India: Muslim family attacked in their home by Hindu mob
Palestine: Israel opens fire on Gaza rally, killing 2, injuring 181 Palestinians
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
UK: Fish and chips ‘environmentally friendly’
LONDON (AA): Fish and chips, the dish most closely associated with British cuisine, has become more environmentally friendly after a rise in fish stocks, the U.K.’s Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said Friday. In a statement, the society announced stocks of cod … Continued
UK: Celebrating values of Islam, says Corbyn in Eid message
London, (The Muslim News): Eid message by Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party: “On behalf of the Labour Party, I want to send my best wishes to all Muslims in the United Kingdom celebrating Eid al-Adha. “This is … Continued
UK: Celebrating British Muslim achievements, PM’s Eid message
London, (The Muslim News): Eid al Adha message by Prime Minister David Cameron: “Earlier this month I was in Lebanon and Jordan, meeting the people who have fled war and terror in Syria and Iraq. “There I met Malik, … Continued
UK: One year on, Scotland eyes second referendum
LONDON (AA) : A year may have passed since Scots voted ‘no’ to independence from the United Kingdom, but the last 12 months have been the most successful in Scottish nationalist history. Fifty-five percent of Scots voted in a referendum … Continued
UK: Groundbreaking conference with media leaders: Reporting Islam & Muslims in Britain
London, (The Muslim News): A ground breaking conference under the theme Reporting Islam and Muslims in Britain’ is being held Tuesday in London, organised by the UK’s oldest Muslim newspaper, The Muslim News in partnership with the Society of … Continued
UK: Corbyn is ‘national security threat’, says Tory Cameron
LONDON (AA): British Prime Minister David Cameron has called Sunday the opposition Labour Party a “threat” to the country’s national security after it elected Jeremy Corbyn as leader. Britain’s opposition Labour Party took a decisive move towards the left on Saturday … Continued
UK: Jeremy Corbyn wins opposition leadership
LONDON (AA): Britain’s opposition Labour Party took a decisive move towards the left on Saturday by electing a Jeremy Corbyn, who has never previously held a role in government. In a result that few observers would have predicted three months … Continued
UK: Thousands gather in solidarity with refugees in London
LONDON (AA): Thousands of people filled the Parliament Square in central London Saturday afternoon to urge British government and European leaders to do more in what is described as the worst refugee crisis in the continent since the World War … Continued
UK: Protests planned ahead of Netanyahu’s London trip
By Michael Daventry LONDON (AA): A group including lawmakers Tuesday called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Britain to be cancelled. In an open letter to The Guardian newspaper, 21 parliamentarians, academics and trade union leaders said … Continued
UK: Islamophobic attacks in London up 70 percent
LONDON (AA): Hate crimes against Muslims were up 70 percent in London in the 12 months up to July, according to police statistics. The figures indicated there were 816 Islamophobic crimes in the U.K. capital compared to 478 the previous … Continued
UK to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020
LONDON (AA): The U.K. will take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday. Addressing parliament as lawmakers returned after the summer recess, Cameron said children would be prioritized from camps in countries … Continued
Iran: Zarif, Hammond praise reopening of UK, Iranian embassies
TEHRAN, (AA): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond have said the reopening of their respective embassies in Tehran and London marks the first step in the rebuilding of bilateral ties. The two ministers’ comments came … Continued
UK: Hamas leader Mashal invited to London for long-term truce talks
IMEMC News & Agencies: Azzam Tamimi, head of Hamas-affiliated institution said on Wednesday that former British prime minister and Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair invited Hamas leader Khaled Mashal to London, for discussing a long-term truce with Israel. Tamimi … Continued
UK-Iran soon to re-establish relations
By Ahmed J Versi The UK and Iran are due to restore diplomatic relations following last month’s agreement in Vienna on the long standing dispute over the country’s nuclear programme though moves to renew them started two years ago. … Continued
UK: Biased political coverage sparks debates
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal and Gokhan Kurtaran LONDON (AA): The direct and partial involvement of media organizations in recent political contests in the United Kingdom have sparked an ethics controversy. “They [newspapers] are, as you’ve noted, explicitly partisan in their editorial policies,” Roger Dickinson, a … Continued
UK: Gordon Brown: Labour must be ‘credible once more’
LONDON (AA): Former British prime minister Gordon Brown finally intervened in the Labour Party’s leadership contest on Sunday, saying the four-way fight need not be “an abandonment of principles to seek power”. Brown’s highly anticipated comments are being viewed as critical … Continued
UK Egyptians mark 2-year anniversary of Cairo killings
LONDON (AA): Egyptians in the U.K. are commemorating their compatriots killed in 2013 violence in Cairo. Campaigners in London joined ‘Rabia London’ from different cities in the U.K., protesting the killings by driving slowly through the capital’s streets, reported an … Continued
UK: Cameron alienating Muslims, say Labour leaders, in exclusive interviews
London, (The Muslim News): Candidates standing to be the next leader of the Labour Party have criticised Prime Minister, David Cameron, for effective demonising the entire Muslim community in Britain and attempting to deny them the right of having … Continued
UK: Bank of England holds key interest rate at 0.5 percent
ANKARA (AA): The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Thursday voted to hold its key interest rate at 0.5 percent. The pound fell against the dollar to about 1.488 from around 1.460 after the announcement. One committee member … Continued
Birmingham: Qur’an manuscript dated among the oldest in the world
University of Birmingham: A Qur’an manuscript held by the University of Birmingham has been placed among the oldest in the world thanks to modern scientific methods. Radiocarbon analysis has dated the parchment on which the text is written to the … 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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