India/Pakistan: Positive progress made in Pakistan, India meeting
Somalia: Death toll rises 26 in hotel al-Shabaab terrorist attack
Somalia: Al-Shabaab suicide attack kills 10 people
Pakistan: 24 killed, 89 injured in train collision
Palestine: 16 Palestinian children killed by Israel this year
Germany: Bomb threat at Cologne mosque found to be a hoax
Bosnia: Thousands march to honour Srebrenica genocide victims
Afghanistan: Taliban suicide car bombing kills 14 people
Nigerian school forces Muslim girls remove headscarves
Sri Lanka: Govt complicit in violence against Muslims
Palestine: Israeli minister, 40 settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
Libya: Haftar’s forces kill 40 migrants in bombing
Afghanistan: 10 killed as huge explosion rocks Kabul
Sudan: At least 7 killed, 181 injured in rally against military rule
Sweden: Mosque vandalized in Islamophobic attack
Palestine: Clashes renewed in Jerusalem over killing of Palestinian youth
Tunisia: Twin suicide attacks target kills policeman in Tunis
US rights groups highlight effects of Muslim Ban
Pakistan: Suicide bombers storm police compound in Balochistan
Philippines: Muslims accept transition plan for autonomous region of Bangsomoro
[Photo: Philippines Cotabato Moro Muslims seen during Autonomy law meet on 28 July 2018. Photographer: Mahmut Atanur/ AA] Riyaz ul Khaliq ANKARA (AA): The provisional government in the newly-autonomous southern region of Bangsamoro in the Philippines has accepted a proposal for … Continued
New Zealand terrorist suspect who murdered 50 Muslims charged with murder
By Recep Sakar MELBOURNE (AA): The man accused of carrying out last month’s terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques appeared Friday for a hearing at the Christchurch High Court. A 3-year-old, three schoolboys and several pensioners were among … Continued
UK media fail to call NZ mosque shootings as terror attack
By Can Erozden (AA): U.K.’s well-known broadcasting corporation BBC and Daily Mirror came under fire as they did not name the New Zealand mosque shootings as terror attack that killed at least 50 Muslims at their place of worship … Continued
New Zealand: Terrorist who allegedly murdered 49 Muslim worshippers charged
By Beyza Binnur Donmez ANKARA (AA): A court in New Zealand decided Saturday that the terrorist charged with murder in a terror attack would remain in custody until April 5. Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, would remain imprisoned without a plea … Continued
Philippines: 2.8M Filipino Muslims to decide Bangsamoro Law fate
By Anna Tarhata Basman reporting from Manila for The Muslim News Manila, Philippines (The Muslim News) After a decades-long armed struggle in the Southern part of the Philippines – Mindanao – a law accepted by Muslim resistance groups such as Moro … Continued
China seals 3 mosques in southern province
By Fuat Kabakci BEIJING (AA): Chinese authorities have shut down three mosques in Weishan town of the country’s southern Yunnan province on December 29, media reported. The mosques belonging to Hui Muslims were shut for what the authorities said … Continued
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
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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