All episodes
What the Census Actually Says About Muslim Britain

Video Essay • Now in production — premiere date to be announced

What the Census Actually Says About Muslim Britain

Every debate about Muslim Britain starts with a number — usually the wrong one. This essay goes back to the source: the 2021 census, read line by line. What it counted, what it missed, and why the youngest major faith community in the country is still covered like a guest in its own home.

Now in production

This film is being reported and researched now. On release day this page becomes the source of record: the full human-edited transcript, chapter markers, and every factual claim linked to its source — as with every Bayaan film.

Have archival photos, family history or documents from Blackburn's mill years? Send them to the studio.

Get the next episode first.

Bayaan

An independent British Muslim media platform telling the story of Muslim Britain — documentaries, journalism and evidence-led stories. Every claim sourced. Every transcript published. Every correction on the record.

The Drop — Newsletter

New episodes and the research behind them. Twice a month.

© 2026 Bayaan

Built on the record.