Section: Voices
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Lucy Bushill-Matthews Q&A: ‘Nearly 4,000 Muslims applied for financial aid in a month’
The National Zakat Foundation’s chief operating officer talks about the challenges faced by charities during the cost of living crisis and the generosity of donors
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Why the Windrush scandal matters to British Muslims
The ship that brought Caribbean workers to the UK has become a shorthand for the history of postwar Commonwealth immigration — and the nation’s failure to observe the rights of its passengers
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Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi Q&A: ‘I’m interested in the unexpected feelings that rise up within us’
The writer and author speaks about language, colonialism and the rollercoaster ride of writing a first novel
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Afzal Khan Q&A: ‘The Conservative government is trying to brush Islamophobia under the carpet’
The Labour MP for Manchester Gorton on his career in public service, defining Islamophobia and how to get UK Muslims involved in politics
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Ismael Lea South Q&A: ‘Hip-hop started my journey to Islam’
The director of the Salam Project talks about old-school rap, youth work and the power of positivity
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Bilal Zafar Q&A: ‘Being called a rising Muslim comedy star is a bit weird’
The north London standup comic talks about winding up online bigots, Twitch and why being asked to go on BBC Asian Network annoys him
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Why politicians should heed the King’s words by encouraging a common civic identity
Britain’s political parties should take lessons from King Charles and encourage good relations between people of all faiths and creeds
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Shabna Begum Q&A: ‘Solidarity across different communities makes a difference’
The author of a new history of the Bangladeshi squatters’ movement on the inextricable links between poor housing and racism
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The changing faces of desi brunch
More than something simply eaten between breakfast and lunch, the meal has taken myriad identities all of its own
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Asma Khan Q&A: ‘The most expensive ingredient in any dish is your time’
The chef and cookbook author on how her upbringing inspired the all-women Darjeeling Express kitchen
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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
