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By Esra Taskin PARIS (AA): France’s top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on Muslim women football players wearing headscarves or Hijab during matches. The Council of State rejected the collective Muslim women footballers known as “Les Hijabeuses” appeal against the French Football Federation’s (FFF) decision on the 2016 headscarf ban. The court ruled […]

16th Jul 2021

Israeli football club scraps friendly after Barcelona refuses to play in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AA): Israel’s Beitar football club on Thursday cancelled a friendly match with FC Barcelona over the latter’s refusal to play in the occupied city of Jerusalem. “It is with great sadness that I have to cancel the game against Barcelona,” the club’s owner, Moshe Hogg, wrote on Facebook. Hogg said FC Barcelona clearly requested […]

12th Jul 2021

PM & FA condemn racist abuse of England players following Italy loss

England captain Harry Kane (right) chased by Italy’s forward Lorenzo Insigne during the EURO 2020 final in Wembley, England on July 11. (Credit: Michael Regan/UEFA/AA) By Harun Nasrullah London, (The Muslim News): Prime Minister, Opposition leader, the Mayor of London and the Football Association (FA) have condemned racist abuse aimed at England’s black stars Jadon […]

7th Feb 2019

UK police probe Islamophobic assault at footballer Mohamed Salah

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): An investigation has been launched into Islamophobic abuse at Liverpool FC’s Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah, British police said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police statement came after a video showing a West Ham United fan assaulting Salah in an Islamophobic and racist verbal attack during a game played Monday night […]

24th Jul 2018

Germany: Footballer Mesut Ozil sparks racism debate in Germany

[Photo: Mesut Özil playing for Arsenal. Photo By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom/Creative Commons] By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): Footballer Mesut Ozil’s decision to quit Germany’s national team has sparked a divisive debate in the country on racism and discrimination. “It is an alarm signal when a great German footballer like Mesut Ozil feels […]

6th Jun 2018

Argentina cancels football match with Israel amid protests

[Archive Photo: Argentina team re friendly match between Russia and Argentina in Moscow, Luzhniki stadium, on November 11, 2017. Photo: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro)/Creative Commons] By Lokman Ilhan BOGOTA, Colombia (AA): An upcoming friendly match between Argentina and Israel’s national football teams in Jerusalem has been cancelled, Argentine media reported Wednesday. The Argentine Football Association said […]

5th Mar 2016

Egypt: Sisi’s Egypt appears to draw closer to Israel

By Mahmoud Ghareb CAIRO (AA) – Despite their 1979 peace treaty, relations between Egypt and Israel have long remained cold due to the latter’s heavy-handed treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories. However, there have been signs of warming Egyptian-Israeli ties since Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014. Egypt was the […]

4th Dec 2015

Turkey gets FIFA’s ‘Best Mover of the Year’ award

ANKARA (AA) – FIFA has given Turkey’s national football team the “Best Mover of the Year” award after it earned 329 points within the last 12 months, the global football governing body announced on its website Thursday. FIFA said that Turkey received the award since the team managed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals after […]

Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.