Somalia: Civilians killed in US airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab
Spain: Islamophobia is on rise
UK: ‘Far-right’ stabbing treated as terrorist incident
Indonesia: 70 dead, 59 injured in floods in Papua
UK media fail to call NZ mosque shootings as terror attack
Sweden: Far-right politician proposes building mosque
New Zealand: Terrorist who allegedly murdered 49 Muslim worshippers charged
Nigeria: School building collapse in Lagos leaves 10 dead
Yemen: 22 civilians killed, 30 injured in Saudi-led airstrikes in Hajjah
Palestine: Palestinian youth shot dead in Israeli-occupied W Bank
Palestine: Israel to construct 23,000 illegal buildings in East Jerusalem
Algerians stage partial strike amid protests
Palestine: Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank
US: Muslims face most discrimination
India: Hindus assault Kashmiri vendors in UP
Israel razes Palestinian’s home over West Bank shooting
Yemen: US, UK arms kill more than 200 Yemeni civilians
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 militants killed by Indian forces amid shutdown
Indonesia: 35 dead after floods, landslides in Central Java
By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, (AA): Floods and landslides have left at least 35 people dead and 25 missing in Indonesia’s central Java province. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the national disaster management agency, told Anadolu Agency on Sunday that … Continued
Cambodia: Muslims among many ‘smashed’ by Khmer Rouge
By Lauren Crothers PHNOM PENH, (AA): Kaing Guek Eav, chairman of the Khmer Rouge’s most notorious prison, told the Khmer Rouge tribunal Wednesday of a group of Muslims who were “smashed” at the site in the Cambodian capital in … Continued
Thailand: Village chief, assistant killed in Muslim south
By CS Thana BANGKOK (AA) – A village chief and his assistant have been killed in Thailand’s Muslim south in an attack by suspected insurgents in troubled Narathiwat province. An army captain who requested anonymity citing ongoing investigations told … Continued
Myanmar: Suu Kyi urges for space to address ‘Rohingya’ issue
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA): Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has urged the international community to give her administration “enough space” to solve the issue of Rohingya Muslims in western Rakhine State. The statement came Sunday, … Continued
Myanmar monks & nationalists march to ban ‘Rohingya’
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, (AA):- Several hundred nationalists have taken to the streets of Myanmar’s second largest city to call on the government to declare within three days that there is no Rohingya ethnicity in the country. Protesters … Continued
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
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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