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Rehana Khalil is the sole athlete to represent a Great Britain basketball team while wearing a hijab

Rehana Khalil is the sole athlete to represent a Great Britain basketball team while wearing a hijab. Hailing from Manchester, she not only plays and coaches for the Manchester Mystics but also competes in the Women’s National Basketball League Division 1. She also represents Great Britain’s over-35s team, set to compete in the European Championship this summer in Italy.

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Palestinian artist killed in Gaza air strike was a ‘one in a million talent’

Heba Zagout, a Palestinian artist and educator, was killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza along with two of her children Heba Zagout was a devoted mother of four who found happiness putting paint to canvas (supplied) By Azad Essa 18 October 2023 14:46 BST | Last update: 1 month 1 week agoHeba Zagout dreamed of freedom whenever she put paint on canvas. As …

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Women’s World Cup: Referees inspired by hijab being worn By Miriam Barker

“It sounds stupid but we didn’t think girls like us could become referees.” Teenagers Rosheen and Eleeza Khan are Wales’ first Muslim female football referees. The sisters, from Cardiff, said they loved the sport from a young age but never saw anyone that looked like them. They said watching the Women’s World Cup, which has seen the first player and referee to …

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Sinead O’Connor: I had been a Muslim all my life and didn’t realise it … I am home by Farah Andrews

The singer discussed her religious journey and gave an emotional performance of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’   After a few years away from the limelight, Sinead O’Connor has returned to the public eye, giving a frank interview about her conversion to Islam and a raw performance of Nothing Compares 2 U on Irish TV show, The Late Late Show.    I read just chapter …

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