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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 25/09/2026
Alex Gibney's new documentary, Knife, deals with Salman Rushdie’s recovery after his 2022 attack. Leila Latif reviews the film for Hyphen and concludes that it finally gives Rushdie back his place as a human being rather than a symbol. hyphenonline.com/2026/09/25/s...
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Knife highlights the human tragedy of Salman Rushdie’s stabbing - Hyphen
Director Alex Gibney’s documentary offers an intimate, nuanced and moving view of the author’s life after the shocking 2022 attack
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 24/09/2026
‘You don't need to wait for all the conditions to be perfect.’ Haris Tagari has driven across Europe in a 20-year-old Toyota Yaris, uncovering hidden Islamic history. Now he's heading for Mongolia. @zahraonsori.bsky.social on his journey: hyphenonline.com/2026/09/24/h...
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Haris in a Yaris: a grand tour of the world's Islamic history - Hyphen
Haris Tagari drove across Europe in 2025. Now, he's on his biggest journey yet, tracing the Silk Road to Mongolia while living in his Toyota
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What should @hyphenonline.com investigate next? Is there an injustice you've been trying to get attention for? If you have a story for us, you can contact our investigative journalist @lucascumiskey.bsky.social in confidence: 📧: lucas.cumiskey@hyphenonline.com 📶: Signal: Lucas_Cumiskey.44
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 22/09/2026
The Left won 25.7% of the vote in Berlin’s election on Sunday, but the far-right AfD nearly doubled its vote share. @mamjahid.bsky.social analyses what the results mean for the city and Germany. hyphenonline.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Berlin election: The Left wins but far-right AfD surges - Hyphen
The Left won 25.7% while the far-right AfD surged to 16.3%. Mohamed Amjahid examines what the result means for the city and Germany
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Ramzy Alwakeel @journoramzy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🔴 Sadiq Khan was quizzed last week about Hyphen's finding that police have referred scores of babies and toddlers to Prevent. He admitted he was "confused and puzzled" by what we uncovered & would task deputy mayor for policing with looking into it. hyphenonline.com/2026/09/17/p...
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Sadiq Khan urged to probe Met referrals of babies to Prevent - Hyphen
Most referrals of young children to Home Office counter-terror scheme in England and Wales were made by police, new data shows
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 22/09/2026
Award-winning Senegalese restaurant Little Baobab is facing thousands of pounds in losses after the sudden closure of its base in the Africa Centre in Southwark. Owner Khadim Mané said the business had lost its permanent home and most of its staff. hyphenonline.com/2026/09/22/l...
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Africa Centre closure leaves award-winning Little Baobab in limbo - Hyphen
Senegalese restaurant had run a free catering school to help young people into the industry and now faces ‘start from zero again’
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Attention all journos! @hyphenonline.com is hiring. We are looking for a Senior Digital Producer with 5 years’ proven newsroom experience & Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, Indesign, Lightroom, After Effects, Audition) expertise. Details here, deadline 7 July. jobs.theguardian.com/job/10111144...
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Senior Digital Producer, Hyphen - Hybrid working; split between home and London office job with hyphen | 10111144
Hyphen, the leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europe, seeks a senior digital producer.
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
@hyphenonline.com is expanding. We are looking for a Senior Digital Producer with 5 years’ proven newsroom experience & Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, Indesign, Lightroom, After Effects, Audition) expertise. Details here: jobs.theguardian.com/job/10111144...
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Senior Digital Producer, Hyphen - Hybrid working; split between home and London office job with hyphen | 10111144
Hyphen, the leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europe, seeks a senior digital producer.
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
@hyphenonline.com is expanding. We are looking for a Senior Digital Producer with 5 years’ proven newsroom experience & Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, Indesign, Lightroom, After Effects, Audition) expertise. Details here: jobs.theguardian.com/job/10111144...
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Senior Digital Producer, Hyphen - Hybrid working; split between home and London office job with hyphen | 10111144
Hyphen, the leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europe, seeks a senior digital producer.
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 04/03/2026
A Leeds United Muslim fan group is calling for unity after players were booed while breaking their fast during a weekend Premier League match. @morgankofori.bsky.social reports⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2026/03/03/l...
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Muslim Leeds fans ‘hurt’ by Elland Road Ramadan booing - Hyphen
Play during Saturday’s Premier League match against Manchester City stopped briefly so players could break the fast
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 04/03/2026
Keir Starmer’s refusal to let Donald Trump use British bases by the US to bomb Iran is testing the US-UK ‘special relationship’. But not everyone’s annoyed. Shehab Khan has more👇🏽 hyphenonline.com/2026/03/04/k...
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Starmer has angered Trump — but Labour MPs are on his side - Hyphen
The US president could punish the UK for refusing to let him use British military bases. But standing up to Trump has proved popular at home
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 01/09/2025
‘St George was Turkish, just saying’: how the saint is a symbol for many cultures around the world. hyphenonline.com/2025/09/01/s...
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Why St George’s story doesn’t belong to the far right
From Ethiopia to Palestine, the figure has been embraced as a symbol of faith and resilience by people around the globe
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 02/09/2025
Leeds councillor @mothinali.bsky.social has been elected co-deputy leader of the @greenparty.org.uk. He becomes the only Muslim in a mainstream political party leadership role in England and Wales. Story by Aisha Rimi⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/09/02/m...
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Mothin Ali elected co-deputy leader of the Green party
Leeds councillor who made national headlines becomes the only Muslim in England and Wales in mainstream political party leadership role
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 03/09/2025
The names Darren Jones and Minouche Shafik might not set pulses racing outside SW1, but their new jobs are key to understanding Keir Starmer’s latest reset. Shehab Khan finds out what Labour MPs make of ‘phase two’ of the government. hyphenonline.com/2025/09/03/k...
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New phase, old divisions: MPs’ verdict on Starmer’s reset
The Labour leader has appointed Darren Jones and Minouche Shafik as part of an economy-focused reset. Will it fend off Reform UK?
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Anneliese Dodds MP @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Worrying to see that accounts which spread disinformation related to the riots last July are *still going* on X - and spreading racist lies about British Muslim politicians. Thank you @hyphenonline.com & @lucascumiskey.bsky.social for this important and concerning investigation
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Everyone remembers watching Sholay for the first time.
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 25/06/2025
Next week’s vote on a plan to cut £5bn from #disability and sickness benefits is a moral red line for many Labour MPs. If the welfare reform bill is voted down, it could be a historic turning point in Keir Starmer’s time in office, writes Shehab Khan. hyphenonline.com/2025/06/25/l...
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Welfare vote rebellion threatens Starmer’s hold on his party
Next week’s vote on a controversial plan to cut £5bn from disability and sickness benefits is proving to be a moral red line for many Labour MPs
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 26/06/2025
🚨New research from Equi estimates that 5,500 UK Muslim children are in kinship care — more than the number in the official care system. As a result, Muslim kinship practices could be saving the government £223m a year. ✍🏻 @weronikas.bsky.social hyphenonline.com/2025/06/26/m...
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Muslim fostering: how kinship stops kids entering care
Muslims who step in to take care of children in their wider family save the government at least £223m a year, according to the thinktank Equi
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 26/06/2025
⚠️TW: sexual abuse ‘Widespread failure to confront the issue of child sexual exploitation has allowed the far right to own the discourse surrounding it,' writes Taj Ali. He says the new grooming gangs inquiry is a way to deliver justice for survivors. hyphenonline.com/2025/06/26/n...
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Tackling child sex abuse is everyone’s responsibility
Plans for a full national inquiry into grooming and exploitation should not be seen as a win for the far right, but a way to deliver justice for survivors
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 27/06/2025
Hind Meddeb tells Leila Latif why her new film, Sudan, Remember Us, is part of a global archive of resistance and a reminder that a different future is still possible. In cinemas from today. hyphenonline.com/2025/06/27/h...
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Sudan, Remember Us: Hind Meddeb's devastating documentary
The director’s new film is a powerful and urgent reminder of the Sudanese revolution now eclipsed by brutal conflict
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 20/06/2025
In the new Weekend With series, we ask big names some simple questions on their favourite weekend habits. The comedian Guz Khan on staying up late with his kids, his favourite chicken shop, and the final season of Man Like Mobeen. hyphenonline.com/2025/06/20/w...
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Weekend with Guz Khan: ‘I’ll take the hit on life if I can have fun with food’
The comedian on staying up late with his kids, his favourite chicken shop, and the final season of Man Like Mobeen
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 23/06/2025
Faith-based charities may be better placed than secular groups to support people through the #CostOfLiving crisis, leaders from four major UK faith organisations told an event organised by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life. ✍🏻@weronikas.bsky.social hyphenonline.com/2025/06/23/f...
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Faith-based charities are ‘better at convincing people to accept help’
Panellists from the National Zakat Foundation and Christian, Jewish and Sikh charities discussed the role of faith in tackling poverty
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Ron Sexsmith @ronsexsmith.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Beyond sad to hear about the passing of Brian Wilson One of my biggest heroes. As a child of melody he had almost no equal. I thought I'd upload a few faves in honour of Brian who shall forever be missed RS youtu.be/kjfhGcTvixY?...
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RON SINGS "LOVE AND MERCY" WRITTEN BY BRIAN WILSON
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 09/06/2025
Donald Trump’s travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries goes into effect today — eight years after his original Muslim ban. A good moment to revisit Kourosh Ziabari’s deep dive into the impact of the 2017 policy and where Muslim scapegoating leads ⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2024/10/29/w...
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Why isn’t America talking about Trump’s planned Muslim ban 2.0?
In 2017, the 45th president outraged the world by blocking immigration to the US from several Muslim-majority countries. Now he wants to impose even harsher sanctions
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 09/06/2025
Yasmin Qureshi, Labour MP: 'Non-stun religious slaughter accounts for just 2.9% of animals killed in the UK. Yet this small percentage is repeatedly singled out in public debate'. Saman Javed reports on today's parliamentary debate. hyphenonline.com/2025/06/09/b...
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MPs criticise halal slaughter debate: ‘about prejudice, not animals’
Rupert Lowe clashes with Muslim MPs during Westminster Hall debate on banning killing of animals without first stunning them
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 27/05/2025
Muslims are three times less likely to become judges and coroners in England and Wales than members of other faiths, according to research by @ucl.ac.uk, amid warnings that a lack of diversity could weaken public trust in the judiciary. ✍🏽 @sajeraj.bsky.social hyphenonline.com/2025/05/27/m...
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Muslims are least likely group in England and Wales to become judges
Call for more Muslims to put themselves forward for judicial roles amid warning of weakened public trust in the justice system
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 27/05/2025
Muslim #Liverpool fans speak of their shock and sadness after a car struck a crowd at the victory parade on Monday, injuring nearly 50 people. Saman Javed reports⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/05/27/l...
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‘The overwhelming feeling after was sadness’
Muslim Liverpool FC fans speak of their shock and heartbreak after driver ploughs into victory parade, injuring nearly 50 people
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Ramzy Alwakeel @journoramzy.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Full story here: hyphenonline.com/2025/05/21/p...
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Minister grilled over ‘concerning’ Hyphen investigation into social homes
Green party housing lead Ellie Chowns took Labour’s Matthew Pennycook to task during debate on planning and infrastructure bill
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Ramzy Alwakeel @journoramzy.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Great to see the government being grilled in parliament over our exclusive on social housing supply in England. Listen here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Yi...
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Planning bill: Minister grilled over Hyphen’s findings
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
From our housing series this week, this is a must-read. Writer and sociologist Dan Evans on the rise and fall of the UK's small landlords. @hyphenonline.com hyphenonline.com/2025/05/22/u...
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The rise — and fall — of the small landlord
Muslims are the most likely UK demographic to live in social housing, though some have benefited from buy to let. Are those days now over?
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 12/05/2025
🔴EXCLUSIVE: 43% of Muslims oppose the government's plan to allow #AssistedDying in England and Wales, a new poll for Hyphen has found, compared with just 15% of non-Muslims. Only a third (34%) say they back the bill. Full results and commentary online now⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/05/12/a...
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Assisted dying: exclusive poll reveals Muslims’ views
Survey of 4,500 people finds 43% of Muslims and 19% of Christians in England and Wales are against terminally ill adults (end of life) bill
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 13/05/2025
Keir Starmer 'echoed the language of Enoch Powell’s "rivers of blood" speech', says Clive Lewis (@labourlewis.bsky.social) of the PM’s tough words on migration. Shehab Khan on the mixed reaction from Labour MPs to the immigration white paper. hyphenonline.com/2025/05/13/k...
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Immigration white paper: Starmer’s tone worries some MPs
The prime minister’s words have been likened to those of Enoch Powell. Other MPs see the tough rhetoric as an attempt to save their seats
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
@hyphenonline.com is hiring! See details here for Managing Editor role, f/t. Come join a team of talented storytellers. jobs.theguardian.com/job/9574032/...
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Managing Editor, Hyphen - Hybrid working; split between home & London office job with hyphen | 9574032
Hyphen, an innovative journalism start-up focused on issues relevant to Muslim communities in the UK and Europe, seeks a managing editor.
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 17/04/2025
Award-winning writer and illustrator Mona Chalabi breaks down why laughing through the discomfort just might be the point of her and Ramy Youssef's new sitcom #1HappyFamilyUSA. hyphenonline.com/2025/04/17/m...
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Mona Chalabi on the joy and trauma behind #1 Happy Family USA
The new Amazon Prime comedy from Ramy Youssef about a Muslim family in the wake of the 9/11 attacks is a radical, politically sharp sitcom
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 23/04/2025
How did Arabic astronomers shape our understanding of the night sky? You can find out from 26 April at Royal Observatory Greenwich, in a series of events highlighting Muslim contributions to #astronomy. Read our preview⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/04/23/g...
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Islam and the wonder of the night sky
A series of events at the Royal Observatory Greenwich highlight the many contributions to astronomy made across the Islamic world
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 23/04/2025
'He was a voice of conscience in a troubled world'. British Muslim leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis. ✍🏽Saman Javed hyphenonline.com/2025/04/22/p...
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UK Muslim leaders pay tribute to ‘voice of conscience’ Pope Francis
Ahead of his funeral on 26 April 2025, the pope has been remembered for his ‘genuine friendship to Muslims around the world’
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 22/04/2025
'Where my mum sees spoilers as harmless, I see them as borderline betrayal. The stakes are admittedly low and a bit silly, but for me, as a screenwriter, storylines are sacred.' Amna Saleem on spoiler etiquette – and the ex who failed to observe it. hyphenonline.com/2025/04/22/t...
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Spoiler alert: I dumped someone who told me a plot twist
Differing approaches to TV might say something deeper. Some people can’t enjoy the ride if they don't know where it’s going, whereas I want to soak in the tension
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 22/04/2025
On Earth Day, we’re sharing an extract from Babylon, Albion — the lyrical new book by Dalia Al-Dujaili. Out 8 May via @saqibooks.bsky.social, it invites us to reflect on the connections between land, migration and identity. #EarthDay #BabylonAlbion hyphenonline.com/2025/04/22/d...
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Read an extract from Dalia Al-Dujaili's new book
In Babylon, Albion, the author examines the connections between land, migration and identity. For Earth Day 2025 we present an edited extract
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Diyora Shadijanova @thediyora.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
For the fifth anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdown, I wrote a reported feature for @hyphenonline.com on what happened to key workers once the clapping stopped.
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What happened to Covid key workers when the clapping stopped?
Five years after the UK’s first lockdown was imposed, those who kept Britain running face a different challenge
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Nicola Spurr @nicolaspurr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
What a great article! Can confirm that ostrich is a delicious & healthy alternative to beef; South Africans have been eating it for ages. Good to know SA is making halal choices so available. 🇿🇦
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 19/03/2025
'Imagine my shock when I was informed by the waiter that the ostrich cottage pie was halal,' writes Zaynab Asaadi. In her latest food column, Zaynab explores how South Africa has become a game changer for halal-friendly dining. 📷The Happy Uncles hyphenonline.com/2025/03/18/h...
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A halal food adventure in Cape Town
Home to an inventive and characterful culinary culture, South Africa is also one of the world’s most halal-friendly non-Muslim countries
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 20/03/2025
Margy Kinmonth’s new documentary, War Paint — Women at War, features 16 female artists who explore how conflict impacts women in particular. @leilalatif.bsky.social reviews the film, in UK cinemas from 28 March. #WomenAtWar 📷Shirin Neshat hyphenonline.com/2025/03/20/w...
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War Paint: documentary shines light on radical role of women artists
Margy Kinmonth’s latest film showcases 16 artists on the front lines of conflict and their powerful responses to war through art
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 20/03/2025
Vast desert landscapes, sunrise treks and centuries of Bedouin culture — welcome to Wadi Rum in #Jordan. Read Karthika Gupta's guide to this halal-friendly destination. hyphenonline.com/2025/03/13/w...
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Skip the bubble tents and experience Bedouin life in Jordan’s Wadi Rum
Embrace traditional desert living at Rum Planet Camp with sunrise treks, star gazing and a little camel herding in this cinematic landscape
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
In this week's newsletter (out tomorrow), @aminiarchives.bsky.social looks back on her 6 months at @hyphenonline.com. Sign up here! hyphenonline.com/newsletter/
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Less than a week to go until our @hyphenonline.com-Aziz Foundation fellowship deadline! Come join us for six months for a fully paid fellowship, open to candidates across the UK. Link here. hyphenonline.com/about-us/
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About us
About us Hyphen is the leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europe. As Muslim communities, both […]
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Less than a week to go until our @hyphenonline.com-Aziz Foundation fellowship deadline! Come join us for six months for a fully paid fellowship, open to candidates across the UK. Link here. hyphenonline.com/about-us/
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About us Hyphen is the leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europe. As Muslim communities, both […]
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
This incredible Afghan woman is crowdfunding her Everest attempt. Please share, you can support her journey here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
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Donate to Support First Afghan Woman to Stand on Top of the World, organized by Freshta Ibrahimi
“My dream is seeing you free—free from fear, free from oppres… Freshta Ibrahimi needs your support for Support First Afghan Woman to Stand on Top of the World
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
“It’s not every day you inherit a mosque." @aminiarchives.bsky.social on the campaign to save a mosque in Hackney. @hyphenonline.com hyphenonline.com/2025/01/23/m...
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Former nightclub mogul’s fight to save Shacklewell Lane Mosque
Erkin Güney unexpectedly inherited Dalston's Shacklewell Lane Mosque in 2006, but bills are 'sky high'. Does it have a future?
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Ramzy Alwakeel @journoramzy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Practically every paragraph in this story contains a "wait, what?" moment. Lively work on the fight against gentrification in Dalston from @aminiarchives.bsky.social hyphenonline.com/2025/01/23/m...
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Former nightclub mogul’s fight to save Shacklewell Lane Mosque
Erkin Güney unexpectedly inherited Dalston's Shacklewell Lane Mosque in 2006, but bills are 'sky high'. Does it have a future?
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Burhan @bwhyphen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
“It’s not every day you inherit a mosque." @aminiarchives.bsky.social on the campaign to save a mosque in Hackney. @hyphenonline.com hyphenonline.com/2025/01/23/m...
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Former nightclub mogul’s fight to save Shacklewell Lane Mosque
Erkin Güney unexpectedly inherited Dalston's Shacklewell Lane Mosque in 2006, but bills are 'sky high'. Does it have a future?
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