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By Merve Aydogan Kabul, Afghanistan (AA): At least 58 people, mostly Shia Muslim schoolgirls, were killed and 150 people injured in three back-to-back blasts that targeted a secondary school in Kabul. The explosions occurred as students between 11 and 15 years old, were leaving Sayed ul Shuhada High school for home at around 4.30 p.m. […]

8th May 2021

Palestine: 205 Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks across East Jerusalem

By Gulsen Topcu JERUSALEM (AA): The number injured rose to 205 in Israeli attacks late Friday at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Damascus Gate of the Old City and the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Eighty-eight were taken to hospitals in Jerusalem, while others were treated as outpatients, said a […]

7th May 2021

UK: Arrests awaited after attack outside mosque in East London

By Hamed Chapman London, (The Muslim News): Police have stepped up patrols outside Ilford Islamic Centre in East London after a car drove by and threw eggs and stones at five people returning from Iftar and prayers on Tuesday. It is understood that volunteers at the Albert Road mosque have given CCTV footage to […]

29th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Ramadan: Roadside iftar resumes after a year break

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Sitting on a plastic mat on a stony footpath opposite the mausoleum of the country’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Khair-un-Nisa, together with dozens of other women, was awaiting for Maghrib adhan, Islamic sunset prayers call, to break her fast (iftar) as honking traffic passed by. Volunteers were placing […]

15th Apr 2021

UK: Ramadan reflections

By Javed Khan COMMENT As our second Ramadan of the pandemic approaches, I’ve been reflecting on the last year, and thinking about what lies ahead. Last Ramadan was extremely challenging for many in our community. Above all, it felt lonely: There were no communal iftars. No visiting the masjid. No breaking bread with friends and […]

13th Apr 2021

Ramadan messages from political leaders

Ramadan messages from Leader of Labour Party, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Leader of the Scottish National Party, the First Minister of Wales and the Mayor of London, exclusively to The Muslim News Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, Leader of Labour Party Today, I send warm wishes to Muslims across the UK and around […]

11th Apr 2021

UK: Moonsighting for Ramadan

Ramadan moonsighting chart attached to help you decide first of Ramadan On April 12, the moon may be seen in North and South America with difficulty, and with better visibility in Hawaii and Polynesian Islands.

10th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Philanthropists, charities help poor during Ramadan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Despite a surge in coronavirus cases and rising inflation, grocery stores and supermarkets in Karachi, the country’s commercial capital, are overcrowded with customers ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Neatly wrapped packets and boxes of lentils, flour, rice, cooking oil, tea, spices, beverages, and other food […]

26th May 2020

Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims mark joyless Eid in camps

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh’s crammed camps are celebrating a forlorn Eid al-Fitr for the third straight year following a mass exodus in August 2017. “Eid does not carry any significance for us in this stateless life. But we have to pretend to be happy just for our kids,” […]

26th Apr 2020

Zimbabwe: Challenges for Muslims in Ramadan

By John Cassim HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA): Muslims in Zimbabwe have ushered in Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, amid a pandemic that has brought life to a halt in the country and around the world. For the first time, there will be no congregational prayers in mosques due to a ban imposed as […]

25th Apr 2020

South Asia: Muslims prepare for Ramadan under Lockdown

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): Muslims in South Asia are preparing to observe Ramadan as Lockdown measures continue in many of the countries in the region due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Kashmir on Saturday, while Muslims in Afghanistan and […]

23rd Apr 2020

Moonsighting chart to help decide 1st of Ramadan

Ramadan moonsighting chart attached to help you decide first of Ramadan The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on April 23, 2020 (Thursday) at 2:26 GMT. On 23 April, the moon may be seen in North, South, and Central America. On 24 April , the moon can be seen in almost the whole world easily […]

22nd Apr 2020

UK: Ramadan fasting exemptions for COVID-19 NHS workers

By Cllr Rabina Khan London, (The Muslim News): Whilst we welcome the month of Ramadan, this year presents exceptional challenges for Muslim health care professionals who will be working in the NHS while fasting (abstaining from food and water from dawn until sunset). Although fasting is obligatory for all able-bodied Muslims under normal circumstances, health […]

1st Jun 2019

Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli troops in Jerusalem

By Qais Abu Samra RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): A Palestinian youth was shot dead by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Meanwhile a 16-year-old Palestinian was killed on his way to pray Friday Prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque. In a statement, the ministry identified the slain Palestinian as 18-year-old […]

30th May 2019

Uganda: Muslim martyrs site to be established

By Godfrey Olukya KAMPALA, Uganda (AA): Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni promised the country’s Muslim community Wednesday that a Muslim martyrs’ site will be established at Namugongo. Namugongo, a township located 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the nation’s capital, Kampala, is the site where in 1806 dozens of people who had just converted to […]

15th May 2019

Austria: Vienna mayor condemns racism, anti-Muslim sentiment

By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): The mayor of Austria’s capital city of Vienna condemned racism and discrimination in the country Tuesday, calling these types of agitation against Muslims worrying. Michael Ludwig said during an iftar or fast-breaking meal in Vienna that people in Austria should stand together against anti-Muslim agitation and Austrians should not […]

13th May 2019

Pakistan’s roadside iftar feeds thousands in Ramadan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): As the sun begins to fade in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, volunteers start fixing traditional delicacies and drinks on scores of tables at different points of Karachi’s main University Road. Others roll large plastic mats on the stony footpaths and fill them with food. Motorists pull […]

10th May 2019

UK: London mosque on lockdown after shots fired

[UK Map by Pixabay] Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): A London mosque was on lockdown Thursday after a masked man carrying a gun tried to enter it during Ramadan prayers. Metropolitan Police confirmed that a big police presence would remain at the Seven Kings Mosque in Ilford, north-east London. Worshippers at the mosque reportedly chased […]

3rd May 2019

UK: Moon sighting for Ramadan 2019

Moon of Ramadan 1440: The Astronomical New Moon (conjunction) is on May 4, 2019 (Saturday) at 22:47 GMT. On May 4, there is no chance of sighting any where. On May 5, there is very small possibility of moonsighting by high powered telescope in Australia, Middle-East, and Europe. On May 5, Eastern Americas have small […]

7th Jun 2018

Ethiopia: Out of prison, Muslim activist demands reforms

By Seleshi Tessema ADDIS ABABA (AA): Moving clouds, wet winds, and the sound of the rain had darkened the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. It was 6 o’clock. The road leading to the Betel neighborhood where Abubakr Ahmed, a high-profile Muslim rights activist preacher lives, looks like a scene of staged confusion. Street lights go […]

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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.

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