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12th Aug 2022

Greece: Dep Speaker of Parliament advocates ‘necessity’ of spying on country’s Turkish Muslim MPs

By Ahmet Gencturk ANKARA (AA): A deputy speaker of Greece’s parliament has advocated “the necessity of spying on” the country’s Turkish Muslim deputies, local media reported Thursday. Charalambos Athanasiou, who is also a former justice minister and currently a deputy … Continued

3rd Aug 2022

French gov’t takes flak over deportation decision against well-known imam

By Feiza Ben Mohamed NICE, France (AA): Several organizations and mosques in France are leading criticism of an Interior Ministry decision to deport well-known Imam Hassan Iquioussen. A preacher and member of the Union of Islamic Organizations of France … Continued

11th Jul 2022

Germany: Woman wearing headscarf attacked in Berlin

By Ahmet Gencturk ANKARA, Turkey (AA): A woman wearing a headscarf was assaulted in Berlin, with her head covering torn off, local media reported on Saturday. A 37-year-old attacker is said to have torn off the headscarf of the victim, … Continued

22nd Jun 2022

British-Pakistani writer withdraws from German conference after Palestinian disinvited

LONDON (AA): Mohammed Hanif, a British-Pakistani writer, announced his withdrawal from a conference in Germany after Mohammed El-Kurd, a Palestinian writer and poet, was disinvited. The conference is being organized by the Goethe Institute and is titled Beyond the Lone … Continued

15th Jun 2022

African leaders want embargo exemptions for wheat, fertilizer imports from Russia

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): West African leaders on Tuesday demanded exemptions from a ban on wheat and fertilizer imports from Russia, whose supply chains were interrupted following its war on Ukraine. Speaking at the 8th edition of … Continued

11th Jun 2022

Germany: Over 800 mosques attacked in Germany since 2014

BERLIN (AA): More than 800 mosques in Germany have been the targets of threats and attacks since 2014, but in most of the cases, crimes were not properly investigated, according to Brandeilig, an initiative of rights group FAIR International. The … Continued

10th Jun 2022

Council of Europe urges Denmark to address anti-Muslim discrimination, racism

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance on Thursday called on Denmark to urgently address anti-Muslim discrimination and racism against minorities and stop forced evictions of immigrant families. In a monitoring report, the commission … Continued

7th Jun 2022

Austria: Mosque suffers Islamophobic attack

By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): A mosque in n Sollenau municipality, Austria, was subjected to an Islamophobic and racist attack on Monday. The words “Go back home” were written on the walls of the Yesil Mosque in Lower Austria … Continued

3rd Jun 2022

Austria: Over 1,000 anti-Muslim attacks reported in 2021

By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): Austria saw 1,061 incidents of anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia last year, according to a new report released on Thursday. According to the 2021 Report on Anti-Muslim Racism released by the Austrian Documentation and Counseling Center … Continued

19th May 2022

France: Minister calls for ban of burkini

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): Grenoble city’s decision to allow women to wear the head-to-toe swimming costume burkini in municipal swimming pools has set off a heated controversy in France, with the government deeming the authorization “provocative.” However, Interior … Continued

13th May 2022

Sweden: Danish far-right leader burns Qur’an under police protection

By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AA): The leader of the Danish far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party burned another copy of the Muslim holy book, the Qur’an, on Thursday under police protection in Sweden. Rasmus Paludan, who has dual Danish … Continued

9th May 2022

Ukraine says all women, children, elderly evacuated from Mariupol plant

By Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov KYIV, Ukraine (AA): All women, children, and the elderly have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, an Ukrainian official said Saturday. “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been … Continued

7th May 2022

France: Mosque attacked in Metz, northeastern France

By Alattin Dogru and Esra Taskin ANKARA / PARIS (AA): A mosque affiliated with Turkiye’s Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) in France’s northeastern province of Metz was attacked on Thursday night. The mosque was damaged in a fire … Continued

5th May 2022

Sweden: Experts, families say Sweden’s social system mistreats Muslim children

By Laila Nezirevic STOCKHOLM (AA): Following several months of protests by Muslim families who claim their children are being “kidnapped” by Swedish authorities, one of the founders of the Nordic Committee for Human Rights is putting a harsh spotlight on … Continued

4th May 2022

Sweden: Muslim, Orthodox Christian graves vandalized, Qur’an burnt in Swedish cities

By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): At least 20 graves belonging to Muslims and Orthodox Christians were vandalized in a cemetery in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, local media reported Monday. Last month Qur’an were burnt across the country leading … Continued

25th Apr 2022

Sweden: Qur’an burning ‘tour’ shows spotlight on rising Swedish far right

By Leila Nezirevic STOCKHOLM,Sweden(AA): Sweden, a country thought to be a safe haven for refugees, was set aflame when riots erupted last week, after the anti-Muslim Danish-Swedish politician, Rasmus Paludan, announced his burning “tour” of the Quran during the holy … Continued

18th Apr 2022

France: Outrage as footage shows French police assaulting 2 women wearing hijab

By Alaattin Dogru ANKARA (AA): Footage that showed the French police assaulting two Muslim women wearing headscarf has triggered anger across social media. In the footage recorded on April 14, the French police use disproportionate force against the two … Continued

15th Apr 2022

Sweden: Danish far-right party leader burns Qur’an under police protection

By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): The Danish leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party burned a copy of the Holy Qur’an on Thursday in a heavily-populated Muslim area in Sweden. Rasmus Paludan, accompanied by police, went to … Continued

9th Apr 2022

France closes 2 more mosques citing ‘safety’ reasons

By Esra Taskin and Alaattin Dogru PARIS (AA): Two mosques in northern France have been closed allegedly on grounds that the mosque buildings were not safe for hosting the prayer congregation, local media reported. The mosques were closed by … Continued

8th Apr 2022

Ukraine war exposes flaws within UN Security Council: South African President

By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG (AA):- The president of South Africa said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine exposed the inability of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to fulfill its mandate to maintain international peace and security. “The entire peace … Continued

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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.