Greece: Dep Speaker of Parliament advocates ‘necessity’ of spying on country’s Turkish Muslim MPs
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers, 2 Kashmiri militants killed in shoot-out
Palestine: Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Afghanistan: 8 killed, 18 injured in ISIS bombing at Muharram gathering
Palestine: 44 Palestinians killed incl 15 children by Israeli bombing of Gaza civilian areas
Palestine: 29 Palestinians killed, incl 6 children by Israeli indiscriminate bombing in Gaza
Palestine: Israel bombs Gaza in unprovoked attack killing 15 incl 5-year-old child
Morocco, Israel agree to enhance security cooperation
UN blames Israel’s ‘coercive measures’ for Palestinian displacements
French gov’t takes flak over deportation decision against well-known imam
Palestine: Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank
Lebanon: Hezbollah warns Israeli gas drilling vessels within range of its missiles
Bangladeshi nationals easy targets of human trafficking gangs
Pakistan: 25 killed in rain-related accidents in 2 days as monsoon wreaks havoc
Palestine: Israeli settlers seize Palestinian home in Hebron
Somalia: Bomb blasts by Al-Shabaab in the south kill 20
Kenya: Muslim group demanding sacking of Kenyan minister for remarks to hijabi Muslim journalist
Palestine: Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in Nablus
Iran: Flash floods kill 20 in Estahban province
International Court of Justice rejects Myanmar’s objections in Rohingya genocide case
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
France: Polling official in regional elections demoted for wearing headscarf
By Esra Taskin PARIS (AA): A top polling official during France’s regional elections last Sunday was demoted from her post for wearing a headscarf, according to official statements and French local media. Rachida Kabbouri, a Muslim municipal councilor of … Continued
Spain: Racist murder of Moroccan provokes outrage
By Alyssa McMurtry OVIEDO, Spain (AA): People across Spain are calling for more to be done to address racism in the country after the brutal murder of a Moroccan immigrant in the southern region of Murcia. Younes Bilal, 37, … Continued
UN court’s Ratko Mladic genocide conviction welcomed by relatives of victims
By Talha Ozturk BELGRADE, Serbia (AA): The upholding of Ratko Mladic’s conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity on Tuesday drew praise and relief from both the international community and relatives of his victims. Mladic, also known as the … Continued
Austrian Muslims to sue govt over controversial ‘Islam map’
By Oliver Towfigh Nia BERLIN, Germany, (AA): A leading Muslim group in Austria said on Saturday it planned to file a lawsuit against the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for unveiling the controversial “Islam map,” according to Austrian media … Continued
EU drugs regulator recommends Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children 12-15
By Agnes Szucs BRUSSELS (AA): The European Medicine Agency (EMA) on Friday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in children aged 12 and 15. “The EMA’s Committee for Human Medicine approved today the use of vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, called … Continued
Germany: Real estate firm secretly discriminated against migrants, Muslims
BERLIN (AA): For years a real estate firm in western Germany has systematically discriminated against migrants and Muslims by using racist codes in its internal documents, local media reported Friday. Brebau GmbH, the second-biggest real estate company in the city … Continued
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity does not apply to Muslim women in France
COMMENT By Councillor Rabina Khan London, (The Muslim News): When is the UK going to start talking about the fact that the mainstream, ‘centrist’ governing party of our oldest, closest ally and neighbour, has embraced bigotry to the extent … Continued
France: Arson attack targets mosque in SE France
By Yusuf Ozcan PARIS (AA): An arson attack was carried out on a mosque in France’s southeastern Albertville city on Monday night, the mosque said in a statement on social media. According to the statement, the entrance of the … Continued
France: Mosque in Rennes suffers 2nd attack
By Alaattin Dogru PARIS (AA): A mosque in northwestern France was subjected to an Islamophobic and racist attack for the second time in 20 days. Slogans such as “Wake up France”, “We warned you, immigration kills” and “No Islamization”, … Continued
France police stabbing: Assailant ‘was radicalized’
By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): The Tunisian assailant who stabbed a female official inside a police station in Rambouillet on the outskirts of Paris on Friday was ‘radicalized’ and suffered from psychiatric problems, investigators have said. Five suspects have … Continued
France to boost vigilance around Muslim worship places
By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): France’s interior minister directed law enforcement agencies Sunday to step up vigilance around Muslim places of worship in the country and condemned the defacing of an Islamic center with hateful graffiti as “unacceptable.” “The … 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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