Somalia: US airstrike kills 60 al-Shabaab terrorists
Malaysia: Former deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim back in parliament
Turkey: Erdogan discusses Khashoggi case with Saudi King
Yemen: Saudi-led attacks kill 17 civilians in Hudaydah
Afghanistan: Blast at campaign rally kills 22
Palestinian woman killed by Jewish settlers, 7 others killed by Israeli army
German lawmakers slam AfD party for Qur’an ban motion
Palestine: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian school in West Bank
Syria: Turkey, US training for joint patrols in Manbij
Palestinian women suffer torture, abuses in Israeli jails
Netherlands: Israeli supporter attacks protestor
Netherlands: Dutch mayor shuts down anti-Muslim demonstration
Palestine: 3 Palestinians killed, inc a minor, 376 injured by Israeli forces
Canada: Appeal Court rules in favour of Muslim woman on hijab ban in court
US mosque faces restrictions on daily prayers
Afghanistan: Suicide attack on election rally kills 13
Germany: Mosque dubbed with swastikas and racist slogans
Turkey: 5 people killed when migrant boat sinks off NW Turkey
Indonesia: Death toll from quake, tsunami reaches 832, 17,000 left homeless
Palestine: 7 Palestinians shot dead in Gaza by Israeli forces increasing total to 180 killed
UK: Tens of thousands march for Brexit deal referendum
By Muhammad Mussa LONDON (AA): Tens of thousands people took to the streets of London on Saturday afternoon demanding a referendum on the final deal between London and Brussels over the U.K. leaving the EU. The protest included MPs … Continued
Mediterranean migrants death toll nears 1,000
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): A total of 960 migrants and refugees have lost their lives at Mediterranean Sea since the beginning of 2018, the UN migration agency said on Friday. “Mediterranean arrivals at this point in 2018 are … Continued
Sweden: Sharp rise in attacks on mosques across Sweden
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA):- Attacks on mosques and Muslim gatherings increased by 10 times in 2017 in Sweden compared to previous year, according to a new report. The Uppsala University report by Mattias Gardell said 38 mosques or … Continued
Turkey: 9 migrants die, 6 rescued in Mediterranean; 48 die near Tunisian coast
By Leyla Ataman ANTALYA, Turkey (AA): Nine migrants died, including 6 children, and six others were rescued after a speedboat sank in the Turkish Mediterranean, the Turkish Coast Guard said early Sunday. The ministry said 68 people were rescued … Continued
Switzerland: Swiss Upper House rejects foreign fund ban on mosques
By Bayram Altug GENEVA (AA & The Local): The Upper House of Switzerland on Tuesday rejected a bill prohibiting foreign funding to mosques affiliated with the Swiss Turkish Religious Foundation. The motion had been put forward by Lorenzo Quadri, a … Continued
Germany: Far-right party holds anti-Islam rally in Berlin
By Cuneyt Karadag BERLIN (AA): An anti-Islam anti-immigration rally was held by 5,000 far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in country’s capital Berlin on Sunday. Speaking to media before the beginning of the rally, AfD board member Beatrix von … Continued
Sweden: Swedish journalist faces probe for anti-Muslim drawings
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): A former editor-in-chief of a publication of the nationalist Swedish Democrats party is under investigation over sharing offensive drawings targeting Muslims, a Stockholm prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Ann Liden announced a probe was underway … Continued
Germany: Berlin court insists on headscarf ban
By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): A Berlin court ruled on Wednesday against a Muslim primary school teacher who wanted to wear her headscarf at work. The labour court argued that the school administration’s decision to not allow the teacher … Continued
Germany sees 1,075 Islamophobic crimes in 2017
By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): German police recorded 1,075 Islamophobic crimes in 2017, according to new government figures announced on Tuesday. Far-right extremists or groups carried out some 994 attacks against Muslims and mosques, which made up 92.5 percent … Continued
France: French proposal lead by former President and PM want changes in verses of Qur’an
(AA & The Atlantic): On April 21, 300 prominent French figures, including former President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Prime Minister Manuel Valls signed a manifesto published in the French daily Le Parisien demanded some parts of the Qur’an, which they claimed … Continued
Austria: Islamophobic attacks against Muslims increase by 21 percent
By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): Racist attacks against Muslims rose in Austria in 2017 when compared to the previous year, according to a report released on Tuesday. The Documentation and Consultation Center for Muslims in Austria report said in … Continued
Austria: Chancellor reiterates hijab ban in meet with Muslim body
By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in a meeting with representatives of the country’s Muslim body on Friday reiterated his stance on a headscarf ban in kindergarten and primary schools. Kurz met Ibrahim Olgun, the head … Continued
Netherlands: Far-right groups attack 3 mosques
By Abdullah Asiran THE HAGUE (AA): Far-right groups have attacked three mosques in the Netherlands, a Muslim charity fund official said Thursday. The extreme right-wing Rechts in Verzet group early Thursday put up banners with Islamophobic content in the … Continued
Austrian Muslims condemn hijab ban proposal
By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): Austrian Muslims and a number of other civil society associations on Thursday strongly condemned a legal proposal to impose a ‘hijab’ ban after it was announced by the Austrian prime minister. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz … Continued
Germany: Mosque attacked with Molotov cocktails
By Mesut Zeyrek COLOGNE, Germany (AA): At least three mosques came under attack in Germany on Sunday. In the first incident, a mosque in the central Kassel city was attacked with Molotov cocktails early morning. The attack caused … Continued
Sweden: Stockholm mosque vandalised again
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): A mosque in Stockholm was vandalised with racist words and symbols on Thursday, according to mosque officials. In a statement, the Södermalm mosque management said a big swastika symbol was spray painted at the … Continued
Netherlands: Anti-Muslim group PEGIDA not to be put on trial after mosque attack
By Abdullah Asiran THE HAGUE (AA): An Islamophobic hate group that planted crosses on a construction site for a mosque in the eastern Netherlands will not be prosecuted, Dutch prosecutors announced on Tuesday. Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of … Continued
Germany: Mosque in Cologne vandalised
BERLIN (AA) – A mosque in Germany’s northwestern city of Cologne was vandalized overnight by alleged supporters of the PYD/PKK organizations, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the country’s Turkish-Muslim community. The assailants spray-painted slogans such as “Everywhere … Continued
Germany: Turkish mosque set on fire in arson attack in Berlin
BERLIN (AA) – A Turkish mosque in Berlin was set alight on Sunday morning. It is the 24th time in two months that a mosque in Germany had been deliberately targeted, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affair, DITIB, said in a press … Continued
British Olympian Mo Farah ‘racially abused’ at German airport
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): British Olympic gold medalist and the U.K.’s most successful-ever distance runner Sir Mo Farah has complained of “racial harassment” at German Munich airport. A video uploaded by the four-time British Olympic gold medallist … 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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