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Photo / che-burashka Last week two Muslim students accused a bus driver of refusing to let them board because of their Islamic dress. Metroline, the company which operates the bus, has investigated and are refuting the allegation; indeed, as they describe it, the incident had …

Photo / che-burashka Metroline, which operates buses throughout London, are launching an investigation after allegations that one of their drivers refused to allow two veiled Muslim students on his vehicle. The students, one of whom was wearing a face-covering niqab, the other a hijab (in …

The “hijab gates” planned for the north and south end of Brick Lane have attracted 158 letters of complaint from local residents, and not a single missive of support, according to a report by Tower Hamlets council. Blithely ignoring these sentiments, TH are pressing ahead …

Photo / Tanya N A plan to build a hijab-inspired gateway at the entrance to Brick Lane has upset local residents and the Spitalfields Trust. Tower Hamlets council is eager to increase the number of tourists (for which, read: richer folk) who pass through the …

This is pretty much a musical must if you’re free tomorrow night: a debate about hip hop and Islam, and where the two interface. Whether they should interface. Whether they are compatible. This will be a lively one, for sure. The Islamic music scene in …