Weekly Report: Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (13–20 June)
Nigeria: Hijab OK’d for Muslim barred from call to bar
Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslim girls fear sexual abuse in camps
Canada: Quebec mosque shooter could serve life in prison
UK: Finsbury Park terror victim remembered on anniversary
Iraq: US airstrikes kill 22 Hashd al-Shaabi fighters
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 10 in Nangarhar province
Nigeria: 31 killed, 48 injured in twin suicide blasts in Borno
Jammu & Kashmir: Kashmiri protester killed, 16 injured by Indian troops after Eid prayers
UK: Birmingham city hosts Europe’s largest Eid gathering
UN rights chief calls for probe into held Kashmir abuses
UN blames Israel for ‘excessive’ Gaza violence
Sweden: Sharp rise in attacks on mosques across Sweden
Afghanistan: Suicide attack at ministry kills 13 in Kabul
New Crescent Moon of Shawwal [Eid]
Libyan coast guards rescue 152 migrants
Myanmar: Experts criticize new UN-Myanmar deal over Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar: Experts criticize new UN-Myanmar deal over Rohingya Muslims
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): Rohingya survivors of the Myanmar genocide are demanding a UN security force to guarantee their safe return to their homelands, terming the new agreement signed between Myanmar and the UN as inadequate, experts tell … Continued
Myanmar Muslims condemn fatal attacks in Rakhine
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Muslims in Myanmar have condemned recent fatal attacks on police station outposts in troubled western Rakhine State which the government has blamed on a little-known extremist group. About 40 people — including nine … Continued
Myanmar: 3 more die in latest Rakhine violence, incl Muslims
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Police have tightened security in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State after three people were killed in a clash Monday as troops hunted for a group who stormed police border points Sunday killing nine police … Continued
Myanmar: Suu Kyi, UN human rights envoy discuss Rakhine Muslims
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and a United Nations human rights envoy, Yanghee Lee, have discussed how to address the situation in the country’s troubled Rakhine State, state media reported Tuesday. … Continued
Myanmar: Suu Kyi urges for space to address ‘Rohingya’ issue
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has urged the international community to give her administration “enough space” to solve the issue of Rohingya Muslims in western Rakhine State. The statement came Sunday, … Continued
Myanmar authorities ban mosque’s jubilee celebrations
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Authorities have banned a mosque on the outskirts of commercial capital Yangon from celebrating its platinum jubilee on Monday, following complaints from the country’s firebrand nationalist monk Wirathu. A caretaker at the mosque told Anadolu Agency by phone that Muslim followers had planned … Continued
Myanmar: EU officials hail elections, want larger Muslim role
By Joshua Carroll YANGON (AA): A team of European Union officials has hailed the Myanmar election process as going better than expected, but underlined that future polls could be improved by including more female and Muslim candidates. While Chief Observer Alexander Graf Lambsdorff told international … Continued
Myanmar: Handful of Muslim candidates win appeal to run in election
By Joshua Carroll YANGON, (AA): Myanmar’s election commission has made a partial U-turn on its decision to bar dozens of Muslim candidates from a Nov. 8 ballot following pressure from several foreign governments, local media reported Friday. Eleven of … 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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