Topic: England

My Ramadan: NHS doctor Khadijah Garkuwa

This Ramadan is Khadijah Garkuwa’s first as a junior A&E doctor. Here, she talks about balancing the demands of her work with fasting, prayer and contemplation

Aisha Rimi
As I spend Ramadan alone as a refugee in the UK, I’m reminded of the life I’ve lost in Syria

I feel lonely and isolated away from my home, family and community — all the while learning to navigate the much-longer fasting hours

Douna Haj Ahmed
Meet the women using social media to sell halal food

Hundreds of women around the UK have become successful online vendors on Facebook and Instagram, selling everything from biryanis to samosas

Ghazal Abbasi

‘It’s a dead town’: Bradford remains a victim of the decline of the UK high street

The cost of living crisis was just the latest blow to small businesses in the Yorkshire city. Can Bradford’s City of Culture status save the high street?
My Ramadan: Sabah Ahmedi

Working at the UK’s largest mosque, Sabah Ahmedi has carved out a prominent social media presence as The Young Imam. Here he talks about his Ramadan routine and what the holy month means to him
A very British iftar at The Great Chase

Inside the London restaurant serving up its own halal take on fine dining
Where to taste flavours from around the world this Ramadan

Seven of the best UK restaurants with global cuisines to try for iftar
A journey through London’s Iraqi food culture

From lamb quzi in Kingsbury to a Kensington restaurant specialising in expertly barbecued fish, flavours from Baghdad and beyond have found a welcoming home across the capital
‘I’m not interested in destroying institutions, I want to change them’

The founder of a London-based arts and education charity has spent nearly a decade helping inner city Black and Asian students to broaden their horizons