Topic: England

‘Dabke is a way to keep our culture alive’

The thunderous rhythms and high-energy moves of Palestine and the wider Levant are whipping up a storm at a south London workshop, open to all

Ammar Kalia
Starmer has clung on. But a reckoning could be weeks away

Labour MPs have closed ranks around the prime minister, while the lack of an obvious successor has bought him some time before the Gorton by-election

Shehab Khan
The rise of luxury abayas shows modest fashion is no longer an afterthought

With a growing interest in modest dressing, brands such as Selhaya are now tapping into the luxury market

Jaheim Karim

Nadiya Hussain to join guests at one of UK’s ‘biggest iftars’ in Milton Keynes

Great British Bake Off winner will meet and greet some of the estimated 2,500 attendees at the Grand Iftar, to be held at Stadium MK
Zines are giving British Muslims the power of boundless expression

In recent years Muslims and marginalised communities have been forging their space in UK DIY magazine culture as a form of creative freedom
‘Salt of the earth’: the Newcastle shopkeeper who gives bread to his neighbours in need

Sheraz Awan donates thousands of free items each year from his cornershop knowing that many of his Westerhope community are food impoverished
Campaigners push for permanent sickle cell day unit after centre’s closure

Emergency treatment centre attached to Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel closed in January despite a 42,000-strong petition to save it
Meet the group giving a leg-up to Muslim women in climbing

With indoor climbing becoming increasingly popular, ClimbMuz has grown to provide space and community for women of colour interested in the sport
Photo essay: the bird men of Bradford

WIth lofts full of racers and rollers, a new generation of British South Asian pigeon keepers are bringing new life to an age-old pastime