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By Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat KABUL, Afghanistan (AA & Agencies): At least two people were killed and seven others injured when a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul was hit by a bomb blast and gunfire on Saturday, an Afghan official said. The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack on Sikh Gurdwara […]

17th Feb 2022

In Indian Punjab’s Muslim ‘island’, voters vying for change

By Ahmad Adil MALERKOTLA, India (AA): As the multiplicity of political parties is ensuring a tight contest, candidates in the Indian province of Punjab leave no stone un-turned to lure even a minuscule Muslim population that accounts for less than 2% of the population. Since the region witnessed the worst ever communal riots and […]

12th Oct 2021

India: Sikhs & Hindus help build mosque serves a ‘lesson of love’

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): An old village in India continues to defy the rising tide of religious polarization in the country, taking another step to further its legacy of communal harmony by building a mosque for its handful of Muslim residents. The initiative was taken by Sikhs & Hindus in an old […]

13th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Around 1,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims take part in Baisakhi festival

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Around a thousand Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan on Monday to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations, officials said. The pilgrims entered northeastern Lahore city through the Wagah border crossing, where they were welcomed by Pakistani officials and local Sikh community leaders, said a statement from the Evacuee […]

5th Nov 2020

UK: Muslim leaders join calls to permit public worship during lockdown

By Hamed Chapman and Ahmed J Versi London, (The Muslim News): Muslim leaders have joined other national faith leaders in calling on the Government to permit public worship during the second national lockdown in England imposed to combat the Covid pandemic. “We strongly disagree with the decision to suspend public worship during this time,” the […]

26th Mar 2020

Afghanistan: Sikh place of worship attacked in Kabul, 25 dead

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): A worship place for Afghanistan’s Sikh minority was attacked by armed terrorists in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, leaving at least 25 people dead, an official statement said. As per initial reports, at least four terrorists stormed the Gurdwara in old Shor Bazar area, a densely populated […]

10th Nov 2019

Pakistan opens Kartarpur border for Indian Sikh pilgrims

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan on Saturday opened a key border crossing with neighboring India for Sikh pilgrims ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, founder of their religion. With a giant gate opened with a clutter at Zero Point — a border that connects Pakistan’s northeastern Narowal district […]

16th May 2019

Austrian MP wears headscarf to protest its ban

By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA, Austria: An independent member of Austria’s parliament wore a headscarf during her general assembly speech Wednesday to protest the banning of the religious head covering in primary schools as Austrian MPs approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools. This is the first step to ban headscarves in […]

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.