Nigeria: Muslim body slams school banning headscarves
Pakistan: Bomb kills 2, injures 10, in Karachi
Palestine: Israeli targets civilian properties leaving them in ruins in Gaza
US hate crimes up 17 percent in 2017
Palestine: 7 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Gaza
Somali: Triple car bombings kill 23 in Mogadishu
Palestine: Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian protester in Gaza
Germany: Alarming rise in Islamophobia against Muslims
US: First two Muslim women elected to US Congress
Austrian policeman accused of making Islamophobic remark
US: Journalist Khashoggi’s sons plead for father’s body return
Egypt: Killing of 7 Coptic Christians roundly condemned
Nigeria: Boko Haram attack kills 8 in village outskirts of Maiduguri
Turkey: – ‘Khashoggi’s body disposed of after dismembering’
Indonesia expands search for plane crash victims, 189 people killed
Tunisia: Female suicide bomber injures 20 in Tunis
Palestine: Israeli airstrike kills 3 Palestinian children
Turkey: 30 irregular migrants rescued in Aegean Sea
Five Palestinians killed by Israeli army gunfire in Gaza
Palestine: Israeli forces raid Palestinian school in Hebron, injure students
Malaysia: Former deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim back in parliament
By Omer Faruk Yildiz KUALA LUMPUR (AA): Just six months after the king’s pardon freed him from jail, a former Malaysian deputy prime minister returned to parliament on Monday. Anwar Ibrahim, 71, leader of Malaysia’s People’s Justice Party, was … Continued
Philippines: Death toll from typhoon rises to 64
By Adem Salvarcioglu TUGUEGARAO, Philippines (AA): At least 64 people were killed by Typhoon Mangkhut in northern Philippines on Sunday, according to the local media. 36 people are feared buried under thick mud in mining town of Itogon in … Continued
Philippines: Peace process milestone as Govt signs Bagsamoro Organic Law
By Maecy Alviar ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA) In a significant milestone in the peace process between the Philippine government and the “Bangsamoro” — a collective term for Filipino Muslims — President Rodrigo Duterte oversaw Monday the ceremonial signing of the Bangsamoro … Continued
Philippines: Fire destroys 3,000 homes in Muslim majority Sulu province
By Maecy Alviar ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): A fire broke out Tuesday and destroyed more than 3000 homes in the town of Jolo, the capital of predominantly Muslim Sulu province in the southern Philippines. 5,000 families have lost homes … Continued
Philippines rolls out red carpet for Muslim liberation movt
By Maecy Alviar ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): High-ranking officials of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) visited the Philippine military’s headquarters in the capital Thursday, marking another milestone in the peace process between the government and the Bangsamoro people. … Continued
Philippines: Moro groups form alliance against Daesh
By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): The country’s two major Muslim revolutionary organizations have formed an alliance against ISIS or Daesh-inspired militant groups operating in southern Philippines. In a joint statement issued on Monday, Mohaqher Iqbal of the Moro … Continued
Philippines: Deaths from typhoon Vinta in Mindanao more than 200
By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): More than 200 people were killed as tropical storm Vinta unleashed strong winds and heavy widespread rain across southern Philippines Mindanao islands. Richard Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, in a … Continued
Philippines: Deadly typhoon kills over 130 in Mindanao
By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): More than 130 people have been killed as tropical storm Vinta, also known as Tembin, caused massive landslides and flash floods in various parts of southern Philippines, local officials said Saturday. Vinta … Continued
Philippines: Mindanao Muslims celebrate autonomous region anniversary
By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA) – A representative of the Philippines’ one-time largest Muslim rebel group on Monday joined the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in commemorating its 28th founding anniversary. The attendance of Moro Islamic Liberation … Continued
Philippines: Southern Philippine town ends decades-old clan feuds
By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): Decades-old bloody clan war settled in Buldon, Thursday, according to Atty Ishak Mastura, chairman of the Regional Board of Investments – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) He expressed hope that the … Continued
Philippines: Fighting between Moro groups kills 25
By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): At least 25 people have been killed in fighting between Moro armed men and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao. Twenty of the fatalities are … Continued
Philippines: Military kills terrorists in gunfights
By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): Philippine military forces continued their offensive against Daesh-linked terror groups in Marawi on Thursday, the military said. Capt. Jo-Ann Petinglay, spokesperson for the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command, told Anadolu Agency at … Continued
Philippines: Fire destroys 200 mainly Muslim homes in Basilan province
More than 1,000 mostly Muslim families homeless By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA) – A mysterious early Sunday fire destroyed 200 homes in a village on the Island of Malamawi, in the southern province of Basilan. The fire … Continued
Philippines: Muslim-only ID discriminatory, military says
By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): A proposed identification system for Muslims is discriminatory, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Monday. Authorities want identification for “everyone, not just a certain sector of the society”, according to military … Continued
Philippines: Militant head to leave Marawi, held by militants, if MILF intervenes
By Roy Ramos and Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): Abdullah Maute, one of the brothers leading militants holed up in Marawi, is willing to leave the city if the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) intervenes. The MILF and … Continued
Philippines: Quake damages 30 houses, 2 mosques in Mindanao
By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): A strong earthquake hit parts of southern Mindanao island on Wednesday, damaging at least 30 houses, two mosques, some commercial buildings, a school and several roads, local authorities said. According to the … Continued
China: Media: 5 dead in attack in Xinjiang
By Tevfik Durul BEIJING (AA): Chinese police have shot dead three suspects that authorities say killed two people in an attack on a government compound in the troubled northwestern Xinjiang region, according to state media. Official news agency Xinhua … Continued
US: Japanese PM’s Hawaii visit: A “historic gesture”
By Todd Crowell TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor, Hawaii — the site of the Dec. 7, 1941 surprise Japanese aircraft carrier attack that launched World War II. It made for a neat bookend to … Continued
Philippines: 12 hurt in blast during Christmas Eve mass
By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, (AA): At least 12 people have been injured after a grenade exploded outside a Catholic church during Christmas Eve mass in the Philippines’ troubled south. Fr. Jay Virador of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, … Continued
China: 40 dead in collapse at plant during construction
By Fuat Kabakci BEIJING (AA): At least 40 people have been killed and an undetermined number remain trapped after a platform of a power plant’s cooling tower collapsed during construction in eastern China. State news agency Xinhua reported that … 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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