Palestine: Israeli court approves razing of W Bank Bedouin village
Iraq: Suicide bombing kills 12, injures 11 in Baghdad
Sweden: Swedish journalist faces probe for anti-Muslim drawings
Canada: Toronto mayor condemns Islamophobic hate graffiti at Muslim school
US issues list of demands for new Iran nuclear deal, with threats of punitive sanctions
Afghanistan: Taliban attack on check posts kill 17 Afghan forces
Palestine: 3 more Gazans die of wounds, death toll rises to 65
Muslim countries summit on Palestine reject US decision on Jerusalem
Weekly Report: Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (10–16 May)
Palestine: Over 1,000 children injured in Gaza since March 30
Palestine: Gaza death toll from Israeli fire rises to 62, incl 8 month old baby, over 3100 injured
Palestine: 58 Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli troops in Gaza, no condemnation by UK
Indonesia: church bombings leave 13 dead, 43 injured
Palestine: Palestinian family survives second Israeli settler arson attack
South Africa: Murder of Shi’a Muslim in mosque condemned by all Muslims
Palestine: Gazans return en masse to Israel border, one killed, hundreds injured
Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (3 – 9 May)
Pakistan: Muslims build church for Christian neighbours
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): In Pakistan’s northeastern Punjab province, Muslim villagers are raising funds to help their poor Christian neighbors build a church. The initiative was begun shortly before Easter by a group of Muslims from a village … Continued
India: Two dozen killed in violence in Uttar Pradesh
By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): Two dozen people were killed, including two police officers, when violence erupted in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday after police attempted to evict illegal squatters. According to local officials, the … Continued
Bangladesh:Cyclone ‘Roanu’ claims over 20 lives
By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, (AA): At least 20 people have been killed — and scores injured — by Cyclone “Roanu”, which pounded Bangladesh on Saturday, according to local emergency officials. The head of the country’s disaster management agency, … Continued
Bangladesh: Party head’s execution condemned widely
By Bayram Altug ANKARA, Turkey (AA): Turks gathered overnight to protest the execution of the leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami group, Motiur Rahman Nizami. The US has voiced concern to the execution. In Ankara, a group of people connected to … Continued
Pakistan: Taliban kill prominent rights activist in Karachi
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): The Taliban have claimed responsibility for killing prominent blogger and rights activist Khurram Zaki, who was gunned down in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi late Saturday night. He was killed just after he had … Continued
India backtracks on precondition for Pakistan talks
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India, (AA) – After calling off earlier talks with Pakistan after Pakistani officials met with pro-independence leaders in Kashmir, India seems to have quietly backtracked, saying Kashmiri leaders are free to meet with … Continued
Thailand: No progress in peace talks on Thai Muslim south
By CS Thana BANGKOK (AA) – Peace talks between Thailand’s military government and an umbrella group of insurgents operating in the country’s Muslim south have failed after the removal of a key government negotiator, according to local media Friday. … Continued
US journalist insists Pakistan helped US get bin Laden
WASHINGTON (AA) – A famed American journalist is convinced “more than ever” that Pakistan assisted the U.S. in killing Osama bin Laden despite official denials from both countries. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh made the remarks while speaking to Pakistani … Continued
India: After 2-month hiatus, Pakistan-India dialogue resumes
By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA) – Two months after talks were suspended following a January terrorist attack in northern India allegedly carried out by Pakistani militants, diplomats of both countries held talks in New Delhi on Tuesday. The … Continued
Pakistan: Suicide blast kills one, injures 18 in NW Pakistan
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A suicide bomber on Tuesday blew himself up inside a government building in northwestern Pakistan, killing one person and injuring another 18, local police officials said. The bomber struck a tax department … Continued
Jammu Kashmir on edge after Indian army kills civilians
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India (AA): The Jammu Kashmir region witnessed a complete shutdown Wednesday, a day after three civilians, including a 70-year-old woman, were killed by the Indian army. Hundreds of people defied a government-imposed curfew … Continued
India: Temple fire kills more than 100 in Kerala State
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA) – At least 102 people have been killed in a massive fire that tore through a Hindu temple in India’s Kerala State on Sunday morning. Another 380 people were injured in the conflagration, … Continued
Pakistan: Rains, floods kill over 200 in northern Pakistan
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan dug through debris and mud on Tuesday in hopes of finding survivors after a landslide buried at least 30 people alive on Monday as the death toll from days … Continued
Myanmar: New Myanmar minister scolded over ‘anti Muslim’ comment
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Muslim officials in Myanmar jumped to the defense of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government on Sunday after its new religious affairs minister appeared to make comments detrimental to the country’s Muslims. The National … Continued
Pakistan: Five killed in coal mine explosion
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least five miners were killed and six others injured in a coal mine explosion in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. At the time of explosion, 11 workers were present in the coalmine … Continued
Pakistanis mourn victims of deadly Lahore blast
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA) – Grieving Pakistanis held special prayers and memorial services on Monday to mourn the victims of Sunday’s massive suicide blast in Lahore, as expressions of solidarity poured in from around the world. A suicide … Continued
Pakistan: At least 69 killed by suicide blast in Lahore
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded park in Lahore on Sunday evening, killing at least 69 people and injuring 300 others, Salman Rafiq, health minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, has said. … Continued
India: 2 killed, incl 13-year-old in suspected anti-Muslim hate crime
By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir (AA) – Two Muslim cattle-herders, including a 13-year-old boy, were reportedly hanged to death in the Lateher district of India’s eastern Jharkhand State in an attack some believe may have been religiously motivated. … Continued
Pakistan: Bus bomb blast kills 15 in Peshawar
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least 15 people were killed and over 30 injured Wednesday after a bomb exploded on a bus in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials said. Police said the explosive device was planted … Continued
India successfully test-fires nuke-capable missile
NEW DELHI (AA) – India on Monday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-I missile from an island off the country’s eastern Odisha State. Capable of hitting targets at a distance of 700 kilometers, the missile was launched as part of a … 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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