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By Mohammed Dhaysane GAROWE, Somalia (AA): At least seven people in Somalia were killed and several others wounded as a suicide attack targeted a busy restaurant in the country’s capital on Friday evening, a police official said. Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab terrorist group has claimed responsibility, according to AP. The attack took place near Mogadishu airport at […]

23rd Nov 2020

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 state. The imam was among those reportedly abducted. Around 100 cattle thieves on motorcycles opened […]

18th Nov 2020

Tanzania’s blind tailor who makes clothes for politicians

By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA): When Abdallah Nyangalio, 61, lost eyesight, three decades ago, the world became dark and crushing. But instead despairing and losing his dreams, his zeal to overcome the visual disability has made him a master tailor. His shop at the sprawling Mbagala neighborhood, south of Tanzania’s largest city […]

15th Nov 2020

Ethiopia: Rebel rocket attack targets Eritrean airport

By Tufak Aktas (AA): A rocket attack on the Eritrean capital from Ethiopia’s Tigray province’s border was reported Sunday as an operation against rebel rule continues in the province. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces, which governs Tigray province, carried out the attack that targeted the airport in Asmara, Tesfa News reported. Rockets did […]

11th Nov 2020

Mozambique: Terrorist group decapitates over 50 people

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, (AA): An armed militant group has reportedly decapitated more than 50 people in the northern Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique, according to local media reports. A report published by an online news site, Club of Mozambique, quoted various sources saying the militants had attacked several villages in the province […]

9th Nov 2020

‘African women key to geothermal industry’s success’

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): There is a need for women to be visible in the African geothermal industry, the recently concluded Eighth African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo C8) said in a statement Monday. Speaking during the virtual conference, which was held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi from Nov. 2-6, Amani Abou-Zeid, the African […]

24th Oct 2020

Sudan: Palestinians condemn normalization ties with Israel

By Mohammed Alamin KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Sudan declared official normalization of relations with Israel and a halt to any aggression with the Jewish state, Sudanese state television reported Friday. The normalisation has been condemned by Palestinians A joint statement said the leaders of Sudan, Israel and the US indicated that Tel Aviv and Washington […]

23rd Oct 2020

Tanzania: 20 dead as terrorists storm border region

By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA): Hundreds of terrorists infiltrating from northern Mozambique killed at least 20 civilians in Tanzania’s southern Mtwara region, police and local media said on Thursday. More than 300 Daesh/ISIS terrorists attacked civilians and damaged properties, forcing scores of people to abandon their homes. A gruesome video circulating […]

20th Oct 2020

12m children out of school due to virus, conflict in Sahel

By Rodrigue Forku YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AA): Twelve million children have been forced out school in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, as well as widespread conflict, across Africa’s Central Sahel region, a humanitarian group said Monday. In a statement, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said children had missed up to four months of […]

15th Oct 2020

Mali observes 3-day mourning after deadly terrorist attack

By Felix Tih (AA): Mali, which is 95% Muslim, on Thursday began a three-day national mourning to pay tributes to the victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attack that killed at least 11 soldiers and 12 civilians, according to an official statement. The announcement was made by the transitional President Bah N’Daw in a statement issued after […]

11th Oct 2020

Africa: Covid-19 cases pass 1.55m, deaths near 38,000

By Addis Getachew and Rodrigue Forku ADDIS ABABA (AA): Coronavirus cases in Africa are now over 1.55 million (1,556,262), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said in an update on Saturday. At least 37,922 people have died across the continent, it said. However, the figures also indicated that more than […]

7th Oct 2020

Senegal: 16 dead in annual Muslim pilgrimage accidents

By Alioune Ndiaye and Felix Tih DAKAR, Senegal/ANKARA (AA): At least 16 people have died in accidents over recent days as Muslim pilgrims gathered for a major religious gathering in central Senegal, authorities said late on Tuesday. The fatalities were reported in a total of 113 road accidents, according to Col. Sheikh Tine, commander […]

16th Sep 2020

Libya: 24 migrants die as boat sinks off Libyan coast

By Bayram Altug GENEVA (AA) – At least 24 people died when a rubber boat carrying irregular migrants sank Tuesday on the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Libyan Coast Guard teams detected three rubber boats carrying irregular migrants. One of the boats capsized, killing the victims, IOM […]

17th Aug 2020

Somalia: Siege in Al-Shabaab hotel attack ended, 16 killed

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): Somali special forces ended a four-hour-long siege by al-Shabaab terrorists of a popular hotel in the capital late Sunday, a government spokesman told Anadolu Agency. At least 16 people, including officials and civilians, are among the dead. Ismail Mukhtar said all of the terrorists who stormed the Elite Hotel in Mogadishu after […]

3rd Aug 2020

Cameroon: 18 civilians killed in Boko Haram attack

By Fatma Esma Arslan DAKAR, Senegal (AA): At least 18 civilians were killed and eleven others were seriously injured in an attack attributed to the Boko Haram group, local media reported on Sunday. The attack took place in the Nguetchewe village located in the sub-division of Mayo-Moskota near the border with Nigeria, the staging […]

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 […]

9th Jun 2020

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 (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, Osagie Ehanire said all patients, including high-level officials and health staff, […]

31st May 2020

Somalia: Bomb blast kills 10, wounds over 13 civilians

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 10 people have been killed, and over 13 others were wounded in a bomb blast which targeted a civilian transport vehicle in the vicinity of Hawa Abdi, the lower Shabelle region of Somalia on Sunday morning, officials said. Hussein Abdi Ali, a police officer in the […]

25th May 2020

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 of worshippers for Eid, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. […]

17th Apr 2020

Ethiopia: Muslims, Christians join to fight COVID-19

By Seleshi Tessema ADDIS ABABA-Ethiopia (AA): While in other parts of the world, authorities labored to convince some religious groups about the dangers of the pandemic, in Ethiopia two major religions Christianity and Islam took no time to join the fight against the coronavirus or COVID-19. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed-led government also obliged them, […]

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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.