Section: Voices
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Some friendships last only a season, while others bloom with a lifetime of possibilities
As we age our lives naturally become littered with former friendships, but how should we process this loss?
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Am I failing at raising a trilingual child?
For second-generation immigrant children, our parents’ languages are so much more than mere spoken words; they are the keys to our culture and heritage
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Why are we still competing in the ‘hygiene olympics’?
The cleanliness trend is rooted more in a performative display of wellness rather than reality or science
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I came to the UK as an Afghan refugee. The far-right riots remind me of the hatred I fled
As thousands of counter-protesters took to the streets last week to defend immigrants and minority communities, I felt hope seeing many stand for tolerance and acceptance
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Aihtsham Rashid Q&A: ‘Halal doesn’t just mean what you eat, the whole process needs to be halal’
A cat food entrepreneur talks halal supply chains
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Disinformation helped fuel the Troubles in Northern Ireland — it now drives far-right violence across the UK
Flag-waving, so-called patriots claim the reasons for their economic woes can be attributed to foreigners. They once blamed the Irish
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Starmer’s most urgent task is restoring order to a nation rocked by racist violence
For a full week far-right mobs have terrorised communities across the UK
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Far-right violence against small UK Muslim communities sets a worrying precedent for all minorities
The past shows that racism can only be defeated when we all stand together against it
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Ali Alzein Q&A: ‘Through beekeeping, I felt a feeling of peace that I hadn’t felt in so long’
The founder of Bees & Refugees on how a labour of love became a source of community
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The gloves are off as Labour and Tories clash over UK public finances
Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt blamed each other this week over the origins of a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the public budget. No matter who wins the argument, tax rises and public sector cuts seem inevitable
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Sara Assad-Mannings Q&A: ‘With Bunhead Bakery, I’ve been able to explore my culture on my own terms’
The British-Palestinian baker on what it means to be self-taught, and to love Levantine food cultures
