Section: Voices
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Ayoub Khan MP: Kemi Badenoch’s comments about ‘Islamist politics’ are dangerous and ignorant
Conservative leadership hopeful claimed independent MPs were elected thanks to ‘sectarian’ politics and ‘alien ideas’
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Tessa Khan Q&A: ‘The UK has a responsibility to lead the fight against climate change’
The international climate change lawyer and founder of Uplift on the future of proposed fossil fuel projects, and how ordinary people can hold power to account
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Tory leadership race is hugely important for British Muslims — in more ways than one
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick’s camps have doubled down on statements seen as Islamophobic. That has an impact beyond the Conservative party
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After I reached breaking point, I found solace in an alternative Islamic therapy
I’m a great believer in science-backed therapy and healthcare, but aafiyah healing provided a sense of calm I hadn’t felt in a long time
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Parwana Fayyaz Q&A: ‘Each Afghan woman is creating a history, but silently’
The poet on Persian storytelling, refugee identity and the importance of women’s voices
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On the economy, Starmer has boxed himself in. That isn’t (just) the Tories’ fault
The prime minister is warning of hard times to come, but he can’t blame everything on his predecessors
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Sheeraz Gulsher Q&A: ‘Tackling the ethnicity pay gap is the first step to making work fair for all’
The co-founder of People Like Us on workplace inequalities and Labour’s plans to introduce mandatory reporting of companies’ pay data
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By sticking to the Tory line on immigration, Labour could be walking into a trap
Yvette Cooper has pledged to “remove” more people from the UK than the Tories. It’s a risky strategy
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The far right’s two-tier policing myth is racial gaslighting
It is clear that identity can affect a person's experience of law enforcement but it is people of colour who are at the sharp end of double standards
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Being a Swiftie and a person of colour are ‘constantly at odds’
Taylor Swift’s music has long been seen as being for one demographic only, ignoring the true diversity of her fanbase
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Some friendships last only a season, while others bloom with a lifetime of possibilities
As we age our lives naturally become littered with former friendships, but how should we process this loss?
