Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (16–22 May)
Philippines: Muslims accept transition plan for autonomous region of Bangsomoro
UK: Mosque in Scotland vandalized with racist graffiti
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 5 civilians in Helmand
UN demands India provide answers on civilian killings in Kashmir
US: Trump threatens to annihilate Iran
Palestine: Jewish settlers torch West Bank farmland
Threats of trade war between Malaysia and EU on palm oil
Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8, injure 50
French Senate votes to ban headscarf on school trips
Austrian MP wears headscarf to protest its ban
UK: May to bring Brexit deal to Parliament in June
Austria: Vienna mayor condemns racism, anti-Muslim sentiment
US: Diyanet Mosque suffers large-scale damage
Sri Lanka: Anti-Muslim mob kills Muslim man, attacks Muslim shops, mosques
Pakistan’s roadside iftar feeds thousands in Ramadan
Tunisia: 37 Bangladeshi migrants drown off Tunisian coast
UK: Thousands march for Palestine in London
Pakistan: 3 security guards killed, 4 injured in terrorist attack in Gwadar hotel
US: God wanted Trump to become President
By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA) God wanted Donald Trump to become president, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday. “I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted … Continued
Angola’s Muslims long to be legally recognized
By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA): Despite being one of the world’s largest religions, Islam remains officially unrecognized in Angola. The southern African nation has a population of nearly 30 million people, 75 percent of whom are Christians … Continued
Norway: Number of Muslim converts increases
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): The number of Muslim converts in Norway increased to at least 3,000 in the recent years, a researcher at Oslo University’s Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages said. Norway’s leading Verdens Gang newspaper … Continued
UK: Eid Al Adha message from Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn
London, (The Muslim News): Eid al Adha message by the Leader of the Opposition and Labour Party, Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn: “A joyous Eid mubarak to everyone celebrating today with friends, family and, of course, neighbours in our community. Eid-ul-Adha … Continued
UK: Eid Al Adha messages from Political Leaders
London, (The Muslim News): Eid Al Adha Messages from Political Leaders: First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, MSP “On behalf of the Scottish Government and the people of Scotland I would like to extend my warmest wishes … Continued
Palestine: Israel banned call to prayer 298 times at Ibrahimi mosque
By Esat Firat RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israel prohibited the Muslim call to prayer 298 times in the first half of this year at a historical mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. “Occupying Israeli forces prohibited the … Continued
Germany: Vice-President of far-right anti-Islam AfD politician converts to Islam
By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): A local politician from the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has converted to Islam, media reported on Tuesday. Arthur Wagner, AfD’s vice-president in the eastern Havelland district, declined to make a comment on his … Continued
Burundi: Muslim group translates Qur’an into Kirundi
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AA): A Burundian Muslim association has translated the Holy Quran into Kirundi, one of the two official languages of the East African country, a religious leader told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. Sheikh Sadiki Kajandi, the president and legal … Continued
Palestine: Israel unveils new synagogue in Al-Aqsa Mosque
JERUSALEM (AA): The Israeli authorities on Tuesday unveiled a new Jewish synagogue under the Al-Buraq Wall –known to Jews as the Western Wall– in occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. “Following 12 years of construction, the new synagogue was opened … Continued
Interpol snubs India’s appeal against Muslim preacher Zakir Naik
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI, India (AA): India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) said Saturday it will file a fresh appeal to Interpol after it turned down a request to issue a red notice for popular preacher Zakir Naik — … Continued
Pakistan’s law minister resigns to end capital’s siege
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s federal law minister resigned from office early Monday bringing an end to a three-week long siege of the capital Islamabad, state-run Pakistan Television reporter. The resignation comes after protests on allegation of … Continued
Iraqi Muslims urge Christian neighbours to return home
By Serhad Shaker BAGHDAD (AA): Scores of young Iraqi Muslims have taken part in the restoration of the Middle East’s second largest church, urging their displaced Christian neighbors to return to their homes. “Dozens of young Muslim volunteers from … Continued
Sweden: ‘Allah’ & ‘Ali’ patterns in burial costumes of Vikings discovered in Sweden
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): Swedish researchers this week unveiled burial costumes in graves from the Viking Age with the words ‘Allah’ and ‘Ali’ written on them. Muslims use the word Allah for god, while Ali is the name … Continued
Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in Hajj climax
By Ali Abo Rezeg (AA): Nearly two million Muslims from around the world Thursday ascended Mount Arafat, near the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, to mark the climax of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Pilgrims flocked to Arafat … Continued
UK: Eid al Adha message from Lib Dem Leader Vince Cable
Eid al-Adha Message from Leader of Liberal Democrats, Rt Hon Vince Cable MP: I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all those observing Eid al-Adha this year. This holy festival teaches us about the importance of sacrifice, selflessness … Continued
UK: Eid al Adha message from PM Theresa May
Eid al Adha message from Prime Minister Rt Hon Theresa May MP: “I send my warmest wishes to Muslims around the world, and here in the United Kingdom, who are celebrating Eid al-Adha this week. And I congratulate everyone … Continued
Indian court rules against ‘triple talaq’ for Muslims
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): The Islamic practice of instant divorce was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court voted by 3-2 against the tradition whereby a Muslim man can divorce his wife by saying … Continued
Saudi Arabia: 54 pilgrims die in Makkah before Hajj
By Fares Karam RIYADH (AA): At least 54 Muslim pilgrims have died so far in Saudi Arabia’s city of Makkah in advance of this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is set to begin on Aug. 30, Saudi authorities announced … Continued
Belgium: Muslim, Jewish groups to appeal Belgian slaughter ban
By Serife Cetin and Hatem Sakly BRUSSELS (AA): Muslim and Jewish communities in Belgium are to appeal a decision by one of the country’s regions to prohibit the slaughter of un-stunned animals. It would effectively criminalize halal and kosher … Continued
Iraq: One person killed, scores injured as Shia Muslim pilgrims stampede
By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): One elderly man was killed, 250 of Shia Muslim pilgrims were injured in a stampede in Baghdad on Sunday, panicked by rumors a suicide bomber was about to blow himself up, according to an … 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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