The Muslim Panto is back and, this time, it’s turning the fairytale of Snow White on its head with Snow Brown and her Seven Chachay. Read more below from Zahra Onsori👇🏽 https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/10/muslim-panto-snow-brown-and-her-seven-chachay-daud-butt/

The BBC is being punished not for failing the powerless, but for failing to please the powerful.’ Muslims revealed bias at the BBC years ago and no one listened, argues Centre for Media Monitoring's Faisal Hanif⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/11/11/b...

From Friday 14 to Sunday 23 of November, London will be transformed into the capital of jazz, with Iranian, Japanese and American artists taking stage at the London Jazz Fest. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/10/london-jazz-festival-preview-persian-experimentation-iran-nigeria-japan/

Palestinian film-maker Juman Quneis brings her film The Loud Silence to this year’s Leeds Palestinian Film Festival — a moving story of solidarity, protest and grief. ✍🏾Aisha Rimi https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/10/leeds-palestinian-film-festival-2025-the-loud-silence-juman-quneis/

‘Where's our protection?’ Cabbies voice their concerns about new, ‘driverless’ taxis coming to London next year. Samir Jeraj has more👇🏽 https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/10/driverless-cars-london-waymo-taxi-minicab-drivers-protest/

🔭It's #StemDay. Nylah Salam sits down with four women working across science and engineering to talk about the barriers still facing them today. https://hyphenonline.com/2024/11/08/muslim-women-in-science-medicine-tech-stem-uk/#StemDay

It's #StemDay. Nylah Salam sits down with four women working across science and engineering to talk about the barriers still facing them today. https://hyphenonline.com/2024/11/08/muslim-women-in-science-medicine-tech-stem-uk/#StemDay

What does life look like behind the cameras of The Only Way Is Essex? In our new Weekend With interview, Junaid Ahmed opens up about his faith and family, plus his routines and go-to spots in Essex. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/06/weekend-with-junaid-ahmed-towie-essex-muslim-reality-tv/

Zain Ali’s new installation, Nisbet Road Tailor Shop, is a celebration of Bradford’s South Asian tailors and the craft that helped shape British Asian fashion. Catch the exhibition until 23 November at Loading Bay, part of @bradford2025.co.uk. hyphenonline.com/2025/11/06/z...

The number of children reading for pleasure in the UK is the lowest it has ever been, according to the National Literacy Trust. Yousra Samir Imran shares ideas to spark a love of books in your kids. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/05/how-to-get-children-reading-encourage-parents-tips-guide/

The ‘salmon sperm facial’ is taking the beauty industry by storm, but what can it do for Black and brown skin? Saman Javed unpacks the science, the risks, and the reality behind the viral sensation. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/05/salmon-sperm-facial-polynucleotide-treatment-injected-face-skin/

We are the Lions, Mr Manager, a play by Townsend Theatre Productions, commemorates the Grunwick strikes and the historic fight for worker rights led by Jayaben Desai and South Asian women almost 50 years ago. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/04/grunwick-strike-play-we-are-the-lions-mr-manager/

✨ Yesterday, we were delighted to attend the Hyphen Festival — @hyphenonline.com's first-ever celebration of #Muslim contributions to #British public life and culture! 🤍 Congratulations on hosting such a meaningful and uplifting festival — a wonderful celebration of talent, thought and community. 🤲🏼

As Remembrance Day approaches, the World Wars Muslim Memorial has been left seeking new funding — because £1m pledged by the government still hasn’t materialised. ✍🏻W Strzyżyńska https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/05/muslim-war-memorial-funding-national-lottery-trust/

Muslim women in sport have called for long-term investment to bridge the gap between grassroots and elite-level opportunities. Aisha Rimi reports. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/05/muslim-women-sport-funding-investment-access-elite-pathways/

Rachel Reeves’s speech on the budget did little to calm MPs’ nerves. Shehab Khan has more👇🏽 https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/05/rachel-reeves-labour-budget-tax-increases/

‘The Traitors castle doesn’t create bias — it concentrates it.’ Ahead of Thursday's finale, Leila Latif looks into the ways that reality TV exposes unspoken biases. #CelebrityTraitors https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/03/the-celebrity-traitors-black-contestants-voted-out-unconscious-bias/

'It's not a time for us to be ashamed of who we are.' Green Party co-deputy leader @mothinali.bsky.social spoke at #HyphenFestival2025 about facing extra press scrutiny as a Muslim politician, and why British Muslims should be proud of their contributions to society.

The ‘Life in the UK’ test for new citizens is not fit for purpose, former resettlement minister Wajid Khan told Burhan Wazir at #HyphenFestival2025. Anita Mureithi reports ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/04/wajid-khan-life-in-the-uk-test-not-fit-for-purpose/

Great to join @hyphenonline.com #HyphenFestival2025 panel with @shavtaj.bsky.social & @mothinali.bsky.social , joining Hyphen deputy editor to discuss how Muslim voters might respond to the UK’s current political challenges. A lot of agreement on the need to amplify Muslim voices.

🎉 Today is the first ever #HyphenFestival2025! Join us from 9am to midday via our YouTube livestream and follow @onlinehyphen on X for live updates throughout the day. Hear from Lord Wajid Khan, Mothin Ali, Zainab Alema and others as we celebrate Muslim excellence in politics, sport and beyond.

I'm honoured to be chairing a panel to discuss Muslim voters' responses to the UK's political omnicrisis at tomorrow's Hyphen Festival with Shav Taj (Welsh TUC), Mothin Ali (Green co-deputy leader) and Hina Bokhari (London Lib Dems). Details of how to tune in below!

Tomorrow, Hyphen hosts its first ever in-person event — #HyphenFestival2025, featuring leading Muslim voices in politics and sport. Hyphen deputy editor @journoramzy.bsky.social explains what to expect and how to tune in ⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/11/03/h...

‘I kept repeating every single prayer over again.’ Meriem Mahdhi speaks to Muslims affected by religious OCD, which can turn acts of faith into cycles of fear and repetition. Centre for Mental Health https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/repeating-prayer-how-religious-ocd-can-affect-muslims/

Across the Muslim world, film-makers have been crafting horrors with their own cultural twists: jinn instead of killer clowns, possession tales rooted in lived spiritual traditions rather than evil dolls. Here’s @leilalatif.bsky.social's watchlist 👻 hyphenonline.com/2025/10/30/s...

156,000 Young British Muslims will be enfranchised by the lower voting age of 16 at the next election. That’s just under 11%, largely concentrated in seats Labour needs to hold in Birmingham, Bradford and east London. My story for @hyphenonline.com hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/v...

In the 1964 general election, a campaign of racist sloganeering was unleashed on Birmingham’s voters. Six decades later, attacks on multiculturalism are still being directed at the city by a senior Tory figure, writes @tajali1.bsky.social. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...

Lowering the voting age to 16 will enfranchise an estimated 156,000 young Muslims — that’s more than 10% of new voters. What impact could this have on the next general election? Samir Jeraj explains ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/votes-at-16-young-muslims-156000-birmingham-bradford/

An Athens-based cricket team formed by refugees and immigrants from South Asia have just won Greece’s national cricket championship. Amie Williams tells the astonishing story of how they upended the sport in Greece and reclaimed their pride. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/28/k...

‘Words are a way to experience the world,” says Yasir Razak, frontman of the indie band Nabeel, where distorted guitars meet Iraqi vocals. His latest EP, Ghayoom, is out now. Playing at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on 5 November. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/28/n...

Why are people gathering in London parks to scream? London Scream Squad has become an unusual form of release for many Muslims and minorities. ✍️Jaheim Karim hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/v...

Want to learn more about Palestine? Here are Diyora Shadijanova’s top five reads, from fiction to powerful first-hand accounts. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/book-recommendations-top-reads-learn-about-palestine/

The father of toddler Awaab Ishak, whose death due to mould exposure sparked a law change compelling landlords to deal with hazards more quickly, has said he hopes no family will go through the same tragedy. ✍🏽 @zahraonsori.bsky.social hyphenonline.com/2025/10/28/a...

Do you have names for different types of gatherings in your family? Dalia Al-Dujaili reflects on the joy of spending time with loved ones. Illustration by Jess Nash https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/uncertain-world-iraqi-family-gatherings-place-on-grandmothers-sofa-family-trees/

A new wave of alcohol-free leisure is redefining fun. In Bradford, a sip-and-paint class swaps wine for mocktails, offering Muslim-friendly spaces to unwind, create and connect. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/27/sip-and-paint-alcohol-free-halal-leisure-activities-muslim-owned/

Craving a good coffee and nice interiors? Zaynab Asaadi visits Voyage Lounge and Shot London to see if the Instagram gloss hides substance. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/22/coffee-shops-review-voyage-lounge-shot-london-viral-hype/

British-Sudanese actor Waleed Elgadi chats with Anita Mureithi about his love of theatre, activism, and why joy is an act of rebellion. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/23/waleed-elgadi-actor-sudan-drawing-us-together-waging-peace/

Beyond proud that my @hyphenonline.com colleagues @lucascumiskey.bsky.social, Saman Javed and @anitamureithi.bsky.social have been shortlisted in the #BritishJournalismAwards2025 – days after our northern corr Aisha Rimi won Journalist Media Personality of the Year at the Black Muslim Awards 2025.

Photographer Mohamed Hassan has rebuilt the visual archive of his late father, Hassan Ibrahim — blending old images with his own work. Out of that comes a new book Our Hidden Room, shortlisted for the Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook awards. ✍🏽Amaal Said hyphenonline.com/2025/10/22/m...

With over three million hashtags on TikTok, #calisthenics has become a popular and effective way to train without the use of weights or equipment. Hannah Gul-Khan visits the UK’s first Islamic-inspired calisthenics gym in the heart of east London. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/22/m...

‘My English was good but it was business English. Speaking to a doctor is different.’ Two women in Nottingham set out to improve health outcomes by teaching English medical vocabulary. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/21/teaching-medical-esol-migrant-women-break-language-barriers-healthcare/

A proposed new law in Barcelona could force thousands of South Asian taxi drivers to pass an intermediate Catalan language test — or risk losing their jobs. Cecilia Butini speaks to those affected. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/21/barcelona-new-taxi-law-catalan-language-test-south-asian-drivers/

After 40 years, Dar Al Taqwa — the UK’s oldest Islamic bookshop — could close. Dr Sofia Rehman joins calls to save it: ‘To call it a treasure trove is so cliched and yet that is exactly what it is.’ Read Yumna Iqbal’s piece⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/10/20/d...

Huge congratulations to our reporter Aisha Rimi for winning the Journalist Media Personality of the Year at the Black Muslim Awards 2025.🎉🧡

Our columnist Amna Saleem dives into the beautiful chaos of community gatherings. Where biryani is late, schedules are ignored and time is more a suggestion than a rule. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/20/desi-parties-events-chaos-weddings-charity-galas-family-gatherings/

Bradford has one of the lowest child vaccination rates in the UK. Keighley GP Dr Zoyah Hussain explains why vaccine hesitancy is rising — and how education and access can combat that. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/20/f...

Meet Mariam Mahmood, Wrexham AFC’s first female Muslim player. ⚽ Two months into her new season in Wales, Mariam opens up about her football journey so far. Story by @zahraonsori.bsky.social ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/17/mariam-mahmood-wrexham-afc-womens-interview-family-muslim-joy/

Tomorrow, fashion platform 3EIB and designer Kazna Asker host a textile workshop at the Whitechapel Gallery — Embroidering Female Folklores and Cultures of Resistance. Niloufar Haidari speaks to them about reclaiming the scarf as a symbol of identity and protest. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/15/s...

As talk of a wealth tax grows louder, Rachel Reeves faces a defining test. Shehab Khan on what’s at stake in the autumn budget. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/16/b...

Muslim lawyers and educators in Austria are preparing to challenge legislation that will ban the wearing of headscarves in schools. Jessica Bateman has more👇🏻 https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/15/austria-hijab-ban-muslim-schoolgirls-legal-challenge/