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Secretary Kerry posed with his fellow EU, P5+1, and Iranian counterparts at the Austria Centre in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2015 (Photo: US Dept of State/Flickr Commons) Foreign Secretary and Tory leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt insists that there is a “small window” of opportunity to save the Iran nuclear deal following the unilateral withdrawal […]

26th Oct 2018

Slovakia’s deplorable move to outlaw all aspects of Muslim life

Aqila Mumthaz The Slovakian Government has approved a law effectively preventing Islam from becoming a state religion. Muslims in Slovakia are currently registered as a civic association. The Bill was proposed by the Slovak National Party (SNP) and was approved by a two-thirds majority; the Bill requires a religion to have at least 50,000 followers […]

28th Dec 2017

World resoundingly rejects US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital capital

(Photo: Abdul Hamid Hobas/AA) Elham Asaad Buaras The UN General Assembly has defied threats from the US and overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The General Assembly, which met on December 21, also demanded all countries abide by international law which does not recognise Israel’s 1967 annexation […]

26th Oct 2017

Trump switches sabre-rattling towards Iran

P5+1 photo session on Iran nuclear deal on 14 July, 2015 in Vienna. Photographer: Hasan Tosun/AA Seven times the International Atomic Energy Agency has given Iran a clean bill of health over its nuclear programme. The country has been subjected to the most intensive and technologically advanced inspection regime in history under the long-negotiated […]

26th Oct 2017

EU Muslims trust democratic institutions despite persistent discrimination

Harun Nasrullah The vast majority of Muslims in the European Union (EU) have a high sense of trust in democratic institutions despite experiencing widespread anti-Muslim discrimination and harassment, a major survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows. The survey of 10,527 Muslim immigrants and their EU-born children in 15 EU member […]

25th Aug 2017

EU court keeps Hamas on terror list

Hamas rally in Ramallah, March 2007 (Photo: Hoheit/Wikimedia Commons) Harun Nasrullah The European Union’s highest court has kept Palestinian group Hamas on its terror list. The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) decision on July 26 overturns a judgment from a lower European court to remove Hamas from the list in 2014. The […]

1st Jul 2016

UK vote to leave the EU should not be seen as victory for far right

The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union by a margin of 52% to 48% – early analyses seem to suggest that many Muslim communities have also supported Brexit. This decision has sent shock waves across the world, and represents a seismic shift in our relationship with the rest of the EU and […]

27th May 2016

UK: PM David Cameron exclusive Q&A on EU Referendum

Next month the British public will go to the polls to make one of the biggest decisions in our lifetimes, they will decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union (EU). Answering keys questions posed by the Editor of The Muslim News, Ahmed J Versi, on security, human rights, trade and […]

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.