The vehicle, belonging to Arooj Shah – the first female Muslim to lead a northern authority – was set ablaze at 1.30am on Tuesday morning. No one was hurt in the incident, but so intense were ...

In July 2018, an image purportedly showing a woman named Fatima Hemminger began circulating on social media, along with the claim that she had just become the first Muslim Major General in the ...

Fatima Mernissi's French publishers said she ... Her work also touched on broader issues of human rights and democracy in the Arab and Muslim worlds. Her best known work, Beyond the Veil, examines ...

For Arooj Shah, taking on the leadership of Oldham ... a first not just for Oldham but for the whole north of England. Being a Muslim woman of Pakistani heritage in politics hasn’t been easy.

Oldham Council leader Arooj Shah's vehicle was set alight just before 01:30 BST on Tuesday, damaging the car and a neighbouring property. Ms Shah became the first Muslim woman to take charge of a ...