Vote for the future of our country

The Muslims News has interviewed the leaders of the three main parties, in the run up to the most important general election since World War II.

Trust needs to be restored in Britain’s political system

Such is the lack of respect that has grown for the British political system that it has become an ignominy to be part of either the legislative or legislature

103 Muslim Prospective Parliamentary Candidates

A comprehensive list compiled exclusively by The Muslim News of 103 Muslim Muslim Prospective Parliamentary Candidates contesting seats in the 2019 General Election, which are due to take place on December 12.

Poorest will be most affected by Brexit, says Swinson

Liberal Democrat Leader, Jo Swinson, has no doubt that Brexit needs to be stopped, arguing that the main victims will be the poorest people in society, including Muslims.

Tories still fail to tackle Islamophobia

The Conservatives are again being accused of failing to tackle Islamophobia among its ranks after the disclosure of yet another dossier showing more than two dozen current and former party councillors have posted anti-Muslim and racist remarks on social media.

100 Muslim scholars say adoption and fostering is a ‘communal obligation’

Theological misunderstandings are one of the reasons that British Muslims do not adopt or foster.

Founder of contemporary Palestinian art wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Founder of the contemporary Palestinian art movement, Nabil Anani, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the eightieth Palestine Book Awards

Croydon Mosque design shortlisted at architects award

Croydon Mosque’ has been shortlisted for the Community & Faith Project Category at prestigious Architects Journal Architecture Awards.’

Muslim poet wins two international competitions

A young Muslim poet has won two international writing competitions, topping almost 4,000 other entries in one of them

Israel’s ‘cowardly’ deportation of human rights activist

Israel’s lawmakers and courts were branded “cowardly” by Amnesty International after the country’s Supreme Court had upheld the Government’s decision to deport a human rights activist.

India’s supreme court hands Babri Mosque land to Hindus

India’s Supreme Court brought an end to the country’s most bitterly fought case by handing over the land on which a mosque stood for 450 years to Hindus to build a temple.

26 American Muslims win in the November elections

26 Muslims won in state and local elections races across the US, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced. Elections were held, in large part, on November 5.

250,000 Yemenis at the brink of starvation

The World Health Organization warned on October 27 that quarter of a million Yemenis are on the brink of starvation.

British Muslim professor wins global Tuberculosis Award

Professor Amina Jindani was awarded the 2019 Princess Chichibu Memorial Global Tuberculosis Award for her lifelong work on the disease

Christchurch’s mosque terror attack response recognised with compassion award

The people of Christchurch, New Zealand, were awarded a special international honour in recognition of their response to the terror attack at Al Noor Mosque in March

Israeli police shoot Palestinian in the back ‘for fun’ in leaked clip

A clip of an Israeli police officer shooting an unarmed Palestinian man in the back ‘for fun’ in a checkpoint outside of Jerusalem gone viral

Bots and fake accounts fuel Twitter attacks on Muslim candidates

Bots and fake accounts fuelled the surge in anti-Muslim, xenophobic and life-threatening tweets aimed at American Muslim candidates, including prominent Democrat

Muslims first victims of far-right extremism in Europe

Islamophobic incidents rose across Europe due to the increase in far-right movements’ influence, according to the European Islamophobia Report 2018.

Almost half of Muslims in France harassed at least once

Almost half of Muslims (42 per cent) in France say they have experienced harassment at least once in their lives.

Outrage as French politician demands woman remove her hijab

A far-right politician who demanded a Muslim mother remove her hijab during a primary school trip to a council building.

Ofcom receives over 500 complaints after Sky News airs ‘unsubstantiated’ anti-Muslim views by former UKIP leader

The UK’s media regulator is assessing “whether or not to investigate” after it received 528 complaints about comments made by former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Lord Malcolm Pearson on the country’s Muslim birthrates on Sky News.

Far-right candidate arrested for shooting two worshippers at a mosque in France

A former candidate for Marine Le Pen’s far-right nationalist party was arrested on October 28 for trying to burn down a mosque before shooting two Muslim worshippers.

Far-right extremists jailed for inciting terror attacks on mosques

Two far-right extremists who encouraged copycat terror attacks in the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque shootings have been jailed.

Healing the ills of the Muslim public life

Even after the retreat of European colonialism in the mid-20th century, many Muslim countries have become riddled with social division, economic mismanagement and political strangulation.

Book Review: Lahore a glimmer of light in the darkness

A Word Thrice Uttered: Stories on Life's Realities is a collection of short stories portraying the diverse realities of life through the protagonists – children, women, men, animals, even super-naturals.

Musings of a Mum: Mind the gap

For as long as I can remember there have been gaps in my life; gaps between what is expected of me, and my inability to meet these expectations with a by-product of guilt.

Legal Corner: General discriminatory comments capable of sanction

Hypothetical remarks with no victim are unlawful discrimination

Why does climate change disproportionately affect women?

According to a report by Oxfam, natural disasters hit poor communities first and worst, and since women make up approximately 70 per cent of those living below the poverty line, they carry heftiest burdens.

Cannabis-based medicines approved for use by NHS

Two cannabis-based medicines used to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, have been approved for use by the NHS in England.

Egypt’s El Sherbini, 24, became youngest squash player to win the world title four times

Imam Harun’s contribution to anti-Apartheid struggle

Adoption and fostering