Topic: England
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Bradford 2025: ‘The city’s diversity and generosity of spirit are extraordinary’
Creative director Shanaz Gulzar on building a UK City of Culture and rewriting Bradford’s narrative
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Coffee Afrik: the east London community group ‘rooted in joy, Islam and love’
Keeping unhoused people warm in winter, and supporting local women and young people, a grassroots organisation is bringing its own vision of community to the UK capital
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‘New artists need to take up the mantle now’: inside the west London scene that pioneered British Muslim hip-hop
In the late 1980s a group of friends in Ladbroke Grove began combining the teachings of Islam with rap lyricism to birth an entirely new style
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‘Our mission is to make theatre spaces welcoming to Muslims’
From prayer rooms to not serving alcohol, Muslims in the arts are finding practical ways to make theatre more inclusive
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‘My hijab is my strength. I see it as a crown on my head’
For World Hijab Day on 1 February, five women reflect on how Islamic attire can be a symbol of empowerment and identity
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Poet Yasmin Ali: ‘We shouldn’t have to justify who we are’
The spoken word artist on using lyricism and poetry to challenge stereotypes of underrepresented communities
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British Palestinians face difficult choices amid fragile Gaza ceasefire
Amid a fragile ceasefire, British Palestinians call for more help from the UK government — and reassurance that the world won’t forget the last 15 months
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New national body for British Muslims ‘won’t compete with Muslim Council of Britain’
Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrat figures have all expressed willingness to engage with the new British Muslim Network
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The fine art of calligraphy enters the boxing ring
Fighting to Be Heard, a unique exhibition held as part of Bradford’s City of Culture programme, brings two unlikely disciplines together
