UN urges US to drop Houthi terrorist designation
US: President Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice
US alleges al-Qaeda’s new ‘home base’ is Iran
Yemen remains ‘worst humanitarian crisis’: UN office
Hamas slams UAE for importing illegal Israeli settlement goods
India: Halal certificate no longer mandatory for meat exports
UK: Exclusive: Khan urges PM to close places of worship as many mosques voluntarily close
Indonesia: Muslim body declares Chinese vaccine halal
Cameroon: 18 dead, 4 injured in terror attacks
Niger: Over 10,000 people flee violence in Niger
‘Pakistan setting up interfaith harmony bodies to confront sectarianism’
US: Leaders of US allies voice shock, concern over attack on US Capitol
Germany: Muslims concerned about rise of Islamophobia
Palestine: Israeli forces raid Palestinian hospital
Afghanistan: Religious cleric dodges bombing, 5 killed
Pakistan: 11 Hazara miners killed in armed attack in Balochistan
Syria: 4 civilians dead, 37 injured in bomb blasts
Germany: Mosque attacked twice in 2 weeks in southwest
Jammu & Kashmir: 225 Kashmiris, 60 India security killed in 2020
UN urges US to drop Houthi terrorist designation
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The UN urged the Trump administration on Thursday to reverse its decision to label Yemen’s Houthi [Ansar Allah] rebels as a terror group, warning the move could exacerbate the country’s dire humanitarian crisis. The UN’s … Continued
US: President Trump becomes first US president to be impeached twice
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article of incitement of insurrection, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice. … Continued
US alleges al-Qaeda’s new ‘home base’ is Iran
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Iran is now al-Qaeda’s “home base,” the US alleged Tuesday despite an often-bloody history between Tehran and the terror group. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran’s leadership of providing “sanctuary to the terror … Continued
US: Leaders of US allies voice shock, concern over attack on US Capitol
By Busra Nur Bilgic Cakmak, Dilan Pamuk, and Iclal Turan ANKARA (AA): Leaders of US allies throughout Europe and the EU and NATO blocs reacted with shock and dismay to news of a mob storming the US Capitol, with supporters … Continued
US: ‘Intentional’ vehicle explosion injures 3 in Nashville
By Ovunc Kutlu (AA): Three people were injured and hospitalized Friday, early Christmas morning, in a massive explosion in downtown Nashville in the US southern state of Tennessee in what is believed to be an intentional act, according to authorities. … Continued
Canada mosque killer’s parole eligibility time reduced
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The parole eligibility for the killer of six people in the 2017 Quebec City Mosque shooting was reduced Thursday to 25 years from 40 years. The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled that the right … Continued
US: Imam assaulted, rights group urges hate crime probe
By Ovunc Kutlu (AA): A US Muslim civil rights and advocacy group called for a full investigation by local police into a hate crime committed against a Muslim religious leader in southern California city of Anaheim in the Los Angeles … Continued
Canada: Toronto mosque closed after violent threats
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): A Toronto mosque remained closed Tuesday after receiving violent threats as police investigate the incident. “The threats specifically contained a promise that guns had been procured to ‘do a Christchurch all over again,” … Continued
Canadian Muslims urge gov’t to act against hate groups
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): Following the murder of a caretaker at a Toronto mosque earlier this week, the head of a Muslim organization called Thursday for the government to do more to “eradicate this scourge” of white … Continued
Canadian judge apologizes for hijab ruling
By Barry Ellsworth TERNTON, Canada (AA): A Muslim woman whose hijab was compared to wearing a hat and sunglasses in court, finally received an apology Tuesday from a Quebec judge. But the apology was five years in the making … Continued
Iran seeks int’l probe on US fighter jets interception of civilian airline
By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN (AA): Iran has registered its protest with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) over the interception of an Iranian passenger plane by US military jets, terming it a “clear violation of international law and … Continued
US: Maryland, NJ hold first Friday prayers amid virus
By Hakan Copur and Islam Dogru WASHINGTON (AA): Muslims performed congregational Friday prayers in the states of Maryland and New Jersey for the first time since coronavirus lockdowns were lifted. Nearly three months after restrictions were rolled out to … Continued
BLM: American Muslims urge reform to end police brutality
By Beyza Binnur Donmez (AA): Dozens of American Muslim organizations joined Monday to the demands for changing policing practices in the US, after death of George Floyd under police custody last month. “The victimization of unarmed Black Muslims has … Continued
US: Anger in Atlanta over fatal shooting of black man
By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): As nationwide protests slowed in the death of George Floyd, anger again erupted Saturday in the US over the fatal shooting of another black man. Atlanta police officer has been sacked following the fatal shooting, … Continued
US: George Floyd protests continue in for sixth day
By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA): Despite curfews in major US cities, demonstrators took to the streets for a sixth day of protests Sunday over the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down … Continued
Canada: Indian man fired for Islamophobic tweet
By Vakkas Dogantekin (AA): An Indian man has lost his role as school council chair and his job at a real estate company in Ontario, Canada, over an Islamophobic tweet he posted last week. Ravi Hooda protested Brampton city’s … Continued
Mass protests in Palestine slam Trump’s so called ‘peace plan’
By Nour Abu Eisha and Qaid Abu Samra GAZA CITY/RAMALLAH (AA): Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank rallied on Thursday in protests against U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called Middle East peace plan. Demonstrators in … Continued
Canada: Muslim group challenges Quebec religious law
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) filed on Friday a challenge to Quebec’s controversial religious symbols law with Canada’s top court. Also joining in the challenge were the Canadian Civil Liberties Association … Continued
Canada: Muslims to contest religious law at Canada’s top court
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) announced Wednesday that it will seek to challenge Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols at the Supreme Court of Canada. This comes six days after the … Continued
Canada court refuses to suspend religious symbol law
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The Quebec Court of Appeal Thursday refused to suspend the Quebec law that bans most public servants from wearing religious symbols while on the job, including teachers and police officers. The National Council … 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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