France: Criticized over marginalizing Muslims, French bill adopted
Election fever in Pakistan-administered Kashmir takes over UK
Hamas condemns ‘shocking’ Israel’s observer status at African Union
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus awarded Olympic Laurel
Palestinian groups accuse Israel of torturing detainee to death
Voters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir demand share in resources
Bangladesh: Fire guts over 60 Rohingya tents at Cox’s Bazar camp
Johnson announces vaccine certificates on ‘Freedom Day’
Iraq: Daesh/ISIS terror group bomb kills 35 in Sadr City
Pakistan: 29 killed as bus collides with trailer in NE Pakistan
Palestine: 2100 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex
India bans sacrificial animal slaughter on Eid al-Adha in Kashmir
EU companies can ban employees from wearing headscarf, court rules
Israeli football club scraps friendly after Barcelona refuses to play in Jerusalem
UK: Arson attack targets Oldham’s first female Muslim council leader
Canadian police label attack against Muslim women ‘hate crime’
Iraq: 50 died in a fire in Covid ward of Nasiriya hospital
PM & FA condemn racist abuse of England players following Italy loss
World leaders commemorate 26th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide
Palestine: 93 of Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in West Bank
Germany: Man with far right views killed 9 in shootings
By Cuneyt Karadag BERLIN (AA): Death toll in the western German town of Hanau from an armed attack on two shisha cafes rose to 9, including Turkish citizens after a person succumbed to injuries at the hospital. Four people … Continued
Germany: Terror cell planned attacks on mosques, 12 arrested
BERLIN (AA): A far-right terror cell planned attacks on six mosques across Germany but was dismantled by the police last week following a tip from an informant, local media reported on Monday. The group’s leading figure Werner S. made concrete … Continued
France: Islamophobic attacks up sharply last year
By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): Islamophobic attacks in France rose by 54% in 2019, the president of the National Observatory of Islamophobia said Monday. In a written statement, Abdallah Zekri said there were 100 attacks against Muslims in France … Continued
UK: Both Houses of Parliament pass EU Withdrawal Bill
By Ahmet Gürhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) that pave the way of Britain’s exit from the EU on Jan. 31 has been passed by the House of Lords, Wednesday evening. This historical decision was … Continued
Austria: New government, same old Islamophobia
By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA, Austria (AA): As the year is still new, the new government program in Austria is drawing fire for its anti-Muslim, xenophobic slant. The program announced on Jan. 1 by the coalition of the center-right Austrian … Continued
Sweden: Far-right groups spew anti-Muslim hate online
By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA) Far right groups in Sweden are spewing hatred online by asking people to set mosques on fire and slaughter Muslims, according to a report by Expo magazine. The magazine managed to document the correspondence of … Continued
Sweden: Nobel prize for Srebrenica genocide denial
By Talha Ozturk BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) Srebrenica genocide was awarded, said Bosnian Croat President Zeljko Komsic on Tuesday referring to the decision to award this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature to Peter Handke, an Austrian author who denies the genocide. … Continued
Germany: 11-year old girl wearing headscarf attacked brutally in E Germany
By Erbil Basay BERLIN (AA): An 11-year-old Muslim girl wearing a headscarf was injured in a suspected Islamophobic attack by two far-right extremists in the eastern state of Saxony, Germany on Sunday, according to local reports. The suspected attackers, … Continued
Germany: Islamophobia poses ‘real danger’: Integration Minister
By Oliver Towfigh Nia BERLIN (AA): Germany’s integration minister on Tuesday expressed concern over Islamophobia, warning that it poses a “real danger” to social cohesion. Presenting the annual government report on the state of integration in the capital Berlin, … Continued
Germany: Far-right sent bomb threat to Berlin mosque
BERLIN (AA): Suspected far-right extremists emailed a bomb threat to Berlin’s prominent Sehitlik Mosque on Monday. Mosque officials told Anadolu Agency that they immediately informed the police after receiving an e-mail from the far-right terrorist group Combat 18, which claimed … Continued
East Germany gripped by surging xenophobia, Islamophobia
By Oliver Towfigh Nia BERLIN (AA): Germany marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this week, but growing xenophobia and Islamophobia in especially formerly communist East Germany is seriously threatening the country’s national security. Three decades … Continued
France: 42% of Muslims harassed at least once
By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): A poll said on Wednesday that 42% of Muslims in France were harassed at least once in their lives. The survey published by the French Public Opinion Institute (IFOP) said most racial harassment occurred … Continued
Germany: Cologne mosque reopens after hoax bomb threat
COLOGNE, Germany (AA): Police have given the all clear on Thursday at Germany’s largest mosque in the western city of Cologne, after it was evacuated due to a telephone bomb threat. Following a thorough search at Cologne Central Mosque complex … Continued
France: Two injured as man shoots at worshippers inside mosque
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal (AA) :An 84-year-old man has been arrested after he shot and wounded two people at a mosque in the southern French city of Bayonne on Monday, local media reported. Former soldier and candidate for France’s … Continued
Germany: Neo-Nazi gunman planned attack on mosque
By Ayhan Şimşek BERLIN (AA): A neo-Nazi who killed two people in eastern Germany Wednesday originally planned to storm a mosque, according to a manifesto apparently written by him and posted online. Stephan Balliet, 27, tried to enter a synagogue … Continued
UK: Weeks to Oct 31, Johnson’s Brexit plans unraveling
By Asif Hussain LONDON (AA): Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans for Brexit appear to be unravelling, as negotiations with the EU on a new deal falter, while court papers reveal he will seek an extension for a deal beyond … Continued
EU court rules to demolish illegal church in Bosnian Muslim woman’s garden
By Talha Ozturk and Vesna Besic BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled to demolish an unauthorized church built by Serbs at the garden of a Muslim Bosnian woman. Fata Orlovic, 77-year-old Bosnian grandmother, … Continued
Islamophobic attacks on rise in Europe in 2018
By Gozde Bayar ANKARA (AA): Islamophobic incidents rose across Europe due to the increase in far-right movements’ influence, according to a report by an Ankara-based think tank. “European Islamophobia Report 2018,” released recently by the Foundation for Political, Economic … Continued
Germany: Women attacked at anti-Islamophobia event
By Mesut Zeyrek COLOGNE, Germany (AA): An event meant to raise awareness of Islamophobia in Germany on Saturday was the scene of a violent attack, according to the head of the event organizer. At the Support Diversity event in … Continued
France: Car rams into mosque in eastern France
By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): A car rammed into a mosque in the eastern French city of Colmar on late Saturday. The vehicle crashed into the Grand Mosque of Colmar, damaging its gate and doorway, said the prefecture of … 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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