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(Photo credit: Alex Chis/Flickr) Harun Nasrullah The UK Government’s current ban on local councils’ ethical pensions divestment is unlawful, the Supreme Court ruled on April 29. The landmark ruling in favour of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) is a major setback against the Government’s ongoing efforts to subdue the pro-Palestine Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) […]

25th Jan 2019

‘Shun water too’, far-right boycott of halal Toblerone mocked

(Photo: Ashley Pomeroy/Wiki Commons) Harun Nasrullah The boycott campaign by far-right groups of Toblerone chocolate over its incidental halal certification has been widely mocked on social media. I hear air is Halal certified too. Do the rest of the world a favor and boycott breathing. #Boycotttoblerone — Shauna (@FCDallasMom2) December 25, 2018 The US-based confectionery […]

25th Jan 2019

Backlash against criminalising the Israel boycott

(Photo: Carlos Latuff/Wiki Commons) First, it was Holocaust Denial Laws then the broadening of anti-Semitism to include virtually any criticism of Israel. Increasingly attempts are being made to criminalise anyone supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign aimed to end the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. In the US, it is reported that no less […]

28th Sep 2018

Three killed in theatre bombing in Gaza

Fathiya Abdillahi Three people were killed in an Israeli bombing of Gaza’s largest cultural centre. The UK’s leading playwrights and directors, including Caryl Churchill and ‘Mamma Mia’ Director Phyllida Lloyd, have condemned the attack. On August 9, the Said al-Mishal culture centre was bombed by the Israeli air force. Among the three Palestinians killed were […]

28th Jul 2017

Government acted unlawfully by restricting boycotts of Israel, High Court rules

(Photo: Wiki Creative Commons/Takver) Harun Nasrullah The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) acted unlawfully last year when it sought to restrict the ethical boycotts of Israel, the High Court ruled last month. Judge Sir Ross Cranston accepted a judicial review and asserted that Secretary of State for DCLG, Sajid Javid, did not have […]

31st Mar 2017

Pro-Palestinian activist raises $125,000 for vandalised Jewish cemetery

Harun Nasrullah A prominent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) of Israel supporter launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money to help repair a Missouri Jewish cemetery vandalised last month. Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour, 37, who played an important role in organising the Women’s March in Washington following US President, Donald Trump’s inauguration, started the fundraising […]

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.