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PARIS (AA): The death toll from the deadly gun-and-bomb attacks in Paris has risen to 132 after three of the 352 injured people succumbed to their wounds Sunday, said medical authorities. The Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris’ public hospital system, said in a statement that “three of 80 injured people admitted Friday in absolute urgency in Parisian hospitals died”. Friday’s attacks […]

15th Nov 2015

France’s Muslims strongly condemn Paris attacks

PARIS (AA): Several French Muslim organizations have firmly condemned the Paris attacks that left 129 people dead and 352 injured Friday night. The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) condemned “strongly these odious and despicable attacks”. The head of CFCM, Anouar Kbibech said in a statement that he has “deep sympathy for the families of the […]

15th Nov 2015

France: Paris attacks death toll rises to 129

PARIS (AA): The death toll from the deadly gun-and-bomb attacks in Paris has risen to 129, with 352 people injured — 99 of them in critical condition — said Paris prosecutor Francois Molins late Saturday. Molins told a press briefing that the death toll from Friday’s attacks was “now 129, but will rise”. “We can say at this stage […]

14th Nov 2015

France: World leaders express shock over Paris attacks

BRUSSELS (AA): Leaders from all over the world have expressed their shock at a wave of gun-and-bomb attacks in Paris Friday night which has so far claimed the lives of well over 120 people. Daesh [IS] has issued official statement taking responsibilty of the terrorist attacks. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a statement: “My […]

14th Nov 2015

France: Over 100 killed in terrorist attacks in Paris

PARIS (AA): Well over 100 people may have been killed in a shootout in a Paris arts center, as a wave of gun attacks and explosions rock the French capital. French media quoted police as saying late Friday that around 100 people alone died in a gun battle at the Bataclan arts centre; two gunmen were also reportedly killed. […]

23rd Oct 2015

France: Islamophobic attacks on the rise

ANKARA (AA): Islamophobic attacks in France have tripled during the first nine months of this year compared with the same period last year, a French nongovernmental organization said Thursday. The Collective Against Islamophobia in France said in a statement that 110 Islamophobic attacks took place during the first nine months of 2014, while within the same period […]

4th Sep 2015

France, Germany call for common EU refugee policy

PARIS (AA): French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have urged European leaders to adopt a concerted strategy as the EU faces an unprecedented influx of refugees fleeing from war zones in the Middle East and Africa. A statement issued by the French president’s office said the two leaders call on “the European Union to act decisively and […]

25th Aug 2015

France: Hollande condemns mosque arson

PARIS (AA): French President Francois Hollande has condemned on Monday an arson attack on a mosque in Auch city southwestern France, after an investigation found the torching was deliberate. On Sunday the mosque was set on fire and destroyed at dawn. According to Auch prosecutor, Pierre Aurignac, it was “a criminal act”. The French leader said in a […]

22nd Aug 2015

France: Three injured in shooting on Amsterdam-Paris train

PARIS (AA): A gunman has opened fire on a Thalys train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris, wounding three people before he was arrested at Arras in Pas-de-Calais, Northern France, the Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. According to Brandet, two of the victims — American and British — were seriously injured and the French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade suffered a light injury in his […]

21st Aug 2015

France: Paris, London sign agreement on Calais migrants’ crisis

PARIS (AA): France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May signed a cooperation agreement Thursday for reinforced security measures around the Channel Tunnel. The agreement calls for the establishment of a new “command and control center” to be set up at the Eurotunnel terminal to deter smuggling gangs in Calais, as Europe grapples with its biggest migration […]

31st Jul 2015

France, UK seek to send Calais migrants back

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum ANKARA (AA): After more than 1,500 migrants attempted to storm trains using the underground rail link between Great Britain and France this week, both countries are moving to end the chaos at Eurotunnel’s terminal at Calais. The situation outside the northern French depot is such that Calais mayor, Natacha Bouchart, told reporters late on […]

15th Jul 2015

World leaders welcome Iran nuclear deal

[Photo: (R-L) US Secretary of State John Kerry, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, German Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi poses for a family shoot after […]

4th Jul 2015

France: Islamophobic attacks increase by 23.5 %

[Photographer: Muslims perform this year’s first ‘Tarawih’ prayer on the eve of Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Great Mosque in Paris, France on June 17, 2015.Onur Usta/Anadolu Agency] By Ayşe Hümeyra Atılgan PARIS (AA): – Islamophobic acts in France have increased by 23.5 percent in the first six months of 2015 compared with the […]

3rd Jun 2015

France: US-led coalition to ramp up operations against IS

Military leaders have agreed to bolster strategic operations in Iraq against “Islamic State” militants. The decision comes after a one-day meeting in Paris of 25 countries in the US-led coalition against the terrorists. The 25 countries that make up the US-led coalition against “Islamic State” (IS) militants have pledged to ramp up their strategy […]

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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.