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20th Nov 2021

Germany: Attempted arson attack on mosque in Cologne

BERLIN (AA):- An unidentified arsonist tried to set fire to a mosque in the western city of Cologne, police said on Friday. Security guards spotted the suspect in the early hours of the day outside the Cologne Central Mosque while … Continued

8th Nov 2021

France: 3 mosques face Islamophobic attack

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): In another Islamophobic incident in France, a cross and anti-Islamic slogans were inscribed on the walls of three mosques. The walls of the mosques, affiliated to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), the largest … Continued

3rd Nov 2021

France bars Council of Europe’s campaign against anti-Muslim hate speech

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): France has barred a campaign launched by the Council of Europe against anti-Muslim hate speech. Speaking to LCI TV, Sarah El Hairy, the minister of state for youth and engagement attached to the minister … Continued

27th Oct 2021

France to close 7 more mosques, associations, total closed 92

By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): France will close seven more mosques and associations by the end of this year suspected of promoting “radical Islamism,” the country’s interior minister announced Tuesday. Gerald Darmanin welcomed the decision to close a mosque … Continued

22nd Oct 2021

Greek court ‘shelves’ prison term of Mufti of Komotini, Western Thrace

By Tevfik Durul and Derya Gulnaz Ozcan ATHENS (AA): A Greek court on Thursday “shelved” the prison term of a religious leader from the country’s Muslim-Turkish community. The 80-day prison sentence given by the lower court in northern port … Continued

17th Oct 2021

Netherlands: Dutch municipalities secretly probing mosques

By Selman Aksunger AMSTERDAM (AA): Some city governments in the Netherlands have been secretly investigating mosques and Muslim institutions through private companies, local media reported on Saturday. Dutch daily NRC reported that at least 10 municipalities in the country … Continued

15th Oct 2021

Norway: 5 killed in bow-&-arrow attack – act of terror: police

News from Agencies: A bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people near the Norwegian town of Kongsberg Wednesday was labeled an act of terrorism, Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) said Thursday. Four women and a man — all between the ages … Continued

8th Oct 2021

France: Under construction mosque in Strasbourg receives threat letter

By Omer Tugrul Cam and Yusuf Ozcan STRASBOURG, France (AA): An under-construction mosque in the French city of Strasbourg recently received a letter including death threats and insults, an official of the country’s Islamic community said. The letter, which … Continued

2nd Oct 2021

Belgian Muslims turn to Strasbourg Court after halal slaughter ban

By Agnes Szucs BRUSSELS (AA): Muslim associations will appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against the decision of Belgium’s Constitutional Court banning ritual halal animal slaughter, they announced on Friday. The Executive Office of Muslims in Belgium … Continued

27th Sep 2021

Austria: Muslim woman attacked for wearing hijab

By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): A Muslim woman living in the Austrian capital Vienna was physically harmed as she was subjected to a racist attack for wearing hijab. “This was truly upsetting for me, I did not really know … Continued

17th Sep 2021

Germany arrests 4 for alleged terror attack plot on synagogue

By Oliver Towfigh Nia BERLIN (AA): German police arrested four people, including a Syrian teenager, accused of planning a terror attack on a synagogue in the western town of Hagen ahead of the Jewish Yom Kippur holidays, local media … Continued

9th Sep 2021

Turkey rescues 97 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea

By Sabri Kesen, Gokhan Duzyol and Ali Balli MUGLA/AYDIN, Turkey (AA): Turkey rescued 97 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, security sources said Wednesday. Acting … Continued

5th Sep 2021

Russian security forces arrest more than 50 people in Crimea

By Zehra Nur Duz ANKARA (AA): Russian security forces arrested more than 50 people in Crimea, a senior Ukrainian official said late Saturday. “There are already 50 detainees in Crimea, relatives, friends, activists, including 2 civilian journalists, who came … Continued

3rd Aug 2021

Greece closing 12 more Turkish minority schools in Western Thrace

By Mehmet Hatipoglu KOMOTINI, Greece (AA): In a violation of longstanding treaties, Greece on Monday decided to close 12 more schools serving the country’s Muslim Turkish minority, claiming there are too few students. Under an Education Ministry decree, eight … Continued

26th Jul 2021

France: Criticized over marginalizing Muslims, French bill adopted

By Alaattin Dogru and Esra Taskin PARIS (AA): France has adopted a bill titled “reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic,” criticized for marginalizing Muslims. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Friday on Twitter that the parliament had adopted … Continued

17th Jul 2021

EU companies can ban employees from wearing headscarf, court rules

By Busra Nur Cakmak ANKARA (AA): EU’s top court has ruled that companies in the member states can ban employees from wearing a headscarf if they “need to present neutral image towards customers.”  The European Court of Justice (CJEU) … Continued

12th Jul 2021

World leaders commemorate 26th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide

By Talha Ozturk, Dilan Pamuk, and Aamir Latif BELGRADE, Serbia/ANKARA (AA): Leading political figures across the world, including the Turkish president, commemorated the 1995 Srebrenica genocide on Sunday. Bosnia and Herzegovina marked the 26th anniversary of the tragic events, … Continued

8th Jul 2021

Spain: Another anti-Muslim attack in Murcia

By Alyssa McMurtry OVIEDO, Spain (AA): A mosque in Spain’s Murcia was attacked overnight on Wednesday, less than a month after the brutal assassination of a Moroccan man in the same Spanish region. The mosque in the Cabezo de … Continued

6th Jul 2021

Mosque in Amsterdam attacked for second time since late last year

By Selman Aksunger AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (AA): Hagia Sophia Mosque in Amsterdam, the Netherlands was vandalized on Sunday night, according to the National Vision Federation. The windows of the mosque, which is affiliated with the federation, were broken with … Continued

5th Jul 2021

France: Islamic institute vandalised with Islamophobic graffiti

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): The premises of Al Ghazali Institute of the Grand Mosque of Paris was defaced with Islamophobic and racist inscriptions on Sunday. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin condemned the act as “unacceptable degradation” and assured to … 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.