Nigeria commences op to rescue 317 abducted schoolgirls
Kashmir parties welcome India, Pakistan border pact
UK arrivals not abiding by Covid-19 quarantine rules
Iraq: More than 300 children contract COVID-19 strain
Spain: Community condemns explosive attack on mosque
French mosque vandalized with Islamophobic graffiti
UK: Govt Minister’s meeting with MCB Sec Gen was not official
UNHCR: Search, rescue Rohingya stranded in Andaman Sea
Bangladesh: Fire consumes over 100 shanties in Dhaka
UN: Half Palestinian population need humanitarian help
Human Rights Watch blames India of targeting minorities
Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Guided tour’ for foreign envoys to disputed Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers arrested for child molestation
India joins Iran-Russia naval drill, China to follow
Palestine: Israeli bars entry of COVID-19 vaccines to Gaza Strip
France: Protest in Paris over anti-Muslim draft law
US Senate acquits Trump of role in Capitol insurrection
Palestine: One Palestinian killed, 5 injured by Israeli settlers
UK: Two Muslims in Niqab banned from tea room in Ritz Hotel London
By Aqila Mumthaz London, (The Muslim News): On September 17, two women in Niqab, one from the north of London, arrived at the Ritz Hotel “the finest 5 star Luxury hotel in Piccadilly”, London, to celebrate their friend’s birthday. … Continued
European rights court slams Belgium on headscarf issue
By Hajer M’tiri PARIS (AA): The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday convicted Belgian authorities for violating the EU Convention on Human Rights by excluding a Muslim woman from a courtroom for refusing to remove her headscarf. In … Continued
Germany: Bavarian elections & Islamophobia in political campaigning
By Farid Hafez SALZBURG: On Oct. 14 this year, the Free State of Bavaria, the largest German state by land area, will hold elections.One of the parties, which will contest the elections in the majority Catholic state, is the … Continued
US: Kansas prison harassing Muslim woman, denied medication
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): A Muslim woman has been facing religious discrimination and harassment by authorities at a privately run prison in Kansas, a civil rights group said Wednesday. Washington D.C.- based Muslim Advocates said Valeriece Ealom has … Continued
Austria mulls to expand headscarf ban in schools
By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): Expanding the range of headscarf bans for students and teachers in secondary school should be discussed throughout the country, especially in parliament, Austria’s Education Minister said on Monday. Speaking at Austrian state television ORF … Continued
Belgium: 76 pct of Islamophobic attacks target women in Belgium
By Serife Cetin and Yusuf Hatip BRUSSELS (AA): Around 76 percent of Islamophobic attacks in Belgium in 2017 targeted Muslim women, an anti-Islamophobia association in the country revealed on Saturday. The Belgian Association for the Prevention of Islamophobia (CCIB) … Continued
US: Florida man sentenced for only 48 months for threatening to bomb mosque
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): A man in the state of Florida was sentenced Thursday to only 48 months in prison for threatening to blow up a mosque, an officer of the court told Anadolu Agency. Dustin Allen Hughes, 26, … Continued
Sweden: Muslim woman wins religious discrimination case
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): A Muslim woman will get 40,000 Swedish krona ($4,366) in damages from a company that discriminated against her faith-based choices during a job interview, a Swedish court ruled late Wednesday. Farah Alhajeh’s job … Continued
UK: Change the record Boris! The normalization of Islamophobia
By Dr. Katy Sian London, (The Muslim News): Boris Johnson’s Islamophobic remarks about Muslim women and the veil are somewhat unsurprising given that the Tories have been responsible for pushing an anti-Muslim agenda for years. From David Cameron declaring that Muslim … Continued
Belgium: Girl denied internship due to headscarf
By Serife Cetin BRUSSELS (AA): Betul Baslik, a Turkish-origin social services and pedagogy graduate, has been denied an internship by a Belgian retirement home due to her headscarf. Born and raised in Belgium, Baslik told Anadolu Agency that she … Continued
US: Gap creates stir with ad featuring hijab
By Umar Farooq WASHINGTON (AA): U.S. clothing retailer Gap’s advertising campaign for its back to school fashion line has drawn widespread criticism for including a girl wearing hijab. The advertisement promotes its children’s line of clothing and has been … Continued
Denmark: Thousands march against veil ban
By Davut Colak COPENHAGEN (AA): Thousands of people marched against a controversial ban in Denmark on the wearing of face veils in public that came into force Wednesday. Demonstrations were held in the capital city of Copenhagen and second … Continued
Germany: Footballer Mesut Ozil sparks racism debate in Germany
[Photo: Mesut Özil playing for Arsenal. Photo By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom/Creative Commons] By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): Footballer Mesut Ozil’s decision to quit Germany’s national team has sparked a divisive debate in the country on racism and … Continued
Canada: Attack on Canadian Muslim being probed as Islamophobic hate crime
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): A Muslim father remains in intensive care in a Toronto hospital after a horrific beating that police confirmed Wednesday is being investigated as a anti-Muslim hate crime. Mohammed Abu Marzouk, 39, and his … Continued
Germany: Video shows Islamophobic shooting at Muslim woman
By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): An assailant entered a cafe and fired six shots at a Muslim female employee in southern Germany, in a suspected Islamophobic attack. A dramatic video footage released on Tuesday captured the moment when the … Continued
Germany: Muslim patients targeted in Islamophobic knife attack
By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): A man threatened Muslim patients with a kitchen knife and injured one person after a standoff at a small clinic in northwestern Germany, local media reported on Friday. The man, said to be in … Continued
Belgium: Prosecutors probe violent Islamophobic attack on Muslim teen girl
By Serife Cetin BRUSSELS (AA): Belgian prosecutors will decide on Wednesday evening if Monday’s attack against a young Muslim girl was carried out due to Islamophobia or not. On Monday night, two assailants attacked a 19-year-old Muslim teen in … Continued
Canada: Muslim group wins stay of Quebec veil law
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has succeeded in a bid to delay institution of a face-covering law in the province of Quebec, the group said in a news release Friday. … Continued
Nigeria: Hijab OK’d for Muslim barred from call to bar
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): A female law student barred from the country’s call to bar last year for wearing the Muslim head covering (hijab) has been asked to attend the ceremony billed for later this year. Firdaus … Continued
UK: Finsbury Park terror victim remembered on anniversary
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The victim of last year’s Islamophobic terror attack in Finsbury Park, North London was remembered Tuesday with a series of commemorations across the U.K. The first ceremony held at Islington Town Hall in … 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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