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29/08/2025

‘One of austerity’s deepest scars has been the loss of spaces that once enabled social life to flourish.’

Read Taj Ali’s latest piece on how to rebuild a crumbling social contract in our communities→https://hyphenonline.com/2025/08/27/late-night-fireworks-fly-tipping-council-services-neighbours-taj-ali/

29/08/2025

How does author and activist Gulwali Passarlay spend his weekend?

The writer of talks to us about his appreciation of food and why walking in green spaces reminds him of his upbringing in Afghanistan.

Read the full interview at hyphenonline.com. Link in the comment.

29/08/2025

Thirty years after Hamad Butt’s death, contemporaries are remembering his influence as a Young British Artist, and call for his work to be recognised as part of a larger canon in q***r South Asian art. Read more on his legacy.

✍🏽 MZ Adnan
📷 Damian Griffiths
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/08/26/life-legacy-hamad-butt-apprehensions-young-british-artists/

28/08/2025

These teenage Muslim swimming teachers are leading their first classes thanks to a south Wales charity helping get kids from different backgrounds into sport.

Samir Jeraj has the full story.

Newport charity KidCare4U is training a new generation of Muslim swimming teachers thanks to Newport Live's Teach to Swim project

28/08/2025

In August the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund divested from Israeli banks – could this mark a turning point?

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has removed its investment from Israeli banks, showing that war crimes can be punished financially

28/08/2025

Fly-tipping, fireworks, fraying services — our social contract feels broken, writes Taj Ali in his latest column.

Rebuilding requires time, effort and spaces for communities to reconnect.

From crumbling local services to late-night noise, our social contract seems to have collapsed. Now, it’s time to rebuild it

28/08/2025

‘We’ve never faced this type of insult before,’ says Bristol councillor Abdul Raoof Malik.

Mosques warn of growing fear as protests across the UK continue to target hotels housing asylum seekers.

Full story by Zahra Onsori and Saman Javed⬇️

Islamic centres, including the nearest mosque to the Bell Hotel, Epping, speak of fears for their congregations

28/08/2025

New police guidance could see suspects’ ethnicity and nationality routinely released.

Anita Mureithi explains what it could mean for British Muslim communities.

National Police Chiefs’ Council guidance could see suspects' ethnicity and nationality made public. Here’s what it could mean for Muslims

28/08/2025

Rahul Kohli has become prestige horror’s secret weapon.

His latest role in The Life of Chuck is another reminder of his range.

Leila Latif reviews⬇️

On the actor's career ahead of Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck.

27/08/2025

What does a beard say about you?

For some it’s fashion and others it's faith. For Rizwan Makda, founder of Mumkin, it’s both — and his brand is part of a growing wave of Muslim-owned businesses reshaping the men’s grooming industry.🧔🏻‍♂️

Ahead of international beard day, we explore some of the best products and routines to look after your facial hair

27/08/2025

Nigel Farage wants to deport 600,000 people and leave the European Convention on Human Rights.

Shehab Khan explains Reform UK’s new migration policy — and finds out how it’s going down in Westminster.

Nigel Farage has given the public a glimpse of what a Reform UK government might do — including deporting 600,000 people

27/08/2025

Studies show that people from lower socio-economic groups are less likely to be active but, despite this, British people are playing more sport than ever.

Here’s how six British Muslims are keeping fit within their own budgets.

Shahla Omar ⬇️

Six Muslims on their exercise habits and the price they pay to stay fit.