Women’s Sport Week: Meet the ‘kick-ass’ Muslim sporting pioneers

Reshmin Chowdhury is a sports broadcaster, a Muslim and a mother of two. For Women’s Sport Week she looked at projects that engage Asian women, and showcases those who are breaking down barriers and paving the way for the next generation to enjoy playing sport.

We Muslim women come in all guises. We come from different cultures, communities and backgrounds.

We have different tastes and preferences on how we live our lives and navigate our careers. Some of us wear hijabs, some don’t. Some have families who are supportive, some who aren’t and others that take a little more convincing.  More

Festivals dominated by male acts, study shows, as Glastonbury begins

Music festivals fail to reflect the diversity of the UK music scene, with headline slots being dominated by a small band of male rock acts over the decades, a study suggests.

Some eight out of 10 top slots were occupied by all-male acts, analysis of more than 600 headline appearances across 14 major festivals found.

And a quarter of all headline slots were taken up by the same 20 acts.

The study comes as 175,000 people head to the Glastonbury Festival.  More