US: Biden ends travel ban on Muslim countries
US embassy to remain in Jerusalem: Blinken
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Turkey: Greek Archbishop’s insulting remarks on Islam slammed
Mali to maintain support for French troops amid threats
Pakistan: Police fired over Hindu temple attack
WHO committee rules against Covid-19 vaccine passports
UN urges US to drop Houthi terrorist designation
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US alleges al-Qaeda’s new ‘home base’ is Iran
Yemen remains ‘worst humanitarian crisis’: UN office
Hamas slams UAE for importing illegal Israeli settlement goods
India: Halal certificate no longer mandatory for meat exports
UK: Exclusive: Khan urges PM to close places of worship as many mosques voluntarily close
Indonesia: Muslim body declares Chinese vaccine halal
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‘Pakistan setting up interfaith harmony bodies to confront sectarianism’
US: Leaders of US allies voice shock, concern over attack on US Capitol
Pakistan: Police fired over Hindu temple attack
By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): At least 12 police officers have been sacked for failing to stop a mob from demolishing a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province last month. The cops showed “cowardice, negligence, and irresponsibility … Continued
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
‘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
Pakistan: 11 Hazara miners killed in armed attack in Balochistan
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least 11 Hazara Shia Muslim coal miners were kidnapped and later killed in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place in the remote Mach coalfield, about 48km (30 miles) east … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: 225 Kashmiris, 60 India security killed in 2020
By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Amid rising concerns over “extrajudicial killings” and “fake encounters” in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the police chief in the region said Thursday a total of 225 “militants” were killed in the … Continued
Pakistan signs letter on railway project with Uzbekistan & Afghanistan
By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan signed a joint appeal letter Tuesday seeking a $4.8 billion loan from international financial institutions for a Trans-Afghan railway line project with Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. The rail link would connect Pakistan and Uzbekistan … Continued
India: Controversial alternate mosque design unveiled in Babri case
By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): A new design was unveiled for a mosque in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya as part of the settlement of the controversial Babri Mosque case. However, many Muslim organisations have rejected the proposed … Continued
India: New law targets interfaith couples
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): Haidar Mansuri, 34, and 28-year-old Shabila Chand [both Muslim] in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh decided to get married after a year-long courtship. Shabila left her home in Azamgarh to marry Kushinagar resident … 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
Bangladesh urged to halt Rohingya relocation to remote island
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A Europe-based Rohingya rights group on Saturday expressed concern over Bangladesh’s plan to relocate more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island. “We urge the international community, including the newly elected United States … Continued
India: Clamor for justice to Muslim girl burnt alive
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA) – Many political leaders and women organizations in India have joined to demand justice for a Muslim girl, who was allegedly burnt alive by a Hindu boy in the eastern province of Bihar. Gulnaz … Continued
Kashmir: Border clashes kill 10 civilians
By Nusrat Sidiq and Aamir Latif SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): At least 15 people were killed, including four Indian soldiers and one Pakistani trooper as heavy shelling and gunfire were exchanged Friday between India and Pakistan along … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Top militant commander killed by Indian forces
By Nusrat Sidiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): A top militant commander, Saifullah Mir, was killed in a gun battle in the Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Kashmir region’s Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said that … Continued
Pakistan makes masks mandatory as coronavirus cases climb
By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan made it compulsory Wednesday for citizens to wear face masks in public places in an effort to contain a fresh coronavirus outbreak. The government also announced the shutting of all parks and … Continued
Pakistan: Explosion at Islamic Seminary kills 7 children, wounds123 in Peshawar
By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): At least seven children were killed and 123 others wounded on Tuesday in an explosion at a religious seminary in northwestern Pakistan, an official said. The bomb went off in Jamia Zuberia [Zubairia] … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: Blow to press freedom as India closes free media
By Nusrat Sidiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA):- The abrupt closure of a decades-old local English-language daily in Indian-administered Kashmir has dealt yet another blow to press freedom in the region, with journalists saying the move is meant to … Continued
India: 20 Muslims cleared of flouting virus rules
By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI, India (AA): A court in western India Tuesday acquitted 20 members of a Muslim group who had been charged with violating the nationwide lockdown in April. The members of the Tablighi Jamaat, including 10 … Continued
Pakistan: 20 security personnel killed in terror attacks
By Islamuddin Sajid and Aamir Latif ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Twenty security personnel were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in north and southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, officials said. The Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar (BRAS), a banned terrorist organization, has … 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
India: Gang rape victim’s death in UP causes outrage
By Cheena Kapoor UTTARAKHAND, India (AA): A 19-year-old gang rape victim succumbed to her injuries at a Delhi hospital after battling for life for two weeks. The Dalit woman [a depressed caste in India] was tortured and gang-raped by … 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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