Canada: Quebec passes religious symbols ban
Nigeria: 30 killed, 42 injured in multiple explosions
Norway: Islamophobic group insults Muslims, harms Qur’an
Somalia: Double car bomb blasts kills 9, wound 25 in Mogadishu
UK claims Iran ‘almost certainly’ behind tanker attacks
Afghanistan: 8 killed, incl children, in suicide attack
India extends president’s rule over Jammu and Kashmir
Germany: 3 mosques attacked in 2 days
Mali: At least 95 killed in suspected ethnic attack
Bosnia unearths 12 bodies of Muslims from mass grave
US: Animal rights group slams Muslim ritual
Sudan: African Union suspends Sudan as death toll rises to 113
UK: Tens of thousands protest Trump’s visit in London
UK: Queen rebukes US President on his rejection of international institutions
Sudan: 35 killed as forces clear protest camp in capital
Denmark: Danish far-right members burn Qur’an during iftar in city’s square
Greece: ‘Attack on Muslim cemetery shows rising Islamophobia’
Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli troops in Jerusalem
Israel razes Bedouin village in Negev for 144th time
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian troops kill one civilian, injure 80
Nigeria: Dozens feared dead in ‘mosque massacre’
{Photo archive: An inside view of the damaged mosque after a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria on May 30. Photo: AA] By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Dozens of civilians, some fear as … Continued
Egypt: 70 troops killed in militant attacks in Sinai
[A picture taken from Gaza part of Rafah shows smke rising as Egyptian troops and militants in Rafah in North Sinai and Egypt’s eastern border with the Gaza strip on July 1, 2015. Photographer: Abed Rahim Khatib] By Mohamed Sabry … Continued
Nigeria: Five killed in twin suicide blasts in Maiduguri
[Photo: Muhammadu Buhari President of Nigeria promises to defeat Boko Haram. Image by Anadolu Agency] By Rafiu Oriyomi Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Five people were killed in suicide attacks in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Wednesday, where the Nigerian vice president … Continued
Burundi: 10,000 refugees flee Burundi amid rising tensions
[Photo: Burundi refugees at the Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda./Photo credit: EU/ECHO/Thomas Conan/Creative Commons] ANKARA (AA) : At least 10,000 refugees fled Burundi over the weekend before the government closed all its borders ahead of Monday’s legislative election, a statement by … Continued
Mali: Six killed in gunbattle
[Photo: Members of the security forces stands near La Terrace restaurant, in Bamako. File photo. Photographer: Baba Ahmed/AA] By Hatice Kesgin BAMAKO, (AA): Mali’s military has claimed at least six people, including two soldiers, have been killed in clashes with armed groups … Continued
Tunisia: 27 killed, 6 injured in tourist hotel attack
[Photographer: Ahmet Burak Özkan. GRAPHIC: Ahmet Burak Özkan] SOUSSE, (AA): An armed attack on a tourist hotel in Sousse, east Tunisia, left at least 27 people dead, including foreigners, and injured six others on Friday, the Tunisian Interior Minister spokesman said. The spokesman added … Continued
Ivory Coast: Death toll from floods rises to 10
[Photo: Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara. Photographer: Murat Kaynak] By Hatice Kesgin ABIDJAN, (AA): Ten people have been killed so far by floods across the Ivory Coast, officials said Thursday. The floods were triggered by heavy rainfall that has been ongoing … Continued
UN gets claims of child abuse by peacekeepers in Africa
[Photo: UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA patrol on the streets after a Muslim man was burnt to death by a Christian mob on Tuesday, Bangui, Central Africa Republic on 9 October 2014. Photo: AA] By Izabela Kuczynska NEW YORK (AA): The United … Continued
Somalia: 4 attackers killed in Somali Govt building assault
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua): Four attackers were killed when they attempted to storm a government compound in Mogadishu’s Shibis district following a blast Sunday, authorities said. “The attackers were four wearing Somali military uniform, and we have managed to kill all … Continued
Germany: G7 pledges to intensify development cooperation
[Photo: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairwoman of the African Union Commission] The leaders of several African countries came to Elmau to talk to the G7 about development and health care. There were a number of promises, but it remains unclear where … Continued
Libya: UN presents warring parties with draft unity proposal
The UN’s special envoy to Libya has handed the country’s rival governments a draft proposal for forming a unity government. It’s seen as one of the last hopes to stop fighting and bring stability. Talks in Morocco on Monday … Continued
Egypt: No unity among Syria’s opposition groups
[Photo: Gerard Direct] A Cairo-organized conference of Syria’s opposition has excluded major players. Rebels question Egypt’s motives, as some say exclusionary politics risk further dividing a fractured opposition. Kristen McTighe reports. In the past few months, Syrian rebels fighting … Continued
Libya: 441 illegal immigrants arrested
[Photo: Illegal immigrants wait in a detention center in central Tripoli, Libya, on June 4 (Xinhua/Hamza Turkia)] TRIPOLI, (Xinhua): Libya’s security forces on Thursday arrested 441 African nationals planning to illegally immigrate to Europe, according to Tripoli security sources. Murad … Continued
Ghana: Death toll in petrol station blast in Ghana rises to 200
(Xinhua photo) ACCRA, (Xinhua): The death toll in the petrol station explosion and flood in Ghana’s capital Accra has risen to over 200, according to figures from the interior ministry Thursday. The inferno followed hours of heavy downpour in … Continued
Somalia: 50 killed in clashes between Somali, Ethiopian militias on border
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua): At least 50 people were killed and scores of others injured in border clashes between Somali clan militia and Ethiopian paramilitary unit since last week, the Somali authorities said on Monday. Somalia’s Galgadud region governor, Hussein Weheliye … Continued
Nigeria: Oil tanker explosion kills 69 in Anambra
LAGOS, (Xinhua): An oil tanker truck exploded Monday in a bus station in the southern Nigerian state of Anambra, killing at least 69 and wounding dozens of others, Nigerian Red Cross said. The petrol tanker lost control and exploded … Continued
South Sudan expels UN aid coordinator
The United Nations has announced the expulsion of one of its deputies from South Sudan. Authorities have offered no official explanation, but the UN has pointed to the aid coordinator’s critique of the government. The South Sudanese government has … 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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