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Mahomed Faizal At the Battle of Poitiers [September 19, 1356], less than 175 miles from present-day Paris, Frankish Duke Charles Martel and his army were able to keep the Muslim army of Abd-ar-Rahman, the Governor of al-Andalus, at bay. The apocalyptic dread was that had Charles, whom the then Pope dubbed ‘the Hammer’, not stopped […]

29th Mar 2019

Turkey condemns China’s treatment of Uyghur, as other Muslim countries remain silent

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seen here with China’s President Xi Jinping in 2016 has cemented a $10 billion deal for a refining and petrochemical complex in China last month (Photo: Pool/Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency) Meng Yihua Turkey recently broke its long-held silence to finally speak out against the Chinese Government’s treatment of the […]

28th Dec 2018

Court rules University violates student’s freedom of education and religion

Aqila Mumthaz Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on December 11 that a university student’s right of education and freedom of religion was violated with the headscarf ban. The issue of the headscarf ban was widely argued in public and political debates during the 1990s and 2000s in Turkey. During this period Sara Akgül, a student at […]

29th Sep 2017

Turkish minister concerned rise of Islamophobia in UK & Europe

Turkey’s EU Minister & Chief Negotiator Omer Celic forth from left meeting on Islamophobia UK Photo: Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs Mustafa Aygun/AA) Ahmed J Versi Muslims are the new target group in the UK and Europe, Turkish EU Minister, Ömer Çelik, said in London on September 13. “Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and racism are on the […]

26th May 2017

Muslims ordered off flight after passengers complained they were making gestures

Nadine Osman Two Muslim men were ordered off a plane in Adnan Menderes Airport in İzmir, Turkey, and made to go back through security after passengers complained that they were “making gestures” to each other. The Manchester-bound flight was delayed by 90 minutes on May 10, as the unnamed men were hauled off the Thomas […]

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.