2025 was a year of powerful voices and community conversations that challenged, comforted and connected us.

We’re excited to continue to amplify the experiences that shape British and European Muslims.

#NewYear2026

In Alpha, Julia Ducournau steps away from horror to explore family, care and belonging.

Leila Latif’s review traces how the body becomes a vessel for memory and loss→ hyphenonline.com/2025/11/13/a...

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What are the barriers that stop Muslim women playing sport?

Founder of the Muslim Sports Foundation Sahiba Majeed spoke at #HyphenFestival2025 about the importance of representation and why charities like hers need long-term funding.

'It's not a time for us to be ashamed of who we are.'

Green Party co-deputy leader @mothinali.bsky.social spoke at #HyphenFestival2025 about facing extra press scrutiny as a Muslim politician, and why British Muslims should be proud of their contributions to society.

There comes a time in a man’s life where he goes from being called a brother to an uncle. But what's it like being seen as a community elder when you don’t quite feel like one?

Read more from @beardedgenius.bsky.social
→ hyphenonline.com/2025/08/01/n...

‘Welcome to the outrage economy: where racist vitriol is rewarded, misinformation is monetised and riots are livestreamed,’ writes @tajali1.bsky.social ⬇️

hyphenonline.com/2025/07/30/s...

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‘Food is a way to show who we are’

Omer Al Tijani’s new cookbook The Sudanese Kitchen is an extensive archive of recipes and culinary culture.

Read Leila Latif’s interview with the author ⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/07/16/o...

Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has won the Palme d’Or at #Cannes2025 for It Was Just an Accident.

@amkdurie.bsky.social featured the film in our guide to the best titles from the Middle East and north Africa. Read it here→https://hyphenonline.com/2025/05/23/cannes-best-film-mena-region-palme-dor/

Brent council – waiting list 33,263 as of March 2024 — approved just 31 social rent homes in the second half of 2024.

Local Labour MP @BarryGardiner said councils ‘need to be much tougher and insist on getting value for the people they represent’.

Luton council, with a waiting list of 11,426, approved 34 homes — none for social rent.

Housing chief Rob Roche told us the council was working to ‘broaden the range of suitable and affordable homes available’, but added: ‘This is a national issue.’

Sandwell council has a waiting list of 15,004 households — yet approved ZERO homes for social rent between July and December 2024.

West Midlands mayor @RichParkerLab: ‘For too many years, there hasn’t been nearly enough investment in social housing.’

📢 We're Hiring!

Hyphen is looking for a managing editor to oversee a London-based editorial operation and drive our content strategy across web and social.

Sound like you? Apply now➡️ jobs.theguardian.com/job/9574032/...

Are you Hyphen's 2025 journalism fellow?

Hyphen, in partnership with The Aziz Foundation, is offering a paid six-month internship for a talented British Muslim journalist.

For the full job description visit: hyphenonline.com/about-us/ (see 'Careers')

Deadline: 31 January 2025.

'It’s like a queer fairytale. I hope in this very bleak world it will give people a place to escape.'

British-Iraqi drag performer and filmmaker @glamrou.bsky.social talks to Hyphen about their new feature film Layla, in cinemas from 22 November.

→ hyphenonline.com/2024/11/15/i...

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