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Concern grows for UK Syrians as government fails to commit to their rights
Britain has paused 6,500 asylum claims and would not be drawn on people’s existing leave to remain. Syrians say it has tempered their joy at Assad’s fall
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Joy and fear of Berlin’s Syrians as they consider returning after fall of Assad
A million people fled civil war in Syria and built lives in Germany. As European governments encourage refugees to return, experts warn of the economic hole they may leave behind
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The best music of 2024
A year soundtracked by long-lost qawwali gems, innovative reinterpretations of traditional South Asian instrumentation and a thrilling journey through 1980s Uzbekistan
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Kazim Ali: ‘I don’t stake a claim to being Muslim with a capital M, but it’s what I will always be’
The author and poet on his relationship with writing and religious identity
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Electronic producer Waleed on the universality of dance music
The Iraqi-Puerto Rican artist on his musical journey ahead of the release of his debut EP Magdalena
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A personal portrait of Umrah
Photographing my first pilgrimage to Mecca as a new mother allowed me to capture the beauty, chaos and peace of this sacred journey
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Jameel Prize: artists inspired by Islamic tradition explore alternative narratives
The V&A’s Moving Images showcases prize winner Khandakar Ohida and six other shortlisted contemporary artists from across the Middle East and South Asia
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The unstoppable story of the Dur-Dur Band
Founded in the cultural melting pot of 1980s Mogadishu, torn apart by war, reunited, then hobbled by Covid-19, a revitalised version of the Somali funk group is back on the road
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Hunger strike in Harringay following police raid on Kurdish Community Centre
A wave of protests has followed the closure of a decades-old centre providing essential services for Harringay’s Kurdish and Turkish residents
