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By Mahomed Faizal London (The Musilm News): In an historic ruling, the United Nation’s apex court, the International Court of Justice, has drawn the veil from more than seven decades of Israel’s impunity by ruling on Januart 26 that South Africa’s claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza is indeed “plausible”. The decision is […]

26th Jan 2024

Gaza: ICJ decisions on Gaza are binding: UN Chief

By Diyar Guldogan WASHINGTON (AA): After the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional rulings on Gaza, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that the court’s decisions are “binding.” “The Secretary-General recalls that, pursuant to the Charter and to the Statute of the Court, decisions of the Court are binding and trusts that […]

23rd Jul 2022

International Court of Justice rejects Myanmar’s objections in Rohingya genocide case

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday rejected Myanmar’s preliminary objections in a Rohingya genocide case brought by Gambia. In its judgment, which is final and without appeal, the ICJ unanimously rejected the first, second, and third preliminary objections raised and the fourth objection with one dissenting vote. Myanmar’s […]

24th Dec 2021

India: Calls for Muslim genocide at Hindu religious assembly spark outrage in India

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A call for Muslim genocide in a Hindu religious assembly held in northern India has triggered outrage in the country with a former military chief, rights activists, and politicians demanding action. Right-wing Hindu organisations came together at Haridwar city in state of Uttarakhand for at an event called […]

12th Jul 2021

World leaders commemorate 26th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide

By Talha Ozturk, Dilan Pamuk, and Aamir Latif BELGRADE, Serbia/ANKARA (AA): Leading political figures across the world, including the Turkish president, commemorated the 1995 Srebrenica genocide on Sunday. Bosnia and Herzegovina marked the 26th anniversary of the tragic events, bidding farewell to 19 newly identified victims of the massacre at a memorial service. Every […]

9th Jun 2021

UN court’s Ratko Mladic genocide conviction welcomed by relatives of victims

By Talha Ozturk BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): The upholding of Ratko Mladic’s conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity on Tuesday drew praise and relief from both the international community and relatives of his victims. Mladic, also known as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” had unsuccessfully appealed his 2017 conviction at a UN court in The […]

20th Apr 2021

UK MP vows to continue raising plight of Uyghurs in Westminster

Comment By Nusrat Ghani, MP London, (The Muslim News): Situated on China’s north-western border, Xinjiang is a large landlocked province home to around 12 million Uyghurs. Since the early 2000s, the governing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has waged an ‘anti-terrorism’ campaign against the Uyghurs, following repeated attempts to strip them of their language, culture […]

7th Apr 2021

France accused of complicity in Rwanda genocide

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): France’s complicity in the Rwandan genocide is marked every year on April 7 on the UN-designated International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda. France supported the Hutus, an ethnic group which committed the 100 days of slaughter in Rwanda in 1994. At least 800,000 ethnic Tutsis were […]

25th Jan 2021

Rohingya case on genocide face delay at The Hague

By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): A final decision at the UN’s top court in the legal battle against Myanmar for the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims could be delayed, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is first set to rule on objections filed by Myanmar. A legal summary prepared by the New York-based Global […]

11th Dec 2019

Sweden: Nobel prize for Srebrenica genocide denial

By Talha Ozturk BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) Srebrenica genocide was awarded, said Bosnian Croat President Zeljko Komsic on Tuesday referring to the decision to award this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature to Peter Handke, an Austrian author who denies the genocide. Komsic stressed that the genocide was rewarded in Sweden today. “Hate speech can be expected […]

25th Oct 2018

Myanmar: Genocide ongoing in Myanmar, says UN investigator

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Atrocities tantamount to genocide against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority continue to take place, the chair of the UN’s fact-finding mission in that country said Wednesday. Marzuki Darusman told reporters at the UN’s New York headquarters that Myanmar officials are destined to continue cycles of violence against the Rohingya unless […]

2nd Feb 2018

Myanmar: Mass graves of Rohingya Muslims found in Rakhine

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The United States and United Nations voiced concern Thursday after a report detailed extensive mass graves in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. The Associated Press (AP) led the investigation that uncovered what it said are at least five previously unreported mass graves in the conflict-ridden area. “It was a mixed-up […]

29th Sep 2017

Bangladesh: Boat with Rohingya Muslim refugees capsizes in Bay of Bengal, 14 dead

By Mutasim Billah DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Fourteen people including nine children died when a fishing vessel carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized Thursday in the Bay of Bengal near Inani beach of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar city, a local administration official said. The incident happened at around 4.30 p.m. local time (1030GMT), Mohabbat Khan told […]

3rd Jun 2016

German ‘genocide’ motion provokes Turkish backlash

ANKARA (AA): The German parliamentary resolution recognizing the deaths of Ottoman Armenians in 1915 as genocide drew a fierce reaction from Turkey on Thursday. Speaking at an event in Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim called the resolution “fallacious”, saying there was nothing in Turkey’s past to be ashamed of. “The German parliament’s acceptance of […]

18th Mar 2016

US: Daesh committing genocide

[Photo: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Daesh commiting genocide against minorities. Photo: Erkin Keci/AA] By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA) – Daesh is committing genocide in territories it controls in Iraq and Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. “In my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its […]

10th Jul 2015

Bosnia: 136 Srebrenica genocide victims make last journey

[Photo: Relatives mourn near the coffins of the victims of Srebrenica massacre, in the old battery factory used as a base by the UN soldiers during the war, in Potocari on July 9, 2015, ahead of the mass burial of 136 victims on the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in Potocari memorial center, Bosnia […]

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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.