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(Artwork Pat Campbell/The Canberra Times) Muslims have warned about the rising tide of Islamophobia for many years but neither the Labour nor the Conservative governments have been interested in doing anything about it. The response is just the opposite. Many politicians, sections of the media and increasingly, online actors, have been fanning the flames of Islamophobia. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.