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By Anadolu staff BERLIN (AA): One in 12 people in Germany shares a right-wing extremist worldview, according to a new study published on Thursday. The research by Friedrich Ebert Foundation has found that the number of people with far-right views has significantly increased in the past two years, and has exceeded 8%. In the foundation’s […]

28th Apr 2022

UK: Cameron singles out Muslims for failure of Prevent programme

By Hamed Chapman and Ahmed J Versi London, (The Muslim News): Former Prime Minister, David Cameron, has been accused of Islamophobia after targeting Muslims but not other critics of the Government’s discredited Prevent Extremism programme as “enabling terrorism”. The controversial counterterrorism strategy has come under sustained criticism for many years including from such organisations as […]

4th Jun 2021

UK: Security funding for places of worship launch by Home Office

COMMENT By Baroness Williams London, (The Muslim News): Over the past year, faith has been a source of strength and hope for many. The pandemic has obviously disrupted religious practices and curtailed large gatherings. But as more lockdown restrictions ease, religious buildings including mosques will once again become the heart of many communities. This […]

29th Aug 2017

German far-right leader says German minister of Turkish origin should be disposed of

BERLIN (AA) – Germany’s far-right leader has threatened the country’s ethnic-Turkish integration minister by saying they would soon “dispose of” the minister in Anatolia, local media reported Monday. Alexander Gauland, the top candidate for the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD), made the remarks during a rally in eastern German state of Thuringia over the […]

28th Jul 2015

Iraq: It is time to open a new page in the region: Iranian FM

BAGHDAD, (AA): All countries must cooperate with each other in the fight against extremism, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Monday. At a joint press conference in Baghdad with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Zarif said: “[It is] time to open a new page that takes into account the interests of all”. He also said […]

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.