Section: Q&A
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Salma Ibrahim: ‘I know so many Black and Muslim writers, but the people getting published don’t reflect that’
The author on her debut novel Salutation Road and building opportunities for writers of colour
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Monica Ali: ‘I follow my interest and instincts — that’s the only thing a writer can do’
The author speaks about her writing process and shares advice for those wanting to break into publishing
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Sohail Hanif: ‘If the wealth isn’t given out it’s as if it’s polluted’
The chief executive of the National Zakat Foundation shares advice on donating to communities this Ramadan
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Cancer awareness activist Allia Amjad: ‘There are still so many fears and taboos’
While undergoing cancer treatment, Amjad longed to connect with other Muslim women who shared her experience, so she founded a support group
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Bradford 2025: ‘The city’s diversity and generosity of spirit are extraordinary’
Creative director Shanaz Gulzar on building a UK City of Culture and rewriting Bradford’s narrative
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While We Wait: exhibition tells stories of displaced women in Jordan
Rayna Carruthers’ photographs showing at the Glasgow Women’s Library reflect personal stories of displacement from Sudan, Yemen and Somalia
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Poet Yasmin Ali: ‘We shouldn’t have to justify who we are’
The spoken word artist on using lyricism and poetry to challenge stereotypes of underrepresented communities
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Shorsh Saleh: ‘You have to find your roots in order to make art’
The artist and carpet weaver uses his craft to tell stories of migration, inspired by his own experience after facing years in limbo in the UK’s asylum system
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Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem: ‘The Qur’an is with me every day’
First published in 2004, Haleem's work is still widely regarded as the authoritative English translation of Islam’s key religious text
