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So many mysteries remain about the deadly Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the world in the past few months, so far killing well-over 300,000 people, including tens of thousands in the UK. What is known is that Britain’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people are among those most likely to die of the Coronavirus, even after […]

25th Oct 2019

Brexit endgame points to a Johnson triumph

Photo: Boris Johnson (Credit: Chatham House Flickr Commons) Ibrahim Suavi In the minds of many, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s first three months in Downing Street has been the perfect definition of a disaster. Johnson has lost every vote in Parliament bar the passing of a mere statutory instrument. His bungled attempt to prorogue Parliament was […]

26th Jul 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Eid al-Adha messages from political leaders

(Photo: Flickr Commons) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Whether you’re one of Britain’s 3.3 million Muslims, or one of more than a billion people worldwide celebrating Eid al-Adha this week, I want to take this opportunity to say “Eid Mubarak” to you all. The story of Eid al-Adha is […]

26th Jul 2019

Not the way to become PM reneging on Islamophobia pledge

Whoever becomes the country’s next prime minister, it is certainly not the way to start by backtracking on pledges. This applies to the commitment all the leading candidates made to carry out an independent investigation into the extent of Islamophobia within the ruling Tory party. Going back on their word even before taking up the […]

29th Mar 2019

May accused of ‘burying head in sand’ over Islamophobia

Hamed Chapman Two Muslim Conservative peers are leading calls for a fully independent inquiry into the extent Britain’s current ruling party is riddled with Islamophobia The latest repeated pleas come as 14 Tory members have been suspended for posting Muslim hate comments on the social media out of 25 that were profiled on Twitter by […]

26th Oct 2018

Tories select candidate embroiled in a series of Islamophobia rows

Harun Nasrullah The Tories have selected Shaun Bailey, a man at the centre of a series Islamophobia rows as their candidate for the 2020 Mayoral election. Bailey was forced to explain why he re-tweeted a tweet that referred to Labour’s Sadiq Khan as “mad mullah Khan of Londonistan” following an investigation by the The Independent. […]

24th Aug 2018

Johnson unlikely to be prosecuted for hate crime

Hamed Chapman Former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is unlikely to be prosecuted for committing a hate crime after making contemptible comments about Muslim women who wear a burka [and niqab] despite the possibility he may eventually face disciplinary action from the Conservative Party. Johnson said that while he was opposed to banning the burka, he […]

24th Aug 2018

Change the record, Boris! The normalisation of Islamophobia

(Photo: Annika Haas/ EU2017 EE/Wiki Commons) Dr Katy Siân Sociology Lecturer, University of York Boris Johnson’s Islamophobic remarks about Muslim women and the veil are somewhat unsurprising given that the Tories have been responsible for pushing an anti-Muslim agenda for years. From David Cameron declaring that Muslim women ‘need to learn English’ and ‘fully integrate’ […]

24th Aug 2018

Johnson opens floodgates for more anti-Muslim hate crimes

(Photo: Pixabay.com/CC0 Creative Commons) Boris Johnson is expected to get off scot-free after his latest Islamophobic outburst against Muslim women who wear the veil. Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, has already, perhaps rather rashly, prejudged that the former Foreign Secretary was unlikely to be prosecuted for hate crime. And even if an inquiry is established, […]

29th Jun 2018

Foreign Secretary urged to apologise for attending ‘racist’ anti-immigrants campaign launch

(Photo: Chatham House/Creative Commons) Harun Nasrullah Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has been urged to apologise after it emerged that he helped launch “Keep Havering Safe” campaign in December, a Conservative campaign that has been accused of “dog-whistle racism”. The campaign went on to distribute leaflets claiming that a Labour victory would result in the borough […]

29th Mar 2018

Multi-billion deals shroud Saudi state visit

(Photo: Alisdare Hickson/Creative Commons Flickr) Hamed Chapman Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman received full red carpet treatment during his controversial state visit to Britain this month that was shrouded in a series of deals between the two countries worth a “lucrative” £45 billion in trade and investment according to Downing Street. No less […]

24th Nov 2017

Priti Patel’s resignation fails to lift veil over secret Israeli meetings

Priti Patel was forced to resign as UK International Development Secretary after holding 12 unauthorised meetings in Israel including one with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Commons) Hamed Chapman Development Secretary, Priti Patel, was forced out of Theresa May’s cabinet for covering up the extent of her clandestine meetings with Israeli officials despite initial attempts […]

23rd Jun 2017

Intelligence service & police warned about Manchester and London attackers multiple times

Nadine Osman Scotland Yard and MI5 have been accused of allowing both the Manchester and London Bridge attackers to slip through the net after it emerged members of the Muslim community, as well as other intelligent services, had flagged three of the four men to authorities. Eight people were killed and 48 were injured […]

31st Mar 2017

Government asked to intervene in the case of British Muslim teacher denied entry to US

Juhel Miah was banned from flying from Reyk javik, Iceland to New York with his students (Photo:Twitter) Nadine Osman The Liberal Democrat Equalities Spokeswoman asked the Government to intervene in and follow-up the case of a Swansea-born Muslim teacher who was denied entry to the US during a school trip on February 16. Baroness Meral […]

27th Jan 2017

Israeli embassy’s influence on British politics exposed by undercover reporter

Ala Abbas It has been revealed by an undercover reporter that an Israeli diplomat has been orchestrating operations set to influence British politics and has spoken of wanting to “take down” certain pro-Palestinian MPs. Shai Masot, who has worked at the Israeli Embassy in London since November 2014, was filmed a few times by […]

27th May 2016

EU REFERENDUM: Leave the EU and join the world

Boris Johnson This referendum debate in many ways boils down to a very British feeling – that of fairness. I think it’s fair that we should know who the politicians are that make our laws, I think it’s fair we elect them ourselves – and I think it’s fair to then have the ability […]

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.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.