Moballeghi is an independent journalist and director of Merging Media. She has spent a decade as a news reporter in the Middle East and Europe with special interest in UK and Middle East politics and global social justice issues.
One London mosque has hosted an NHS blood donation drive, embracing the universal teachings of Hussain in a positive light, and celebrating the diversity of its community, writes Nargess Moballeghi
Perceptions of increased racism and Islamophobia are rising, but Muslims in multicultural London are still waiting to feel the wider impact of the xenophobic campaign against a united Europe.
Comment: In light of France's controversial Burkini ban, my hijab has been hijacked to become the battleground of a war, and I choose neither side, argues Nargess Moballeghi.