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By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held talks in Kenya, just a few days after an Africa tour by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. In a statement after having talks with Kenyan President William Ruto and Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua, Cohen said: “Against the background of Iran’s attempts to increase its […]

27th Jul 2022

Kenya: Muslim group demanding sacking of Kenyan minister for remarks to hijabi Muslim journalist

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Kenyans online joined the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) on Tuesday in condemning comments by Education Minister George Magoha for “al-Shabaab” remarks to a hijab wearing Muslim female journalist. SUPKEM has called for the immediate sacking of Magoha. Magoha was speaking to the media when, in response to […]

1st Feb 2022

Kenya: 10 people killed in bus blast

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): At least 10 people were killed when a passenger bus hit an improvised explosive device (IED) on a highway in northeastern Kenya, police said on Monday. Eight passengers were injured in the explosion, which occurred when a bus ran over an IED on the Arabia-Mandera highway, according to […]

25th Jul 2020

Kenya: Jamia Mosque remains closed due to 100 person limit

By Mbarak Abucheri in Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya, (The Muslim News): Jamia Mosque Nairobi shall remain closed for regular five daily prayers due to the impracticality of the 100 persons limit announced last week by the government. This week, saw the commencement of the gradual phase of reopening of houses of worship which saw some mosques […]

6th Jan 2020

Kenya: Al-Shabaab kills 3 Americans in attack on Kenya base

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed Sunday that a U.S. service member and two Defense Department contractors were killed when al-Shabaab militants stormed a military base used by Kenyan and U.S. forces in Lamu county near Kenya’s border with Somalia. “During an attack by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda […]

27th Oct 2019

Kenya’s Grand Mosque hosts people of all faiths

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): The largest mosque in East Africa located in the heart of Kenya’s capital Nairobi hosted people of all faiths on Saturday. The people were invited to the Jamia (Grand) Mosque to share their views in general discussions. They were also taken on a tour of the mosque, served […]

19th Jan 2019

Kenya: Thousands of Muslims commemorate terror victims

By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Thousands of Muslims took to the streets on Friday to show solidarity with the victims of a deadly terror attack on a Nairobi hotel compound Tuesday that killed at least 21 people. Locals closed their businesses in capital’s Eastleigh suburb — dubbed Little Mogadishu — […]

16th Jan 2019

Kenya: 15 killed as al-Shabaab terrorists attack hotel in Nairobi

By Andrew Wasike, Magdalene Mukami and Hassan Isilow NAIROBI, Kenya/JOHANNESBURG (AA): At least fifteen people were killed Tuesday when al-Shabaab terrorists attacked an upscale hotel in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. All the five terrorists have been killed, and a suicide bomber blew himself up, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Wednesday. At least 174 people […]

28th Apr 2018

Kenya: Muslims at Kenya Medical college barred for wearing hijab

By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Female Muslim students at the Kenya Medical Training College in Mwingi town were denied entry Friday for wearing the hijab. Several female Muslim students at the Kenya Medical Training College in Mwingi, have accused the school’s management of discrimination, after they were barred from accessing […]

26th May 2017

Kenya: Mandera curfew to be lifted during Ramadan

Nairobi, Kenya (Friday Bulletin): After being under a dusk-dawn curfew for eight consecutive months, Mandera residents can now breathe a sigh of relief as the government is set to lift the order. This is a reprieve for the residents who were glaring at the possibility of missing out on the special night prayers during the […]

26th Jan 2017

US deports Somalis, Kenyans over ‘unknown’ reasons

By Magdalene Mukami and Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, (AA): Two Kenyans and 90 Somalis, who were deported from the U.S., arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi Wednesday, a Kenyan official said. Government spokesman Eric Kiraithe confirmed to Anadolu Agency that the group had been deported without any given reasons. “Yes, I can confirm that two […]

12th Dec 2016

Kenya: 33 dead in shocking road accident in Navasha

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI (AA): More than 30 people were killed Saturday night in Kenya’s town of Naivasha – 80 kilometers from the capital Nairobi – after a chemical tanker lost control and burst into flames, the State announced on Sunday. Shells from charred vehicles could be seen on the busy Nairobi-Naivasha highway as […]

9th Sep 2016

Kenya: Headscarf ban in schools overturned

By Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) A Kenyan court on Thursday overturned a ban on students wearing headscarves, saying they should be able to wear religious attire.The ban had been imposed by Justice Harun Makau of the High Court in March 2015. “Kenya’s education minister should facilitate urgent consultations and formulate appropriate regulations for […]

25th May 2016

Somalia: Kenyan troops kill 21 al-Shabaab militants

By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, (AA): The Kenyan military announced Wednesday that it had killed 21 al-Shabaab militants who had ambushed their convoy, which was headed for the town of Tabda, located in the southern Lower Juba region in Somalia. In a statement, Col. David Obonyo said that the Kenya Defense Forces soldiers had engaged […]

3rd May 2016

Kenya: Death toll from collapsed building in Nairobi hits 21

By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, (AA): Rescue teams in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi have been working around the clock searching for survivors since Friday evening when heavy rains caused a 198-room residential building to collapse. According to the Kenyan Interior Ministry, so far 21 people have been confirmed dead, while 135 tenants were rescued […]

1st Apr 2016

Kenya honors Muslim who shielded Christians in attack

By Magdalene Mukami. NAIROBI, (AA) – The late Salah Farah, a Muslim from the town of Mandera in northeastern Kenya was posthumously awarded the Order of the Grand Warrior by Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta for shielding Christians during a terror attack on a Mandera-bound bus. “I posthumously award Salah Farah Order of the Grand Warrior […]

17th Mar 2016

Somalia: Kenyan military kills ’19 al-Shabab militants’

By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, (AA): At least 19 suspected al-Shabab militants were killed when Kenyan armed forces allegedly countered an attack on a military base in the Somali city of Afmadhow on Wednesday, Kenyan military said. “Today, Kenya Defense Forces soldiers operating under AMISOM [African Union Mission in Somalia] foiled a planned attack by […]

13th Dec 2015

Kenya: Corruption Kenya’s greatest enemy says Kenyatta

By Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, (AA): Kenya’s greatest enemy is corruption, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Saturday as the country marked its republic day. In his address to thousands of people at the Nyayo National Stadium in the Kenyan capital Nairobi to mark Jamhuri Day, Kenyatta asked Kenyans to fight corruption with the same tenacity […]

28th Nov 2015

Kenya: Poverty, unemployment pave way to radicalisation: Pope

By Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, (AA) – Poverty and unemployment are some of the reasons why the youth join terrorist groups, Pope Francis said in Kenya on Friday. Addressing over 10,000 youth at the Kasarani Stadium in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the pontiff told the Kenyan government: “To stop radicalization, you have to give the […]

7th Oct 2015

Kenya: Muslim scholars detained allegation of radicalising Muslims

By Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, (AA): Kenyan police were given five days on Tuesday to produce evidence against 12 Muslim clerics, local media reported. The Anti-Terror Police Unit had requested 14 days to question the men, who were arrested Sunday on suspicion of radicalizing and recruiting youths to join the al-Shabab militant group. Magistrate Dancun […]

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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.