UK: Johnson says “deepening alliance” with US in call with Biden
France: Commission approves bill targeting Muslims
Syria: Family of 4, including 2 children, killed by Israeli missiles
Iraq: 32 dead, 110 hurt in Baghdad twin suicide attack by Daesh
US: Biden ends travel ban on Muslim countries
US embassy to remain in Jerusalem: Blinken
World faces ‘catastrophic moral failure’ over Covid-19 vaccines
Turkey: Greek Archbishop’s insulting remarks on Islam slammed
Mali to maintain support for French troops amid threats
Pakistan: Police fired over Hindu temple attack
WHO committee rules against Covid-19 vaccine passports
UN urges US to drop Houthi terrorist designation
US: President Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice
US alleges al-Qaeda’s new ‘home base’ is Iran
Yemen remains ‘worst humanitarian crisis’: UN office
Hamas slams UAE for importing illegal Israeli settlement goods
India: Halal certificate no longer mandatory for meat exports
UK: Exclusive: Khan urges PM to close places of worship as many mosques voluntarily close
France: Police arrest Muslim NGO head in raid
By Alaattin Dogru PARIS (AA): French police raided Wednesday the home of Muslim NGO BarakaCity’s founder and arrested him, the organization, which broadcast the raid live on its social channels, said. Idriss Sihamedi, the NGO’s president, was beaten up … Continued
Canada: Toronto mosque closed after violent threats
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): A Toronto mosque remained closed Tuesday after receiving violent threats as police investigate the incident. “The threats specifically contained a promise that guns had been procured to ‘do a Christchurch all over again,” … Continued
Germany: 188 Islamophobic crimes in 3 months, 15 mosques attacked
BERLIN (AA) – German police recorded 188 Islamophobic crimes in the second quarter of this year, the country’s Interior Ministry has said. At least 15 mosques were attacked between April and June, and dozens of Muslims were physically assaulted or … Continued
India: Case acquitting accused in demolition of Babri Mosque ‘an institutional failure’
By Iftikhar Gilani (AA): Describing the handling of a case pertaining to the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque as “an institutional failure”, an Indian legal luminary believed that successive governments in New Delhi and the Indian province … Continued
Canadian Muslims urge gov’t to act against hate groups
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): Following the murder of a caretaker at a Toronto mosque earlier this week, the head of a Muslim organization called Thursday for the government to do more to “eradicate this scourge” of white … Continued
France: MPs leave meeting over student wearing hijab
By Alaattin Dogru PARIS (AA) : Right-wing and republican lawmakers walked out of a meeting in France’s parliament Thursday due to the presence of a woman wearing a Muslim headscarf. During the meeting in Paris, which was discussing the … Continued
Pakistan urges ASEAN to speak out against Islamophobia
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan(AA): Pakistan on Saturday urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to speak out against the rise of Islamophobia and extremist tendencies around the globe. The call was made by Foreign Minister Shah … Continued
Canadian judge apologizes for hijab ruling
By Barry Ellsworth TERNTON, Canada (AA): A Muslim woman whose hijab was compared to wearing a hat and sunglasses in court, finally received an apology Tuesday from a Quebec judge. But the apology was five years in the making … Continued
Germany: Labor court upholds Muslim teacher’s right to wear hijab
By Cuneyt Karadag BERLIN (AA):The capital Berlin’s ban on teachers who are wearing headscarves is unconstitutional, a top German court ruled Thursday. A Muslim teacher who was not allowed to teach in Berlin state schools because she wore a … Continued
New Zealand: Sentencing of terrorist who murdered 51 worshippers in mosques begins
By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): The four-day sentencing hearing of the terrorist responsible for the Christchurch mosque attacks, the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s modern history, began Monday morning, according to a local daily. Brenton Tarrant, 29, an Australian … Continued
India: Court drops case against ‘scapegoated’ Muslims on spreading coronavirus
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A court in western India quashed criminal proceedings Saturday against foreign and Indian nationals accused of snubbing precautions against the novel coronavirus by attending a Muslim congregation in a mosque, saying they were … Continued
India: Islamophobic drift in Indian police, says women’s rights group
By Cheena Kapoor NEW DELHI (AA): A prominent Indian women group has charged Delhi police using a chemical agent and molesting female students of Jamia Millia Islamia, a Delhi-based central university in February. The students were protesting against new … Continued
Muslim rickshaw driver allegedly assaulted in N.India
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA) : Police in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan have arrested two people on Saturday for allegedly beating a Muslim rickshaw driver, and forcing him to chant “Modi zindabad” — long live Modi … Continued
Palestine: West Bank mosque torched in racist ‘price tag’ attack
By Qais Abu Samra RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): A mosque was vandalized and burnt Monday in a suspected “price tag” attack in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian residents. Attackers spray-painted anti-Arab slogans and racist graffiti on the walls of … Continued
Sweden: 22% Swedish don’t want Muslim neighbors
By Busra Nur Bilgic Cakmak (AA): Some 22% Swedish people are not open to the idea of having a neighbor who is either Muslim or has a Middle Eastern background, according to a recent study. Most participants said it does … Continued
India grants thousands citizenship rights in Kashmir to dilute Muslim population
By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): As many as 25,000 people have been granted domicile certificates in Muslim-majority Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir since May 18, which local politicians believe is the beginning of disturbing demographic … Continued
Greece: Muslim prayer hall ordered shut
By Magda Panoutsopoulou ATHENS (AA) :Greece is closing down one of the oldest Muslim prayer halls in the greater Athens metropolitan area. Saying the facility lacks a license to operate, the Education and Religious Affairs Ministry gave a 15-day … Continued
Mosque arson attack in Greek Cyprus condemned
AA, Cyprium News, ABTTF: The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Monday condemned an attempt to burn down a mosque in Greek Cyprus. The attack with Molotov cocktails on Koprulu Haci Ibrahim Aga Mosque in the Limassol province on … Continued
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
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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