Germany: Turkish restaurant targeted in xenophobic attack
Palestine: Gazan killed in fresh Israeli airstrike
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
UN: Myanmar attacks were organized to push out Rohingya Muslims
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): Myanmar’s months-long attacks on Rohingya Muslims have been a concerted, well-organized campaign explicitly meant to push them out of the country into Bangladesh and block their return, a new UN report said on Wednesday. … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Four killed in fierce gun battle
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): Two militants and two Indian Airforce personnel were killed early Wednesday in a fierce gun battle in Hajin village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. “The gun battle is still on. … Continued
12 Rohingya Muslim refugees, mostly children, drowned as boat capsized near Bangladesh
By Ahmed Furkan Mercan (AA): 12 Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar army violence in Rakhine State, died as their boat capsized off coast of Bangladesh Monday. The boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsized at Shar Porir DWIP southern tip of … Continued
Morocco: Thousands protest in Casablanca for release of activists
By Khaeled Majdoub CASABLANCA, Morocco (AA): Thousands of people came out in the streets of northern Casablanca city Sunday in protest against the state’s continued detention of rights activists who raised their voice for marginalized Al-Rif region. Hundreds of … Continued
Myanmar: No respite for Rohingya Muslims as attacks continue
By Meryem Goktas (AA): Attacks on Rohingya Muslims are continuing despite Myanmar declaring an end to Myanmar’s military operation in Rakhine state, according to the Arakan Rohingya Union Wednesday. The union made the observation in its “Narrative Report on … Continued
UN: Rohingya abuses in Myanmar may be crimes against humanity
By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): The UN human rights experts on Wednesday called on Myanmar authorities to stop violence against Rohingya Muslims which, they said, may constitute “crimes against humanity”. “We are particularly worried about the fate of Rohingya … Continued
UK: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honor due to atrocities against Rohingya Muslims
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): A British honor granted to Myanmar’s leader has been withdrawn amid atrocities targeting the Muslim minority in her country, causing more than half a million Rohingya to take refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Oxford … Continued
UN denies accusations of having hand in ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
By Canberk Yuksel NEW YORK (AA): The United Nations has denied allegations that the global body’s resident coordinator in Myanmar had a role in the ethnic cleansing carried out against the Rohingya Muslim community. “The United Nations strongly disagrees … Continued
Bangladesh: Boat with Rohingya Muslim refugees capsizes in Bay of Bengal, 14 dead
By Mutasim Billah DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Fourteen people including nine children died when a fishing vessel carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized Thursday in the Bay of Bengal near Inani beach of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar city, a local administration … Continued
UN concerned French terror law could affect Muslims civil rights
By Ilker Girit (AA): UN experts on Wednesday warned France to comply with international human rights obligations while debating a new anti-terror law. France’s draft law “may perpetuate the emergency measures introduced in 2015, and establish a permanent state … Continued
UK campaigner convicted under terror law for refusing to give passwords
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The director of a British advocacy group has been convicted by a London court on charges brought against him when he refused to surrender his laptop and cellphone passwords to U.K. airport police. … Continued
Malaysia disassociates with ASEAN Myanmar statement which did not mention Rohingya Muslims
By ROY RAMOS ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): Malaysia has disassociated itself from the statement issued by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) current chair Philippine Foreign Minister Alan Peter Cayetano on Sunday. They expressed “concern over the … Continued
Myanmar mines target Rohingya Muslim refugees says Rights group
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar (AA): Myanmar’s military has been accused of laying mines in western Rakhine state, an international human rights group said on Saturday, as some 420,000 Rohingya Muslim civilians have fled the violence in the country … Continued
Turkey: 21 dead as refugee boat capsizes in Black Sea
By Sahin Oktay, Tahir Turan Eroglu, Ibrahim Aktas, Sengul Oymak KOCAELI, Turkey (AA): At least 21 people were killed when a fishing vessel carrying migrants sank in the Black Sea off northwestern Kocaeli province early Friday, Turkish Coast Guard … Continued
Myanmar: Aid shipment for Rohingya Muslims prevented by Buddhist mob
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar (AA) A mob of around 300 Rakhine Buddhists have attempted to destroy a ship carrying aid for displaced people in western Rakhine state, Myanmar government said on Thursday. The riot began when about … Continued
India seals maritime boundary to stop Rohingya Muslim refugees
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI, India (AA) – The government has sealed the maritime boundary after receiving intelligence that Rohingya Muslims would try to enter India using sea routes, according to Indian media reports Wednesday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared … Continued
Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslim plight through the eyes of children
By Mutasim Billah and Safvan Allahverdi COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA) – Saddam Hossain’s days had been filled with his parents’ love and affection. He was studying at an Islamic school in Myanmar. He had many classmates and playmates. But … Continued
UK to suspend its military ties with Myanmar
By Tayfun Salci LONDON (AA): The U.K. is suspending all its engagement with Myanmar’s military until the action against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority is halted, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday. “We are very concerned about what … Continued
Lebanon: Survivors recall 1982 Sabra, Shatila massacre
By Rabea Damaj BIRWA, Palestine (AA) – Although 35 years have passed since the horrific massacre in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camp, those who survived cannot forget the ghastly scenes they witnessed there. Shortly after Israel invaded Lebanon … Continued
Myanmar: Fears of spreading violence against Muslims across Myanmar
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar (AA): Maung Maung Cho was surprised when his elderly parents told him they had moved from their cashew farm to a nearby village because they feared repercussions from recent violence in against Rohingya … 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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