Topic: UK

‘Honour’ violence could be defined in law for first time

Home Office announcement pre-empts plans backed by 35 rights and research organisations to introduce own definition of ‘honour’ violence

Samir Jeraj
‘A man constructing his own line in life’: on the legacy of Hamad Butt

Contemporaries remember Butt’s influence as a Young British Artist, and call for his work to be recognised as part of a larger canon.

M.Z. Adnan
Rahul Kohli knows exactly how to command a screen

Rahul Kohli teams up again with frequent collaborator Mike Flanagan in The Life of Chuck, as our columnist celebrates the actor’s career.

Leila Latif

New wave of young Muslim swim teachers makes a splash in south Wales

Newport charity KidCare4U is training a new generation of Muslim swimming teachers
Epping Forest asylum hotel victory is a timebomb for Labour

Labour pledged to stop using hotels to house those seeking asylum by 2029. Its timetable has shrunk — but some MPs say the smart thing to do is keep waiting
Mosques don’t spend enough on imams and teachers, experts warn

Report by the Ayaan Institute thinktank finds 55% of mosque staff are unpaid despite sector’s rising income and £1.5bn in assets
Sustainably Muslim: the movement reconnecting communities with nature

In our new series highlighting the people creating positive change in our communities, we visit a Muslim-led group in east London building grassroots climate action one garden at a time
The straw that broke my eco-conscious back

I make an effort to avoid fast fashion and refuse plastic bags. But paper straws make me want to destroy the earth out of sheer spite.
Muslim medics sound alarm over cancellation of key NHS population survey

Health Survey for England is ‘vital’ to understand health inequalities affecting Muslim and South Asian people, warns British Islamic Medical Association