Section: Opinion
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An ode to the routine family chaos of Eid
Now we are adults, there are fewer visits from rude relatives but we still descend into our roles as rowdy children
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Starmer says welfare cuts are necessary. MPs say it’s austerity 2.0
Some disabled people could lose up to £10,000 a year thanks to new rules on Pip and incapacity benefit payments. Some backbenchers are furious
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To be transgender and religious is to live a life of tension
In living as I do — Muslim, transgender, whole — I have found a middle ground that feels sacred
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The UK can learn lessons from how Muslim leaders organised themselves against Covid-19 in 2020
On the fifth anniversary of the global pandemic, my research underlines the important work of Muslim leaders and healthcare workers
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Labour’s welfare proposals are causing deep divisions within the party
Keir Starmer’s government was elected on the promise of transforming people’s lives, but some of its MPs believe more austerity is no change at all
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I visited a prison — it’s clear something has to change
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has rejected a proposal intended to address racial imbalances in sentencing. But she’s running out of options
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I’m still learning how to navigate Ramadan with a young child
Many of us multitask our worship alongside housework and childcare, so it’s difficult to find time to focus on spirituality
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The Ramadan that changed me: three comedians on a transformative moment
How an experience during the holy month shaped the lives of Ola Labib, Bilal Zafar and Shazia Mirza
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A workforce timebomb despite rising numbers — Labour’s migration conundrum
Asylum claims have hit a 46-year high, but health and higher education are suffering as successive governments try to cut UK immigration figures
