Palestine: Israel continues to pound Gaza despite ceasefire injuring many
UK: Brexit: 1M march in London for new people’s vote
Afghans protest civilian deaths in alleged US air raid
India: Muslim family attacked in their home by Hindu mob
Palestine: Israel opens fire on Gaza rally, killing 2, injuring 181 Palestinians
Somalia: Civilians killed in US airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab
Spain: Islamophobia is on rise
UK: ‘Far-right’ stabbing treated as terrorist incident
Indonesia: 70 dead, 59 injured in floods in Papua
UK media fail to call NZ mosque shootings as terror attack
Sweden: Far-right politician proposes building mosque
New Zealand: Terrorist who allegedly murdered 49 Muslim worshippers charged
Nigeria: School building collapse in Lagos leaves 10 dead
Yemen: 22 civilians killed, 30 injured in Saudi-led airstrikes in Hajjah
Palestine: Palestinian youth shot dead in Israeli-occupied W Bank
Palestine: Israel to construct 23,000 illegal buildings in East Jerusalem
Algerians stage partial strike amid protests
Palestine: Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank
Somalia: Civilians killed in US airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab
By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): The U.S. is killing Somali civilians in airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday noting it has evidence to prove it. The regional Amnesty International … Continued
Nigeria: School building collapse in Lagos leaves 10 dead
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS Nigeria (AA): At least ten people have been confirmed dead, many trapped, and 40 others rescued alive from debris of a school building that collapsed on Wednesday morning in Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos city, a disaster … Continued
Algerians stage partial strike amid protests
By Hassan Jibril ALGIERS (AA): Algerians launched a five day partial strike on Sunday as part of protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election bid. Secondary schools have closed, there are no trains, metros, trams or buses left or circulated … Continued
Somalia: 5 killed, 25 wounded in suicide blast in Mogadishu
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least five people were killed and more than 25 wounded when a suicide car bomb targeted a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu Thursday, officials said. ”A suicide car bomb blast targeted the … Continued
Egypt: Fire kills 25 at Cairo’s main train station
CAIRO (AA): At least 25 people were killed and 43 injured Wednesday when a fire tore through the main train station in Egypt’s capital, according to the Health Ministry. The fire broke out when a fuel tank exploded after a … Continued
Egypt: Suicide bombing in Cairo leaves two dead
By Aydogan Kalabalik CAIRO (AA): An explosion rocked Egypt’s capital, Cairo, late Monday when a man blew himself up behind Al-Azhar mosque, local media reported. At least two police officers were killed and another three were injured in the … Continued
Nigeria: Suicide attack on mosque in Maiduguri kills 11
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS Nigeria (AA): Police have confirmed 11 people dead in early Saturday morning suicide attacks inside a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. The attacks in Gwozari/Kushari area of state capital Maiduguri were carried out by … Continued
Burkina Faso: 5 soldiers killed in terrorist attack
By Alaattin Dogru (AA): Five soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in a terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s military said Tuesday. In a statement, the military said one of the terrorist groups in the … Continued
Ethiopia: 2 mosques torched
By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA): Two mosques have been burned down in northeastern Ethiopia, in a suspected campaign to encourage inter-faith conflict, the regional state Islamic Affairs Supreme Council said Monday. The mosques were torched yesterday, in Este, … Continued
Mali: Muslim preacher stabbed, injured in Bamako
By Alaattin Dogru DAKAR, Senegal (AA): One of the leading Islamic preachers in Mali’s capital Bamako was stabbed and injured by six people on Wednesday, another leading imam said. Adam Sakho, one of the imams of Hippodrom-2 Mosque, was … Continued
Angola’s Muslims long to be legally recognized
By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA): Despite being one of the world’s largest religions, Islam remains officially unrecognized in Angola. The southern African nation has a population of nearly 30 million people, 75 percent of whom are Christians … Continued
Kenya: Thousands of Muslims commemorate terror victims
By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Thousands of Muslims took to the streets on Friday to show solidarity with the victims of a deadly terror attack on a Nairobi hotel compound Tuesday that killed at least … Continued
Kenya: 15 killed as al-Shabaab terrorists attack hotel in Nairobi
By Andrew Wasike, Magdalene Mukami and Hassan Isilow NAIROBI, Kenya/JOHANNESBURG (AA): At least fifteen people were killed Tuesday when al-Shabaab terrorists attacked an upscale hotel in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. All the five terrorists have been killed, and a … Continued
Sudan: Protests leave at least 24 dead
By Mohammed Amin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): At least 24 people have been killed in Sudan since protests began on Dec. 19 over the country’s deteriorating economy, the country’s public officer said on Saturday. A total of 131 people were … Continued
Egypt police kill 40 suspected terrorists after tourist bus attack killed 4
CAIRO (AA): Egyptian police killed dozens of suspected terrorists in security raids, one day after the killing of three tourists and a guide in a roadside bomb blast in Cairo, according to the official MENA News Agency. Three Vietnamese tourists … Continued
Nigeria: 13 security forces killed in Boko Haram ambush
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): The Nigerian army has said at least 13 members of state security forces — including soldiers and policemen — were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in the restive northeast. The … Continued
Sudan protests spread to Khartoum; 8 killed across the country
KHARTOUM (AA): Demonstrations in Sudan spread to capital Khartoum on Thursday while at least six protesters were killed in the eastern city of Gadarif. Two other protesters were killed in the city of Atbara, 400 kilometres east of Khartoum, governorate … Continued
Nigeria: Muslims sue Nigerian premier varsity over hijab
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Muslim parents on Monday sued Nigeria’s premier university of Ibadan after a school owned by the varsity barred 11 Muslim girls from wearing their religious head covering in their classrooms. The case was … Continued
Nigeria: 39 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attacks
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Nigerian chief of army staff on Wednesday confirmed 39 were killed by recent Boko Haram attacks in the country’s northeast. Yusuf Buratai’s remarks followed the calls of the local media — which claimed … Continued
Somalia: Two separate terror attacks kill 26 people
By Gamze Turkoglu Oguz (AA): Two terror attacks on Monday killed a prominent Muslim cleric and his 17 followers in northern Somalia and at least eight people were killed and wounded 15 others in Somali capital Mogadishu, police said. Ahmet … 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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