Section: News
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Mental health project that draws on 1,000 years of Islamic psychology turns 10
The Lantern Initiative helps Muslims across the UK tackle anxiety and low mood using the work of psychology pioneers Abu Zayd al-Balkhi and Avicenna
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Coming to a school near you, the Muslim charity training tomorrow’s film-makers
UK Muslim Film looks to expand after successful pilot in Cardiff teaching kids to tackle bias while shooting film and TV trailers
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Muslim Council of Britain urges government to mandate faith pay gap reporting
Britain’s largest Muslim umbrella organisation has joined calls already made by the Sikh Council UK for a change to the law
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Labour MP Naz Shah demands action over racism claims in British ju-jitsu
Backbencher brings up claims by Bradford ju-jitsu club about bias and safeguarding issues — including boy who was made to fight much heavier opponents
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Global halal sector grows 5.5% year-on-year to £1.77tn
Dinar Standard’s State of the Global Islamic Economy report also focuses on Muslim consumers’ growing interest in ‘ethical’ products
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Bradford’s madrasas became health hubs — now others are following suit
Pizza bans and stretches before studying the Qur’an are among the ways Bradford’s Muslim supplementary schools are improving kids’ health
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Has Labour repaired its relationship with British Muslims?
A year after Labour’s “historic break” from Muslim voters, the available data makes bleak reading for party strategists. But some see cause for optimism
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MPs banned Palestine Action while doctors told parliament of Gaza horrors
Vote to proscribe direct action group came as medics a few corridors away spoke of the Gaza healthcare system’s collapse under Israeli bombing
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How Europe failed Afghanistan’s women
When the Taliban retook Afghanistan, the EU promised to protect women. Four tell Hyphen of their experience trying to take up that offer
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Kinship stops thousands of Muslim kids from entering the care system each year
Muslims who step in to take care of children in their wider family save the UK government at least £223m annually, according to the thinktank Equi
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Muslim emergency workers welcome new law closing loophole on abuse
Ambulance and fire workers say criminalising abuse from the public is a worthwhile step — but that more must be done to fix internal culture too
