Topic: Women
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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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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
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‘I thought eating disorders only affected white women’
People from religious and cultural minorities face unique barriers on the road to recovery
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‘How can you bring a child into the world when you feel like you haven’t started living yet?’
Family life is a cornerstone of Muslim communities, but some women have decided that motherhood is not for them
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Meals that mark the passage of time
Food can evoke powerful memories of the year past and signpost our way through the next
