Iraq, Saudi Arabia agree to resolve differences
Nigeria: 13 killed in twin suicide bomb blasts in Maiduguri
Afghanistan: Death toll up to 80 in suicide attacks
Iraqi forces take control of town in Mosul
Afghanistan: Suicide attacks on mosques kills 70, injures over 50
Myanmar: Up to 12,000 Rohingya Muslim children flee violence weekly, says UN
Palestine: Israel detains 2 Palestinian journalists, bringing number in prison to 24
Canada: Quebec law bans niqab, burka
Myanmar: Mass destruction continues in Rakhine says rights body
Afghanistan: Multiple gun-and-bomb attacks kill over 70
Myanmar: 12 dead as boat carrying Rohingya Muslims sinks near Bangladesh
Iraqi military launched operation in Kirkuk
Somalia: Death toll from Mogadishu truck bombing rises to 270
Somalia: Suicide attack kills over 30, wounds dozens in Mogadishu
Central African Republic: Christian attack on mosque kills 20
Egypt: Hamas, Fatah pen landmark reconciliation deal in Cairo
Azeri MP slams EU politicians over anti-Muslim rhetoric
UN: Myanmar attacks were organized to push out Rohingya Muslims
Palestine: Agreement reached between Hamas & Fatah
Palestine: Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex for ‘Sukkot’
Canadian lawmakers urge action to curb Islamophobia
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Ont. (AA): Muslim leaders on Wednesday sent a letter to the Canadian Parliament that requested the government institute measures to combat Islamophobia. When the House of Commons returns next week, Liberal MP Iqra Khalid’s M-103, … Continued
US: Florida mosque attacker gets 30 years in prison
NEW YORK (AA): Joseph Schreiber, who set fire to a mosque in Florida, was sentenced late Tuesday to 30 years’ imprisonment. The 32-year-old, who has a past criminal record, pleaded no contest Monday, effectively acquiescing to the sentence for torching … Continued
US customs targeting Muslim Americans at borders
NEW YORK (AA): American Muslims returning to the U.S. are being targeted for enhanced questioning, the head of Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) Florida bureau told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. “For years there have been reports of American Muslims detained … Continued
Russia: Half of Russians oppose school headscarf ban
By Elena Teslova MOSCOW (AA): Half of Russians are in favor of lifting a headscarf ban in schools, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Russian Public Opinion Research Center survey found one in two supported lifting the ban … Continued
Jammu Kashmir: Muslim-wide US ban as Indian Muslim athletes barred
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir (AA): Two Indian Muslim athletes were denied visas to the U.S. on Tuesday in the wake of President Donald Trump’s entry ban on people from seven Muslim states. Abid Khan and Tanveer Hussain, … Continued
UK: Britons protest Trump’s Muslim travel ban
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Thousands of demonstrators marched Monday in the British capital and in other cities across the country to protest U.S. President Donald Trump who recently banned immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries and halted the … Continued
US: Trump’s top lawyer fired after refusing travel ban
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S.’s top lawyer told the Justice Department on Monday not to enforce President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from the U.S. – a move that ultimately led … Continued
South Africa: Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ angers African Muslims
By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AA): Muslim leaders and activists in Africa have voiced fears that U.S President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders banning refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries could be used by terror groups to … Continued
US: Trump backpedals on part of Muslim refugee ban policy
NEW YORK (AA): Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Sunday that green card holders from seven Muslim-majority countries banned under President Donald Trump’s executive order would be allowed to return to the U.S. “In applying the provisions of the president’s … Continued
UK Govt ‘does not agree’ with Trump Muslim refugee ban
LONDON (AA): British Prime Minister Theresa May “does not agree” with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Muslim refugee ban and will make representations if it hits Britons, according to a government spokesman. The statement reported by the Press Association came shortly … Continued
US: Trump signs executive order limiting refugee entry
NEW YORK (AA): President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to limit the flow of refugees into the country, delivering on one of his most controversial campaign promises. The order was called “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry … Continued
Russia: Mordovia bans students, teachers from wearing hijab
ANKARA, Turkey (AA): The Kremlin on Thursday avoided getting involved in a headscarf debate that made national headlines. “We would not want to become a party to this discussion at the moment,” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official spokesman, Dmitry Peskov … Continued
US: Man invokes Trump, attacks Muslim airline employee
NEW YORK (AA): A man has been charged with hate crimes Thursday after attacking a Muslim airline employee at John F. Kennedy International Airport while invoking President Donald Trump’s name, said local officials. According to a statement from Queens County … Continued
France: Pig heads thrown in mosque building in eastern France
By Rahmi Gunduz PARIS (AA & The Muslim News): Muslim community in eastern French town of Dijon were targeted by an Islamophobic attack; six pigs heads thrown at the gates of a mosque. Six sawn-halves of pigs heads were … Continued
UK: Old man attacking Muslim woman in Wales avoids jail
LONDON (AA): A seventy-five year old man who racially abused a Muslim woman in veil was fined £258 due to his old age in Swansea, a coastal city in Wales. Bert Fahy, a seventy-five year old Irish man, appeared at … Continued
Uganda: Police raid Kampala mosque, arrest 18
By Halima Athumani KAMPALA, Uganda (AA):- Uganda Police has confirmed the arrest of 18 people found at Nakasero mosque during an early morning raid in central Kampala on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists, a police spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan … Continued
UK: Attacks on Muslims intensify as mosque targeted
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Islamophobic motivated attacks targeting Muslims in the U.K. have shown a dramatic rise within the past week as individuals and places of worship came under attack. The latest hate crime targeted the Cumbernauld … Continued
UK: Man shouts ‘I want to kill a Muslim’ in London assault
LONDON (AA): A man was shouting “I want to kill Muslims” as he stabbed another man at a London railway station, reported local media citing various witnesses. The suspected aggressor was arrested at Forest Hill railway station in south-east London … Continued
India: Teacher resigns after told to remove face veil
By Abdul Gani GUWAHATI, India (AA): A Muslim teacher who resigned from her job at a school in India’s commercial capital Mumbai last week claimed her decision followed six months of discrimination from school authorities. “I tried to make … Continued
US: Muslim student attacked in New York subway missing
NEW YORK (AA): A Muslim teen who was the victim of a bias attack earlier this month on the city’s subway has been missing for two days, according to police. Yasmin Seweid was last seen Wednesday leaving her home at … 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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