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18th Jan 2022

Indian college bars Muslim women from classes for wearing hijab

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): A group of Muslim students at a college in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have been prevented from attending classes for weeks after their principal refused to let them wear the hijab … Continued

15th Jan 2022

UN sounds alarm over hate crimes in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN on Friday said it is “deeply concerned” by recent incidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia that saw individuals glorifying war crimes and convicted war criminals, triggering anxiety and tensions in … Continued

8th Jan 2022

France: Lawyers training school in Paris accused of Islamophobia

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): A young Muslim student accused France’s foremost legal institution of Islamophobia after being threatened with expulsion from an oath ceremony for wearing a headscarf. Graduating lawyer Sara, who only revealed her first name, told … Continued

4th Jan 2022

Netherlands: Islamophobic letters sent to mosques

By Abdullah Asiran ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AA): The Dutch Religious Foundation issued a statement Monday condemning the sending of letters to several mosques in the Netherlands with Islamophobic content. The mosques, which are affiliated with the foundation, also known as … Continued

2nd Jan 2022

Germany: Vandals attack gravestones in Muslim cemetery

By Merve Aydogan ANKARA (AA): About 30 headstones at a Muslim cemetery in the northwestern German city of Iserlohn have been damaged, police said Saturday. The incident occurred late Friday or early Saturday, according to a statement by prosecutors … Continued

30th Dec 2021

France: Attacks on mosques, racist graffiti signs of rising Islamophobia

By Alaattin Dogru ANKARA (AA): Multiple Islamophobic attacks were recently witnessed in France, as two mosques were attacked in the country’s southeast and racist graffiti targeting Muslims were written on the street walls in the country’s west. According to … Continued

24th Dec 2021

India: Calls for Muslim genocide at Hindu religious assembly spark outrage in India

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A call for Muslim genocide in a Hindu religious assembly held in northern India has triggered outrage in the country with a former military chief, rights activists, and politicians demanding action. Right-wing Hindu … Continued

18th Dec 2021

Belgium’s Muslim community challenges halal slaughter ban at Strasbourg Court

By Agnes Szucs BRUSSELS (AA): The Muslim community in Belgium will appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against the ban on ritual halal animal slaughtering. “The Belgian Muslim Executive and the Coordination Council of Islamic Institutions of … Continued

15th Dec 2021

Germany: Mosque in Leipzig vandalized by far-left protesters

BERLIN (AA) – A mosque in the eastern German city of Leipzig has been vandalized by left-wing extremists, authorities said on Tuesday. During a rally of far-left groups on Monday night in the east Leipzig, some of the protesters attacked … Continued

10th Dec 2021

Nigeria: 9 worshippers killed in attack on mosque in northern Nigeria

By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu KANO, Nigeria (AA):- At least nine worshippers were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on a mosque during fajr (dawn) prayers in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, local police said Thursday. Niger state Police Commissioner … Continued

9th Dec 2021

US congressional Muslim staff members demand action on Islamophobia

By Andy Roesgen CHICAGO, United States (AA): Dozens of Muslim congressional staff members sent an open letter Wednesday to the US House of Representatives’ leadership, demanding consequences for Islamophobic comments made by a Republican member. The letter denounced comments … Continued

6th Dec 2021

Cyprus: Attempted arson attack on mosque in Southern Cyprus condemned

By Handan Kazanci ISTANBUL (AA): Turkey on Sunday condemned the Dec. 2 attempted arson attack on a mosque on the Greek side of the long-divided Cyprus island. “We strongly condemn the arson attack against the Grand Mosque in Larnaca, … Continued

3rd Dec 2021

Canada: New website seeks to combat Islamophobia

By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): A website that hopes to curtail anti-Muslim attitudes among teachers and students went online Thursday in Canada. Islamawareness.ca was developed by the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) and is targeted toward classrooms in Ontario, … Continued

20th Nov 2021

Germany: Attempted arson attack on mosque in Cologne

BERLIN (AA):- An unidentified arsonist tried to set fire to a mosque in the western city of Cologne, police said on Friday. Security guards spotted the suspect in the early hours of the day outside the Cologne Central Mosque while … Continued

8th Nov 2021

France: 3 mosques face Islamophobic attack

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): In another Islamophobic incident in France, a cross and anti-Islamic slogans were inscribed on the walls of three mosques. The walls of the mosques, affiliated to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), the largest … Continued

3rd Nov 2021

France bars Council of Europe’s campaign against anti-Muslim hate speech

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): France has barred a campaign launched by the Council of Europe against anti-Muslim hate speech. Speaking to LCI TV, Sarah El Hairy, the minister of state for youth and engagement attached to the minister … Continued

28th Oct 2021

India: Mosques vandalized by right-wing Hindu groups in Tripura

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): At least 16 mosques were vandalized and houses and shops belonging to Muslims set ablaze during the last week in the northeastern state of Tripura, according to a civil rights group on Wednesday. … Continued

27th Oct 2021

France to close 7 more mosques, associations, total closed 92

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): France will close seven more mosques and associations by the end of this year suspected of promoting “radical Islamism,” the country’s interior minister announced Tuesday. Gerald Darmanin welcomed the decision to close a mosque … Continued

22nd Oct 2021

Greek court ‘shelves’ prison term of Mufti of Komotini, Western Thrace

By Tevfik Durul and Derya Gulnaz Ozcan ATHENS (AA): A Greek court on Thursday “shelved” the prison term of a religious leader from the country’s Muslim-Turkish community. The 80-day prison sentence given by the lower court in northern port … Continued

20th Oct 2021

Bangladeshi police arrest Hindu teen for post against Islam’s holiest site

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Police in Bangladesh arrested a Hindu teenager Monday for an allegedly offensive post on Facebook against Islam’s holiest site, the Ka’bah, that went viral, triggering communal violence in the country. Paritosh Sarkar demeaned … Continued

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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.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.