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Nadine Osman A UN racism rapporteur has criticised the recently implemented niqab ban in the Netherlands as doing, “more harm than good.” Tendayi Achiume, a rapporteur for the UN Human Rights Council, said on October 7 that the small number of women who wear the niqab reported suffering more harassment since the law went into […]

25th Oct 2019

US blacklists Chinese agencies and tech giants involved in the persecution of Uyghur Muslims

A demonstrator takes part in a protest in Washington (on April 6) against China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur a Muslims, calling on the US to take action against Beijing (Photo:Yasin Öztürk/Anadolu Agency) Meng Yihua After years of painful silence from international leaders on human rights abuses on the Uyghur ethnic Muslim minority in China, […]

27th May 2016

UN to create ‘blacklist’ of companies working in illegal Israeli settlements

Elham Asaad Buaras The UN has voted to establish a database of firms doing business in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in March. The Palestinian envoy to the UN said that the passage of this resolution and others by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) were a “message of hope” to his […]

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.