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BBC Two’s Muslims Like Us was made in the voyeuristic entertainment style of Big Brother (Photo BBC) Ala Abbas The portrayal of Islam and Muslims in the news media has been problematic for decades, but in recent years television entertainment programmes have cashed in on the political controversy surrounding this religious group, greedily guzzling a […]

28th Oct 2016

Fatima Manji slams IPSO regulator for condoning “hate speech”

Ala Abbas Channel 4 News Presenter Fatima Manji has spoken out against the press regulator, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), after it cleared the former Editor of The Sun Newspaper, Kelvin MacKenzie, of religious discrimination. The decision to clear MacKenzie on October 19 was “fundamentally flawed” and “frightening”, according to Manji. IPSO received 1,700 complaints […]

28th Oct 2016

Press ruling gives licence to more Islamophobia

The Editors’ Code of the relatively new Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) is quite clear on discrimination. ‘i). The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual’s, race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability. ii) Details of an individual’s race, colour, religion, gender […]

29th Jul 2016

Sun columnist slammed for arguing Hijab wearing anchorwoman should not report terror attacks

Elham Asaad Buaras Kelvin MacKenzie, former Editor of The Sun, has come under heavy criticism for arguing that a hijab wearing Muslim journalist should not have fronted Channel 4 News’ coverage of the Nice terror attack. Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow called him a “bigoted fellow”. The article, which had prompted over […]

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.