hyphenonline.com | The leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europehttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mkifrvgbw22p'The joy is in meandering without a precise destination and when it came to photographing Kashmir, it was the people who became the most important focus of all.' Photographer and visual artist Sohrab Hura on his latest work, Snow. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/27/sohrab-hura-photographer-book-mack-snow-kashmir-winter/27 Apr 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkifrvgbw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mkhxzneg2225Reform UK is expected to make huge gains in next month’s local elections. Here’s what the party’s actual policies could mean for British Muslims. ✍️ @weronikas.bsky.social https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/27/reform-uk-guide-uk-muslims-islam-nigel-farage-policies/27 Apr 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhxzneg2225https://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mkhprltins2lVoters will decide the future of the UK’s largest local authority on 7 May 2026. With more than 70 independents running, and insurgencies from both the left and the right challenging Labour’s incumbency, can anyone fix Birmingham? https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/23/birmingham-local-elections-2026-reform-green-labour/27 Apr 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhprltins2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mkahhwbhns2zHeadlines give the impression that Dr Keith Wolverson was struck off for asking a woman to remove her niqab. He wasn’t. Here’s what actually happened ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/24/keith-wolverson-struck-off-doctor-woman-remove-niqab/24 Apr 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkahhwbhns2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mkaffi7plc2zAnimal Farm remains a vital story about who gets to belong, and who is quietly pushed out. @leilalatif.bsky.social reviews the new film by Andy Serkis ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/24/animal-farm-animation-film-adaptation-andy-serkis-george-orwell/24 Apr 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaffi7plc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk6nsnci422aReturning for its third edition, grassroots London-based music event Another Sky provides a showcase for artists from the Swana region. ✍🏽Ammar Kalia https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/23/another-sky-music-festival-london-swana-region/23 Apr 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6nsnci422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk6n6wrf4c2aThis St George’s Day, read our piece about the origins of the flag and why St George's story doesn’t belong to the far right: https://hyphenonline.com/2025/09/01/st-george-cross-flag-british-history-mythology-saint-martyr-turkey-palestine/23 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6n6wrf4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk65k4iqps2aThe male beauty industry is booming, so we’ve broken down the key steps to building a #skincare routine that works for you. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/23/male-beauty-grooming-tips-skincare-routine-beginners-basics/23 Apr 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk65k4iqps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk5v6qiga22aBirmingham is big, but it’s in trouble. Can anyone fix the UK’s largest local authority? @sajeraj.bsky.social's big read is here: https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/23/birmingham-local-elections-2026-reform-green-labour/23 Apr 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5v6qiga22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk5uhf6mzc2aWe are excited to present an exclusive extract of the new book by Tahmina Begum: Womanhood. Out on 5 November with Trapeze Books ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/23/tahmina-begum-womanhood-nonfiction-book-exclusive-extract-muslim-women/23 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5uhf6mzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk3zeezfws2q🌍 On Earth Day, Asad Rehman speaks to us about inequality, migration and the politics shaping the climate crisis. Read the interview ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/22/asad-rehman-friends-of-the-earth-climate-crisis-action-inequality-far-right-earth-day/22 Apr 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3zeezfws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk3yhhyqb22qWhat does inshallah mean and why did Anne Hathaway use the term? Here’s everything you need to know: https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/22/anne-hathaway-inshallah-meaning/22 Apr 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3yhhyqb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk3yfd3xjk2q‘If the locals go the way they are predicted to go, he is in big trouble.’ That’s the verdict of one Labour MP who spoke to Shehab Khan in the wake of yet another bruising week for the prime minister. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/22/olly-robbins-matthew-doyle-peter-mandelson-keir-starmer-shehab-khan/22 Apr 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3yfd3xjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk3iciozic2aMoataz Rageb started organising parties to share his love of Arab music with the world. Now he’s building an entire scene. #arts #culture #amsterdam #nightlife https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/22/third-culture-kids-dj-club-night-amsterdam-arab-swana-music-moataz-rageb/22 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3iciozic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mk32jhzng22aNew anti-racism training for midwives is ‘just one part’ of addressing inequality, say experts. Here’s what else needs to happen⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/15/nursing-midwifery-council-midwives-anti-racism-training-babies/22 Apr 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk32jhzng22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjzedx2i7s2fZainab Alema, the first hijabi player in Premiership Women’s Rugby, announces her plans to launch the UK’s first Muslim women’s team. Aisha Rimi has the full story. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/21/zainab-alema-muslimah-rugby-first-muslim-womens-team/21 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzedx2i7s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjynislqn22fLooking for the best novels about friendship? @thediyora.bsky.social shares five must-reads exploring connection, loss, and lifelong bonds📚 Full list ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/21/best-novels-books-friendship-relationships-kite-runner-expectation-djinn-patrol/21 Apr 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjynislqn22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjykwwrbj22s‘There isn’t a space like this anywhere’: Bint Bash is bringing old-school house party vibes to Muslim women. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/21/bint-bash-dance-music-games-event-muslim-women-only-alcohol-free-no-phones/21 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjykwwrbj22shttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjwpdeqp5c24'Motherhood is already isolating. You shouldn’t have to keep how you really feel to yourself.' Meet the Somali women behind Entry Level Mums — the podcast getting candid about motherhood, mental health and community. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/20/entry-level-mums-podcast-somali-women-motherhood-mental-health/20 Apr 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwpdeqp5c24https://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjwbr2iios24Since 2021, photographer Mahtab Hussain has travelled across the US documenting everyday Muslim lives. View the full photo essay⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/20/mahtab-hussain-photography-muslims-in-america-united-states/20 Apr 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwbr2iios24https://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjonzmfde22kMore than 2,100 new voters in key English cities have been signed up by the Muslim Council of Britain’s Hungry for Change registration drive ahead of the May local elections. Full story by @weronikas.bsky.social: https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/16/muslim-council-britain-elections-sign-up-register-voting-mcb/17 Apr 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjonzmfde22khttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjonkhiszs2yHow to give qurbani in 2026. Read our guide. #qurbani #qurbani2026 #hajj https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/17/qurbani-2026-uk-europe/17 Apr 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjonkhiszs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjok3fu5gs2pAmna Saleem on building Lego with her sister — and what it reveals about family, care and finding joy in the simple things. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/16/building-lego-sets-adult-play-sister-family-relationships-amna-saleem/17 Apr 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjok3fu5gs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjmogachlk26Mayssa Jaoudat’s photographic series Suzanne, Long Road, moves across France and Morocco, tracing what it means to belong to one place — or not. https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/16/mayssa-jaoudat-photographer-suzanne-long-road-mille-feuilles-france-morocco/16 Apr 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmogachlk26https://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjmlh7xnwc2tKeir Starmer has won praise from MPs for standing firm against America’s calls for Britain to get more involved in the war with Iran. But the threat of tariffs could sour the newfound support he’s enjoying. Shehab Khan ⬇️ https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/16/keir-starmer-donald-trump-iran-war-tariffs-threat/16 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmlh7xnwc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hyphenonline.com/post/3mjk6jwqpls2cCan Modest Fashion Week survive France’s hostility to the hijab? Capucine Japhet previews the event. #ModestFashionWeek #Paris #fashion Read more: https://hyphenonline.com/2026/04/15/paris-modest-fashion-week-france-headscarf-hijab-ban-controversy/15 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:w2gnrc2ncngzhhwkv2uib3mx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk6jwqpls2c