India: Rights groups decry release of 11 convicts in gang rape of Muslim woman, murder case
Pakistan: 20 killed in bus-tanker collision in northeast
Egypt: 41 dead in fire at Coptic church west of Cairo
Tunisia: Tunisian preacher stirs controversy over verses regarding ‘coup’
‘News is not good’: Rushdie’s agent says after author attacked on stage in New York
Greece: Dep Speaker of Parliament advocates ‘necessity’ of spying on country’s Turkish Muslim MPs
Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers, 2 Kashmiri militants killed in shoot-out
Palestine: Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Afghanistan: 8 killed, 18 injured in ISIS bombing at Muharram gathering
Palestine: 44 Palestinians killed incl 15 children by Israeli bombing of Gaza civilian areas
Palestine: 29 Palestinians killed, incl 6 children by Israeli indiscriminate bombing in Gaza
Palestine: Israel bombs Gaza in unprovoked attack killing 15 incl 5-year-old child
Morocco, Israel agree to enhance security cooperation
UN blames Israel’s ‘coercive measures’ for Palestinian displacements
French gov’t takes flak over deportation decision against well-known imam
Palestine: Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank
Lebanon: Hezbollah warns Israeli gas drilling vessels within range of its missiles
Bangladeshi nationals easy targets of human trafficking gangs
Pakistan: 25 killed in rain-related accidents in 2 days as monsoon wreaks havoc
Palestine: Israeli settlers seize Palestinian home in Hebron
By Shauqueen Mizaj The hijab controversy in the Uduppi district of the Indian state of Karnataka has been making quite a splash internationally. The Karnataka High Court upheld a government ban on the hijab in classrooms, ruling that the headscarf … Continued
(Flickr Commons) In New York, the UN General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution by consensus among its 197 members to proclaim March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. In London, the Conservative Government of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, continued … Continued
The equalities’ watchdog decision not to investigate the Conservative Party for Islamophobia has yet again and strikingly reminded Muslims that they are but second-class citizens. The Equality and Human Rights Commission declared that it did not think it “would not … Continued
No less than half of Labour’s 14 Muslim MPs have been given posts in Keir Starmer’s new Opposition frontbench. From a distance, it may seem like a huge breakthrough in diversity and minorities gaining full representation. But on closer … Continued
Home Secretary, Sajid Javid’s invitation snub from the State Banquet held for US President Donald Trump by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace was not Islamophobic said the Spokesman for the Prime Minister (Sajid Javid profile photo: UK Parliament/CC) -(Banquet … Continued
(Photo: Fibonacci Blue/WikiCommons) Nadine Osman Muslims in the US face most discrimination, according to a poll of registered voters published on March 8. The poll carried by HarrisX for The Hill website found that 85 per cent of respondents believe … Continued
Denmark’s Immigration and Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has brushed off criticism of the mandatory handshake policy for would-be Dane citizens (Photo: Arno Mikkor, Aron Urb/ Creative Commons) Nadine Osman Lawmakers in Denmark have approved a government-backed proposal to force citizenship … Continued
Elham Asaad Buaras A Muslim family visiting a newborn baby in a hospital in Virginia earlier this month say they were barred from seeing her because they looked “scary”. The newborn girl’s grandparent and aunt say the security staff at … Continued
Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe: a shared story? Editors: James Renton and Ben Gidley. 2017. Palgrave MacMillan. Paperback £19.99 The intricacies of the relationship between these particular types of racism are well reflected in the vast time-frames and varying approaches … Continued
Nadine Osman Muslim and Jewish community leaders united to help fight anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Scotland last month. The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC) and the Muslim Council of Scotland (MCS) gathered at a meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s … Continued
Aqila Mumthaz Republicans in Texas wanted to remove their Vice Chair, Dr Shahid Shafi, a Tarrant County official because he is a Muslim. Dorrie O’Brien, Tarrant County Republican Party Precinct Chairwoman in Grand Prairie, claimed Shafi was associated with terrorist-affiliated … Continued
English Defence League protest in Newcastle (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Hamed Chapman Most people in Britain agree that Islamophobia is a real problem in the country and blame the far-right for the growing scourge in society, according to a new poll. … Continued
Polish social media was flooded with racist comments about the black football players following France’s World Cup victory (Photo: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency) Kasia Narkowicz and Bolaji Balogun After the French World Cup victory, Polish social media was flooded with … Continued
By Elham Asaad Buaras A dentist from Slough, Berkshire, was suspended for four months over an online post that called for “sewers of towns” to be “cleansed” of Muslims. Ronald Pate posted twice online on May 23, 2017, the … Continued
Rightfully or wrongly, Members of Parliament are allowed to speak freely during proceedings in the Palace of Westminster without fear of legal action on the grounds of slander, contempt of court or breaching the Official Secrets Act. MPs are effectively … Continued
Harun Nasrullah A Federal judge has ordered an Alaska prison to stop feeding Muslim inmates pork to break their fasts during Ramadan. A restraining order was granted by a court on May 25 after the lawsuit by CAIR accused … Continued
Harun Nasrullah A Muslim primary school teacher has lost her bid to overturn a law banning the wearing of religious clothing by public servants in Berlin. The Berlin Labour court judge ruled last month that the city-state’s neutrality … Continued
Elham Asaad Buaras Two early-morning arson attacks on a mosque and gurdwara [Sikh place of worship] in Leeds on June 5 are being treated as hate crimes by police. West Yorkshire Police was called to the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira … Continued
Elham Asaad Buaras Denmark has become the latest European country to ban full-face veils in public on May 29. The law, which mainly affects Muslim women wearing a niqab, was passed by 75 votes to 30 in Parliament and … Continued
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 … 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.