Section: Voices
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Osama Qashoo Q&A: ‘You cannot defeat Palestinian culture’
The activist, film-maker and entrepreneur on his efforts to build Palestine House, a new cultural centre in the heart of London
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Rachel Reeves’s first budget was historic — but the debate is eerily familiar
Labour’s first budget in nearly 15 years contained few surprises thanks to some judicious leaks. But who will win the spin war?
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Why isn’t America talking about Trump’s planned Muslim ban 2.0?
In 2017, the 45th president outraged the world by blocking immigration to the US from several Muslim-majority countries. Now he wants to impose even harsher sanctions
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Fatima Rajina Q&A: ‘Language and clothing form a crucial part of our identity’
The academic on her research exploring the cultural heritage of British Bangladeshi Muslims in east London
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Starmer is being tested by Trump’s charge of ‘foreign interference’
While the result of the US election hangs in the balance, so could the country's ‘special relationship’ with the UK
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If I am in the business of changing minds, surely I should be open to change too
What is the action with more integrity: pushing someone out of your life for harmful beliefs, or maintaining a relationship that can offer an alternative perspective?
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Maysoon Shafiq Q&A: ‘I want to be the woman who holds up the ladder for others’
The first female Muslim chaplaincy lead in NHS England on breaking stereotypes and finding her purpose in life
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Labour has a chance to turn Britain around with its first budget. Here’s how
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to slash billions from welfare and public spending on 30 October. But there is another way
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As a teacher, I’ve seen behaviour policies become more punitive – and it’s the most vulnerable who are targeted
Pupil exclusion rates are sky-rocketing. It feels like the life chances of disadvantaged students are being cast aside in favour of rapid improvement and reputation
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Starmer’s P&O headache is over — but there are choppy seas ahead
Labour is backing both workers’ rights and big business. Are they on a collision course?
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Ignore the sham debate over multiculturalism — the UK is already diverse
Politicians might warn of the demise of ‘British values’, but across the UK, ethnic diversity is part of the fabric of everyday life
