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16th Jul 2021

Israeli football club scraps friendly after Barcelona refuses to play in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AA): Israel’s Beitar football club on Thursday cancelled a friendly match with FC Barcelona over the latter’s refusal to play in the occupied city of Jerusalem. “It is with great sadness that I have to cancel the game against … Continued

12th Jul 2021

PM & FA condemn racist abuse of England players following Italy loss

England captain Harry Kane (right) chased by Italy’s forward Lorenzo Insigne during the EURO 2020 final in Wembley, England on July 11. (Credit: Michael Regan/UEFA/AA) By Harun Nasrullah London, (The Muslim News): Prime Minister, Opposition leader, the Mayor of London … Continued

7th Feb 2019

UK police probe Islamophobic assault at footballer Mohamed Salah

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): An investigation has been launched into Islamophobic abuse at Liverpool FC’s Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah, British police said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police statement came after a video showing a West Ham United fan … Continued

24th Jul 2018

Germany: Footballer Mesut Ozil sparks racism debate in Germany

[Photo: Mesut Özil playing for Arsenal. Photo By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom/Creative Commons] By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): Footballer Mesut Ozil’s decision to quit Germany’s national team has sparked a divisive debate in the country on racism and … Continued

6th Jun 2018

Argentina cancels football match with Israel amid protests

[Archive Photo: Argentina team re friendly match between Russia and Argentina in Moscow, Luzhniki stadium, on November 11, 2017. Photo: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro)/Creative Commons] By Lokman Ilhan BOGOTA, Colombia (AA): An upcoming friendly match between Argentina and Israel’s national football … Continued

5th Mar 2016

Egypt: Sisi’s Egypt appears to draw closer to Israel

By Mahmoud Ghareb CAIRO (AA) – Despite their 1979 peace treaty, relations between Egypt and Israel have long remained cold due to the latter’s heavy-handed treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories. However, there have been signs of warming … Continued

4th Dec 2015

Turkey gets FIFA’s ‘Best Mover of the Year’ award

ANKARA (AA) – FIFA has given Turkey’s national football team the “Best Mover of the Year” award after it earned 329 points within the last 12 months, the global football governing body announced on its website Thursday. FIFA said that Turkey … Continued

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.