UK’s far-right set to launch new group
India: 7 killed during protests over citizenship law, which discriminates against Muslims
Turkey: 9 dead in eastern Turkey after earthquake
UK: Muslim worhipper stabbed during prayers forgives his attacker
UK: Muslim worhipper stabbed during prayers forgives has attacker
Hidden victims of sexual abuse
Germany: Man with far right views killed 9 in shootings
Jammu & Kashmir: Internet shutdown cripples research in Kashmir
Germany: Terror cell planned attacks on mosques, 12 arrested
Pakistan: Growing Islamophobia ‘intolerable’: UN chief
Yemen: UN says 31 civilians incl children killed in Saudi-led airstrikes
Northwest Syria exodus tops 800,000
Israel bombs Damascus, killing 7
Palestinians welcome release of UN Israeli settlement list
Afghanistan: Six dead, 12 injured in Kabul suicide attack
Bangladesh: 16 Rohingya Muslims die after boat capsizes, 40 missing
African Union slams US plan on Palestine-Israel dispute
Pakistan: 200-year old temple returned to Hindus
Libya: Gunmen attack election commission HQ in Tripoli killing 15
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an armed attack on the headquarters of Libya’s official electoral commission in capital Tripoli, according to a local medical source. Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attack. Abdeldaeim al-Rabati, … Continued
Nigeria: 27 killed in twin suicide blasts in NE Nigeria
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): At least 27 Muslim worshippers have been killed and 56 others injured after two suicide bombers detonated explosive vests during afternoon prayers in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa state, according to police local government officials. … Continued
Somalia: Suicide attack kills at least 5
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least five people, including a colonel, were killed Saturday when a suicide attacker blew himself up near a military camp in the city of Galkayo in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia, … Continued
Uganda: 2 killed, 36 arrested in mosque raid
By Halima Athumani KAMPALA, Uganda (AA): Uganda security forces said they have killed two people and arrested 36 others following a raid in a mosque in a Kampala suburb. Addressing reporters Saturday afternoon, Ugandan counterterrorism police director Abas Byakagaba … Continued
Kenya: Muslims at Kenya Medical college barred for wearing hijab
By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Female Muslim students at the Kenya Medical Training College in Mwingi town were denied entry Friday for wearing the hijab. Several female Muslim students at the Kenya Medical Training College … Continued
Nigeria: Suicide bombing in mosque kills 4 in Borno State
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA): At least four people including two suicide bombers were killed in an attack at a mosque on Sunday in northeastern Nigeria, police said. Two female suicide bombers sneaked into a mosque in Bama … Continued
Somalia: Blast kills 5 at football stadium
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least five people were killed and more than 10 injured Thursday when a blast rocked a football stadium in the town of Barawe in Somalia’s lower Shabelle region. Barawe District Deputy Commissioner … Continued
Nigeria: Over a dozen killed in suspected Boko Haram attack
By Rafiu Ajakaye and Olarewaju Kola LAGOS/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA): Over a dozen people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in villages in northeastern Nigeria, the army said Monday. Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu said 15 people, including a … Continued
Somalia: Car suicide bomb blast in Mogadishu kills 14 people
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 14 people were killed and more than six wounded when a car bomb exploded on the busiest street in Somalia’s capital Thursday, according to a security official. Somalia’s Internal Security Ministry … Continued
Somalia: Suicide and mortar attacks outside & inside Mogadishu kill 6 civilians
By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least three people were killed and three others were wounded when a suicide car bomb blast targeted a security checkpoint in Sinka Dher, outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police … Continued
Somalia: Death toll rises to 29 in twin bombings in Mogadishu
By Mohammed Dhaysane and Hassan Istilla MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded after double car bomb blasts rocked the Somalia capital on Friday evening, emergency officials said Saturday. The first bomb went off … Continued
Nigeria: 21 killled in multiple suicide bombings in Borno State
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – At least 21 people were killed and 22 others injured in multiple suicide bombings at a local market in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, police said Saturday. Three suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers infiltrated … Continued
Nigeria: Between 18 to 41 people killed in Zamfara State
By Adam Abu Bashal ABUJA, NIGERIA (AA): Between 18 to 41 people were killed on Thursday following a gunmen attack in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State, police sources said. An armed gang ambushed a group of local villagers in Zamfara’s … Continued
Nigeria: 22 students killed in road mishap in Kano
– Incident takes place in northwestern Kano state By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – At least 22 students were killed in a road mishap in Nigeria’s northwestern Kano state on Tuesday, police said. Students were from Government Secondary School … Continued
Libya: 90 migrants drowned off Libya coast
– Just 3 migrants survive after boat capsizes off Libya coast, says UN migration agency By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA) – An estimated 90 migrants drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea on … Continued
Nigeria: Nigerian Muslim women decry discrimination
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Nigerian Muslim women on Wednesday called for banning all discriminations against their religious head-covering (Hijab). “Al-Mu’minaat (an organization of Muslim women in Nigeria) is seeking that legislations be made to specifically criminalize discrimination, … Continued
Mali: 28 killed in 2 separate attacks
(AA): At least 28 people, including two Malian soldiers, were killed and several others injured in two separate attacks in Central Mali on Thursday, according to Malian media Friday. In the first incident, 26 people, including women and children … Continued
Libya: 64 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): Sixty-four migrants are feared drowned after a rubber dinghy sank off the coast of Libya over the weekend, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday. The migrants “lost their lives in the … Continued
Egypt: 10 killed in Cairo church attack by Daesh
By Adam Moro and Ugur Cil ANKARA (AA): Ten people were killed Friday, including eight Coptic Christians, including a Muslim police officer in an armed attack on a church south of capital Cairo, according to Egyptian officials. Five other … Continued
Burundi: Muslim group translates Qur’an into Kirundi
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AA): A Burundian Muslim association has translated the Holy Quran into Kirundi, one of the two official languages of the East African country, a religious leader told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. Sheikh Sadiki Kajandi, the president and legal … 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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