Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank
Turkey: 7 killed, 46 injured in high-speed train crash
France: Shooting near Christmas market leaves 3 dead, 13 wounded
Palestine: Jewish settlers storm Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque compound
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 militants, including teenager, killed in Kashmir
Palestine: Jerusalem Palestinian family forced to demolish house
Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (29 Nov – 5 Dec)
Iran: Suicide bombing kills 2 in southeastern Iran
US Muslim Republican official faces ouster for religion
Palestine: Mentally ill Palestinian killed by Israeli forces
Nigeria: Muslims sue Nigerian premier varsity over hijab
Palestine: 811 Israeli violations against journos in 2018
Two US police departments cancel training with Israel
US drops nearly 6000 bombs in Afghanistan in 2018
Syria: US-led coalition strikes kill dozens in eastern Syria
Canada: Hate crimes jump dramatically
Afghanistan: 10 dead, 29 wounded in bomb, gunfire attack in Kabul
Nigeria: 39 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attacks
Palestine: Israel to seize Palestinian land in Jordan Valley region
Cambodia: Muslim says Khmer Rouge threat forced her to deny Islam
By Lauren Crothers PHNOM PENH (AA): A Cham Muslim woman who took the stand at the Khmer Rouge tribunal Tuesday used her impact statement to describe the wide-ranging suffering inflicted upon her and other Muslims under Pol Pot’s dystopian regime. … Continued
Myanmar: Doubts mount about country’s election as Muslims excluded
By Joshua Carroll YANGON, (AA): Myanmar election officials have released the final list of candidates to stand in a highly anticipated general election on Nov. 8. However, more than a hundred including many Muslims were controversially excluded from the … Continued
Myanmar: Handful of Muslim candidates win appeal to run in election
By Joshua Carroll YANGON, (AA): Myanmar’s election commission has made a partial U-turn on its decision to bar dozens of Muslim candidates from a Nov. 8 ballot following pressure from several foreign governments, local media reported Friday. Eleven of … Continued
Myanmar: Muslim first to be charged under new religious laws
By Joshua Carroll YANGON, (AA): A Myanmar Muslim man faces up to seven years in prison on being the first to be charged under a set of religious laws passed recently after a campaign by ultra-nationalist Buddhist monks, local media reported Friday. … Continued
Thailand: Muslim leader shot dead in Pattani
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA): A Muslim leader in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south who had survived a previous attack was shot dead Saturday in Pattani province, according to local media. Dormeng Benjaewan, the 76-year-old imam of the Payonok Mosque in Saiburi … Continued
Malaysia: Protesters rally to demand ouster of Malaysian PM
By P Prem Kumar KUALA LUMPUR (AA): Protesters are gathering in the center of Malaysia’s capital for a rally — already declared unlawful — demanding institutional reforms and the ouster of Prime Minister Najib Razak. While the protests organized by … Continued
Thailand: Tourists among 27 killed by bomb near Hindu shrine
By Max Constant BANGKOK (AA) – A powerful bomb that shook a Hindu sanctuary frequented by tourists in downtown Bangkok on Monday evening killed at least 27 people and injured 117 others, according to figures given by the Thai health ministry. Local media reported that many Chinese … Continued
Indonesia: All 54 bodies found in plane crash in Papua
By Ainur Rohmah JAKARTA (AA): Indonesian search teams have discovered the bodies of the 54 people on board a passenger plane that crashed in the mountains of eastern Papua. Major General Heronimus Guru, deputy of operations at the National Search … Continued
Indonesia: Plane carrying 54 crashes in Papua
By Ainur Rohmah JAKARTA (AA): Indonesian authorities say a plane that went missing earlier Sunday with 54 passengers on board has been found after it crashed into mountains in eastern Papua. The director general of air transportation, Budi Prasetyo, told a news conference … Continued
Thailand: Blast kills 1 Thai marine, injures 4 others in south
By CS Thana BANGKOK (AA): One Thai marine was killed and four others injured in a bombing Thursday morning in the insurgency-plagued south, an official confirmed. A Narathiwat provincial police officer told Anadolu Agency that the improvised explosive device … Continued
Myanmar: UN warns of increasing death toll in floods
By Joshua Carroll YANGON, (AA): Forecasters warned Sunday that heavy monsoon rains wreaking havoc across Myanmar are set to continue for at least the next two days as rescuers remained unable to reach many villages in the country’s worst-hit areas. … Continued
Thailand: Attack leaves 18 injured in Muslim south
By CS Thana BANGKOK (AA): Investigations are continuing into a violent attack by separatist insurgents in Thailand’s south that left almost 20 people injured, an official confirmed Saturday. Internal Security Operations Command spokesman Colonel Banphot Phunphien told Anadolu Agency that 18 people were injured in the … Continued
Thailand: 90 Uighur Muslims ‘sent back’ to China
[People walk at the streets of Kashgar city, in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on July 08, 2015. Mahmut Atanur/Anadolu Agency] By CS Thana and Max Constant BANGKOK (AA): The Thai government confirmed Thursday that it had deported 90 … Continued
Indonesia: 140 people killed in Sumatra air force crash
[Photo: Rescuers at the Indonesian air force crash in N Sumatara. Photo: Sutanta Aditya/Anadolu Agency] By Ainur Rohmah JAKARTA (AA): The day after an Indonesian Air Force plane ploughed into a residential area shortly after takeoff, search and rescue teams have removed 135 … Continued
Indonesia: Air force plane crash kills 5
[File Photo: Residents in a village in Karo district North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photographer: Kharisma Tarigan/AA] By Ainur Rohmah JAKARTA (AA) : An Indonesian air force plane crashed Tuesday in a residential area of North Sumatra province’s capital, leaving at least five people dead. … Continued
Indonesia to tackle touchy subject of quieter mosques
[Photo: Muslims perform first ‘Tarawih’ prayer on eve of Ramadan at Islamic Centre in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia, on June 17, 2015. Photo: Azwar/AA] By Ainur Rohmah JAKARTA (AA): The call to prayer may be music to the ears of the faithful, but in Indonesia some … 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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