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Failed UKIP leadership candidate Anne Marie Waters launches new anti-Muslim party. Photographer: Kuolem/WikiCommons. Nadine Osman Defeated UKIP leadership candidate Anne Marie Waters announced she will split from the party and found a new one called For Britain (FB). Anti racism group Stand Up To Racism say they are troubled by the launch of new […]

29th Sep 2017

Canadian election caused rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes

Harun Nasrullah The Federal elections in Canada caused a whopping 60 per cent spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes. New data released in June by Statistics Canada show there were 159 anti-Muslim incidents reported to police that year, up from 99 in 2014. National Council of Canadian Muslims Vice-Chair, Khalid Elgazzar, called 2015 a “difficult year” […]

25th Aug 2017

Man not charged under terror law over threat to blow up ‘Islamic’ bookshop

David Moffatt threatened to blow up an ‘Islamic’ bookshop (Photo: Metropolitan Police) Elham Asaad Buaras A man who threatened to blow up an ‘Islamic’ bookshop and “kill the Muslims” has been sentenced to only 100 hours of unpaid work on August 3. David Moffatt, 39, made the remarks after entering a shop in Cricklewood Broadway, […]

25th Aug 2017

Muslim motorist called ‘terrorist’

Nadine Osman A British Muslim recorded the vile moment he was branded a “terrorist” by a businessman in the middle of Piccadilly Circus. Ahmed Hammad, 32, was riding through London’s West End with his Canadian pal Imran Baig on a motorbike when the suit-wearing pedestrian stepped out into the road and hurled the insult at […]

25th Aug 2017

Trump in denial over anti-Muslim terrorism

(Photo: Michael Vadon/Flickr/Commons) It should really come as no surprise that a US president who has specifically targeted Muslims for all the ills of American society should be in denial of growing Islamophobia sweeping his country and much of the rest of the world. As The Muslim News reported last month a new American study […]

28th Apr 2017

Shredding and stepping on Qur’an by parents of Canadian school

Sir, Living in a country like Canada nobody could have expected such kind of incident Shredding and stepping on Qur’an by parents of Canadian school because students wanted to pray Friday prayers. This story was published on The Muslim News website ]. Misconceptions about Islam need to be solved through interfaith dialogue, not by criticism. […]

31st Mar 2017

Rampant Islamophobia

Sir, In the February issue of The Muslim News sister Ayesha Siddiq asks “why so much hatred against Muslims?” The answer is with the Muslim community or to be precise with the minority disillusioned and brainwashed section of the of the Muslims. They bomb and kill not only the fellow Muslims either for politics or […]

24th Feb 2017

Muslim school sign vandalised with neo-Nazi emblem

Nadine Osman A sign for a Muslim school in Illinois was defaced with far-right symbols sometime between January 15 night or morning January 16. Police were called by officials at the Islamic Center of Peoria (ICP) at Charter Oak Road, at about 10:25 am. The numbers 1488 were painted on a sign for Daarul Uloom […]

24th Feb 2017

Rampant Islamophobia

Sir, I haven’t seen so many stories on Islamophobia as I saw in The Muslim News. The attacks on Muslims is not just confined to the UK but across the Western world. It is important to investigate why is this the case. Why so much hatred against Muslims? Why isn’t there much protection for Muslims? […]

27th Jan 2017

Islamophobia in Poland

Sir, Better safe in Poland than sorry in Germany … or some areas of Britain (Upsurge in Islamophobia in Poland, (24 December 2015, The Muslim News) Yours, M Akbar By Email

30th Dec 2016

Islamophobia institutionalised throughout Europe

The scourge of Islamophobia is continuing to spread across Europe and most alarmingly appears to show no signs of abating with one country already effectively outlawing Muslims having any religious rights. The frightening trend is being shepherded by political leaders and comes at a time when most governments seem to be seeking to appease US […]

30th Dec 2016

Google removes anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim and sexist auto-complete search

Elham Asaad Buaras Google has altered auto-complete suggestions in its search engine after it was alerted to anti-Semitic and sexist entries but only corrected that anti-Muslim suggestion after being challenged by The Muslim News. Google’s auto-complete feature suggests common searches after a user enters a few words into the search box. The auto-complete predictions are […]

30th Dec 2016

Americans view Muslims as the most discriminated

(Photo: Pew Research) Elham Asaad Buaras Eight out of 10 Americans (82 percent) believe Muslims in the US face discrimination – with 57 percent saying they face “a lot” of discrimination, according to the latest Pew Research. The 2016 Election survey carried out from November 30 to December 5 showed that the majority of Americans […]

30th Dec 2016

NYC transit worker pushed down station stairs and called terrorist

Nadine Osman A New York City transit worker was pushed down the stairs at Grand Central Terminal by a man who called her a terrorist, authorities said. The assault took place on the morning of December 5 as the 45-year old who wears the hijab was heading to work on the train station. The […]

25th Nov 2016

Man who called train passenger ‘terrorist’ & ‘bomber’ handed suspended sentence

Tony Browning, 33, activated a Metro emergency brake and subjected a bemused Sudanese man to a disgraceful ordeal in which he branded him a bomber (Photo: Northumbria Police) Nadine Osman A man from Sunderland who activated a Metro emergency brake after branding an innocent passenger an ISIS terrorist in March has been given a 9 […]

25th Nov 2016

Polish men jailed for pelting mosque worshipper with bacon

Mateusz Pawlikowski (left) and Piotr Czak-Zukowski were each sentenced to eight months in prison at Blackfriars Crown Court (Photo: Metropolitan Police) Nadine Osman Two Polish men who hurled abuse and pelted a worshipper with rashers of bacon at a mosque in north London were jailed on November 1. Mateusz Pawlikowski, 22, and Piotr Czak-Zukowski, 28, […]

25th Nov 2016

Huddersfield man calls takeaway staff Al-Qa’ida terrorists

Nadine Osman A man accused takeaway staff of being Al-Qa’ida terrorists has pleaded guilty to two charges of using racially-aggravated threatening behaviour last month. Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard that Marvin Birch walked into a takeaway on Market Street in Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on September 19. Prosecutor Bill Astin said that the 35-year-old demanded a […]

25th Nov 2016

Islamophobic hate crimes up almost 70 percent in US

Nadine Osman Islamophobic hate crimes increased by a whopping 67 percent in the United States in 2015 according to the latest figures released by the FBI on November 14. The increase is part of an overall 7 percent hike in hate crimes across the country last year. Of the 7,121 victims identified in the report, […]

25th Nov 2016

Teen dragged into car park by 4 men who tried to force her to drink alcohol

Nadine Osman Police in Bolton are investigating after reports that four men believed to be of Eastern European descent dragged a 17-year-old Muslim girl into an alleyway and tried to force her to drink what was thought to be alcohol on November 11. The shocking incident is said to have happened as the young woman […]

25th Nov 2016

Reading goalkeeper subjected to Islamophobic chants

Nadine Osman A Group of Reading FC fans who hurled racist and Islamophobic abuse at their Omani goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi on October 25 have had their season tickets suspended by the club. Social media reports suggested that a section of the fans shouted ‘ISIS’ at the 34- year old during their 2-0 defeat away to […]

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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.