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What the rise in Islamophobia tells us about modern Britain

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Few communities in Britain are so frequently required to explain who they are as Muslims. Whether the conversation is on immigration, integration, public prayer or...

A mosque built by a transgender person raises questions about faith and belonging in Pakistan

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When 46-year-old Rajab Ali, a transgender man, spent his life savings to build a mosque for his local community in Okara district of the Punjab province in Pakistan,...

Five years on, international limitations weigh on Taliban-run Afghanistan as rights concerns persist

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Facing sustained international condemnation over its treatment of women and...

Cockroaches who refused to be squashed: Takeaways from the Gen Z protest

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Gen Z, people born between the late '90s and early 2000s, have brought a distinct lingo, aesthetic, and brand of dissent to the political...

International essay-writing competition for youth – 2026 (Deadline extended)

Have you seen something unfair in your community and...

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A mosque built by a transgender person raises questions about faith...

When 46-year-old Rajab Ali, a transgender man, spent his life savings...

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Five years on, international limitations weigh on Taliban-run Afghanistan as rights...

The lakes that should not exist in Pakistan’s mountain ranges

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In the valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in...

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Beyond the binary: Global traditions of gender fluidity

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Too often, gender fluidity is thought of as a...

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This election signals a crisis for the British state

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We don’t know everything yet. But it’s clear that...

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Beyond Westminster’s chaos, a new grassroots left is taking shape

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A week after the Scottish and Welsh national elections...

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Sam Altman says we’re ‘in the singularity’ with AI. Here’s why he’s wrong

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“We are now, like, in the singularity”. These are the...

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What the rise in Islamophobia tells us about modern Britain

Few communities in Britain are so frequently required to explain who they are as Muslims. Whether the conversation is on immigration, integration, public prayer or...