Greece: Dep Speaker of Parliament advocates ‘necessity’ of spying on country’s Turkish Muslim MPs
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers, 2 Kashmiri militants killed in shoot-out
Palestine: Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Afghanistan: 8 killed, 18 injured in ISIS bombing at Muharram gathering
Palestine: 44 Palestinians killed incl 15 children by Israeli bombing of Gaza civilian areas
Palestine: 29 Palestinians killed, incl 6 children by Israeli indiscriminate bombing in Gaza
Palestine: Israel bombs Gaza in unprovoked attack killing 15 incl 5-year-old child
Morocco, Israel agree to enhance security cooperation
UN blames Israel’s ‘coercive measures’ for Palestinian displacements
French gov’t takes flak over deportation decision against well-known imam
Palestine: Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank
Lebanon: Hezbollah warns Israeli gas drilling vessels within range of its missiles
Bangladeshi nationals easy targets of human trafficking gangs
Pakistan: 25 killed in rain-related accidents in 2 days as monsoon wreaks havoc
Palestine: Israeli settlers seize Palestinian home in Hebron
Somalia: Bomb blasts by Al-Shabaab in the south kill 20
Kenya: Muslim group demanding sacking of Kenyan minister for remarks to hijabi Muslim journalist
Palestine: Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in Nablus
Iran: Flash floods kill 20 in Estahban province
International Court of Justice rejects Myanmar’s objections in Rohingya genocide case
Nigeria: Kwara state reaffirms use of hijab in public schools
By Adam Abu-bashal ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): Nigeria’s Kwara state on Tuesday reaffirmed its stance of allowing Muslim girls to wear the hijab in public schools, saying it will not tolerate any form of religious bigotry at educational institutions. In … Continued
Nigeria: 9 worshippers killed in attack on mosque in northern Nigeria
By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu KANO, Nigeria (AA):- At least nine worshippers were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on a mosque during fajr (dawn) prayers in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, local police said Thursday. Niger state Police Commissioner … Continued
Nigeria: Gunmen attack mosque in northern Nigeria, killing 18
By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu KANO, Nigeria (AA): At least 18 worshippers were killed Monday when gunmen attacked a mosque in northern Nigeria during morning prayers, leaving several others wounded. The incident occurred in Mazakuka village in the Mashegu local … Continued
Nigeria: Gunmen kill at least 43 in Sokoto State
By Adam Abu-Bashal ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): At least 43 people were killed when suspected gunmen stormed a marketplace in northern Nigeria on Monday, according to a local official. Traders and buyers at the Goronyo weekly market were among those … Continued
Nigeria: Gunmen kill imam, 10 others in Sokoto
By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu KANO, Nigeria (AA): Eleven people, including children and an imam, were killed when suspected gunmen from the outlawed Yan Sakai vigilante group in the Sokoto State in northern Nigeria stormed a market Friday. The massacre … Continued
Niger: 16 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in southern Niger
By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): Sixteen soldiers were killed and nine wounded when hundreds of Boko Haram terror group members attacked a military post in southern Niger overnight, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The attack was in the … Continued
Nigeria: 14 kidnapped sailors rescued in Gulf of Guinea
By Adam Abu-bashal ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): Fourteen sailors kidnapped by pirates were rescued Saturday in the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria’s army spokesman Mohammed Yerim said 10 foreign crew members and four Nigerians who were taken hostage were rescued in … Continued
Nigeria commences op to rescue 317 abducted schoolgirls
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGUEI, Nigeria (AA): Nigerian military and police began operations to rescue hundreds of schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school early Friday in northwest Zamfara State, according to officials. Governor Bello Mohammed said police and other security agencies … Continued
Nigeria: 5 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack
By Adam Abu-bashal ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): Boko Haram terrorist group has killed five Nigerian soldiers and kidnapped at least 35 people in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, a military source said on Sunday. “The terrorists fired an RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] on … Continued
Nigeria: Boko Haram attack killed 110 in Borno state
By Adam Abu-bashal ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): The death toll has risen to at least 110 in a recent attack by Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria, a UN official has said. Saturday’s attack on farmers working in rice fields in … Continued
Nigeria: Gunmen kill 5, kidnap 40 in attack on mosque
By Adam Abu-bashal ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): At least five worshippers were killed and 40 others kidnapped when armed gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, local media reported Sunday. The attack by armed gangs occurred at a mosque in Zamfara … Continued
Nigeria: ‘Mysterious disease’ kills nearly 1,000 people
By Adam Abu-bashal ABUJA, Nigeria (AA): At least 979 people, including health care workers and high-level officials, died in North-Western Nigeria Kano State due to a mysterious disease, said the country’s health minister. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force … Continued
Nigeria: Scores attend mass Eid prayers despite warning
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA): Scores of Muslims in Nigeria performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Sunday amid the threat of coronavirus, and warning against mass gatherings. Boss Mustapha, head of the presidential team on COVID-19, warned against gathering … Continued
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 60 mourners in northeast Nigeria
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA): At least 60 village mourners were killed by the Boko Haram terror group in northeast Nigeria during a burial rites. A local official confirmed late on Sunday that motorbike-riding alleged members of the … Continued
Nigerian school forces Muslim girls remove headscarves
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Nigeria’s headscarf crisis festered Friday after footage emerged online of school guards and teachers ordering Muslim girls to remove their headscarves before entering a school compound in the southwestern town of Ibadan. The … Continued
Nigeria: 30 killed, 42 injured in multiple explosions
By Olarewaju Kola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA): At least 30 persons were killed and 42 injured in multiple explosions in troubled Nigeria’s northeastern Borneo State. Three suicide bombers, one male and two female, detonated explosives at a local tea shop … Continued
Nigeria: School building collapse in Lagos leaves 10 dead
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS Nigeria (AA): At least ten people have been confirmed dead, many trapped, and 40 others rescued alive from debris of a school building that collapsed on Wednesday morning in Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos city, a disaster … Continued
Nigeria: Suicide attack on mosque in Maiduguri kills 11
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS Nigeria (AA): Police have confirmed 11 people dead in early Saturday morning suicide attacks inside a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. The attacks in Gwozari/Kushari area of state capital Maiduguri were carried out by … Continued
Nigeria: Muslims sue Nigerian premier varsity over hijab
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Muslim parents on Monday sued Nigeria’s premier university of Ibadan after a school owned by the varsity barred 11 Muslim girls from wearing their religious head covering in their classrooms. The case was … Continued
Nigeria: 39 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attacks
By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Nigerian chief of army staff on Wednesday confirmed 39 were killed by recent Boko Haram attacks in the country’s northeast. Yusuf Buratai’s remarks followed the calls of the local media — which claimed … 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.
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