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20/03/2025

Muslims in Germany overwhelmingly backed left and centre-left parties, including Die Linke and the SPD, in the recent federal elections.

Jessica Bateman shares exclusive polling data and explores the key factors that shaped their vote.

Concerns about the economy and anti-immigrant discrimination brought Germany’s Muslim minority out in force for left and centre left parties

20/03/2025

Labour is planning the UK's biggest welfare cuts in nearly a decade.

Some disabled people could lose almost £10,000 a year under new rules on Pip and incapacity benefit payments.

Shehab Khan on the growing backlash – even from the party's own MPs.

Some disabled people could lose nearly £10,000 a year under new rules

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.

Leila Latif reviews the film, in UK cinemas from 28 March.

Margy Kinmonth’s latest film showcases 16 artists on the front lines of conflict and their powerful responses to war through art

20/03/2025

More young Muslim women in the UK are getting sexual health checks, but vaccine uptake remains low due to misconceptions.

Experts urge better education about the jab to protect against preventable cancers caused by HPV.

Yousra Samir Imran reports.

Low uptake is putting Muslim teens at risk of cancer. Now parents are countering misinformation and say the jab is compatible with Islam

20/03/2025

Research from Birmingham City University shows how mosques and Muslim leaders played a vital role in public health efforts during Covid-19

Dr Damian Breen, one of the study’s researchers, explains the key findings→https://hyphenonline.com/2025/03/17/lessons-from-muslim-leaders-response-covid-anniversary/

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19/03/2025

In an exclusive interview, Marion Lalisse, the EU’s senior official for tackling anti-Muslim hate, warns of a lack of political will to confront the issue. She calls for a clear official definition of and stronger action.

✍🏻Peter Yeung

Marion Lalisse, European Commission coordinator for combating anti-Muslim hatred, describes ‘witch hunt’ against people speaking up for Muslim rights

19/03/2025

In this stunning photoessay, a grassroots organisation in the captures local girls fearlessly carving up the concrete and claiming skateboarding as their own.

Grassroots skateboard group Volans Maldives celebrates the athleticism and creativity of Hulhumalé's female skateboarders

19/03/2025

They’ve been called the ‘lost generation’: those aged between seven and 24 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Four young Muslims spoke to Mariam Amini about how and its aftermath disrupted and shaped their lives, bringing some closer to their faith.

Five years on from the pandemic, young people share their memories of lockdown and how the experience changed them

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.

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Home to an inventive and characterful culinary culture, South Africa is also one of the world’s most halal-friendly non-Muslim countries

19/03/2025

Bahram Javadi-Babreh’s passion for weaving rugs has shaped his family’s story. He and his daughter Sophie run a UK business stocking 4,000 antique carpets, bringing the ancient art of rug weaving to a new generation.

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The father and daughter behind Thames Carpets are bringing this ancient art form to a new generation

18/03/2025

What's it like to fast and train as a semi-pro footballer during Ramadan?

Nylah Salam spends a few days with 22-year-old Zainab El-Mouden, capturing how overnight oats and self-reflection power her beautiful game.

What's it like for a semi-pro footballer during Ramadan? Midfielder Zainab El-Mouden shares how overnight oats and self-reflection power her beautiful game

18/03/2025

Vera Hadzhiyska’s Whisper brings forgotten names back to life, confronting Bulgaria’s painful history of forced assimilation.

Experience this powerful sound installation at the National Gallery of Kosovo⬇️
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/03/14/vera-hadzhiyska-artist-bulgaria-muslim-with-the-name-of-a-flower-exhibition/

📷 Vera Hadzhiyska Photography | ✍🏽M.Z. Adnan

18/03/2025

Covid key workers were hailed as heroes during the pandemic — now, many are barely getting by as the cost of living crisis continues.

Diyora Shadijanova speaks to some of the people who kept the country going about the harsh reality of their lives today.

Five years after the UK’s first lockdown was imposed, those who kept Britain running face a different challenge

18/03/2025

'I decided to tell my parents on a Tuesday, a day that seemed harmless and neutral,' writes Jaheim Karim, on coming out as transgender to his devout Muslim family.

Read his personal essay about navigating faith, identity and family relationships.

In living as I do — Muslim, transgender, whole — I have found a middle ground that feels sacred

18/03/2025

From 60s and 70s pioneers Moğollar and Selda to the latest releases from Altın Gün and Gaye Su Akyol, Turkish psychedelia is constantly reinventing itself.

Read Ammar Kalia's list of key releases to get you started in the genre.

A boundary-pushing genre that blends experimental rock, funk and electronica with traditional instrumentation and Anatolian folk melodies

17/03/2025

New research on how German Muslims voted in the recent elections reveals that concerns about the economy and anti-immigrant discrimination brought them out in force for left and centre-left parties, including Die Linke and the SPD.

✍🏻Jessica Bateman

Concerns about the economy and anti-immigrant discrimination brought Germany’s Muslim minority out in force for left and centre left parties

17/03/2025

Looking for gifts from independent, Muslim-owned businesses and with sustainability in mind?

Here's Hyphen's 2025 guide for your friends and family.

Ideas for your loved ones this holy month selected from sustainable, independent Muslim-owned brands in the UK

17/03/2025

🦠 Five years after the pandemic, research highlights the impact on British Muslims.

The Birmingham City University study shows how mosques and faith leaders played a vital role in public health efforts, contrary to some news reports at the time.

Dr Damien Breen has more.

On the fifth anniversary of the global pandemic, my research underlines the important work of Muslim leaders and healthcare workers