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By Elham Asaad Buaras A dentist from Slough, Berkshire, was suspended for four months over an online post that called for “sewers of towns” to be “cleansed” of Muslims. Ronald Pate posted twice online on May 23, 2017, the day after the Manchester bomb attack and again on May 25. Pate, a dentist since […]

29th Jun 2018

British Muslim Heritage Centre receives Queen’s award

Nadine Osmann The British Muslim Heritage Centre (BMHC) has been awarded Her Majesty the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award was created by Her Majesty to mark the Golden Jubilee in 2002 and to recognise the outstanding contributions made to local communities by groups of volunteers. Established in 2007 to celebrate ‘Muslim […]

29th Jun 2018

Home Secretary Javid hits back at those questioning his faith

(Photo: Screengrab Ahmed J Versi/Muslim News) Ahmed J Versi Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, lashed out at those deriding him as “not Muslim enough” after he rejected claims by the Muslim Council of Britain that there was widespread Islamophobia in the Conservative Party. Speaking at the Big Iftar Party in the House of Commons hosted by […]

1st Jul 2016

Research finds Muslim women in the UK face ‘multiple discrimination’

Ala Abbas Research published by the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) found that Muslim Women faced “multiple discrimination” when it came to employment and were disproportionately the victims of religious and racial hate crimes. The project, entitled ‘Forgotten Women: the impact of Islamophobia on Muslim women’, was a joint effort between ENAR and feminist groups. […]

29th Apr 2016

Men arrested for placing pig’s head in Muslim school

Elham Asaad Buaras Two men were arrested and bailed until April 29 after a severed pig’s head was cable-tied to the gates of a Portsmouth Muslim school. A Nazi swastika had been drawn on the head, which was left at the gates of the Madani Academy on January 21. An offensive term had been written […]

29th Apr 2016

Muslim killed protecting Kenyan Christians posthumously awarded

Elham Asaad Buaras A Muslim teacher was posthumously awarded Kenya’s top honour for his heroism by the country’s President on March 31. Salah Sabdow Farah, 34, was among a group Muslim passengers who shielded Christians during a terror attack ambush on a bus last year. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the late Farah is to be […]

26th Feb 2016

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2016 Short-list

The readership of The Muslim News selected and nominated them, and our distinguished independent panel of Judges reviewed, deliberated and mused over the list and here they are. The illustrious men, women, children and projects deemed to be worthy of short-listing for a Muslim News Award for Excellence. These exemplars of good practice, excellence – […]

17th Jul 2015

Cameron fuelling own terrorism narrative

The initial reaction by Home Secretary, Theresa May, was to claim there was no evidence that the gunman who shot dead 38 people on a Tunisian beach this month specifically targeted British holidaymakers. The overwhelming number of victims killed in the attack were Britons. It took place on the eve of Armed Forces Day in […]

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.