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‘There’s no going back’: Iran’s women on why they won’t stop flouting dress code laws
ByDeepa Parent December 24, 2025

Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest last seen after the killing of Mahsa AminiOn the streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran, young women are increasi…

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‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
ByTom Levitt October 23, 2025

After fleeing Chinese repression, Uyghurs Idris and Zeynure Hasan thought their family would be safe. But Beijing’s growing influence led to Idris’s arrest and a long battle to be reunitedZeynure Hasan was at home in Istanbul in July 2021 when her husb…

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Starmer says he expects debate about ‘full horror’ of what happened in Gaza when media allowed in – as it happened
ByAndrew Sparrow October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

PM hails Trump’s part in Middle East peace deal but says what matters now is implementation. This live blog is closedEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on P…

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Pop star turned Islamist militant Fadel Shaker surrenders to Lebanese military after 12 years on the run
ByAssociated Press October 5, 2025

Shaker, wanted over his connection to deadly shootout between militants and army, had been hiding out in Palestinian refugee campA Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamist militant handed himself over to the country’s military intelligence service 12 y…

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Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith
ByElla Creamer July 9, 2025

Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”Leila Aboulela has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize for her writing on migration, faith and the lives of women.The prize is a…

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Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith
ByElla Creamer July 9, 2025

Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”Leila Aboulela has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize for her writing on migration, faith and the lives of women.The prize is a…

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Madina: The Enlightened City review – a fact-filled tour of Islam’s second holiest city
ByCath Clarke June 30, 2025

Despite the dryly informational tone, this documentary guide to the prophet Muhammad’s final resting place features breathtaking footageHere is a tour guide of the Islamic holy city best known in the UK as Medina in Saudi Arabia, a major destination fo…

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Madina: The Enlightened City review – a fact-filled tour of Islam’s second holiest city
ByCath Clarke June 30, 2025

Despite the dryly informational tone, this documentary guide to the prophet Muhammad’s final resting place features breathtaking footageHere is a tour guide of the Islamic holy city best known in the UK as Medina in Saudi Arabia, a major destination fo…

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Zohran Mamdani won by being himself – and his victory has revealed the Islamophobic ugliness of others | Nesrine Malik
ByNesrine Malik June 30, 2025

The vicious reaction to his New York mayoral success tells us this: the establishment will not countenance mainstream voters making common cause with MuslimsZohran Mamdani’s stunning win in New York’s mayoral primary has been a tale of two cities, and …

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Zohran Mamdani won by being himself – and his victory has revealed the Islamophobic ugliness of others | Nesrine Malik
ByNesrine Malik June 30, 2025

The vicious reaction to his New York mayoral success tells us this: the establishment will not countenance mainstream voters making common cause with MuslimsZohran Mamdani’s stunning win in New York’s mayoral primary has been a tale of two cities, and …

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