Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline
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As the US adjusts to an increasingly non-religious population, thousands of churches are closing each year – probably accelerated by CovidChurches are closing at rapid numbers in the US, researchers say, as congregations dwindle across the country and a younger generation of Ameri...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/us-churches-closing-religion-covid-christianity

Hanif Kureishi helped liberate British Asians from their imposed identities | Kenan Malik
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The writer, who is stricken in hospital after an accident, gave us real characters, not stereotypesWe had been messaging each other on Boxing Day, trying to fix a date for a drink. Then all went s...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/hanif-kureishi-helped-liberate-british-asians-from-their-imposed-identities

Turkey condemns burning of Qur’an during far-right protest in Sweden
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Event in front of Turkish embassy will further inflame tensions between two countriesTurkey has condemned a demonstration involving the burning of Qur’ans in Sweden on Saturday, further inflaming tensions betwe...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/turkey-condemns-burning-of-quran-during-far-right-protest-in-sweden