Mariam Amini
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🇦🇫 Multimedia Journalist | Travel Writer 🌏 As seen in: The Guardian, Middle East Eye, Hyphen
"None of this was planned. I went from nightclub to mosque overnight. I had an argument with God and lost the argument, so I had to accept my calling." More on Erkin Güney’s unique story and ongoing fight to save the mosque he inherited from his father below ⬇️
hyphenonline.com/2025/01/23/m...
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Former nightclub mogul’s fight to save Shacklewell Lane Mosque
Erkin Güney unexpectedly inherited Dalston's Shacklewell Lane Mosque in 2006, but bills are 'sky high'. Does it have a future?
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/01/23/masjid-ramadan-dalston-shacklewell-lane-mosque-erkin-guney/
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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/i...
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10 things you didn’t know Muslims invented
Significant advancements in the fields of astronomy, medicine and culture stem from Islamic heritage. Here are just some of the key innovations
https://hyphenonline.com/2024/12/31/islamic-muslim-inventions-technology-innovations-astronomy-medicine/
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“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 interviewees spoke of. What a privilege to hear their stories and unpack the links between hoarding and displacement further.
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
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“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 Ruhi Loren Akhtar of Refugee Biriyani & Bananas below.
#muslimstories
#refugeesupport
hyphenonline.com/2024/12/13/r...
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Ruhi Loren Akhtar: ‘We always have to speak louder to be heard’
Ruhi Loren Akhtar says it is one of the hardest situations the RBB team – which has worked in Syria, Ukraine and Iraq – has ever dealt with
https://hyphenonline.com/2024/12/13/ruhi-loren-akhtar-refugee-biriyana-bananas-aid-charity/
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Fascinating conversation with writer Kazim Ali exploring 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/i...
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Kazim Ali: ‘I don’t stake a claim to being Muslim with a capital M, but it’s what I will always be’
The author and poet on his relationship with writing and religious identity
https://hyphenonline.com/2024/12/06/interview-kazim-ali-poet-author/
10 months ago
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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
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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. Find out more in my latest for
@hyphenonline.com
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hyphenonline.com/2024/11/29/8...
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80,000 asylum seekers languish on wait list for decision for six months or more
Figure includes nearly 20,000 fleeing war or persecution in Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, likely housed in what Refugee Action called ‘human warehouses’
https://hyphenonline.com/2024/11/29/80000-asylum-seekers-languish-on-wait-list-for-decision-for-six-months-or-more/
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“Greater Manchester’s boroughs are not just contributing to the cultural landscape — they’re reshaping it.” In my recent piece for
@hyphenonline.com
, l spoke to the inspiring artists involved in the northwest's ongoing creative movement 👏🏽
hyphenonline.com/2024/11/26/c...
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Move over, Manchester: the towns reshaping the north-west's cultural landscape
A creative movement is spreading across the region in areas like Bury and Rochdale, as grassroots arts projects platform marginalised voices
https://hyphenonline.com/2024/11/26/community-grassroots-arts-culture-greater-manchester-north-west-bury-rochdale-oldham/
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“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 demonstrates the systemic inequality with which British Muslims are treated. We discussed all this and more at last week’s private book launch.
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Last week saw the return of the Chevening Awards for Afghan students, after the scheme was quietly suspended by the FCDO in August. “It is a recognition of the potential of Afghan students and a commitment to their future,” says Chevening alum Naimat Zafary.
hyphenonline.com/2024/11/15/c...
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UK reopens key scholarship for Afghan students after months of pressure
Return of Chevening scheme marks first time students inside Afghanistan have been eligible to apply since Taliban returned to power
https://hyphenonline.com/2024/11/15/chevening-scholarship-afghanistan-uk-reopens-scheme/
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