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By Mohammad Tareq ANKARA , Turkey (AA): The UN on Wednesday accused Israel of causing the displacement of Palestinians living in a Bedouin community in the occupied West Bank. In a report, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said around 100 Palestinians were forced to leave the Ras At-Teen Bedouin community […]

8th Jun 2022

Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory among root causes of conflict: UN report

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory and discrimination against Palestinians are the root causes of the recurrent tensions, instability, and protracted conflict in the region, a new UN report said Tuesday. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, established […]

14th May 2022

Palestine: Israeli police attack mourners carrying Abu Akleh’s body during funeral procession

By Abdelraouf Arna’out JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli police on Friday assaulted Palestinian mourners in the funeral procession of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in occupied East Jerusalem. EU has called for a “thorough and independent investigation” into the death of Abu Akleh. Thousands of Palestinians participated in the funeral ceremony of the veteran journalist. […]

13th Apr 2022

280m people on brink of starvation globally, warns UN food agency

By Ovunc Kutlu ANKARA (AA): Around 280 million people are on the brink of starvation in the world due to a number of reasons, the head of World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday. The number had first spiked to 135 million during the COVID-19 crisis from 80 million five years ago, David Beasley […]

27th Mar 2022

Ukraine says Russian attacks has killed 136 children, injured 200

By Ruslan Rehimov KYIV, Ukraine (AA): A total of 136 children have so far been killed in Russia’s month-long war on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. Nearly 200 children have also been injured in the conflict since it began on Feb. 24, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Telegram. Russian shelling has also damaged […]

17th Mar 2022

UN chief says at least 10K children killed in Yemen conflict

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): At least 10,000 children have died in Yemen’s nearly eight-year war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday as international attention remains squarely on the war in Ukraine. “Yemen may have receded from the headlines, but the human suffering has not relented. For seven years and counting the Yemeni people […]

26th Feb 2022

South Africa urges UNSC to intervene in Russia-Ukraine conflict

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA): South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the UN Security Council on Friday to intervene in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “The UN Security Council should be engaged in the negotiation process. It is not necessary for people to be killed when the options of mediation, negotiation and engagement are […]

19th Jan 2022

Yemen: Civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition bombing: UN

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN human rights office on Tuesday expressed deep concern over escalating conflict in Yemen. “We are deeply concerned by the continuing escalation of the conflict in Yemen. Overnight, airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on the capital, Sanaa, are reported to have left at least five civilians dead,” High […]

15th Jan 2022

UN sounds alarm over hate crimes in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN on Friday said it is “deeply concerned” by recent incidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia that saw individuals glorifying war crimes and convicted war criminals, triggering anxiety and tensions in communities. Liz Throssell, a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said at […]

27th Nov 2021

One woman or girl killed by family members every 11 minutes globally

By Seda Sevencan ISTANBUL (AA): A woman or girl is being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes in the world, UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly said on Thursday. “In 2020, 47,000 women and girls worldwide died at the hands of intimate partners or other family members, according to new data released […]

18th Nov 2021

UN envoy warns Taliban unable to thwart Daesh/ISIS in Afghanistan

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The Taliban has proven unable to prevent the growth of Daesh/ISIS’ Afghanistan affiliate, the UN envoy for the war-torn nation warned Wednesday. Deborah Lyons, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ special envoy, told the UN Security Council that the terrorist group has grown from being in only “a few provinces and Kabul” […]

11th Nov 2021

UN alarmed at rise in Jewish settler violence in occupied Palestinian territory

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): UN human rights experts expressed alarm Wednesday at the rising rate of violence toward Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory by Israeli settlers. “Settler violence has always been an extremely disturbing feature of the Israeli occupation,” they said in a statement. “But in 2021, we are witnessing the highest […]

23rd Oct 2021

UN concerned by Israel labeling Palestinian rights groups terror organizations

By Mustafa M. M. Haboush and Muhammed Semi RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): The UN said Friday it is worried about Israel declaring six Palestinian rights groups terror organizations. The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory said in a statement that “counter-terrorism legislation must not be used to constrain legitimate human rights and […]

19th Sep 2021

Bangladesh appeals to UN to resolve maritime demarcation row with India

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh has appealed to the UN to resolve its decades-old dispute with India over the maritime demarcation in the southern Bay of Bengal, said official sources. According to a Foreign Ministry source, Bangladesh’s Permanent Mission to the UN headquarters in New York on Monday filed two appeals to […]

14th Sep 2021

UN rights chief deplores Israel’s use of force against Palestinian civilians

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN human rights chief on Monday deplored the use of “excessive or entirely unwarranted” force by Israeli security forces on Palestinians as well as the Palestinian Authority’s “crackdowns on dissent,” in a verbal report at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council. “In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, […]

25th Aug 2021

Taliban should be encouraged to respect all human rights: UN rights chief

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution by consensus Tuesday which called for a cease-fire in Afghanistan and urged all parties to halt violence and refrain from undermining the fundamental freedoms of its people. The European Union was critical of the resolution for diluting its criticism of human […]

20th Aug 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban ‘tortured and massacred’ Hazara minority last month

By Nadine Osman London, (The Muslim News): The Taliban massacred nine members of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan, says human rights group Amnesty International in a harrowing report published Thursday. The report includes testimonies from witnesses who gave accounts of the killings and torture which took place between July 4 and 6 in the Malistan […]

7th Aug 2021

UN warns Afghanistan at ‘dangerous turning point’ as conflict spirals

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Afghanistan is at a “dangerous turning point” as the Taliban continue to press their sweeping nationwide offensive against government forces, the UN special envoy for the war-torn country warned on Friday as Taliban entered a key border town of Zarani. “Ahead lies either a genuine peace negotiation or a […]

6th Jun 2021

Burkina Faso: 138 civilians killed by terrorists

DAKAR, Senegal (Agencies) : At least 138 civilians were killed, including seven children, and dozens wounded in a terrorist attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, on Saturday. In the night from Friday to Saturday, terrorists raided the village of Yagha in northern Sahel region, near the borders with Mali and Niger and opened […]

1st Jun 2021

UN experts concerned over rights abuses in Kashmir

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Allegations of arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances are part of what appears to be an ongoing pattern of serious violations of human rights by Indian government forces in the Jammu and Kashmir region, according to UN experts. This concern was raised by five […]

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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.