more women to join up
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Has Labour repaired its relationship with British Muslims?
A year after Labour’s “historic break” from Muslim voters, the available data makes bleak reading for party strategists. But some see cause for optimism
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‘More than just running’: the group offering women a path to mental wellbeing
From coffee mornings, pamper evenings to jogging groups, Leicester-based Sisters4Islam is creating a safe space to tackle loneliness in the Muslim community
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‘Every performance is treated as my last’: Aakash Odedra on his lifelong relationship with dance
The dancer speaks about his latest production, Songs of the Bulbul, based on the Sufi poem of the captured bird
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Ramadan Revelations — a study of faith and prayer under pandemic lockdown
During an unprecedented Ramadan, photographer Nadia Girach used her camera to capture the essence of faith
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Cancer awareness activist Allia Amjad: ‘There are still so many fears and taboos’
While undergoing cancer treatment, Amjad longed to connect with other Muslim women who shared her experience, so she founded a support group
