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By Darren Lyn HOUSTON, Texas (AA): A mosque in the US state of Virginia has been vandalized for the second time in the past six months. The latest crime happened over the weekend. Authorities say the West End Islamic Center in Glen Allen, a northern suburb of the capital of Richmond, was targeted by […]

4th Oct 2018

US mosque faces restrictions on daily prayers

By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA) :Hundreds of Muslims on Wednesday flocked to Virginia in support of a mosque’s request to be allowed to conduct basic religious services. A public hearing was held in Fairfax County to decide whether an amendment requested by the Mclean Islamic Center (MIC) should be approved. The amendment calls for […]

17th Aug 2017

US: Thousands reject hate rally in Charlottesville

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): In a mass rejection of the hate rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend thousands of candle-holding demonstrators flocked to the city’s University of Virginia Wednesday night. The campus was enveloped last Friday in the eerie glow of torches held by a mixture of white supremacists, white […]

16th Aug 2017

US: Trump flip flops to blame both sides for Charlottesville

By Canberk Yuksel NEW YORK (AA): President Donald Trump said Tuesday “both sides” were to blame for the deadly violence at a hate rally in Virginia. “What about the alt-left?” he asked a reporter at a news conference in New York that was supposed to be on infrastructure after she described white nationalist protesters […]

13th Aug 2017

US: Suspect who drove car into crowd charged with murder at hate march

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): One suspect was charged late Saturday with second-degree murder and other charges after a woman was killed at a counter protest march to a white nationalist rally in the state of Virginia. Authorities identified James Alex Fields Jr., 20, as the driver of a car that plowed into a […]

20th Jun 2017

US police pledge justice for slain Muslim teen

By Michael Hernandez FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia (AA): Police in northern Virginia pledged Monday to pursue justice for a slain Muslim teen “to the fullest extent of the law”. “While justice will not bring Nabra Hassanen back, justice will be done,” Fairfax County deputy police chief Lt. Col. Tom Ryan told reporters, reassuring the area’s […]

19th Dec 2015

US: Schools in Virginia county close over Islamic calligraphy work

WASHINGTON (AA) – Every single school in a Virginia county in the U.S. was closed on Friday after parents of students reacted angrily after a teacher handed out a homework assignment on Islamic calligraphy. “While there has been no specific threat of harm to students, schools and school offices will be closed Friday, December 18, 2015,” according to […]

12th Dec 2015

US Muslims seeking community in wake of attacks

By Michael Hernandez FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (AA) – When a mosque in suburban Virginia became the target of a firebomb attack, faith leaders decided that rather than turn inward, it was the moment to embrace the local community. The incident occurred just six days after Daesh-claimed gunmen attacked multiple sites in Paris, claiming the lives of 130 […]

27th Aug 2015

US: American journalists shot dead on live broadcast

WASHINGTON (AA): Two American journalists were shot dead early Wednesday in Virginia during a live television broadcast. The incident occurred as reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were broadcasting from the Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Virginia, for station WDBJ7, a local CBS affiliate. The suspect, 41-year-old Vester Lee Flanagan II, who is also known as Bryce Williams, is […]

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.