Nigeria: Kwara state reaffirms use of hijab in public schools
UK: Johnson under renewed pressure to resign announces tourism boost
Palestine: 3 Palestinians, incl child, injured in attack by settlers in West Bank
Mali: French army officer killed, 9 soldiers injured in mortar attack
UK: Former Tory Minister says she was sacked for being a Muslim
Palestine: 17 Palestinian journalists held in Israeli prisons
Yemen: Saudi-led airstrike on prison kills 70
Pakistan: 3 killed, 26 injured in bombing in Lahore
France: Lawmakers vote to ban wearing of hijab at sporting events
Yemen: Civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition bombing: UN
Indian college bars Muslim women from classes for wearing hijab
US: Mass funeral held for 15 Muslims killed in New York apartment fire
Palestine: Scores of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex
UN sounds alarm over hate crimes in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia
Spain: Former police official claims 2017 terror attacks orchestrated by secret service
UK: Cabinet backs Johnson despite admission of breaking lockdown
Somalia: 10 killed in suicide bombing by Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu
Organization of Turkic States ready to support Kazakhstan to overcome crisis
Bangladesh court orders new war crimes death sentence
By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, (AA): A Bangladeshi special court has handed down the latest in a line of death sentences to a former political activist prosecuted for war crimes. On Thursday, the International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic court, found Forkan Malik guilty of … Continued
Bosnia: 136 Srebrenica genocide victims make last journey
[Photo: Relatives mourn near the coffins of the victims of Srebrenica massacre, in the old battery factory used as a base by the UN soldiers during the war, in Potocari on July 9, 2015, ahead of the mass burial of … Continued
Thailand: 90 Uighur Muslims ‘sent back’ to China
[People walk at the streets of Kashgar city, in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on July 08, 2015. Mahmut Atanur/Anadolu Agency] By CS Thana and Max Constant BANGKOK (AA): The Thai government confirmed Thursday that it had deported 90 … Continued
Nepal’s Christians, Muslims slam draft constitution
[Nepalese walk at Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Ali Kemal Akan/ Anadolu Agency] Deepak Adhikari KATHMANDU, Nepal (AA): Nepali Christian and Muslim leaders have protested a draft of a long-delayed republican constitution for failing to honor pledges made by previous governments … Continued
Bosnia: Ban accepts UN failed Srebrenica victims
[President of UN General Assembly Sam Kutesa (L), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) and Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to UN Mirsada Colakovic (R) stand in silence during commemoration ceremony for Srebrenica Genocide held at UN headquarters in New York, NY … Continued
Burundi: 10,000 refugees flee Burundi amid rising tensions
[Photo: Burundi refugees at the Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda./Photo credit: EU/ECHO/Thomas Conan/Creative Commons] ANKARA (AA) : At least 10,000 refugees fled Burundi over the weekend before the government closed all its borders ahead of Monday’s legislative election, a statement by … Continued
UN gets claims of child abuse by peacekeepers in Africa
[Photo: UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA patrol on the streets after a Muslim man was burnt to death by a Christian mob on Tuesday, Bangui, Central Africa Republic on 9 October 2014. Photo: AA] By Izabela Kuczynska NEW YORK (AA): The United … Continued
UK online snooping against Pakistan ‘alarming’
[Photo: GCHQ. Photo by GCHQ] By Hassan Belal Zaidi ISLAMABAD, (Dawn): Digital rights activists and lawmakers appear equally concerned by recent claims that Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) gained access to Pakistan’s Internet Exchange under its computer network … Continued
Germany releases Al Jazeera journalist in Egypt extradition case
The Berlin state prosecutor’s office has confirmed the release of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour. He had been remanded in custody by a German judge after being detained at a Berlin airport at Egypt’s request. “Thanks to people around … Continued
Australia: PM sidesteps accusations of paying off people smugglers
Australian Prime Minister Abbott [photo] as sidestepped accusations that officials paid the crew of a boat carrying 65 migrants to turn back to Indonesia. The move has been slammed by opposition parties and foreign governments. Australian Prime Minister Tony … Continued
Saudi airport staff to be lashed for abusing Iranian boys
Two Saudis who sexually harassed two Iranian teenagers have been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and four years in prison, a security official has said. The Iranians were on their way home after visiting Mecca. A criminal court in the … Continued
BJP: Those opposing yoga should drown in ocean
[Photo:BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has said that those opposing yoga and ‘surya namaskar’ should either leave India or drown themselves in the ocean.] Delhi, (Hindustan Times): BJP parliamentarian Yogi Adityanath waded into another potential controversy on Tuesday by saying that … Continued
Libya: 441 illegal immigrants arrested
[Photo: Illegal immigrants wait in a detention center in central Tripoli, Libya, on June 4 (Xinhua/Hamza Turkia)] TRIPOLI, (Xinhua): Libya’s security forces on Thursday arrested 441 African nationals planning to illegally immigrate to Europe, according to Tripoli security sources. Murad … Continued
South Sudan expels UN aid coordinator
The United Nations has announced the expulsion of one of its deputies from South Sudan. Authorities have offered no official explanation, but the UN has pointed to the aid coordinator’s critique of the government. The South Sudanese government has … Continued
US police officers kill more than two people a day
[File photo] US police have reportedly shot and killed 385 people over the past five months, a rate of more than two per day, reports the Washington Post. The figure is much higher than typical federal counts. The analysis … Continued
EU mission rescues 5,000 migrants in three days
The EU’s border-control agency has said that some 5,000 migrants have been plucked from the Mediterranean Sea over the past three days. The Frontex rescue mission Triton also recovered the bodies of 17 would-be migrants. An Italian coast guard … 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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