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Faraz Aryan, a man in a light blue shirt, dark blue jacket, and flat cap, sits on a red leather sofa next to Cllr. Tafheen Sharif, a British-Kashmiri woman in a blue hijab and orange leather jacket. Both are smiling into the camera.

4th February 2025 | By Faraz Arian

UK’s first Muslim mayor breaks down cultural barriers in Tameside

In the heart of Tameside’s political history stands a trailblazer: a British-Kashmiri woman who broke both cultural and societal barriers to become the first ethnic...