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Ramadan lights at Picadilly Circus in London. Some people have questioned the absence of lights to celebrate Easter. Getty
Ramadan and Lent are when people come together

Negative comments against Ramadan in some parts of the UK suggests that critics either know little about the challenges of fasting or don’t care enough to find out – or both

March 24, 2025
Women shopping for decorative items for Ramadan at a shop in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
Let's not underestimate the power of women during Ramadan

As the holy month begins, it's worth asking, what does Ramadan reveal about power in society and who wields it

February 28, 2025
An Afghan woman with her children waits for a taxi on a road in Kandahar. AFP
Love as resistance in a world not short on despair

Valentine's Day can go beyond superficial and commercialised tokens

February 14, 2025
Iranian stuntwomen pose during a training session in Tehran. EPA
Mark Zuckerberg is wrong – the problem isn't a shortage of 'male energy'

Society mistakenly equates femininity with women alone, dismissing it as weak

January 31, 2025
A series of posts by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Threads social media app, outlining his changes to content moderation. PA Wire
What happens when you say goodbye to fact-checkers on social media?

With no digital guardrails in place, biases, inaccuracies and lies will proliferate

January 23, 2025
This isn’t about getting fit and healthy. It’s about how beauty standards are enmeshed with the goal of self-improvement. Getty
A giant leap backwards for womankind

Despite progress made by the global feminist movement, beauty standards are no longer a thing of the past

January 03, 2025
A Muslim woman with shopping bags takes a selfie with Oxford Street Christmas decorations in London. Getty Images
British Muslims wanting to cancel Christmas is a dangerous far-right fantasy

There is plenty of anti-Muslim rhetoric in the UK and other parts of Europe, despite no evidence to back any of it

December 26, 2024
A smart TV, displaying an episode of Masterchef: The Professionals. Accusations have been made against TV presenter Gregg Wallace in the wake of him stepping away from hosting hit BBC show MasterChef while a review into complaints is carried out. PA Wire
'Women of a certain age' know sexual misconduct when they see it

#MeToo is alive and well, as seen in the recent accusations against Gregg Wallace, a UK Masterchef celebrity judge

December 06, 2024
An Afghan woman gestures as she weaves a carpet at a factory on the outskirts of Kabul on November 11. Women are the foundation of families, communities and economies. Suppressing them is suppressing a nation’s future. AFP
The Taliban's treatment of Afghan women is unjust and un-Islamic

Afghanistan's rulers may argue that the country faces a state of emergency, but by marginalising half the population, the crisis is not alleviated – it is deepened

November 29, 2024
Scottish politicians, including Humza Yousaf, supporting Islamophobia Awareness Month in Edinburgh last November. PA via Reuters
How to dismantle tiresome stereotypes of Muslims

The notion of the oppressed Muslim woman is all too often accompanied by the trope of the violent Muslim man

November 15, 2024
People ride along the River Thames in London. The benefits of talking to people and maintaining social connections are immense. Getty Images
Loneliness is a huge issue – not one for politicians to exploit

A pressing global health issue, the culture wars regarding loneliness don't benefit anyone

October 25, 2024
A teacher plays with children at a nursery in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. There is a downside of allowing only one perspective to define an entire culture. AFP
Children need stories that reflect their identities

Representation isn’t just about telling accurate stories. It’s about giving children the tools to understand themselves and the world

October 18, 2024
Liz Chrastil, a neuroscientist with the University of California, Irvine, holds her newborn son in May 2020. Liz Chrastil via AP
Mum brain isn't just a pop culture term

A study shows that pregnancy literally rewires the brains of women

September 27, 2024
Betty Mendy, the sister of Mary Mendy who died with her daughter Khadija Saye in the Grenfell Tower fire, during the press conference in London. PA Wire
Grenfell fire and Covid-19 inquiries make UK inequalities all too clear

To see how depressing and unjust this is, we need to join the dots

September 13, 2024
Nuns and priests take part in a prayer near Mother Teresa's tomb during a mass marking Mother Teresa's 27th death anniversary at the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, on September 5. EPA
Who are today's role models?

Or are they all driven by algorithms?

September 05, 2024

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