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By Islamuddin Sajid and Aamir Latif ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan army on Wednesday claimed that the country’s air force have shot down two Indian fighter jets that crossed into Pakistani territory. India has denied Pakistani reports of downing of their aircrafts and capture of their airforce pilots. “IAF [Indian Air Force] crossed LOC […]

24th Feb 2019

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian forces crack down on Kashmiri leaders

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA): The Indian government has airlifted 100 companies of paramilitary soldiers to Jammu and Kashmir and launched a crackdown on Kashmiri leaders, media reports said on Saturday. A notice from the Home Ministry in the Indian capital New Delhi led to 10,000 additional paramilitary soldiers being airlifted […]

15th Feb 2019

Jammu & Kashmir: 44 Indian troops killed in Kashmir car bombing

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): At least 44 Indian paramilitary personnel were killed in a car bombing in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian media reported on Thursday. According to New-Delhi based newspaper Hindustan Times, 20 soldiers were also injured in the attack. The attack took place around 3.15 p.m. local time […]

11th Feb 2019

Jammu & Kashmir: 5 Kashmiris killed by Indian forces in gun battle

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, JAMMU KASHMIR, India (AA): Five Kashmiri militants were killed in a gun battle by Indian armed forces in southern Kashmir on Sunday. “Based on a credible input about the presence of terrorists in the Kellam area of Devsar in District Kulgam, a cordon and search operation was launched today. In […]

12th Feb 2019

India: Hotel fire kills 17 in New Delhi

By Ahmad Adil CHANDIGARH, India (AA): At least 17 people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when a fire broke out at a hotel in the Indian capital New Delhi, emergency officials said. Virendra Singh, deputy fire chief, confirmed the death toll to Anadolu Agency adding that two of the injured have […]

26th Jan 2019

UN asks India, Saudi Arabia not to deport Rohingya Muslims

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A top UN official on Friday urged Saudi Arabia and India not to deport members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community to Bangladesh but instead to grant them refugee status. “I am dismayed by Saudi Arabia’s recent deportation of 13 Rohingya to Bangladesh,” said Yanghee Lee, UN special […]

24th Jan 2019

India: 4 Hindus convicted in 2002 Muslim massacre get bail

By Ahmad Adil CHANDIGARH, India (AA): Four people convicted last year of involvement in a Muslim massacre in 2002 were granted bail on Wednesday by India’s Supreme Court, local media reported. Nearly 100 Muslims were killed in the massacre at Norada Patiya — a locality in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat state by a […]

14th Jan 2019

Jammu & Kashmir: 11 civilians wounded in Indian army gunfire

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): At least 11 civilians were wounded on Sunday when Indian armed forces opened fire on mourners and protesters gathered to offer funeral prayers for two slain militants in the south of Kashmir. Six of the injured were taken to the district hospital in Pulwama. Medical […]

9th Jan 2019

Jammu & Kashmir: 2018 deadliest year in decade, 586 killed

By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): The year 2018 was the deadliest in the last decade in Jammu and Kashmir, as 586 people were killed in the region, according to a rights group. Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies (JKCCS) — a rights group based in Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu Kashmir — […]

4th Jan 2019

India: Muslim lynched to death by mob on suspicion of cow theft

By Ahmad Adil CHANDIGARH, India (AA): A Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob of 300 people over suspicion of cow theft in India’s eastern state of Bihar, police said on Thursday. The victim, identified as 55-year-old Mohammed Kabul, was attacked by a mob with rods and sticks. “The incident happened on […]

16th Dec 2018

Jammu & Kashmir: 7 civilians among 11 killed by Indian troops

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): At least eleven people – including seven civilians, an Indian soldier and three militants – were killed in Kashmir’s south on Saturday, police said. According to the police, the slain civilians were part of a large crowd approaching near a site of a gun battle […]

10th Dec 2018

Jammu & Kashmir: 3 militants, including teenager, killed in Kashmir

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Three militants, including a 14-year-old, were killed on Sunday after Indian forces attacked a militant hideout in Mujgund near Srinagar, the capital city of Kashmir. The gun battle started on Saturday evening and lasted for around 18 hours before ending on Sunday. “The three slain […]

26th Nov 2018

Jammu & Kashmir: Indian troops kill 6 militants, 1 civilian

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Six militants and an Indian army soldier were killed in Kashmir’s south after the troops attacked a militant hideout on Sunday, police said. One teen civilian was killed by Indian forces during protests by Kashmiris. “Based on a credible input about the presence of militants […]

22nd Oct 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: 5 civilians, 3 militants killed by Indian troops

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Five Kashmiri civilians and three militants were killed in southern Kashmir, police said Sunday. The militants were killed in a gunbattle with the Indian forces and a civilian was also shot dead in Kulgam area, police spokesman Manoj Pandita said. Four more civilians were killed in […]

27th Aug 2018

India: Death toll from Kerala floods climbs to 445

By Adem Salvarcioglu (AA): The death toll from floods and landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala has risen to 445, local media reported Sunday. Triggered by torrential monsoon rains, the floods and landslides have affected 800,000 people, while more than 5,600 people were shifted to relief camps. The search for 15 missing […]

31st Jul 2018

India: 4m people, mainly Muslims to be made stateless

By Ahmad Adil & Abdul Adil NEW DELHI (AA & The Muslim News): Indian government issued a list excluding more than 4 million people, mainly Muslims, in the northeastern state of Assam – a move that could render them stateless. They will be placed in detention camps prior to deportation. Authorities published a draft […]

22nd Jul 2018

India: Killings by Hindu vigilantes continue unabated

By Sajeda Haider (The Muslim News): India is fast becoming the lynching capital of the world. In the last few weeks more than two dozen murders by violent mobs have been reported from different states of the country. The victims are mostly Muslim men who are either accused of smuggling or killing cows, but even […]

17th Jun 2018

Jammu & Kashmir: Kashmiri protester killed, 16 injured by Indian troops after Eid prayers

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA): A protester was killed and 16 others injured by Indian armed forces following Eid prayers in southern Kashmir on Saturday, local media reported. On Friday evening, Waqas Ahmad was killed and his sister Ruqaya Bano injured by Indian armed forces in Nowpora area in Pulwama district. […]

15th Jun 2018

UN rights chief calls for probe into held Kashmir abuses

By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA):- The UN human rights chief on Thursday called for forming an international inquiry committee to probe the ongoing human rights violations and abuses in Kashmir. Kashmir, a Muslim-majority Himalayan region, is held by India and Pakistan in parts and claimed by both in full. A small sliver of Kashmir […]

3rd Jun 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Shutdown, restrictions in Kashmir after civilian killed by Indian soldiers

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Following the death of a civilian protestor after being run over by an Indian armed forces vehicle, the Kashmir region on Saturday observed a complete shutdown, with Indian authorities responding with curfew-like restrictions in the capital Srinagar and other urban areas. Pictures of two protestors […]

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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.