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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 racist comments about the black football players, describing them as dirty and calling them monkeys. […]

28th Dec 2017

Warsaw mosque vandalised after world’s largest far-right march

Nadine Osman Warsaw’s Muslim Cultural Centre (WMCC) was the target of an anti-Muslim attack on November 27, two weeks after the Polish capital hosted the world’s largest far-right march. Vandals smashed the windows of the mosque one of only two in the city home to 22,000 Muslims. Police are searching for the vandals, who damaged […]

28th Dec 2017

Polish Independence March and the culture of hate

Warsaw, March of Independence 2011 (Photo: Adam Kliczek) Kasia Narkowicz The Polish Independence March has always been a far-right event that very few joined, but this year it attracted masses. Contrary to international media reports, most of the 60,000 participants were not members of the far-right. This begs the question: why did so many regular […]

27th Jan 2017

Islamophobia in Poland

Sir, Better safe in Poland than sorry in Germany … or some areas of Britain (Upsurge in Islamophobia in Poland, (24 December 2015, The Muslim News) Yours, M Akbar By Email

25th Nov 2016

US could be prosecuted for War Crimes in Afghanistan

Ala Abbas The US is likely to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan, according to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The victims of alleged US torture were “deliberately subjected to physical and psychological violence…committed with particular cruelty and in a manner that debased the basic human dignity of the victims,” the ICC said. Chief Prosecutor, […]

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.