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By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA) A Canadian man who perpetrated a “racially motivated” attack on a Black Muslim woman and her daughter was sentenced Friday to 16 months in prison and probation for two years. Richard Bradley Stevens, 43, accommodated the pair Dec. 8, 2020, while they were sitting in their car outside […]

16th Sep 2022

Canada: Human rights chief to not resign for alleged Islamophobia comments

By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The human rights commissioner of a Canadian province refused to resign Thursday for alleged Islamophobia remarks despite being told to do so by his boss. More than two dozen Muslim groups wrote a letter on Sept. 12 and asked Alberta Minister of Justice Tyler Shandro to fire human rights […]

25th Jun 2021

Canada: Two Muslim sisters brutally attacked in Alberta

By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): Police are seeking a suspect after two Muslim sisters in the western Canadian province of Alberta were attacked in what is being called a hate-motivated crime, local media reported Thursday. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a man wearing a mask approached the women in St. Albert, […]

3rd Mar 2021

Canada: Muslim women targeted by repeated threats

By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): Attacks and threats against five Somali-Canadian Muslim women have been reported in Edmonton, Alberta in the last 10 weeks, according to media reports Tuesday. In the Alberta province cities of Edmonton and Calgary, 140 incidents were reported in 2020, including death threats. But there are many so-called hate […]

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.