Finland: Far-right Finnish politician rips up Qur’an
Germany: Muslim group calls probe into mosque fire
Pakistan: 3 killed, 28 injured in mosque blast in Quetta
Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (16–22 May)
Philippines: Muslims accept transition plan for autonomous region of Bangsomoro
UK: Mosque in Scotland vandalized with racist graffiti
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 5 civilians in Helmand
UN demands India provide answers on civilian killings in Kashmir
US: Trump threatens to annihilate Iran
Palestine: Jewish settlers torch West Bank farmland
Threats of trade war between Malaysia and EU on palm oil
Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8, injure 50
French Senate votes to ban headscarf on school trips
Austrian MP wears headscarf to protest its ban
UK: May to bring Brexit deal to Parliament in June
Austria: Vienna mayor condemns racism, anti-Muslim sentiment
US: Diyanet Mosque suffers large-scale damage
Sri Lanka: Anti-Muslim mob kills Muslim man, attacks Muslim shops, mosques
US intelligence leak ‘undermines’ UK bomb investigation
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): British security officials on Wednesday slammed U.S intelligence services for leaking details of a major investigation launched in the U.K. into a deadly bombing in Manchester. Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to … Continued
UK raises terror threat to ‘critical’, soldiers deployed at key locations
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The terror threat level in the U.K. has been raised from ‘severe’ to ‘critical’, Prime Minister Theresa May said late Tuesday. Soldiers will be placed at key locations, including at Buckingham Palace, Palace … Continued
UK: 22 dead, 59 injured at Manchester concert suicide attack
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): At least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured, including children Monday in a suicide attack at a concert by pop star Ariana Grande in the northern city of Manchester, police confirmed … Continued
UK: Labour Party launches election campaign
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn used his Labour Party’s general election campaign launch on Tuesday to accuse the ruling Conservatives of “holding the country back”. Corbyn was speaking in Manchester where former Labour … Continued
UK: Man with knives arrested near Parliament
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): London police have arrested an individual near Parliament with “knives” under the terrorism act, a statement said Thursday. No one was injured in the incident. A statement from Scotland Yard said a man … Continued
UK: Woman shot, 4 arrested in terror raids
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Police officers shot one woman and detained 4 other individuals Thursday evening in anti-terror raids in London and Kent, according to police. Officers say the operation was not connected to the earlier arrest … Continued
UK’s far-right party, UKIP, focuses on niqab & Sharia ban in election campaign
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) said it would pursue a ban on niqab in their party manifesto, which is expected to be published on Monday, according to the party leader on Sunday. … Continued
UK: PM May announced to hold snap general election in June
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The U.K. will hold a snap general election on June 8, Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday. “It is a recent and reluctant decision,” May said in an urgent statement that followed a … Continued
UK: Hundreds show unity in Westminster Bridge vigil
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Hundreds of people came together on London’s Westminster Bridge to hold a minute of silence to remember the victims of last week’s terror attack that killed 4 people. Representatives of police, emergency workers … Continued
UK triggers Article 50, officially starts Brexit
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The U.K. government on Wednesday officially began the process of leaving the EU, more than nine months after the electorate voted for Brexit. A letter from Prime Minister Theresa May was sent to … Continued
UK: London terror attack suspect acted alone says police
By Inci Gundag LONDON (AA): London police late Saturday said the suspect appeared to have acted alone in Wednesday’s terror attack outside the U.K. parliament that killed four people and injured dozens. Neil Basu, deputy assistant Metropolitan police commissioner, … Continued
UK: WINNERS: The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2017
UK: The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event was held 27 March 2017 in London to acknoweldge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society. Alhambra Award for Excellence in ARTS: For achievement in the fine art, performing … Continued
UK: Thousands hold vigil for London terror victims
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Thousands of mourners filled Trafalgar Square on Thursday for a vigil for the victims killed in a terror attack in the British capital the previous day. MPs and members of the Metropolitan Police … Continued
UK: 5 die, assailant killed in Westminster ‘terror attack’
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA):- At least five people were killed Wednesday and 40 others injured in a terror attack in U.K.’s capital, British police confirmed. Several people have been arrested linked to the Westminster terror attack in … Continued
UK Govt announces ban on laptops and ipads in airlines from Muslim majority countries
London: The UK Government has announced ban on laptops and ipads in cabins of airlines flying from a selected number of Muslim majority countries. The list of the countries and airlines affected by the ban are included in the statement … Continued
UK parliament paves way for Brexit
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The U.K. parliament’s upper house Monday night passed the bill to trigger the country’s exit from the European Union. The House of Lords passed the EU Withdrawal Bill without the proposed amendments, which … Continued
Palestine: Palestine leader meets UK foreign secretary in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday met with U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. According to Palestine’s official WAFA news agency, Abbas briefed Johnson on “recent developments … Continued
UK: Britons protest Trump’s Muslim travel ban
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Thousands of demonstrators marched Monday in the British capital and in other cities across the country to protest U.S. President Donald Trump who recently banned immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries and halted the … Continued
UK Govt ‘does not agree’ with Trump Muslim refugee ban
LONDON (AA): British Prime Minister Theresa May “does not agree” with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Muslim refugee ban and will make representations if it hits Britons, according to a government spokesman. The statement reported by the Press Association came shortly … Continued
UK: Old man attacking Muslim woman in Wales avoids jail
LONDON (AA): A seventy-five year old man who racially abused a Muslim woman in veil was fined £258 due to his old age in Swansea, a coastal city in Wales. Bert Fahy, a seventy-five year old Irish man, appeared at … 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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