Malaysia: Ex-Malaysıan premier Mahathir expelled from party
Palestine reopens mosque, church after 3-month Corona closure
Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims mark joyless Eid in camps
Nigeria: Scores attend mass Eid prayers despite warning
Bangladesh: Cyclone death toll rises to 26
Pakistan: 97 killed in plane crash, 2 survive
Israeli human rights violations in Palestine 14 to 20 May
Super cyclone to sweep over Bangladesh, India
Germany: Pig’s-head vandalism of mosque condemned
UK: 19-year-old Muslim woman shot dead in Blackburn
COVID-19: Mosques, churches in Greece resume services
Philippines: Covid-19: Muslim majority region, Bangsamoro short of vital supplies
Covid-19: Iran and Turkey most affected in Middle East
How Govt failed Black, Pakistani & Bangladeshi communities during Covid-19 pandemic
Afghanistan: Newborn babies, their mothers, nurses killed in terrorist attack
UK government releases 3-step Coronavirus recovery plan
UK eases lockdown rules as opposition demands ‘clarity’
Devolved states, Scotland, Wales & N Ireland reject Govt’s new slogan
Palestine: 40 Palestinian-owned Olive trees cut by Israeli settlers
Germany: Pig’s-head vandalism of mosque condemned
By Dilara Hamit (AA): An Islamophobic incident in which a pig’s head was mounted onto the door of mosque in southern Germany drew condemnation from Turkey on Monday. Two unidentified people placed a pig’s head Saturday night on the … Continued
Canada: Indian man fired for Islamophobic tweet
By Vakkas Dogantekin (AA): An Indian man has lost his role as school council chair and his job at a real estate company in Ontario, Canada, over an Islamophobic tweet he posted last week. Ravi Hooda protested Brampton city’s … Continued
France: Gunman opens fire in Paris mosque, wounding one
PARIS (Agencies): A man opened fire in a mosque in northeastern Paris on Sunday night, seriously wounding one person. The mosque is located on Rue de Tanger in the city’s 19th administrative district, he headquarters of ACIMA (Adda’wa Islamic Cultural … Continued
UK’s far-right set to launch new group
By Karim El-Bar LONDON (AA): Far-right British activist Tommy Robinson will set up a populist alliance with former UK Independence Party (UKIP) and Brexit Party figures, the group said Tuesday. The new populist group will be an “Alliance for … Continued
UK: Muslim worhipper stabbed during prayers forgives his attacker
By Ahmed J Versi London, (The Muslim News): A Muslim worshipper who was stabbed in the neck during late afternoon (Asr) prayers, on Thursday, has forgiven his attacker. Raafat Maglad who is in his 70s was taken to hospital for … Continued
UK: Muslim worhipper stabbed during prayers forgives has attacker
UK: Muslim worhipper stabbed during prayers forgives has attacker By Ahmed J Versi London, (The Muslim News): A Muslim worshipper who was stabbed in the neck during late afternoon (Asr) prayers, on Thursday, has forgiven his attacker. Raafat Maglad … Continued
Germany: Terror cell planned attacks on mosques, 12 arrested
BERLIN (AA): A far-right terror cell planned attacks on six mosques across Germany but was dismantled by the police last week following a tip from an informant, local media reported on Monday. The group’s leading figure Werner S. made concrete … Continued
Pakistan: Growing Islamophobia ‘intolerable’: UN chief
By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): The UN chief on Sunday voiced his concern over rising Islamophobia in the world, calling it “intolerable.” UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres’ remarks came during a joint news conference with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood … Continued
France: Islamophobic attacks up sharply last year
By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): Islamophobic attacks in France rose by 54% in 2019, the president of the National Observatory of Islamophobia said Monday. In a written statement, Abdallah Zekri said there were 100 attacks against Muslims in France … Continued
Canada: Muslim group challenges Quebec religious law
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) filed on Friday a challenge to Quebec’s controversial religious symbols law with Canada’s top court. Also joining in the challenge were the Canadian Civil Liberties Association … Continued
Austria: New government, same old Islamophobia
By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA, Austria (AA): As the year is still new, the new government program in Austria is drawing fire for its anti-Muslim, xenophobic slant. The program announced on Jan. 1 by the coalition of the center-right Austrian … Continued
Canada: Muslims to contest religious law at Canada’s top court
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) announced Wednesday that it will seek to challenge Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols at the Supreme Court of Canada. This comes six days after the … Continued
Indian premier claims discriminatory citizenship law ‘not against any religion’
By Shuriah Niazi and Riyaz ul Khaliq NEW DELHI, India (AA): As protests against police crackdown in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia — a central university — and new citizenship law, spread in other parts of the country on Monday, … Continued
Sweden: Far-right groups spew anti-Muslim hate online
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA) Far right groups in Sweden are spewing hatred online by asking people to set mosques on fire and slaughter Muslims, according to a report by Expo magazine. The magazine managed to document the correspondence of … Continued
Canada court refuses to suspend religious symbol law
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The Quebec Court of Appeal Thursday refused to suspend the Quebec law that bans most public servants from wearing religious symbols while on the job, including teachers and police officers. The National Council … Continued
India: Citizenship bill for all minorities except Muslims, clears parliament
By Shuriah Niazi and Abdul Gani NEW DELHI/Guwahati (AA): India’s lower house of parliament passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, with 311 voting in support and 80 against. The bill was cleared after nearly 12 hours of … Continued
Germany: 11-year old girl wearing headscarf attacked brutally in E Germany
By Erbil Basay BERLIN (AA): An 11-year-old Muslim girl wearing a headscarf was injured in a suspected Islamophobic attack by two far-right extremists in the eastern state of Saxony, Germany on Sunday, according to local reports. The suspected attackers, … Continued
UK: Muslim schoolgirl target of Islamophobic assault
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): British police said they have arrested a man and a woman after a video on social media showed the woman attacking a teenage Muslim schoolgirl on a local bus in Northern England. The cellphone … Continued
India: Prime witness in Babri Mosque demolition by Hindus recalls horror
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI, India (AA): Even after the Indian Supreme Court this November described the demolition of the 16th-century Babri Mosque as a crime, punishment eludes the perpetrators over a quarter-century later. Prosecution witnesses, who are often … Continued
Germany: Islamophobia poses ‘real danger’: Integration Minister
By Oliver Towfigh Nia BERLIN (AA): Germany’s integration minister on Tuesday expressed concern over Islamophobia, warning that it poses a “real danger” to social cohesion. Presenting the annual government report on the state of integration in the capital Berlin, … 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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