Topic: UK

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

Samir Jeraj
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

Shehab Khan
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

Aisha Rimi

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
Releasing suspects’ ethnicity is a gift to the far right, Labour MPs warn

Police will be able to release suspects' ethnicity and immigration status in a move ministers say will quell misinformation
Meet the Gen Zs retelling the history of Partition

Hobbyist historians are using TikTok to explore the events of 1947 and beyond
Social media on agenda as young people meet Muslim Council of Britain

The largest umbrella group for British Muslims is running a town hall tour for its new secretary general Dr Wajid Akhter to meet communities across the UK