UK: Covid-19 could push 1m more Brits into poverty
UK: Thousands protest in London for Black Lives Matter
Afghanistan: Blast rocks in mosque in diplomatic enclave in Kabul, 2 killed
Mosque arson attack in Greek Cyprus condemned
US: George Floyd protests continue in for sixth day
Palestine: Israeli soldiers shot dead mentally disabled Palestinian
Somalia: Bomb blast kills 10, wounds over 13 civilians
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian near Ramallah
Malaysia: Ex-Malaysıan premier Mahathir expelled from party
Palestine reopens mosque, church after 3-month Corona closure
Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims mark joyless Eid in camps
Nigeria: Scores attend mass Eid prayers despite warning
Bangladesh: Cyclone death toll rises to 26
Pakistan: 97 killed in plane crash, 2 survive
Israeli human rights violations in Palestine 14 to 20 May
Super cyclone to sweep over Bangladesh, India
Germany: Pig’s-head vandalism of mosque condemned
US: George Floyd protests continue in for sixth day
By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): Despite curfews in major US cities, demonstrators took to the streets for a sixth day of protests Sunday over the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down … Continued
Canada: Indian man fired for Islamophobic tweet
By Vakkas Dogantekin (AA): An Indian man has lost his role as school council chair and his job at a real estate company in Ontario, Canada, over an Islamophobic tweet he posted last week. Ravi Hooda protested Brampton city’s … Continued
Mass protests in Palestine slam Trump’s so called ‘peace plan’
By Nour Abu Eisha and Qaid Abu Samra GAZA CITY/RAMALLAH (AA): Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank rallied on Thursday in protests against U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called Middle East peace plan. Demonstrators in … Continued
Canada: Muslim group challenges Quebec religious law
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) filed on Friday a challenge to Quebec’s controversial religious symbols law with Canada’s top court. Also joining in the challenge were the Canadian Civil Liberties Association … Continued
Canada: Muslims to contest religious law at Canada’s top court
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) announced Wednesday that it will seek to challenge Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols at the Supreme Court of Canada. This comes six days after the … Continued
Canada court refuses to suspend religious symbol law
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The Quebec Court of Appeal Thursday refused to suspend the Quebec law that bans most public servants from wearing religious symbols while on the job, including teachers and police officers. The National Council … Continued
US: Florida Naval Air Station shooting leaves 3 dead
By Beyza Binnur Donmez ANKARA (AA) A Saudi National opened fire at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola in the U.S. state of Florida on Friday, killing three people and wounding eight, according to the authorities. The shooter, who was … Continued
US Muslims fundraise $125,000 for detained migrants
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): An American-Muslim non-profit initiative has raised more than $125,000 to bail out detained migrants in immigration detention centers, its fundraising site said Tuesday. The Muslims for Migrants campaign launched Aug. 7 by CelebrateMercy has … Continued
US House condemns Trump’s racist tweets about lawmakers
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Tuesday to condemn racist remarks by President Donald Trump on Twitter about freshmen lawmakers, with four Republicans breaking ranks with him by backing the resolution. The 240-187 … Continued
US rights groups highlight effects of Muslim Ban
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA) : A coalition of rights organizations came together on Wednesday for an art installation depicting the effects the Muslim Ban has had on American families. The ban was first enacted by President Donald Trump … Continued
Trump approved strikes on Iran but pulled back
By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA) :U.S. President Donald Trump approved airstrikes Thursday evening against Tehran in retaliation for the downing of an American surveillance drone but pulled back, The New York Times reported. Citing multiple officials from the Trump … Continued
US: Muslim woman attacked in front of her children in coffee shop
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): A Muslim civil rights group is demanding an investigation after a woman in the state of Texas claims she was attacked for wearing a hijab at a Starbucks coffee shop. Nur Ashour said she … Continued
Canada: Quebec passes religious symbols ban
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The Quebec province passed its controversial religious symbols ban and critics say the government stuck in an amendment that creates “secular police,” Canadian media reported Monday. Bill 21 contains a clause that calls for … Continued
US: Animal rights group slams Muslim ritual
By Vakkas Dogantekin ANKARA (AA): U.S.-based animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) came under fire Thursday for posting an inaccurate video on Twitter attacking a Muslim tradition. “This is heartbreaking. Animals don’t need to … Continued
US: Trump threatens to annihilate Iran
[Archive Photo: US President Donald Trump threatens to bomb Iran. Photographer: Samuel Corum/AA] Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA) – President Donald Trump on Sunday told Iran not to threaten the United States, saying it will be Tehran’s “official end”. “If Iran … Continued
US: Diyanet Mosque suffers large-scale damage
By Betul Yuruk NEW YORK (AA): An arson attack over the weekend on a mosque in the U.S. state of Connecticut has caused “large-scale damage,” an official Turkish body said Monday. In a statement, the Religious Services Attache of … Continued
US: Islamophobia in US driven by politics, not religion, Muslims most discriminated
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): Islamophobia in the United States is not rooted in a clash of religious beliefs but is driven by politics, according to a survey focusing on Muslim Americans. However, the Institute for Social Policy and … Continued
US man arrested after anti-Muslim rant in Texas store
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): A man in the state of Texas was arrested after entering a store and going on a racist tirade, verbally attacking a Muslim worker by calling him a “f***ing Arab.” When the man, … Continued
US: Muslim Congresswoman finds support against smear
By Vakkas Dogantekin (AA): Messages of support continue to pour in for U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar after being targeted in a smear campaign led by the country’s president, Donald Trump. Trump most recently targeted the Muslim lawmaker after comments surfaced … Continued
US: Muslim female student attacked at high school
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): A New Jersey high school student was arrested this week after pulling off a Muslim student’s hijab during a fight, according to the Middlesex County’s prosecutor’s office. The student got into an altercation with … 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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