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The West vocally defended Iranian women’s right to choose following protests that saw them unveil in opposition to oppressive state laws, yet now that the French government is restricting Muslim girls' rights, all is silent, writes Nadeine Asbali.

Far-right outrage over plans to build a prayer space in London's Trocadero is a symptom of rising Islamophobia. Britain seems happy to take Muslim labour & wealth, but refuses to accept the community’s presence or basic needs, argues Nadeine Asbali.

With the former porn star recently being heralded a feminist icon, Nadeine Asbali reflects on the objectification and fetishisation of Muslim women and the consequences of gendered Islamophobia.

Schools are already under considerable pressure to educate children despite deteriorating government support. Added judgment by Ofsted, the inspecting body for institutions, is making everything worse for workers in the sector, writes Nadeine Asbali.

Ramadan can be a very isolating time for mothers, especially if mosques do not accommodate for them & their children. Amidst poverty & government cuts to youth spaces, if religious institutions do not fill this gap no one will, writes Nadeine Asbali.

The UK government and media are not holding back in demonising teachers who went on strike over poor working conditions and pay. But amidst state cuts they are the ones fighting for the future of education and our children, argues Nadeine Asbali.

The police modest fashion show at the London Muslim Shopping Festival encouraged recruitment and trust. This was completely tone-deaf and it ignored the targeting of Muslims in the name of 'fighting terror', argues Nadeine Asbali.

Be warned of the liberal celebration of Prince Harry’s ‘regrets’ in his upcoming memoir, Nadeine Asbali writes. The Royal's supposed anti-racism should be questioned given his dehumanising depiction of the 25 Afghan people he killed as a soldier.

The new report from the conservative think-tank into the Trojan Horse scandal and the podcast that exposed it as a hoax is riddled with anti-Muslim sentiments and dismisses evidence of state-sanctioned Islamophobia, writes Nadeine Asbali.