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By Andy Roesgen CHICAGO, United States (AA): Dozens of Muslim congressional staff members sent an open letter Wednesday to the US House of Representatives’ leadership, demanding consequences for Islamophobic comments made by a Republican member. The letter denounced comments by Lauren Boebert from the state of Colorado, who was seen on video at a […]

11th Jun 2021

US lawmaker: ‘Freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress’

By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defended her fellow Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Thursday after the House Democrat leadership criticized Omar over her tweet seemingly equating the US with the Taliban. “Freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress,” Tlaib said on Twitter. Her tweet came after House Speaker Nancy […]

16th Nov 2016

US Democrats delay vote as Muslim in lead for top spot

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The first Muslim to potentially head a major American political party will have to wait to find out if he will lead Democrats after the group said Tuesday internal elections were moved to Nov. 30. House Majority leader Nancy Pelosi agreed to postpone the elections after Democrats said they […]

25th May 2016

US: Muslim lawmakers tackle Islamophobia in US president race

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA) – A fringe group of people are not the only ones expressing bigotry toward Islam and its adherents but U.S. officials are also involved in hate mongering, a Muslim congressman said Tuesday. “It is not just bad individuals acting badly there is an official component to this and it […]

2nd Feb 2016

US: Most Muslim voters plan to vote in presidential primaries

By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA) – Seventy-three percent of registered American Muslim voters say they will vote in this year’s presidential primary elections with 67 percent backing Democratic candidates, according to a survey published Monday. A little more than half of the respondents, 52 percent, said they would support Democratic frontrunner and former […]

2nd Feb 2016

US primaries: Cruz wins Iowa, Democrats in virtual tie

WASHINGTON (AA) – Sen. Ted Cruz won big Monday night while Democrats Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders were virtually tied in tightly contested races hours after Iowa caucuses concluded. While the Republican and Democratic contests were fiercely contested, the showdown between Clinton and Sanders was down to the wire with incomplete results giving Clinton […]

3rd Sep 2015

US: Obama administration gains votes to secure Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AA): Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski became the 34th senator to lend her support to the nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, giving the Obama administration a hallmark victory. “No deal is perfect, especially one negotiated with the Iranian regime. I have concluded that this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the best option available […]

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.