Aisha Rimi

4 days ago | hyphenonline.com | Aisha Rimi

Mothin Ali, the Leeds councillor who made national headlines for his efforts to de-escalate tensions during unrest last summer, has announced his candidacy for deputy leader of the Green party of England and Wales. Ali told Hyphen he wanted to change the party’s perception as “southern-focused” and “middle class”. “The party needs someone who can have that conversation with people on their doorstep, someone with the same experiences who speaks the same way as their community,” he said.

5 days ago | hyphenonline.com | Aisha Rimi

Sheffield’s first Black Muslim woman to be appointed lord mayor has said she wants to inspire young people and change perceptions of what leadership can look like. Speaking to Hyphen after her first week in the job, Safiya Saeed said she had yet to finish reading all the messages of congratulations. “The most memorable reactions are always the girls who say: ‘Now I can be a leader,’ or mothers saying: ‘You’ve inspired my daughters.

1 week ago | hyphenonline.com | Aisha Rimi

When Asif Khan first read about three hijab-wearing sisters skateboarding around Hull, he instantly saw the theatrical potential. “Three girls wearing a hijab on a skateboard just breaks so many stereotypes, not only about Muslims, but also about girls,” he says. Their story served as the inspiration for Sisters 360, a new play that forms part of the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture programme.

3 weeks ago | hyphenonline.com | Aisha Rimi

A Muslim peer has called on the UK government to urgently fund domestic violence services run “by and for” Black and Asian women, warning that the current lack of support is putting lives at risk. Baroness Shaista Gohir the government for focusing on headline issues like female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage, while overlooking intimate partner abuse. “What is killing Black, Asian, minority and Muslim women is the same as what is killing white women,” she told Hyphen.

3 weeks ago | hyphenonline.com | Aisha Rimi

Muslims are more than twice as likely as Christians to oppose government plans to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales, and nearly three times as likely as followers of other religions, exclusive polling for Hyphen has revealed. Some 43% of Muslims surveyed by Savanta in late February and early March said they were against the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, compared with 15% of non-Muslims.