Section: Voices
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Young Muslims are too afraid to speak out due to Prevent
As a teacher, I see students self-censoring in the classroom, especially on issues like Gaza, out of fear of being labelled ‘extremist’ by the government’s counter-terrorism programme
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Maysoon Zayid Q&A: ‘I became a comedian because I was a drama queen’
The comedian on the discrimination she’s faced as a Palestinian-American since 7 October
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There is beauty in the shared experience of Ramadan
I visited Muslim communities across the UK and saw why it is such a special period for so many
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I’m not a typo, so why does autocorrect keep changing my name?
A new campaign is calling for tech companies to stop othering people and erasing our names
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Marwa al-Sabouni Q&A: ‘The destruction of home is an attack on hope’
The Syrian architect on how buildings and urban planning shape conflict and societies
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My time in a psychiatric ward made my religious father confront the reality of mental illness
With every visit, his preconceptions changed to empathy and acceptance
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Areeb Siddiqui Q&A: ‘Do Muslims actually care about banking without compromise? Absolutely they do’
The halal money app CEO on helping people put their personal finances on a sound and Sharia-compliant footing
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My Ramadan: Beth Botham
As a recent convert to Islam, Beth Botham is documenting her first Ramadan through TikTok, sharing her spiritual journey with her online community
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My Ramadan: NHS doctor Khadijah Garkuwa
This Ramadan is Khadijah Garkuwa’s first as a junior A&E doctor. Here, she talks about balancing the demands of her work with fasting, prayer and contemplation
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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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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
