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Faith Minister, Lord James Younger opens the centre (Photo: Abdul Datoo) Ahmed J Versi The Somali Bravanese Welfare Association re-opened its centre at its new site on Tarling Road, Finchley, on September 26, six years after the previous building was burned down in an arson attack. The original site, in Muswell Hill, North London, burned […]

28th Dec 2018

Syrian refugee siblings suffered years of abuse in Yorkshire school

Elham Asaad Buaras Politicians and campaigners have hit out at the reaction of a Huddersfield-based school to the 2-year long bullying ordeal of two Syrian siblings. Jamal, 15 and his 14-year-old sister, the only Syrian children in Almondbury Community School, are said to have become targets for bullies within a month of starting school in […]

30th Nov 2018

The destructive forces of prejudice

Prejudices exist in a wide variety of forms that affect the everyday lives of millions and millions of people in adverse ways across the globe. They shape what the targets of prejudice think about the world and life in general. Negative opinions are formed beforehand and in advance of any knowledge, thought or reason. Like […]

26th Oct 2018

Army investigation after soldiers filmed cheering far-right activist

Elham Asaad Buaras The army is investigating after a far-right activist posted a video of himself with trainee soldiers singing his name. Tommy Robinson, 35, also shared a photo of himself posing with the smiling young men on Instagram on October 8. Robinson says at the start of the video: “It’s the most honourable morning […]

27th Jul 2018

Far-right supporters heckle London Mayor with vile abuse

Elham Asaad Buaras Supporters of the founder of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) interrupted and heckled Mayor of London Sadiq Khan with shouts of “jihadist” during the annual State of London Debate on June 28. The event was temporarily suspended as the demonstrators were escorted from the Indigo O2 in North Greenwich. Khan was […]

23rd Feb 2018

Finsbury Park terror attack violent manifestation of rampant far-right Islamophobia

Darren Osborne has been found guilty of carrying out the Finsbury Park terror attack (Photo: Met Police) Elham Asaad Buaras Muslim leaders and anti-hate groups have called for a review of the national security threat posed by far-right extremist groups following the conviction of a Cardiff man who carried out an attack in Finsbury Park, […]

30th Dec 2016

Man who screamed ‘EDL’ as he threatened to stab police fined

Elham Asaad Buaras A man who shouted ‘EDL’ and ‘Allahu Akbar’ and pushed a woman to the floor as police chased him has pleaded guilty to racially-aggravated threatening behaviour at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court. The officers were called to the Cambridge Hotel in Claire Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on August 19 where Andrew Batty, 27, who […]

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.