Sweden: Far-right groups spew anti-Muslim hate online
Canada court refuses to suspend religious symbol law
Niger: 70 soldiers killed in terrorist attack on military camp
Sweden: Nobel prize for Srebrenica genocide denial
India: Citizenship bill for all minorities except Muslims, clears parliament
UK: Exclusive: Record 24 Muslim MPs expected to be elected this week
Germany: 11-year old girl wearing headscarf attacked brutally in E Germany
UK: Muslim schoolgirl target of Islamophobic assault
US: Florida Naval Air Station shooting leaves 3 dead
India: Prime witness in Babri Mosque demolition by Hindus recalls horror
India clears citizenship bill for immigrants, except for Muslims, for lawmakers
Germany: Islamophobia poses ‘real danger’: Integration Minister
Libya: UAE drones strike house in Murzuq, killing 11, incl 9 children
Jammu & Kashmir: Brutal lockdown puts education on back burner
Jammu & Kashmir: Indian diplomat’s Israeli-type settlement idea for Kashmir draws ire
UK: Muslim woman stopping antisemitic act praised as hero
Germany: Far-right sent bomb threat to Berlin mosque
Palestine: Jewish settlers storm Hebron’s Ibrahimi mosque
UN: Possible war crimes committed in Yemen
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemeni government and Houthis have violated international human rights laws in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday. A report by the Group of International and Regional Eminent Experts … Continued
Yemen: 100 killed in Saudi-led raid on prison
SANA’A, Yemen (AA): At least 100 people were killed and scores injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a prison in southwestern Yemen, International Red Cross said Sunday. At least 40 survivors were being treated for their injuries in hospitals in … Continued
Yemen: UAE-backed militias kill or wound 300 civilians
By Sumeyye Ozer and Hamdi Yildiz ADEN (AA): At least 300 civilians were killed or wounded in recent raids carried out by United Arab Emirates-backed militias in Yemen’s Aden and Abyan provinces, according to Yemeni news reports. Yemen’s SABA … Continued
EU supports India calling for India & Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): EU said on Tuesday a bilateral political solution of Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan is the only way to solve the dispute. EU has neither criticised nor condemned the brutal clampdown of Jammu … Continued
UN says Myanmar uses sexual violence as weapon of war
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): A UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar said Thursday that the military’s use of rape and other forms of sexual violence is so routine it “reflects a widespread culture of tolerance towards humiliation.” The mission … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Blockade in Kashmir a ‘collective punishment’, says UN
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): The UN on Thursday described communication blockade in Indian administered Kashmir a form of a “collective punishment” and urged Indian authorities to restore telephone and internet links. In a joint statement issued in Geneva, … Continued
Bangladesh: Fearful, Rohingya Muslim refugees reject repatriation
By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The planned repatriation of some 3,500 Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh to Myanmar on Thursday did not happen, said officials, as the members of the persecuted group were unwilling to return due to safety … Continued
Kashmir in lockdown a military prison, children detained, activists report
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): The entire state of Kashmir is currently a prison and under military control, a fact-finding team of Indian activists who visited the region since the imposition of a lockdown said Wednesday. “Hundreds of boys … Continued
Subdued Eid in Jammu and Kashmir amid clampdown by India
By Shuriah Niazi New Delhi (AA): Low-key Eid prayers were reported in India administered Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, as authorities kept strict vigil. UK is still refusing to condemn the clampdown by Indian Government with hundreds of people … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: One killed, hundreds injured in brutal clampdown by India
By Riyaz ul Khaliq AA: One Kashmiri Muslim was killed and hundreds injured in violent clampdown by India in Jammu and Kashmir. Around 500 have been detained by the Indian troops in the last five days. The world governments … Continued
Yemen: 335 Yemeni children killed, 600 injured in past year in attacks
By Ali Oweida SANA’A (AA):- A total of 335 Yemeni children have been killed in Yemen in the past year, Oxfam said Wednesday. The international humanitarian group said the “children have been killed by violent attacks including airstrikes, mines … Continued
Pakistan says India used cluster munition against civilians, India denies
By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): The Pakistani army on Saturday claimed that India’s armed forces used banned cluster munitions to target civilians near the de facto border dividing the disputed Kashmir valley, claims immediately denied by India. Meanwhile, … Continued
Bahrain executes 2 men on “terrorism” charges despite pleas by rights groups
By Hussein Qabani MANAMA (AA):- Bahrain on Saturday executed two men by firing squad on terrorism-related charges, according to Bahraini officials. Human Rights groups condemned the trials saying they were not fair and confessions were extracted under torture. The … Continued
Libya: 115 migrants missing in boat wreck off Libyan coast
By Walid Abdullah TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): Some 115 irregular migrants are missing after a boat wreck off Libya’s western coast, the navy of the country’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said Thursday. Some 250 irregular migrants were aboard … Continued
Myanmar: Rakhine not conducive for Rohingya return says UN
By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The situation in Rakhine state of Myanmar is not conducive for Rohingya Muslim repatriation, according to UN secretary general’s special envoy on Myanmar. After paying a 10-day visit to Myanmar, Christine Schraner … Continued
Bosnia: Thousands march to honour Srebrenica genocide victims
By Vesna Besic and Talha Oztürk SARAJEVO, Bosnia Herzegovina (AA): Thousands of people from all over the world set off for a three-day peace march in Bosnia and Herzegovina to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica. … Continued
Sri Lanka: Govt complicit in violence against Muslims
By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): Muslims in Sri Lanka are facing abuses, according to a global human rights body, which has accused the Sinhalese government of complicity in excesses against the community. In a statement this week, New York-based … Continued
Libya: Haftar’s forces kill 40 migrants in bombing
By Gulsen Topcu TRIPOLI (AA): Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Wednesday accused forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar of killing irregular migrants staying at a shelter in the capital. Fawzi Unayyis, the GNA’s spokesman for the … Continued
Sudan: At least 7 killed, 181 injured in rally against military rule
By Husameldin Badawi Ahmed Almayl and Gulsen Topcu KHARTOUM (AA): At least seven people were killed as protesters staged mass rallies in the capital Khartoum and other states on Sunday demanding the ruling military council to hand over power to … Continued
India: Muslim lynched to death by Hindu mob
By Shuriah Niazi New Delhi (AA): Indian police on Monday arrested five people for torturing a Muslim man, who later died of his wounds, in the latest suspected lynching incident by Hindu vigilantes. A 10-minute video shows Tabrez Ansari, 24, … 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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