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By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA) : The US Senate confirmed along party lines on Thursday Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to serve as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal judge. The Senate narrowly approved Choudhury’s nomination in a 50-49 vote with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin siding with all Republicans […]

13th Aug 2022

‘News is not good’: Rushdie’s agent says after author attacked on stage in New York

ANKARA (AA & Agencies): Sir Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator at a hospital and could lose an eye after being stabbed at a theatre in upstate New York Friday, his agent said. Andrew Wylie, Rushdie’s literary agent, said in a statement late last night that the author was on a ventilator and could not […]

23rd Apr 2021

US: New York Muslim student severely injured in acid attack

By Andy Roesgen ILLINOIS, US (AA): Police in Long Island, New York are on the hunt for a man who threw acid into the face of Muslim college student last month, as she walked to her home. A statement from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) says 21-year-old Nafiah Ikram spent 15 days in […]

15th Feb 2019

US: Homemade bombs in plot to attack NY Muslims real

By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): A new FBI report Thursday shows homemade bombs obtained by authorities in a case of individuals plotting to attack a Muslim community in upstate New York were real, and could have caused damage if used. In the report, obtained and published by ABC affiliate 13WHAM News, the FBI outlined […]

1st Nov 2017

US: 8 dead in New York ‘cowardly act of terror’

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Eight victims were killed Tuesday after a motorist drove onto a pedestrian and cycling path near the West Side Highway in New York City in an “act of terror”, according to officials. Six of the deceased, all males, died at the scene. Two victims died in a local hospital, […]

16th Jun 2017

US man sentenced to 20 years for seeking Mosque burning

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): A Tennessee man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years behind bars for seeking to recruit others to burn down a New York mosque, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Robert Doggart, 65, of Signal Mountain was sentenced to 235 months for seeking to recruit others on the internet to […]

11th May 2017

US: NYC teacher fired after ripping off 8-year-old’s hijab

NEW YORK (AA): A city teacher lost his job last week after forcibly removing the Islamic headcover, or hijab, from one of his students in class, according to media reports. Oghenetega Edah, 31, who worked as a substitute teacher at Bennington School, PS 76 in the Bronx, told 8-year-old Safa Alzockary to remove her hijab […]

24th Feb 2017

US: Muslim woman sues after alleged police hijab attack

NEW YORK (AA): A Muslim mother of four is pressing charges after New York City police allegedly detained her for hours with her hijab forcibly removed. Rabab Musa, 34 says in the lawsuit filed earlier this week that she was traumatized by the incident that began in Times Square last September. “The hijab is a […]

27th Jan 2017

US: Man invokes Trump, attacks Muslim airline employee

NEW YORK (AA): A man has been charged with hate crimes Thursday after attacking a Muslim airline employee at John F. Kennedy International Airport while invoking President Donald Trump’s name, said local officials. According to a statement from Queens County District Attorney’s Office, Robin Rhodes, from Massachusetts, came up to the door of a Delta […]

10th Dec 2016

US: Muslim student attacked in New York subway missing

NEW YORK (AA): A Muslim teen who was the victim of a bias attack earlier this month on the city’s subway has been missing for two days, according to police. Yasmin Seweid was last seen Wednesday leaving her home at around 8 p.m.in New Hyde Park, just outside of New York City, police said. The […]

5th Dec 2016

US: ‘Hero’ Muslim NYC officer harassed in hate attack

NEW YORK (AA): A Muslim police officer here and her 16-year-old son were the targets of a hate attack during the weekend, police sources in the media said Sunday. Officer Aml Elsokary, a native of the city, dropped off her son in Brooklyn while off duty. After parking her car, she found the boy being […]

3rd Dec 2016

US: 3 men try to remove Muslim teen’s hijab in NYC metro

NEW YORK (AA): The city’s police is investigating a bias crime after three men attempted to remove the headscarf of a Muslim teen at a subway station, authorities told Anadolu Agency on Friday. The incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday when the unnamed 18-year-old woman was approached by three men on the platform of […]

15th Aug 2016

US: Police searching for gunman who killed imam, companion

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Police are searching Sunday for the man who fatally shot an Imam and his companion in the head while they walked home from afternoon prayers in New York. The suspect approached Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and an unidentified 64-year-old associate, from behind Saturday before opening fire and fleeing the […]

1st Mar 2016

US gov’t cannot force Apple to unlock iPhone

NEW YORK (AA) — The Justice Department cannot force Apple to help the FBI unlock an iPhone in a drug case in New York, a U.S. magistrate judge said Monday. The ruling gives the tech giant an advantage in a controversial case involving a suspect in a fatal terror attack. Authorities argued that a law […]

8th Jan 2016

US: New York police settle lawsuits over spying on Muslims

[Photo:NYPD. Photographer: Mic from Reading, Berkshire/Creative Commons] NEW YORK (AA) – The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Thursday agreed to a series of reforms as part of a settlement of two high-profile lawsuits over its practice of illegal surveillance of Muslims following the 9/11 attacks. Under the settlement, the police force in the U.S.’s largest city agreed to strengthen safeguards […]

1st Oct 2015

UN: Palestinian flag raised at UN for first time

NEW YORK (AA): The Palestinian flag was raised for the first time at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Abbas said it was an “historical moment in the struggle of the Palestinian people towards freedom and independence”.”Raise the flag of Palestine very high. Because it is the symbol of our identity”, he said.The ceremony was also attended […]

25th Sep 2015

US: New York City schools closed for Eid holiday

NEW YORK (AA): New York City’s public schools closed Thursday for the frist time in observance of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. The historic day-off marked the first time the country’s largest school district was closed for a Muslim holiday. “Being a multicultural city is understanding and respecting everyone else’s religion,” said New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina at a […]

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.