Libya: 8 migrants suffocate inside shipping container, 90 more in critical condn
Afghanistan: Suicide attack in Kabul kills 7
Palestine: Cease-fire reached in Gaza with Israel as Israeli air force kills 2 children
Pakistan: Blasts targeting election rallies kill 133
Philippines rolls out red carpet for Muslim liberation movt
Afghanistan: Attack on education office in Jalalabad kills 10
Palestine: Israel banned call to prayer 298 times at Ibrahimi mosque
Pakistan: Suicide attack kills 20 in election rally in Peshawar
Palestine: 1st Israeli minister storms Al-Aqsa Mosque compound since 2015
Germany: Muslim patients targeted in Islamophobic knife attack
UN urges Jordan to open its border to thousands of Syrian refugees
Belgium: Prosecutors probe violent Islamophobic attack on Muslim teen girl
UN rights office: UAE troops tortured, abused Yemenis
Palestine: Israel army killed 25 Palestinian children in 2018
Libya: Over 200 migrants drown in 3 days in Mediterranean
Palestine: 135 Palestinians killed, 15,000 injured by Israeli soldiers in Gaza since March 30
Canada: Muslim group wins stay of Quebec veil law
France: 10 charged over anti-Muslim terror plot
Iran: President Rouhani dismisses call for resignation of gov’t
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
US family wins battle, names baby ‘Allah’
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): A family in the U.S. state of Georgia has been issued a birth certificate for their child with the surname of “Allah” after the state initially declined to issue the document, according to the … Continued
US: Muslims raise $80K to repair Jewish cemetery
NEW YORK (AA) : Muslim activists raised more than $78,000 as of early Wednesday afternoon to help repair a vandalized Jewish cemetery near St. Louis, Missouri. Organizers were “overjoyed” the campaign on launchgood.com reached its goal of $20,000 within three … Continued
Germany: Imams’ flats searched in ‘espionage’ probe
By Ayhan Simsek and Mesut Zeyrek BERLIN (AA): German police Wednesday searched the apartments of four Turkish imams as part of an investigation into alleged intelligence-gathering activities. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that the imams are … Continued
Pakistan: Sindh province outlaws forced conversions
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): Lawmakers in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have passed a bill outlawing forced religious conversions, declaring them a punishable crime. Parties across the board passed the bill which does not allow anyone under 18 to … Continued
UK: Eid Al Adha message from Leader of Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn
Eid Al Adha message from Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition, Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn, MP: “On behalf of the Labour Party, I want to send my best wishes to all Muslims in the United … 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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