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
France, Germany call for common EU refugee policy
PARIS (AA): French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have urged European leaders to adopt a concerted strategy as the EU faces an unprecedented influx of refugees fleeing from war zones in the Middle East and Africa. A statement issued by the … Continued
Denmark: Muslim graves come under ‘ax attack’ in Odense
Özlem Sara Cekic @cekicozlem Muslimsk gravplads udsat for hærværk,men politiet betragter det ikke som politisk motiveret. Hvorfor? http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/2015-06-06-muslimsk-gravplads-udsat-for-haervaerk-50-gravsten-vaeltet … #dkpol 6:47 AM – 6 Jun 2015 TV 2 Breaking | LIVE Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen om hærværk: Ikke til at holde ud Flere … Continued
Austria: ‘More than 70’ bodies, including children, truck tragedy
BERLIN, Germany, (AA): Austrian officials confirmed Friday that a total of 71 people, including women and children, were found dead in the back of a container truck on one of the country’s eastern highways earlier this week. “Seventy-one people died … Continued
Austria: Dozens migrants found dead in truck on Austrian highway
ANKARA (AA): The bodies of up to 50 people were found in the back of a container truck on an Austrian highway close to the Hungarian border on Thursday, local media said. Police spokesman Hans Peter Doskozil, speaking at … Continued
France: Hollande condemns mosque arson
PARIS (AA): French President Francois Hollande has condemned on Monday an arson attack on a mosque in Auch city southwestern France, after an investigation found the torching was deliberate. On Sunday the mosque was set on fire and destroyed at dawn. According to … Continued
France: Three injured in shooting on Amsterdam-Paris train
PARIS (AA): A gunman has opened fire on a Thalys train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris, wounding three people before he was arrested at Arras in Pas-de-Calais, Northern France, the Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. According to Brandet, two of the victims — American and British … Continued
France: Paris, London sign agreement on Calais migrants’ crisis
PARIS (AA): France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May signed a cooperation agreement Thursday for reinforced security measures around the Channel Tunnel. The agreement calls for the establishment of a new “command and control center” to be set up … Continued
Libya: 25 dead as boat capsizes off Libya coast, 400 rescued
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): A boat estimated to be carrying up to 600 migrants capsized off Libya coast on Wednesday, with nearly 400 of them rescued and 25 bodies recovered so far, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. … Continued
‘Over 2,000 migrants die’ trying to cross Mediterranean
GENEVA (AA): More than 2,000 migrants have died so far in 2015 while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to reach Europe, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. “Over 2,000 migrants have died so … Continued
Turkey: Tatars call for intervention in Crimea
ANKARA (AA): Crimean Tatars called for “international intervention” against the Russian occupation of their homeland on Sunday. In a statement issued at the end of a two-day meeting in Turkish capital Ankara, the forum of 184 Tatar groups from 12 … Continued
France, UK seek to send Calais migrants back
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum ANKARA (AA): After more than 1,500 migrants attempted to storm trains using the underground rail link between Great Britain and France this week, both countries are moving to end the chaos at Eurotunnel’s terminal at Calais. The situation outside … Continued
Sweden: Malmo rocked by fourth grenade attack in a week
ANKARA (AA): Sweden’s southern city of Malmo was rocked Sunday by a grenade attack, the fourth in a row this week, media reports said. Sweden’s SVT television reported that a handmade grenade exploded in the early hours of Sunday in a street … Continued
Bosnia: 30 victims from Bosnian War buried in Prijedor
PRIJEDOR, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AA): The remains of 30 Bosniaks killed by Serb forces in the Prijedor area of northwestern Bosnia in 1992 were buried Monday after their bodies were located in different mass graves, and identified. “Today is a day that illustrates the traitorous … Continued
Greece passes austerity measures on night of anguish
By Magda Panoutsopoulou ATHENS (AA): The Greek parliament approved a bill of tough measures and economic reforms early Thursday morning in a vote that split the ruling Syriza coalition. The harsh austerity package proposed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, aimed … Continued
Austria: No extention in nuclear talks beyond Monday: Iranian FM
[Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (R), Deputy for Legal and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi (L), Hussein Feridun (2nd L), the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and negotiator Mohammed Niya (3rd L) are seen … Continued
Bosnia: 136 Srebrenica genocide victims make last journey
[Photo: Relatives mourn near the coffins of the victims of Srebrenica massacre, in the old battery factory used as a base by the UN soldiers during the war, in Potocari on July 9, 2015, ahead of the mass burial of … Continued
Denmark: Danish group promises to show Muhammad cartoons
By Fatjon Prronı ANKARA (AA): A Danish anti-Islam group has pledged to display the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that were the focus of a U.S. exhibition targeted by gunmen earlier this year, a local radio reported on Wednesday. Anders … Continued
Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis resigns
[Photo: Supporters of the YES vote to referendum hold a demonstration in front of Greek Parliament in Athens. Photographer: Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency] By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum ANKARA (AA) – Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has announced his resignation with a note … Continued
Greeks head for polls in bailout referendum
[Photo: Supporters of YES vote to the upcoming referendum hold a demonstration in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Photographer: Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency] By Bahattin Gonultas ATHENS (AA): Millions of Greeks headed to the … Continued
France: Islamophobic attacks increase by 23.5 %
[Photographer: Muslims perform this year’s first ‘Tarawih’ prayer on the eve of Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Great Mosque in Paris, France on June 17, 2015.Onur Usta/Anadolu Agency] By Ayşe Hümeyra Atılgan PARIS (AA): – Islamophobic acts in France … 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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