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The first time I owned my queerness was in front of an aunty doctor
Lamya H.
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Against the binary: Reconnecting to Islam as a trans person
Yas Necati
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How growing up with Islamophobia shaped my faith
Shahed Ezaydi
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Is the climate emergency making Hajj even more exclusive?
Zainab Mahmood
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The Prevent duty is criminalising Muslims who seek mental health care
Mashal Iftikhar
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Why I founded an abortion support network for Muslims
Ammaarah
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![‘The colonisers never really left’: how the UK is enabling India’s violence against Muslims](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Copy-of-Scrapbook.png)
‘The colonisers never really left’: how the UK is enabling India’s violence against Muslims
Bhavani Kunjulakshmi
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The pain and joy of rediscovering my trans tears
Dawood Qureshi & Editors
![Against the binary: For trans people of colour, the holidays are for making our own traditions](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/the-holidays-1.jpg)
Against the binary: For trans people of colour, the holidays are for making our own traditions
Yas Necati & Editors
![Delayed grief: searching for my aunt’s grave 10 years after she died](https://gal-dem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Galdem_Grief.jpg)
Delayed grief: searching for my aunt’s grave 10 years after she died
Bilan Ali & Editors
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Fighting the ridiculous misconceptions around having a stoma bag as a Muslim woman
Omma Ahmed & Editors
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