France: Islamophobic attacks up sharply last year
Iraq: 3 people injured in attack on US embassy in Baghdad
Myanmar: Artillery shells kill 2 Rohingya Muslim women
Turkey: 21 killed in earthquake in Elazig Province
Palestine warns Israel, US over ‘Deal of Century’
UK: Both Houses of Parliament pass EU Withdrawal Bill
Burkina Faso: 36 civilians killed in terrorist attacks
Bangladesh: 22 Rohingya Muslims detained before trafficked
Pakistani PM warns India over civilian killings on Kashmir LoC
Somalia: Suicide bombing kills 3, wounds over 20
Canada: Muslim group challenges Quebec religious law
Syria: 313 civilians killed in Idlib since Nov. 2019
UN holds Kashmir talks as rights fears continue
Kashmir: Avalanche kills 61 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Austria: New government, same old Islamophobia
Palestine: Israel floods Gaza farmland, causing $500,000 in damage
Turkey: 11 dead as migrant boat sinks off Izmir
Iran “accidentally” shot down Ukrainian airplane
Niger: Suspected terrorists kill 25 soldiers
Libya: Haftar militias bombard Tripoli’s Souq al-Juma district
Pakistani PM warns India over civilian killings on Kashmir LoC
By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned India on Sunday of a befitting response over the continued killing of civilians across the Line of Control (LoC), a de facto border that divides the Kashmir … Continued
UN holds Kashmir talks as rights fears continue
By James Reinl UNITED NATIONS (AA): UN Security Council members held rare talks on the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns over the flashpoint between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. After the meeting, senior Russian diplomat … Continued
India: Hindu mob attacks top university campus injuring 35
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA) Security has been beefed up at the campus of a prestigious Indian university following a night of terror when masked men attacked students with batons. The police who were present outside the University … Continued
India: Fear grips Muslim-majority town of Rampur
By Shuriah Niazi UTTAR PRADESH, India (AA) : Fear has gripped the Muslim-majority town of Rampur, 250 kilometers (150 miles) northwest of Indian capital New Delhi, as police have booked 141 people and are hunting thousands of others, for … Continued
India: 15 killed, mainly Muslims in anti-citizenship law protests
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): Fifteen people were killed, mainly Muslims, many of them from bullet injuries, in India as peaceful protests reverberate across the country against a controversial citizenship law, security officials said Saturday. Inspector General of … Continued
India: Two killed in protests over new anti-Muslim citizenship law
By Ahmad Adil CHANDIGARTH, India (AA): At least two protestors were killed in southern India as demonstrations against a controversial new citizenship law escalated and spread Thursday, local media reported. The deaths occurred in Mangaluru in the Karnataka state … Continued
Indian premier claims discriminatory citizenship law ‘not against any religion’
By Shuriah Niazi and Riyaz ul Khaliq NEW DELHI, India (AA): As protests against police crackdown in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia — a central university — and new citizenship law, spread in other parts of the country on Monday, … Continued
India: Citizenship bill for all minorities except Muslims, clears parliament
By Shuriah Niazi and Abdul Gani NEW DELHI/Guwahati (AA): India’s lower house of parliament passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, with 311 voting in support and 80 against. The bill was cleared after nearly 12 hours of … Continued
India: Prime witness in Babri Mosque demolition by Hindus recalls horror
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI, India (AA): Even after the Indian Supreme Court this November described the demolition of the 16th-century Babri Mosque as a crime, punishment eludes the perpetrators over a quarter-century later. Prosecution witnesses, who are often … Continued
India clears citizenship bill for immigrants, except for Muslims, for lawmakers
By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): India’s government on Wednesday cleared amendments to the country’s citizenship laws to award citizenship to migrants from neighboring countries. With the new act granting citizenship to “illegal migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan,” it … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Brutal lockdown puts education on back burner
By Nusrat Sidiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): Aafreen Zaira, a media student at the Women’s College Srinagar in the capital of Indian Jammu and Kashmir, is looking keenly at a model paper which has 14 questions to … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Indian diplomat’s Israeli-type settlement idea for Kashmir draws ire
By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Because of an internet ban, not many Kashmiris are aware of an Indian diplomat’s comments that settlements modelled after Israel’s illegal settlements could be built to settle Kashmiri Hindus — … Continued
India: Babri Mosque case: India court rules in favor of Hindus
By Shuriah Niazi, Riyaz ul Khaliq NEW DELHI, India/ANKARA, Turkey (AA): The historical site of early 16th century Babri Mosque should be handed over to Hindus for construction of Ram temple, ruled India’s top court on Saturday in a historic … Continued
UN extremely concerned at rights deprivation in Kashmir
By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN Human Rights office says it is extremely concerned that the population of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir continues to be deprived of a wide range of human rights. “We urge the Indian authorities … Continued
Malaysia dismisses Indian threat to limit oil imports on Kashmir condemnation
By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): Even as Indian traders have decided to limit importing palm oil from Malaysia, as part of retaliation against the Southeast Asian nation, for criticizing New Delhi’s recent actions on Kashmir, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir … Continued
India: BJP leader asks Hindus to buy sword ahead of Ayodhya mosque verdict
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A ruling party leader in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has asked members of his Hindu community to “buy swords made of iron instead of gold jewelery and silver vessels,” on Dhanteras. … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Indian women’s group alleges 13000 Muslim boys arrested
By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): Indian authorities arrested an estimated “13,000 boys” in Jammu and Kashmir since Aug. 5, according to a fact-finding report by a team of five women who visited the region recently. “Shops closed, hotels closed, schools, … Continued
UN ‘deeply’ concerned over India’s brutal clampdown of Jammu & Kashmir
By Diyar Guldogan ANKARA (AA) – The UN Human Rights Council on Monday voiced concern over the recent Indian brutal clampdown of Jammu and Kashmir and their impact on the human rights situation there. “I am deeply concerned about the … Continued
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar pro-India Mayor under house arrest
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI, India (AA): The Mayor of the capital of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region has been placed under house arrest following remarks critical of the ongoing brutal clampdown on Kashmir and the detention of … Continued
EU supports India calling for India & Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): EU said on Tuesday a bilateral political solution of Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan is the only way to solve the dispute. EU has neither criticised nor condemned the brutal clampdown of Jammu … Continued
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.
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