Section: Identity
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‘Years of buried pain left my body at once’: how breathwork helped me through grief
Life happens somewhere in between the millions of breaths we take, carrying us from one moment to the next, carrying everything we love and everyone we’ve lost
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7 things I want Muslims to know about autism
It’s World Autism Awareness Day. While there’s no one-size-fits all set of instructions, understanding, patience, respecting boundaries and treating us like grownups are great places to start
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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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My family’s olive groves are a legacy passed down through generations
Travelling back to my mother’s village in Turkey for the annual harvest held life-changing lessons about our ancestral lands and my future responsibility towards them
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Muslim and LGBTQI+: ‘The biggest challenge is being caught in the middle’
In a photo essay marking International Day Against Homophobia Transphobia and Biphobia, Muslim LGBTQI+ millennials and Gen Zers discuss faith and coming out
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From Lahore to Birmingham and back again
One photographer’s remarkable journey to discover her Pakistani identity while visiting her mother’s childhood home for the first time
