Saman Javed

London

Journalist at Hyphenonline

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Articles

Weekend with Guz Khan: ‘I’ll take the hit on life if I can have fun with food’

1 week ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

Guz Khan, 39, is a comedian and actor from Coventry. Khan worked as a secondary school teacher until he began uploading comedy videos to Facebook in 2014. That same year, he had his first stand-up gig at the Birmingham Rep theatre. Khan is the star and creator of the Bafta-nominated BBC series Man Like Mobeen, a comedy drama about a reformed drug dealer from Small Heath, Birmingham, trying to raise his younger sister and steer clear of trouble. The fifth and final season was released in May.
‘If I’d been taught what endometriosis was, I’d have known sooner’

1 week ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

“It’s like a block of ice is sitting on my brain and everything is numb,” says Hiba, 29, describing how she feels in the lead-up to her period. “I don’t go out, I cancel plans.
NHS pays ethnic minority workers from overseas less than white colleagues

1 week ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

Ethnic minority NHS staff who were born overseas earn less than their white colleagues even when they have the same qualifications and experience, the most comprehensive study ever carried out on the subject has found. The research, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, found that migrant Asian and Black healthcare workers were less likely to reach higher income pay bands than their UK-born white colleagues.
MPs criticise halal slaughter debate: ‘about prejudice, not animals’

2 weeks ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

A ban on the slaughter of animals without stunning them first would infringe on religious freedoms and stoke division, Muslim MPs said during a debate in parliament on Monday. The Westminster Hall debate was called after a petition on the subject earlier this year garnered 109,018 signatures. “In modern society, we believe more consideration needs to be given to animal welfare and how livestock is treated and culled,” the petition said.
Liverpool parade crash: ‘The overwhelming feeling after was sadness’

1 month ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

Muslim Liverpool fans who attended the club’s Premier League victory parade on Monday have described their shock and sadness after a car ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians, injuring 50 people. Merseyside police have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs. Police said they are not treating the incident, which occurred just after 6pm, as terror-related.
Three generations, one home: the changing face of an east London housing estate

1 month ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

Tucked a few minutes’ walk behind the bustling Poplar High Street in Tower Hamlets, the Will Crooks estate appears as a time capsule of east London history. Four yellow and red brick buildings, built in the 1930s with the aim of housing working-class families, now sit in the shadow of the towering wealth of Canary Wharf. By the turn of the 21st century, the estate had become home to successive immigrant communities: from Ireland, the Caribbean, and later Bangladesh.
UK Muslim leaders pay tribute to ‘voice of conscience’ Pope Francis

2 months ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

British Muslim leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis, the leader of the global Roman Catholic Church, who died on Monday aged 88. The Vatican said the pope, who was elected to the position in 2013, had died following a stroke and cardiac arrest. His final appearance was at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square on Sunday, where he gave an Easter address.
'Essential to the community’: Slough fights back against library closures

2 months ago | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

Families, business owners and local councillors in Slough are battling to save two libraries ahead of a crunch meeting that will decide their future next month. Chandra Muvvala, an independent councillor for Langley Marish, who is leading the campaign to save Langley and Cippenham libraries, is asking local families and politicians to join a protest outside council offices on 24 April.
Hamid Patel: Appointment of Ofsted chief a ‘landmark’ for British Muslims

Mar 28, 2025 | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

Charities and senior education professionals have hailed the appointment of Sir Hamid Patel as the interim chair of Ofsted as a “landmark moment showcasing the incredible contributions British Muslims make to society”. The education regulatory body recently announced that Patel, who has been an Ofsted board member since 2019, will take up the role for five months after Dame Christine Ryan steps down at the end of March.
A master carpet weaver shares what to look for in an antique rug

Mar 12, 2025 | hyphenonline.com | Saman Javed

“I love buying rugs, but I hate selling them,” says Bahram Javadi-Babreh, 67. His extensive collection of ornate carpets comprises more than 4,000 examples from Iran, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, China, England and Ireland. Born in a small village in the mountains of north-west Iran, Javadi-Babreh began weaving rugs at the age of four, learning the skill with the help of his brother.