Topic: Women
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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
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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
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Lina Soualem’s new documentary pieces together a puzzle of Palestinian family history
The award-winning director talks about Bye Bye Tiberias, an intimate portrait of her mother, actor Hiam Abbass
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While politicians play around with words like ‘extremism’, Muslim women feel the real consequences
Michael Gove and other Conservative MPs are locked in petty squabbles over terms such as ‘Islamophobia’ and ‘anti-Muslim hate’, making these words meaningless in the face of our lived experience
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A Ramadan skincare reset
The holy month is the perfect time to take a break from makeup and return to natural simplicity
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New report calls on mosques across the UK to improve access for women
Faith leaders and politicians highlight the discrimination faced by many women as research shows that almost two thirds have experienced negative treatment in a place of worship
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Nadeine Asbali Q&A: ‘Wearing the hijab and still living your life is the most effective way you can resist’
The journalist and teacher on her debut book about navigating life as a hijab-wearing woman in Britain
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The journey to my hijab-iversary has been liberating and enriching
More than just a piece of fabric that I wear on my head, I have found a whole new outlook on life
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House guests, hospitality and the hijab
In Namesake, a new collection of essays, the British-Palestinian author NS Nuseibeh examines modern life, identity and her family links to a formidable figure from early Islamic history
