🍉 Pro-Palestine activists (including the founder of the BDS movement) often take inspiration from the anti-apartheid struggle. The community in Toxteth has campaigned against both, so my colleagues @St_VVeronika and Mariam Amini paid the area a visit. hyphenonline.com/2024/10/03/tox…

'Even if we just live in this country, we're shaped by the influences people have brought here.' Migration Museum staff and artists on what migration means to them and the importance of the new All Our Stories exhibition. 🎥Produced by Mariam Amini.

“For me, objectivity is no longer the most important thing. The most important thing is the stance that you take, and whether you're standing up to the powers doing the oppressing.” More from my interview with journalist & author Azad Essa below ⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2024/10/11/aza…

I first visited the Al Falah Institute right after it was attacked in September 2023. What a privilege to go back a year later, and see how the centre has not only recovered from the incident, but MashAllah grown. You can read the full story below ⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2024/10/18/al-…

Alhamdulillah it was such a joy to write this piece for the The Guardian, and to reflect on some of our experiences over the last 6 years. I genuinely believe everyone should volunteer at least once in their lives. It’s a feeling of purpose like no other. 🔗 theguardian.com/travel/2024/se…

Great to attend my first Global Peace & Unity Festival & cover the event for Hyphen 🌙 Special shoutout to Shazia from Print Stall, Aamir from Pocket Giving and Abdullah from Claritas Books for their motivational words. #journalism #muslim #festival

“Disinformation has been a weapon to sway popular opinion for centuries. The example we can start with is this idea that enslaved people were not human.” More on racist disinformation in my latest for Hyphen below👇🏽 hyphenonline.com/2024/10/24/rac…

“The panel & workshop were really good. Allowed me to gain a further insight into journalism. Loved it! Thank you very much for running this.” This is just one of several notes we received following the Aspiring Muslim Journalists Taster Day at Anna this week!

Alhamdulillah for faith. Alhamdulillah for fasting. In my recent op-ed for Hyphen, I explain why the two combine so well and just how much regular intermittent fasting has benefitted mine and Christian’s lives. #journalism #opinion #fasting hyphenonline.com/2024/10/29/int…

Last week saw the return of the Chevening Awards🇬🇧 for Afghan students, after the scheme was quietly suspended by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in August. “It is a recognition of the potential of Afghan students and a commitment to their future,” says alum Naimat Zafary. hyphenonline.com/2024/11/15/che…

“I’m done with condemning before I give myself the license to speak.” It is with these words that Baroness Sayeeda Warsi leads into her new book. In it, she highlights the rising inequalities against UK Muslims. We discussed all this and more at last week’s private book launch.

“Greater Manchester’s boroughs are not just contributing to the cultural landscape — they’re reshaping it.” In my recent piece for Hyphen, I spoke to the inspiring artists involved in the north-west’s ongoing creative movement 🙌🏽 hyphenonline.com/2024/11/26/com…

Data released by the Home Office last Thursday shows that 8,998 Afghans, 6,969 Iranians and 3,369 Syrians are among 83,888 asylum seekers who have been on the waiting list since March or earlier. More in my latest for Hyphen below 👇🏽 hyphenonline.com/2024/11/29/800…

Loved putting this together and sharing more about my experiences for Indigo Volunteers last week! Hope to do some more volunteering in the new year InshAllah #staytuned 🌏

Fascinating conversation with writer Kazim Ali on all things spirituality and religious identity. A beautiful reminder that faith can be experienced in a multitude of ways, and that it’s never for anyone else to judge one’s journey. Full interview ⤵️ hyphenonline.com/2024/12/06/int…

“When you’re an aid worker coming to help, you can be looked at negatively, especially if you’re brown and in a headscarf.” 🔗 Full interview with the inspiring @RuhiLoren of @RBBOrganisation below. #muslimstories #refugeesupport hyphenonline.com/2024/12/13/ruh…

“Maybe my mum’s hoarding was her craving a sense of home.” This one felt extra special - I related to many of the challenges my interviews spoke of. What a privilege to hear their stories and unpack the links between hoarding and displacement further. hyphenonline.com/2024/12/23/hoa…

Did you know that if you start your day with a cup of coffee and brush your teeth before you head out, that's already two Muslim inventions embedded in your morning routine? Find out what other everyday items come from Islamic heritage below ⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2024/12/31/isl…

1/7 A man shouted #AllahuAkbar and made bomb threats on an easyJet flight. His name? Abhay Nayak, 41 — not a typical #Muslim name (not that it should matter) We reviewed 16 major UK news articles. Here's what we found.🧵The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM)

After our complaint the BBC News (UK) makes a small addition to the article it published yesterday to notify readers that a signatory to a letter sent to the Government is a patron of the UK Lawyers for Israel. The letter said that a Palestinian state could breach international law