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Elham Asaad Buaras A woman from northern Virginia, US, is suing a sales and marketing company that she says refused to hire her after she requested two five-minute breaks to pray and mocked her hijab in front of staff. On September 3, 2018, Shahin Indorewala of Woodbridge was contacted by Nicky Gordo, Human Resources Director […]

29th Mar 2019

Use federal law against Islamophobic killer of Afghan-American, say campaigners

Nadine Osman The family, friends and campaigners of a Afghan-American man shot down in Indiana, by a man screaming anti-Muslim profanities at him have called on federal charges be bought against his killer as the crime was committed in one of five states without a hate crime law. Several eyewitnesses told Indianapolis Metropolitan Police they […]

22nd Feb 2019

Four charged with planning attack on Muslims in New York

Elham Asaad Buaras Three men and one teenager were charged with plotting to attack a Muslim enclave in upstate New York with explosive devices on January 22. Police began an investigation into the plot in Greece, Monroe County, New York, after a student showed a photo to another student and said the person in the […]

25th Jan 2019

Twitter CEO slammed for endorsement of Myanmar tourism

Elham Asaad Buaras Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been criticised for a seeming “tone-deaf” endorsement of tourism in Myanmar, a country recently accused by a UN fact-finding mission of pursuing a campaign of “genocide” against the Muslim (Rohingya) minority since August 2017. Dorsey’s comments sparked a backlash, with many people criticising him for ignoring […]

25th Jan 2019

Backlash against criminalising the Israel boycott

(Photo: Carlos Latuff/Wiki Commons) First, it was Holocaust Denial Laws then the broadening of anti-Semitism to include virtually any criticism of Israel. Increasingly attempts are being made to criminalise anyone supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign aimed to end the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. In the US, it is reported that no less […]

25th Jan 2019

US Senate blocks Bill criminalising boycott of Israel

Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s Combating BDS Act was blocked (Photo: Michael Vadon/Wiki Commons) Elham Asaad Buaras A Bill designed to criminalise the boycott of Israel in the US was stalled on January 8. The Senate voted 56 to 44, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the law. The Combating BDS Act introduced […]

25th Jan 2019

Pathologist forced to quit refusing to pledge allegiance to Israel fights to change Texas law

Elham Asaad Buaras A schoolchildren’s speech pathologist who was forced out of her job after she refused to sign a pro-Israel contract has sued a Texas school district for infringing on her constitutional First Amendment right for freedom of expression. Lawyers for Bahia Amawi also filed an injunction with a Federal judge to stop the […]

28th Dec 2018

Syrian refugee teen hospitalised after US school assault

(Screen-grab: Alexis Work/Facebook) Aqila Mumthaz Criminal charges are pending after a Muslim teen refugee girl was beaten up by another student at her high school bathroom on December 17. The attack was so brutal she required overnight treatment at a hospital for a concussion. Click video to activate (Lex Work | Facebook) The attack […]

28th Dec 2018

US Senator voices concern over high Muslim turnout

Nadine Osman Arkansas legislature, Senator Jason Raperts, has been slammed for comments that appeared to question the right of Muslim Americans to vote. In a Facebook post, the Republican voiced concern over high turnout among Muslims in the general midterm elections. On November 30, Rapert, who also founded the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, tweeted […]

29th Jun 2018

Award to Muslim civil rights lawyer rescinded to appease pro-Israel activists

Zahra Billoo (Photo: Lorie Shaull/Creative Commons) Harun Nasrallah A California-based interfaith group has withdrawn an award recognising a Muslim civil rights activist, after alleged pressure from its donors who opposed the lawyer’s criticism of the Israeli Government. In March, People Acting in Community Together (PACT) announced Zahra Billoo, who is also the Executive Director of […]

25th Aug 2017

Trump slammed for ‘glaring double standards’ on mosque terror attack

Flowers placed near the boarded up window of Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center in Minnesota that was bombed using an IED on August 5. US President Donald Trump is yet to comment on the terror attack (Photo: Ali Rehan Rattansi/Muslim News) Elham Asaad Buaras Exactly a week before the Charlottesville race row erupted and engulfed […]

31st Mar 2017

Pro-Palestinian activist raises $125,000 for vandalised Jewish cemetery

Harun Nasrullah A prominent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) of Israel supporter launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money to help repair a Missouri Jewish cemetery vandalised last month. Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour, 37, who played an important role in organising the Women’s March in Washington following US President, Donald Trump’s inauguration, started the fundraising […]

30th Dec 2016

NYC transit worker pushed down station stairs and called terrorist

Nadine Osman A New York City transit worker was pushed down the stairs at Grand Central Terminal by a man who called her a terrorist, authorities said. The assault took place on the morning of December 5 as the 45-year old who wears the hijab was heading to work on the train station. The […]

30th Dec 2016

Mayor of NYC praises Muslim officer who was threatened

Carmen Delrio with her granddaughter Kayleigh Arroyo, 1, police Officer Aml Elsokary carried the baby while helping Delrio out of the burning building. (Photo: NYPD) Elham Asaad Buaras New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has publicly praised a decorated police officer for her service after she was threatened for wearing a hijab while off […]

25th Nov 2016

Islamophobic hate crimes up almost 70 percent in US

Nadine Osman Islamophobic hate crimes increased by a whopping 67 percent in the United States in 2015 according to the latest figures released by the FBI on November 14. The increase is part of an overall 7 percent hike in hate crimes across the country last year. Of the 7,121 victims identified in the report, […]

25th Nov 2016

Trump victory sparks widespread condemnation

Not long after the US presidential election results were announced on November 9, thousands of students in Los Angeles and San Francisco staged walkouts to express their dislike for the new President-elect, Donald Trump.

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.