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Question and debate the veil, don’t rush to ban it

Question and debate the veil, don’t rush to ban it Date: 20 September 2013

As a practising Muslim I don’t believe that covering a woman’s face is something that Islam requires of her. I also don’t believe it’s fair to say that people who find the face veil threatening or intimidating are simply being racist or Islamophobic I don’t even believe that covering the face is particularly conducive to the country we live in. But then neither is the idea of banning it! writes Rabiha Hannan

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First world war bookshelf

First world war bookshelf Date: 6 August 2013

The general reader can choose from thousands of books published on the war, in our publication Do Mention The War we have produced our own bookshelf with 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction books we recommend,Which books have you learnt most from? Share your recommendations at #WWI books

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Birth of a changing nation

Birth of a changing nation Date: 22 July 2013

There could well be at least 10 babies born today at St Mary’s Hospital in London, of which one boy or girl born will be a future king or queen. They will be among around 373 babies born in London today, and perhaps 2,268 babies born across the United Kingdom. These babies born on 22 July 2013 offer a snapshot of the Britain that the young prince or princess will grow up with, writes Sunder Katwala.

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Child of the NHS

Child of the NHS Date: 5 July 2013

I am a child of the NHS, which celebrates its 65th birthday this week. I took my first breath in an NHS hospital, like many millions of Britons. And, if it hadn’t been for the NHS, I wouldn’t have come to exist at all. I was born British, in a Yorkshire hospital, in the spring of 1974.

Thirty years earlier, my parents had been born some 4,000 miles apart. It was the NHS that brought them both to Britain, writes Sunder Katwala.

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In UK, Chinese whispers need to become shouts

In UK, Chinese whispers need to become shouts Date: 25 June 2013

With the recent staging of Yellow Face at London’s Park Theatre this summer, a spotlight was cast on the Chinese community in the UK. Yet beyond that the Chinese community remains largely hidden from our public conversation, with opinion formers talking of it as the “silent” community. Is that a sign of successful integration or of problems that go under the radar, asks Jemimah Steinfeld.

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After Woolwich: how the media got it wrong and how the public can get it right

After Woolwich: how the media got it wrong and how the public can get it right Date: 24 May 2013

Too many titles handed the killers in Woolwich the megaphone they craved. Those who quietly reject the offer of hatred and division deserve to be heard too, writes Sunder Katwala.

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1993 to 2013: How has Britain changed since Stephen was killed?

1993 to 2013: How has Britain changed since Stephen was killed? Date: 21 April 2013

Britain is a fairer and less racist country than it was when Stephen Lawrence was murdered 20 years ago. But there is good sense, too, in the public wariness of over-claiming how much has changed, says Sunder Katwala.

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20 Years On: Why anniversary of Stephen’s death is moment to consider modern Britain

20 Years On: Why anniversary of Stephen’s death is moment to consider modern Britain Date: 27 March 2013

20 years on, we can now see that Stephen Lawrence’s death has come to play an important symbolic role, Sunder Katwala writes.

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Where are the ‘78% British’ headlines about London?

Where are the ‘78% British’ headlines about London? Date: 22 March 2013

The inclusive pride so many Londoners felt in its confident claim to be one of the world’s great global cities was one of the resonant themes of the capital’s success in hosting the 2012 Olympics. Yet the release of the 2011 census, shortly before Christmas, generated a more anxious discussion of diversity. There was also a familiar polarisation – on one side, those who celebrate difference and diversity as enriching the cultural life of the capital, versus those who feel deeply unsettled by the scale and pace of change which they have seen in their lifetimes, writes Sunder Katwala.

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