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By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Indian security forces allegedly opened fire on unarmed civilian protesters, killing three of them and wounding over a dozen others in central Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, according to police. Protesters came under fire when they were allegedly throwing stones at Indian security forces involved in […]

21st Nov 2016

Pakistan claims 4 children killed by Indian shelling

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least four children were killed and three other people injured in fresh shelling by Indian forces along the border of the disputed Kashmir region in the last 24 hours, Pakistan claimed Sunday. Indian border forces intermittently shelled several villages in the Kotli district, in the Pakistani part of […]

7th Nov 2016

India: Kashmir leaders hold first meet since anti-India unrest

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian held Kashmir (AA): Kashmiri pro-independence leaders met Sunday for the first time since anti-India unrest started in the disputed region four months ago. Veteran leader of the Hurriyat (G) party Syed Ali Shah Geelani met with his counterparts Mirwaiz Umar, of the Hurriyat (M) faction, and the Jammu and […]

1st Nov 2016

Pakistan hits out at India killings of civilians in Kashmir

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): Pakistan on Monday accused longtime rival India of killing four civilians and injuring six others in a firing and shelling incident in the disputed Kashmir Valley. The latest casualties have raised the number of recent deaths to 20 as ongoing border clashes continue, triggered by a brazen attack on […]

23rd Oct 2016

Pakistan, India tension becomes culture war

By Aamir Latif and Ahmad Adil KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): A month of tension between Pakistan and India that has resulted in diplomatic arguments and cross-border gunfights has also been played out on the cultural front in recent weeks. While Indian film producers barred Pakistani artists and technicians from working on Indian movies, Pakistan also […]

9th Oct 2016

Jammu & Kashmir: Indian forces fire at crowds at Kashmiri boy’s funeral

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): The killing of a 12-year-old boy by Indian troops in Kashmir led to clashes at his funeral on Saturday. Junaid Akhoon was killed Friday during clashes between security forces and pro-independence protesters in Srinagar. A senior doctor at the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences said he suffered […]

30th Sep 2016

Pakistan: 2 Pakistani troops killed in border clashes with India

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): Two Pakistani troops were killed during an hours-long clash with Indian border guards, the Pakistani army said Thursday. An Indian soldier has been captured by the Pakistan army, according to Pakistani officials. The fresh round of shelling and firing continued from late Wednesday night to Thursday morning at different […]

18th Sep 2016

Jammu & Kashmir: 17 soldiers killed in Indian-held Kashmir gunbattle

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir, India (AA): At least 17 Indian soldiers and four suspected militants were killed in a gunbattle at an army base in northern Uri town in Indian-held Kashmir. “Four terrorists killed in counter-terrorist operation at Uri. 17 soldiers make the supreme sacrifice,” Indian army’s Northern Command tweeted on Sunday […]

11th Sep 2016

Jammu & Kashmir: 2 more civilians killed by Indian army amid unrest

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir, India (AA): Two more civilians were killed by the Indian armed forces Saturday, further raising tensions ahead of Eid al-Adha in the disputed Indian-held Kashmir The region has been the scene of unrest targeted at Indian rule these past two months. “According to our information, one of the […]

27th Aug 2016

India: Kashmiri independence leader arrested

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): Indian police on Friday arrested a leading Kashmiri independence leader, his party said. Meanwhile at least 19 students have been blinded by Indian security officers. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was seized Friday afternoon outside his home in Nigeen, to the northeast of Srinagar, and taken to an unknown location, […]

26th Aug 2016

India: India defends crackdown, killing of protesters in Kashmir

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): The Indian-backed chief minister of Indian-held Kashmir on Thursday defended recent civilian killings by Indian forces, saying that protesters were a small minority who had attacked police stations and army camps. “Did the child [who was killed] go to the army camp to buy toffee? Had the […]

19th Aug 2016

Kashmir: Nighttime ban added to curfew restrictions, 66 killed

SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): The Indian government has added a ban on movement during nighttime hours to an ongoing 41-day curfew in Kashmir. Meanwhile, killings blamed on Indian forces have continued with villagers in the southern Kashmiri settlement of Khrew accusing the military of beating a 30-year-old teacher to death on Wednesday night. According to […]

19th Jul 2016

India: Kashmiris angry at newspapers’ ban

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): For a third day, newspapers in Indian-held Kashmir have not hit the stands following a ban by the pro-India government in the region. The blanket ban on newspapers comes amid a popular uprising to which the Indian authorities have responded by killing at least 42 Kashmiri civilians […]

11th Jul 2016

India: Deadly clashes stoke Kashmiri fury

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): As the death toll has risen in Kashmir, so has the fury that has mounted by the hour and spread throughout the disputed Himalayan region in the wake of the killing of a young Kashmiri militant commander. At least 21 Kashmiri youths have been killed and hundreds […]

10th Jul 2016

India: Indian forces kill 11 protesters in occupied Kashmir

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): At least 11 civilians have been killed and over 100 others wounded in several separate incidents of Indian security forces opening fire on protesters in southern parts of Indian-held Kashmir since Friday night, police said Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of people broke the curfew imposed by the […]

9th Jul 2016

India: Top Kashmir militant killed in fight with Indian forces

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): A young Kashmiri militant commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen was killed along with two other militants in a gun battle in south Kashmir on Friday, police confirmed. Indian police chief in Kashmir K. Rajendra confirmed that Burhan Muzaffar Wani, 21, was among three militants killed in an […]

3rd May 2016

India backtracks on precondition for Pakistan talks

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India, (AA) – After calling off earlier talks with Pakistan after Pakistani officials met with pro-independence leaders in Kashmir, India seems to have quietly backtracked, saying Kashmiri leaders are free to meet with whomever they pleased. In a written reply to parliament last week, Indian Minister of State […]

14th Apr 2016

Jammu Kashmir on edge after Indian army kills civilians

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India (AA): The Jammu Kashmir region witnessed a complete shutdown Wednesday, a day after three civilians, including a 70-year-old woman, were killed by the Indian army. Hundreds of people defied a government-imposed curfew and staged protests across the region. The three civilians were killed on Tuesday after the […]

15th Feb 2016

Jammu Kashmir: Two civilians killed by Indian forces

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India (AA) – Two Kashmiri civilians were killed and seven wounded on Sunday when security forces opened fire on a group of protesters in Indian-administered Jammu Kashmir. The civilians were protesting in Pulwama district, southeast of Srinagar, over a nearby gun battle in which a local pro-independence militant […]

10th Feb 2016

Indian-held Jammu Kashmir paralyzed by general strike

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir (AA): Indian-held Jammu Kashmir on Tuesday saw a complete general strike organized to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of Afzal Guru, who was hanged by the Indian authorities for his alleged role in a 2001 attack on India’s parliament. Called for by pro-independence leaders, the strike […]

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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.

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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.