Kenya: Thousands of Muslims commemorate terror victims
Netherlands: Islamophobic Pegida protests outside mosque
US: Muslim American slave’s autobiography goes online
Swedish politician charged over Islamophobic FB post
UK: May faces no confidence vote after historic Brexit defeat
Kenya: 15 killed as al-Shabaab terrorists attack hotel in Nairobi
Afghanistan: Truck bombing kills 4, injures 113 in Kabul
Jammu & Kashmir: 11 civilians wounded in Indian army gunfire
Sudan: Protests leave at least 24 dead
Palestine: Gaza woman shot dead by Israeli troops near buffer zone
Afghanistan: Taliban attacks kill over 40 troops
Palestine: Israel opens ‘Apartheid Road’ separating Palestinians, Jewish settlers
US Muslim group sues Maryland for anti-BDS bill
Palestine: Israeli settlers destroy olive groves in West Bank
Jammu & Kashmir: 2018 deadliest year in decade, 586 killed
Afghanistan: US airstrikes kill 4 civilians
Palestine: Jewish settler attacks on Palestinians triple in 2018
India: Muslim lynched to death by mob on suspicion of cow theft
Malaysia’s ruling party sails home in crucial vote
By P Prem Kumar KUALA LUMPUR (AA): Malaysia Premier Najib Razak’s Barisan Nasional (BN) party has won 72 of the 82 seats up for grabs in a state election in Sarawak — seen as a crucial test of the … Continued
Myanmar: Boat disaster victims Muslim, but which ones?
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): A minority ethnic group has denied that its members perished in a recent boat disaster off Myanmar despite evidence to the contrary, raising the suggestion that one Muslim group may be posing as … Continued
Myanmar Muslim leader urges calm amid ‘incitement’ by Buddhist monk
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): One of Myanmar’s top Muslim leaders urged calm Tuesday, after he accused a militia-style monk and his disciples of trying to incite violence by building an unauthorized Buddhist structure in the shadow of … Continued
Myanmar: Muslim activists jailed on allegation of migration offenses
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Two Muslim activists were sentenced Friday to two years prison on charges of contacting a blacklisted organization under Article 17 of Myanmar’s Unlawful Association Act. A court in Chanayetharzan Township in Mandalay, the … Continued
South Korea welcomes new halal certification system
By Alex Jensen SEOUL (AA): South Korea is encouraging local restaurants to serve up halal food by introducing a new certification system, according to the country’s tourism agency Thursday. An official at the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) revealed to … Continued
Thailand: Army attack in south puts peace talks in doubt
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA): A suspected insurgent was killed early Thursday during a military operation in Thailand’s majority Muslim south, amid increasing skepticism about the credibility of ongoing peace talks between the military government and rebel groups. The … Continued
Thailand: Junta to place ‘re-education camps’ in Muslim south
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – The Thai junta is to place some of its “re-education training courses” in military camps in the Thai south — a region destabilized by a violent insurgency led by Malay Muslim groups. The … Continued
Thailand: 3 policemen die, 6 injured in attack in south
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – Three policemen have been killed and six injured in a brazen midday attack by Muslim insurgents in Thailand’s troubled south. Police colonel Pakdi Preechachon, chief of the Chanae police station, told Anadolu Agency … Continued
Thailand: 2 soldiers killed in majority Muslim south
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – Two Thai soldiers were gunned down Sunday in the country’s insurgency-plagued majority Muslim south, despite the ruling junta’s claims that conditions in the region are under control and improving. The chief of the … Continued
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge cadre charged with genocide of Cham Muslims
By Lauren Crothers PHNOM PENH, (AA): The international co-investigating judge at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal forged ahead with his work on a government-opposed case Monday, laying extra charges on the former deputy secretary of the regime’s Central Zone. In … Continued
Thailand: New probe urged into Thai Muslim lawyer’s disappearance
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – Twelve years after the disappearance of a prominent Thai Muslim human rights lawyer, a United States-based rights group called on Thailand’s military government Friday to reopen the investigation into the case and to … Continued
Thailand: Two killed, three injured in bombing in Thai south
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – Two soldiers were killed and three others injured Wednesday when a remote controlled bomb exploded near a military unit in the far south of Thailand. Destabilized for decades by an insurgency waged by … Continued
Myanmar: Muslim activists’ trial postponed for new charges
[Photo: Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party coming to power has not improved human rights abuses against Myanmar Muslims. Photographer: Alexandra Radu/AA] By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA) – The trial of two Myanmar Muslims — already … Continued
Indonesian military plane crashes into house killing 4
By Ainur Rohmah MALANG, (AA) Four people died when a military plane crashed into a house Wednesday in Indonesia’s East Java province — the latest in a series of accidents involving the country’s air force. Air Force Chief Marshal … Continued
Myanmar welcomes first democratic gov’t in 50 years
By Kyaw Ye Lynn NAY PYI TAW (AA) – Almost three months after the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in Myanmar’s national elections, its members finally took their seats in parliament Monday — row upon … Continued
Thailand: Muslim HR appointee raises plight of disappeared
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – Twelve years after her husband was forced into a waiting car, never to be seen again, a newly elected Muslim member of Thailand’s human rights commission says she has made the fight against such … Continued
Indonesia: Quake kills 1, injures 22 in Maluku islands
By Ainur Rohmah JAKRTA (AA) – An earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Maluku islands has left at least one person dead and 22 others injured in Buru, where hundreds were displaced as residents continued feeling aftershocks the following day. Sutopo Purwo … Continued
Malaysian police nab suicide bomber hours before attack
By P Prem Kumar KUALA LUMPUR (AA) — Malaysian police say they have nabbed a suspected Daesh-linked militant in capital Kuala Lumpur, just hours before a planned suicide attack. Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said in a statement Saturday … Continued
Indonesia: 7 dead in blasts at Jakarta shopping center
By Ainur Rohmah JAKARTA (AA): Indonesian police confirmed Thursday that at least seven people were killed after multiple explosions rocked a popular shopping center in Jakarta. Anton Charliyan, National Police spokesperson, was quoted by news broadcaster Kompas as saying … Continued
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge beheaded Muslim captives
By Lauren Crothers PHNOM PENH (AA) – A Muslim witness has told Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal how captives pleaded with members of the dystopian regime not to rape them before they were brutally beheaded and tossed in a shallow pit. Testifying … 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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