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Mahomed Faizal Cape Town, South Africa The root of European racism towards Africa lies in its reimagining of the continent as a repository of pestilence, filth, degradation and untold human misery. A continent in desperate need of the white man’s civilising mission! This noble vision of emancipation was so breathtaking, so expansive and majestic, that […]

24th Aug 2018

World Cup exposes racism in Poland

Polish social media was flooded with racist comments about the black football players following France’s World Cup victory (Photo: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency) Kasia Narkowicz and Bolaji Balogun After the French World Cup victory, Polish social media was flooded with racist comments about the black football players, describing them as dirty and calling them monkeys. […]

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 […]

26th Oct 2017

Audit only partly exposes scale of UK’s racial discrimination

PM Theresa May’s pledge to publish Race disparity in the UK exposes scale of race discrimination. Photographer: Kate Green/AA It may have been long overdue but the publication this month of Race Disparity Audit pledged by Prime Minister, Theresa May, must be welcomed despite the shortcomings. The picture remains partial and comes without any […]

30th Dec 2016

Young people call on Government to tackle racism

The Youth Select Committee (UKYP) has called on the Government to do more to tackle the prevalence of racism in society (Photo: Jessica Taylor/ UK Parliament) Ala Abbas The Youth Select Committee (UKYP) has called on the Government to do more to tackle the prevalence of racism in society. An Inquiry into tackling racism and […]

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.