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1st Jun 2021

UN experts concerned over rights abuses in Kashmir

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Allegations of arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances are part of what appears to be an ongoing pattern of serious violations of human rights by Indian government forces in … Continued

27th May 2021

Bangladesh warns citizens against traveling to Israel

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The Bangladeshi foreign minister on Wednesday warned the country’s citizens against traveling to Israel. Speaking to journalists after handing over medical supplies worth 4 million Bangladeshi taka (approx. $47,000) to Palestinian envoy Yousef … Continued

7th May 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: Procuring oxygen made difficult for Kashmir charities

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AA): The India-administered Kashmir government asked manufacturers on Thursday to stop supplying oxygen to charities and ordered medical staff at government health institutions to stop speaking to the media. The orders … Continued

4th May 2021

‘EU should prioritize human rights at Indian summit’

By Gozde Bayar ANKARA (AA): International organizations on Monday urged European leaders to prioritize the deteriorating human rights situation in India during the EU-India leaders’ summit on May 8. “European leaders should press the Indian government to reverse its abusive … Continued

29th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Ramadan: Roadside iftar resumes after a year break

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Sitting on a plastic mat on a stony footpath opposite the mausoleum of the country’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Khair-un-Nisa, together with dozens of other women, was awaiting for Maghrib adhan, Islamic sunset … Continued

28th Apr 2021

Pakistan records highest daily COVID-19 deaths

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan on Wednesday registered 201 deaths from the coronavirus, the highest single-day fatalities since the start of the pandemic last year, said the Health Ministry. The nationwide count raised to 17,530 with the fresh … Continued

25th Apr 2021

Pakistan offers to help virus-ravaged India

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan on Saturday offered to help longtime rival India in its efforts to stem a catastrophic COVID-19 wave that has ravaged the world’s second-most populous country. “As a gesture of solidarity with the … Continued

22nd Apr 2021

Pakistan: 4 killed, several injured in Quetta hotel blast

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least four people were killed and a dozen injured Wednesday in a blast in the parking lot of a five-star hotel in southwestern Pakistan, an official said. The blast in Quetta city … Continued

21st Apr 2021

Pakistan parliament to vote on French envoy’s expulsion

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): After violent protests across the country, Pakistan’s government decided to seek a vote in parliament on Tuesday on whether to expel the French envoy over offensive caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad published in France … Continued

18th Apr 2021

New Kashmir laws ‘matter of grave concern’: UN experts

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): The loss of autonomy in August 2019 and introduction of new laws may lead to a reduced level of political representation and participation of local groups in the Indian-administered Jammu … 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

10th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Philanthropists, charities help poor during Ramadan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Despite a surge in coronavirus cases and rising inflation, grocery stores and supermarkets in Karachi, the country’s commercial capital, are overcrowded with customers ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Neatly wrapped … Continued

6th Apr 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: 2 dozen Rohingya shacks gutted in fire

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): At least two dozen shacks belonging to Rohingya refugees were burned in an overnight fire in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, a leader of the persecuted community said on Monday. Salamat … Continued

5th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Anti-terror court judge, family gunned down

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Gunmen killed an anti-terrorism court judge and his three family members in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday evening, police said. Aftab Afridi, the slain judge, his wife and two children were traveling to the … Continued

4th Apr 2021

India: Police file complaints against Hindu priest

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA) – Police in India registered two cases on Saturday against a Hindu priest for blasphemous remarks against the holy prophet of Islam. The cases, one in Mumbai and another in New Delhi, were … Continued

28th Mar 2021

Bangladesh on edge as 5 more dead in anti-Modi protests

By SM Najmus Sakib and Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Following deadly clashes between protesters and police a day earlier, five more people were killed and dozens injured as demonstrations against the visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Continued

26th Mar 2021

Bangladesh: Fire destroyed Rohingyas shelters but not dreams

By Md. Kamruzzaman COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA): Ten-year-old Rukiya Begum is one of the dozens of Rohingya children and teenagers in Bangladesh’s refugee camps who lost everything, including educational support, in Monday’s deadliest fire that killed at least 15 … Continued

14th Mar 2021

India: 14-year-old Muslim beaten up for drinking water at temple

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A Hindu man was arrested on Saturday for assaulting a Muslim boy for drinking water at a temple in a city near India’s capital New Delhi. The attack took place in Ghaziabad, a … Continued

7th Mar 2021

Indian government forces assault Kashmiri journalists

By Nusrat Sidiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): Two journalists in Indian-administered Kashmir were allegedly assaulted by the government forces during a protest in the capital city of Srinagar on Friday. Shafat Farooq, a video journalist with the … Continued

4th Mar 2021

Pakistan’s premier to seek vote of confidence

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan will seek a vote of confidence from parliament following his party’s unexpected defeat on a key Senate seat from the capital Islamabad on Wednesday. Addressing a news conference … 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.