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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

18th Aug 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: Dozens held, journalists beaten as police stop Muslim religious procession

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Police in Indian-administered Kashmir detained dozens of people who were part of a Muslim ritual procession in the capital Srinagar and beat up journalists covering the event, witnesses said Tuesday. … Continued

8th Aug 2021

Saudi Arabia to allow 2m pilgrims monthly to perform umrah

By Zeynep Tufekci Gulay RIYADH (AA): Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that beginning Monday applications for Muslim pilgrims wishing to perform umrah from abroad will be received and 2 million requests will be accepted per month which includes pilgrims … Continued

13th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Around 1,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims take part in Baisakhi festival

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Around a thousand Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan on Monday to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations, officials said. The pilgrims entered northeastern Lahore city through the Wagah border crossing, where they were … Continued

7th Mar 2021

Iraq: Pope Francis meets top Shia Muslim scholar Ayatullah Al-Sistani

By Ibrahim Salih BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA): Pope Francis held a historic meeting on Saturday with Iraq’s top Shia Muslim scholar Ayatullah Ali Al-Sistani in the southern Najaf city. The meeting came as part of the pontiff’s current visit to … Continued

11th Jan 2021

India: Halal certificate no longer mandatory for meat exports

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA) : Under new rules, meat from India no longer needs to be certified halal – following Muslim rules – before it is exported. The recently changed requirement is expected to end the domination of … Continued

7th Jan 2021

‘Pakistan setting up interfaith harmony bodies to confront sectarianism’

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan is establishing interfaith harmony councils at the local, provincial and national level to promote dialogue and resolve sectarian conflicts, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi, special representative of the prime minister on religious harmony, has revealed. … Continued

7th Oct 2020

Senegal: 16 dead in annual Muslim pilgrimage accidents

By Alioune Ndiaye and Felix Tih DAKAR, Senegal/ANKARA (AA): At least 16 people have died in accidents over recent days as Muslim pilgrims gathered for a major religious gathering in central Senegal, authorities said late on Tuesday. The fatalities … Continued

11th Sep 2020

EU: Ban on halal & kosher slaughter against EU law

By Agnes Szucs BRUSSELS (AA): A ban on halal or kosher animal slaughtering is against EU law, an advocate general of the European Court of Justice advised on Thursday. EU countries “may adopt stricter rules than those contained in … Continued

12th Aug 2020

India: Violence over social media post on Prophet Muhammad leaves 3 dead

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI, India (AA): Three people were killed in the Indian city of Bengaluru late Tuesday after police opened fire as clashes broke out over a provocative social media post against Prophet Muhammad. Locals said a … Continued

31st Jul 2020

Eid al-Adha messages from political leaders – 2020

24th Jul 2020

Turkey: Hagia Sophia Mosque sees 1st prayers in 86 years

By Kaan Bozdogan, Sefa Mutlu, and Berk Ozkan ISTANBUL (AA):- Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday (Jum’a) prayers … Continued

11th Jul 2020

Turkey: Hagia Sophia to be open for all: Turkish president

By Ali Murat Alhas and Seda Sevencan ANKARA (AA): After completing all preparations, Turkey will open Hagia Sophia for worship on July 24 at Friday prayer, the Turkish president said on Friday. In an address to the nation, President … Continued

8th Feb 2020

Pakistan: 200-year old temple returned to Hindus

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s government has handed over a 200-year old temple to the country’s Hindu minority, local media reported on Saturday. Located in the remote Zhob district of the southwestern Balochistan province, the temple had … Continued

10th Nov 2019

Pakistan opens Kartarpur border for Indian Sikh pilgrims

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan on Saturday opened a key border crossing with neighboring India for Sikh pilgrims ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, founder of their religion. With a giant gate opened … Continued

27th Oct 2019

Kenya’s Grand Mosque hosts people of all faiths

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): The largest mosque in East Africa located in the heart of Kenya’s capital Nairobi hosted people of all faiths on Saturday. The people were invited to the Jamia (Grand) Mosque to share their … Continued

30th Aug 2019

Palestine: Israel closes Ibrahimi Mosque for Jewish holiday

HEBRON, Palestine (AA): Israeli authorities closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) to Muslim worshipers for one day for a Jewish holiday, a local Palestinian official said on Thursday. “The Israeli authorities told us … Continued

31st Jan 2019

US: God wanted Trump to become President

By Servet Gunerigok WASHINGTON (AA) God wanted Donald Trump to become president, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday. “I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted … Continued

29th Jan 2019

Angola’s Muslims long to be legally recognized

By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA): Despite being one of the world’s largest religions, Islam remains officially unrecognized in Angola. The southern African nation has a population of nearly 30 million people, 75 percent of whom are Christians … Continued

25th Sep 2018

Norway: Number of Muslim converts increases

By Atila Altuntas STOCKHOLM (AA): The number of Muslim converts in Norway increased to at least 3,000 in the recent years, a researcher at Oslo University’s Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages said. Norway’s leading Verdens Gang newspaper … 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.