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Nadine Osman A Virginia woman is suing a rehab centre which fired her after she started wearing a hijab, following her conversion to Islam. A lawsuit was filed in Federal Virginia court against the Medical Facilities of America (MFA) operating under the name Hanover Health & Rehabilitation Center on May 5. Keseanda Brooks […]

29th Jun 2018

Man charged over ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ letters

Nadine Osman A Lincoln man accused of sending letters calling on people to launch violent attacks on ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ has appeared in court on June 15. David Parnham is accused of 14 offences including soliciting murder with several rounds of malicious letters allegedly sent over two years. The 35-year-old, of St Andrew’s […]

29th Jun 2018

One in five Americans would strip Muslims of their right to vote

(Image: Democracy Fund Voter Study Group) Harun Nasrullah One in five Americans would deny Muslim Americans the right to vote, and many would support a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country, according to a new study. The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group also found Americans believe that many Muslims in the US are not […]

29th Jun 2018

Religious hate incidents surge in UK universities

Harun Nasrullah Reported racist incidents in UK universities has surged by more than a whopping 60 per cent between 2015 and 2017, while the number of religiously motivated hate crime incidents doubled in the same period, according to an investigation by The Independent on June 11. The number of religiously motivated hate crime incidents has […]

29th Jun 2018

Swedish mosques repeatedly attacked

Sweden Sodermalm mosque vandalised nazi graffiti and racist words January 22, (Photo: Anadolu Agency) Elham Asaad Buaras Almost 40 mosques and Islamic centres were attacked in Sweden last year, with some being targeted as many as 10 times, according to a new report by a Swedish researcher. Well over half (59 per cent) of the […]

29th Jun 2018

Conservative Party must end denial of Islamophobia within its ranks

Since the creation of Israel, its leaders have for decades pretended that Palestinians did not exist. The presentation of what White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway coins as “alternative facts” was a guilt-free way of erasing the ownership rights of natives whose land was usurped and occupied. And it is this denial of the undeniable […]

29th Jun 2018

Clamour grows for Tories to root out Islamophobia in own ranks

Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, dismissed claims by MCB that there was anti-Muslim hatred within his Party (Photo FCO/Creative Britain) Hamed Chapman The Conservative Party is being accused of being in denial over the extent of Islamophobia within its own ranks by continuing to refuse to hold an inquiry into the scourge despite growing calls for […]

23rd Feb 2018

Chinese Muslim children banned from attending religious gatherings

Meng Yihua Amid increasing crackdowns on the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, Western China, the authorities have turned their attention to another of the Muslim ethnic minorities, the Hui. Children belonging to the Hui ethnic Muslim community have been banned from attending any religious events over the winter break in China. The announcement was made by […]

26th Jan 2018

Virulent effect of hate crimes

(Photo: Fibonacci Blue/Creative Commons) Hate crimes are like a virus. The impact is not just confined to the individuals directly targeted. They are symbolic acts intended to send a message of hostility and intolerance to anyone who shares the identity or characteristic of the victim targeted. Rather perniciously such attacks send a signal to entire […]

28th Dec 2017

School inspections must be free of political meddling and Islamophobia

Teachers have long complained about the amount of political meddling in Britain’s education system. “Political considerations are in my opinion too much suffered to influence the whole working of the system of public education in Britain,” said English poet and cultural critic, Matthew Arnold, who worked as an inspector of schools in 1858. Little seems […]

28th Dec 2017

Attacks on Netherlands mosques more than double

Nadine Osman The number of anti-Muslim attacks on mosques in the Netherlands has more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, according to a report by a leading Turkish university. The report, by Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University released on November 27, using Netherlands Human Rights data, said that in 2016, there were 72 attacks on mosques […]

28th Dec 2017

6-year-old Muslim child with Downs reported to police

Harun Nasrullah According to media reports a substitute teacher in C J Harris Elementary School in Pearland, Texas, US, called the police because she feared a Muslim boy with Down syndrome was a terrorist. Mohammad Suleiman, 6, was reported after his teacher called the police and told them that the boy kept repeating the words […]

26th Oct 2017

Quebec passes new law banning the niqab

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says Bill 62, which bans Muslim women from wearing the niqab is based on a principle shared by the ‘vast majority of Canadians’ (Photo: Asclepias/WikiCommons) Ala Abbas Muslim women will be required to remove the niqab to access public services, like riding a bus, under a new law passed on […]

26th Oct 2017

Islamophobic attacks against Muslim women on the increase

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn addressing the rise of anti Muslim hate crimes targeting women at Finsbury Park Mosque. Photographer: Ahmed J Versi/The Muslim News Ahmed J Versi Muslim women were invited to Finsbury Park Mosque in London on October 16 to discuss their experience of hate crime. The event, which was attended by the […]

26th Oct 2017

My stabbing was ‘a wakeup call to stand against hate’ says Muslim surgeon

An image from a video posted on Facebook showing Consultant Nasser Kurdy moments after he was stabbed in the neck (Photo: Facebook) Elham Asaad Buaras A surgeon stabbed in the neck in an Anti-Muslim attack has spoken to The Muslim News about his ordeal and how the incident has prompted him to become […]

26th Oct 2017

Government funding crucial to protect mosques

Last year, the Government announced a Hate Crime Action Plan until 2020 to tackle the rise in hate crime in England and Wales. A £2.4 million funding scheme was launched to provide security measures and equipment for vulnerable places of worship that need increased protection. churches, gurdwaras, temples and mosques were asked to bid […]

26th Oct 2017

Anti-racism campaigners call for vigilance against new UKIP leader

Elham Asaad Buaras Anti-bigotry campaigners have warned Henry Bolton’s election as UKIP’s new leader on September 29 is unlikely to change “the party’s focus on demonizing Muslims and scapegoating migrants.” Bolton beat far-right candidate Anne Marie Waters into second place, but stated during his election campaign that he agrees with her […]

26th Oct 2017

Austria face veil ban comes to effect

© Michel Royon / Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons Elham Asaad Buaras The full-face veils ban came into force in Austria on October 1. The law, commonly known as the ‘Burqa ban’ came into effect in advance of a general election on October 15, which could see the traditionally xenophobic far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) make gains. […]

26th Oct 2017

3000 people sign petition calling for resignation of Solihull councillor following anti-Muslim retweets

Nadine Osman Over 2,750 people have signed a petition calling for the resignation of a Solihull councillor following his retweets of a series of anti-Muslim comments last month. Jeff Potts, who sits on a religious education committee, has been suspended by the local Conservative group, however he still remains a councillor. Potts re-tweeted highly inflammatory […]

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 […]

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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.