Jammu & Kashmir: 4 militants, Indian soldier killed in gunfights
Bangladeshi police arrest Hindu teen for post against Islam’s holiest site
Nigeria: Gunmen kill at least 43 in Sokoto State
Hamas hails efforts to revoke Israel’s African Union observer status
Netherlands: Dutch municipalities secretly probing mosques
Afghanistan: 47 killed during Friday prayers in Fatimiya mosque bombing in Kandahar
Norway: 5 killed in bow-&-arrow attack – act of terror: police
Niger: Mosque attack in western Niger leaves 10 dead
Iraq: For 1st time, women secure 97 parliament seats
India: Sikhs & Hindus help build mosque serves a ‘lesson of love’
Palestine: Israel demolishes Muslim graves near Al-Aqsa mosque
Nigeria: Gunmen kill imam, 10 others in Sokoto
Afghanistan: Mosque blast during Friday prayers kills 55, injures 143 Hazara Muslims
France: Under construction mosque in Strasbourg receives threat letter
Pakistan: 20 dead after magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Balochistan
Palestine: Israel plans to build 10,000 settlement units in East Jerusalem
Canadian judge jails man who branded Muslim businessman ‘baby killer’
Afghanistan: 8 people killed, 20 injured in Kabul mosque explosion
‘South African Muslims helped Gandhi fight against injustice’
Belgian Muslims turn to Strasbourg Court after halal slaughter ban
New Zealand mosque attacks: Premier vows accountability
By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed accountability for the families of the victims of last year’s mosque attacks in Christchurch, as her government is set to publicly release a major report on … Continued
India: ‘Never forget’: India MP on Babri mosque demolition anniv
By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): India’s most recognized Muslim politician and President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday asked people to “never forget” about the demolition of Babri Masjid. On Dec. 6, 1992, the 16th … Continued
Canada mosque killer’s parole eligibility time reduced
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): The parole eligibility for the killer of six people in the 2017 Quebec City Mosque shooting was reduced Thursday to 25 years from 40 years. The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled that the right … Continued
Azerbaijan slams Western concerns of Christian heritage but not Islamic ones
By Jeyhun Aliyev ANKARA, Turkey (AA): Azerbaijan’s leader on Monday criticized the leaders of some Western countries who “remained silent” over the destruction by Armenian forces of Azerbaijani cultural and religious monuments in the occupied territories. Addressing the nation in … Continued
Austria: Do not link religion with terror, faith leaders warn
By Askin Kiyagan VIENNA (AA): As racism and discrimination against Muslims in Austria soars, particularly after a terror attack on Nov. 2, clerics in the European country warn the authorities not to associate terrorism with any religion. After a hijab … Continued
US: Imam assaulted, rights group urges hate crime probe
By Ovunc Kutlu (AA): A US Muslim civil rights and advocacy group called for a full investigation by local police into a hate crime committed against a Muslim religious leader in southern California city of Anaheim in the Los Angeles … Continued
France: 4 Muslim children ‘terrorized’ by police for 11 hours
By Umit Donmez PARIS (AA): This week four elementary school children were “terrorized” and grilled during more than 11 hours of detention by French police over false allegations of “justifying terrorism,” according to the children’s parents. The police “clearly wanted … Continued
France: Arson attack targets mosque
By Yusuf Ozcan PARİS (AA) – An unidentified arsonist attempted to set fire to a mosque in Chateaudun, France, the head of the mosque said Saturday. The General Secretary of Islamic Confederation National Opinion (CİMG), Fatih Saikir said someone … Continued
France: Mosque in Vernon receives death threats
By Alaattin Dogru PARIS (AA): A mosque in Vernon district in northern France received a threatening notice Tuesday, according to a post on Twitter by the Islam & Info website. The notice, left in the mosque’s mailbox, contained death … Continued
France: Police arrest Muslim NGO head in raid
By Alaattin Dogru PARIS (AA): French police raided Wednesday the home of Muslim NGO BarakaCity’s founder and arrested him, the organization, which broadcast the raid live on its social channels, said. Idriss Sihamedi, the NGO’s president, was beaten up … Continued
Canada: Toronto mosque closed after violent threats
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): A Toronto mosque remained closed Tuesday after receiving violent threats as police investigate the incident. “The threats specifically contained a promise that guns had been procured to ‘do a Christchurch all over again,” … Continued
Germany: 188 Islamophobic crimes in 3 months, 15 mosques attacked
BERLIN (AA) – German police recorded 188 Islamophobic crimes in the second quarter of this year, the country’s Interior Ministry has said. At least 15 mosques were attacked between April and June, and dozens of Muslims were physically assaulted or … Continued
India: Case acquitting accused in demolition of Babri Mosque ‘an institutional failure’
By Iftikhar Gilani (AA): Describing the handling of a case pertaining to the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque as “an institutional failure”, an Indian legal luminary believed that successive governments in New Delhi and the Indian province … Continued
Canadian Muslims urge gov’t to act against hate groups
By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA): Following the murder of a caretaker at a Toronto mosque earlier this week, the head of a Muslim organization called Thursday for the government to do more to “eradicate this scourge” of white … Continued
France: MPs leave meeting over student wearing hijab
By Alaattin Dogru PARIS (AA) : Right-wing and republican lawmakers walked out of a meeting in France’s parliament Thursday due to the presence of a woman wearing a Muslim headscarf. During the meeting in Paris, which was discussing the … Continued
Pakistan urges ASEAN to speak out against Islamophobia
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan(AA): Pakistan on Saturday urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to speak out against the rise of Islamophobia and extremist tendencies around the globe. The call was made by Foreign Minister Shah … Continued
Canadian judge apologizes for hijab ruling
By Barry Ellsworth TERNTON, Canada (AA): A Muslim woman whose hijab was compared to wearing a hat and sunglasses in court, finally received an apology Tuesday from a Quebec judge. But the apology was five years in the making … Continued
Germany: Labor court upholds Muslim teacher’s right to wear hijab
By Cuneyt Karadag BERLIN (AA):The capital Berlin’s ban on teachers who are wearing headscarves is unconstitutional, a top German court ruled Thursday. A Muslim teacher who was not allowed to teach in Berlin state schools because she wore a … Continued
New Zealand: Sentencing of terrorist who murdered 51 worshippers in mosques begins
By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): The four-day sentencing hearing of the terrorist responsible for the Christchurch mosque attacks, the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s modern history, began Monday morning, according to a local daily. Brenton Tarrant, 29, an Australian … Continued
India: Court drops case against ‘scapegoated’ Muslims on spreading coronavirus
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A court in western India quashed criminal proceedings Saturday against foreign and Indian nationals accused of snubbing precautions against the novel coronavirus by attending a Muslim congregation in a mosque, saying they were … 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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