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Dusé Mohamed Ali: The Black Muslim editor whose paper covered the world

October 22, 2018 1 Comment

In pre-First World War London, an Egyptian-born journalist and writer founded a paper to report international struggles against colonialism and racism. Yasmeen Arif discusses the impact of Dusé Mohamed Ali, founder of the African Times and Orient Review.

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Uncategorized April 11, 2018

Finding and Researching Historical Figures and Events

Finding relevant historical information about people of Black/African/Afro-Caribbean descent in Britain is no easy feat. Add Muslim to the mix and it gets even…

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Uncategorized November 21, 2016

An Exploration of Black Muslims in British History and Heritage

Everyday Muslim’s third annual symposium will aim to explore constructions of Black Muslim identity and heritage in the UK and how the stories of…

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Uncategorized April 18, 2016

Celebrating the Past and ‘What Matters’ in Documenting British Muslim Heritage

‘Why celebrate an event that happened 40 years ago?’ – A valid question and one I have been asked since discussing the World of…

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Uncategorized April 14, 2016

What was the World of Islam Festival?

In London in the spring of 1976, Queen Elizabeth II opened the World of Islam Festival, a unique and cultural event that in concept and in scale was…

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Uncategorized September 21, 2015

Telling the Story of How British Muslims Are Part of the Nation’s History

Currently British Muslims are marginal to the story of the nation. Yahya Birt argues that this can only change for the better if Muslim…

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Food September 20, 2015

Aspiring Halal Hubs

An interesting trend is developing in the halal sector: regional hubs are developing in places that have some local demand but not the size…

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Uncategorized August 21, 2015

Telling or Censoring Our British Muslim Stories?

Can the moral panic about Islam in Britain today affect how we tell our own British Muslim histories? Yahya Birt reflects on his surprise…

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Uncategorized July 21, 2015

We Won

Last Wednesday the Everyday Muslim team attended the 9th Annual Community Heritage Archive Group Conference and Award ceremony. Our team was up for the…

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Uncategorized June 30, 2015

Ramadan Days

Amber Khohar is an artist from South London. In her interview she shares an honest reflection of the physical impact of Ramadan and that…

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