What to watch at the UK Asian Film Festival 2026.

@leilalatif.bsky.social shares her top picks.
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Keir Starmer ‘wants to be a statesman’. But some Labour MPs are getting restless, writes Shehab Khan.

#starmer #news #middleeast
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Campaigners urging Newham Council to tackle the mounting burial crisis facing Muslims in east London have welcomed a £750,000 commitment from the town hall to securing new space.
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What a mosque fire shows about Muslim life in Spain - Hyphen Spain positions itself as a progressive outlier in Europe. But the official response to a suspected arson attack highlights gaps in justice

Spain positions itself as a progressive outlier in Europe, but the authorities’ response to the burning of a mosque has highlighted gaps in justice.

✍🏻 @nelehmog.bsky.social

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‘It’s rare to read about the lives and experiences of Muslim women without negative stereotypes.’

Shahed Ezaydi writes for Hyphen about her debut book The Othered Woman, published by @plutopress.bsky.social.
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Six doctors dismissed my endometriosis - Hyphen My story features in a study by Endometriosis UK and Cysters that found women from ethnic minority backgrounds wait 11 years for diagnosis

Blood loss due to #endometriosis left Zaynah Ahmed in hospital when she was just 13. Yet six doctors dismissed her symptoms before she was finally diagnosed.

Read more⬇️
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Why so many young Muslims don’t seek help with mental health - Hyphen Thinktank Equi found 44% of Muslim youngsters had been deterred from seeking mental health support by faith-related concerns

Research by @equihouse.bsky.social has revealed how young Muslims are being put off seeking professional help with their mental health because of concerns about the faith literacy of support services.

Read more here⬇️
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The Muslim collectors whose hobbies are now worth thousands - Hyphen Collectables including Pokémon cards and comics now count towards zakat, meaning childhood treasures have sentimental and financial weight

From Pokémon cards to comics, nostalgic treasures are becoming serious assets — and, in some cases, part of zakat calculations too.

Jaheim Karim writes.

#zakat #pokemon #comics
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How Vox made Spain’s halal school meals into a culture war - Hyphen A new decree aims to guarantee dietary alternatives for students. But the far right has framed halal food as a threat to national identity

A new decree expanding school meal options has sparked a backlash in Spain.

The far-right party Vox says offering halal meals risks ‘the dissolution of most basic identity traits, including characteristic Mediterranean diet’.
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Weekend with Sarah Mughal Rana: ‘I daydream a lot’ - Hyphen The fantasy author on where she finds inspiration, writing in cafes, and her latest book Dawn of the Firebird

Author Sarah Mughal Rana speaks to Hyphen about her debut fantasy novel, matcha lattes, and never taking time off.

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How Vox made Spain’s halal school meals into a culture war - Hyphen A new decree aims to guarantee dietary alternatives for students. But the far right has framed halal food as a threat to national identity

A new law in Spain aims to expand school meal options, including halal. But even before it comes into force, it has become the focus of a political backlash.

Clea Skopeliti has more.
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Trump’s attacks on the UK have calmed Starmer’s opponents - Hyphen The crisis sparked by the US president telling Britain to ‘learn to fight for yourself’ appears to have solidified support for the PM

Donald Trump’s attacks on the UK have calmed Keir Starmer’s opponents. Will it last?

Read Shehab Khan’s latest column: hyphenonline.com/2026/04/02/d...

Why so many young Muslims don’t seek help with mental health - Hyphen Thinktank Equi found 44% of Muslim youngsters had been deterred from seeking mental health support by faith-related concerns

Young Muslims who have sought professional help for their mental health say they’d likely have done so sooner if they had known that services would understand their faith.

@anitamureithi.bsky.social has more on the research by Equi.
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Hajj 2026: Key dates for UK and Europe - Hyphen Everything British and European pilgrims need to know about Hajj 2026 including how to prepare, when to travel and what to expect

When is Hajj 2026? What happens on each day? And when should UK pilgrims travel?

Here’s Hyphen’s guide ⬇️
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Why you need to know about Hounslow Market food hall - Hyphen Tucked inside a rundown west London shopping centre lies a food court serving Pakistani grills, Mumbai vada pavs, Uzbek plov and much more

Looking for your next food spot in west London?

Hounslow Market’s buzzing food hall is packed with standout stalls — from sizzling grills to generous curry platters.

Zaynab Asaadi shares where to eat⬇️
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Hyphen reporter @lucascumiskey.bsky.social was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 by presenter @williamcrawley.bsky.social about the rise in Hajj-related fraud.

Read the full investigation: hyphenonline.com/2026/03/16/h...

#hyphen #Hajj #Nusuk #Saudi #SaudiArabia

Why did my son tell me I should be the one to tidy his toys? - Hyphen A comment my four-year-old picked up in the playground exposed the gender inequality that still remains when it comes to household chores

Teaching sons to cook, clean and iron isn’t just a feminist act — it’s following the sunnah.

Read Yousra Samir Imran's latest parenting column ⬇️
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Gaza Living Story puts Palestinian voices on the map - Hyphen A new interactive online project creates a space for memory and hope

‘Their stories are being taken away from them while they are bombed and starved,’ says Lina Ayesh of Gaza Living Story, an interactive online project that allows Palestinians to document both loss and their hopes for the future.
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In pictures: Together Alliance anti far-right protest - Hyphen Muslim politicians including Zarah Sultana and Mothin Ali join faith groups, charities and trade unions in a show of unity

Tens of thousands gathered in London on #Saturday to protest against the British far right and racism. The march was organised by #TogetherAlliance which represents more than 100 groups.

Here are some of the best images from the rally⬇️
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Film-maker Rehana Zaman on the lands that inspire her - Hyphen The artist's films examining questions of land ownership, immigration and labour, will be touring galleries across the UK and Ireland

Artist and film-maker Rehana Zaman turns agricultural landscapes into portraits of labour and migration.

Her new films are now showing at @sitegallery.bsky.social ⬇️
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Asian and Black Met police less likely to be promoted - Hyphen Data obtained by Hyphen for the Metropolitan Police substantiates warnings made by Baroness Casey’s landmark review in 2023

Police officers from Asian backgrounds in the Met are nearly a quarter less likely to be promoted from the lowest rank than their white colleagues.

Full story from Saman Javed and @lucascumiskey.bsky.social:
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'I act like no one is watching': Riz Ahmed on the messiness of Bait - Hyphen The show's creator and co-star Guz Khan discuss their genre-bending comedy about a British Muslim actor caught up in a Bond-casting buzz

Bait co-stars Riz Ahmed and Guz Khan don’t want to please everyone — and that’s the point of their new show about a British Muslim actor caught up in a Bond-casting buzz.

Read @leilalatif.bsky.social's interview ⬇️
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Naz Shah's memoir tackles the realities of violence against women - Hyphen In Honour, the Bradford West MP shines a deeply personal light on a childhood scarred by poverty, domestic abuse and the weight of izzat

‘Honour is held by men, shame carried by women’: Naz Shah’s memoir confronts the realities of poverty, abuse and the weight of izzat: hyphenonline.com/2026/03/25/n...

Palestine Action hunger strikers allege mistreatment - Hyphen Heba Muraisi, Qesser Zuhrah, Teuta Hoxta and Kamran Ahmed held a press conference in London after being granted bail

‘They tried to force me to change out of my clothes, meaning I would have to strip while cuffed to a man.’

Freed Palestine Action hunger strikers have alleged mistreatment while they were on remand and say they intend to pursue legal action.

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Muslims shouldn’t give up on the ‘anti-Muslim hostility’ definition - Hyphen Rhetoric from both the Tories and Labour serves as a reminder that Britain still treats Muslims as conditional citizens

The government’s definition of anti-Muslim hatred is imperfect, writes Solutions Not Sides' Mohammed Ali Amla. But Muslims shouldn’t simply retreat into critiquing it or disengaging altogether.

Read more: hyphenonline.com/2026/03/24/anti-muslim-h...

Nick Timothy, sharing samosas is not an act of ‘domination’ - Hyphen The shadow justice secretary’s remarks about a public iftar in Trafalgar Square have nothing to do with real British values

Calling an open iftar in Trafalgar Square ‘an act of domination’ isn’t about protecting British values, argues @tajali1.bsky.social, but a confected moral panic about Muslims ⬇️
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Kurdish star Aynur brings a message of resilience on her UK tour - Hyphen The popular singer blends traditional Kurdistan folksong and contemporary instrumentation to create an empowering sound of her own

Aynur, one of the world’s most prominent Kurdish singers, begins her long-awaited UK tour on 27 March.

Known for her soaring, melismatic vocals, her music blends traditional Kurdish folksong with western instrumentation.
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Energy bills bailout: lack of detail leaves Labour vulnerable - Hyphen With Keir Starmer under pressure to expand fossil fuel production, some Labour MPs are stressed about a likely sharp rise in prices in July

Labour MPs tell Shehab Khan they’re stressed about the impact of a possible steep hike in household energy bills in July.

Read his analysis here: hyphenonline.com/2026/03/25/l...

Why Palantir’s role in the NHS terrifies my patients - Hyphen The tech giant’s involvement in US immigration raids and the destruction of Gaza shows it cannot be trusted, argues NHS doctor Ammad Butt

NHS doctor @ammadbutt.bsky.social argues that Palantir’s role in US immigration raids means its software should be removed from the health service immediately.

Read his full opinion piece for Hyphen⬇️
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Palestine Action hunger strikers allege mistreatment - Hyphen Heba Muraisi, Qesser Zuhrah and Kamran Ahmed held a press conference in London after being cleared of aggravated burglary and granted bail

🔴 Palestine Action activists have alleged medical mistreatment and violations of their human and religious rights during their time on remand.

My colleague @weronikas.bsky.social reports from their press conference for @hyphenonline.com:

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