Saudi Arabia: Riyadh hopes for warm ties with Tehran under Rouhani
India: 8 dead, 3700 pilgrims stranded as incessant rains batter Uttarakhand
Egypt’s court sentences Muslim preacher to jail over blasphemy
Iran: Hope for Iran’s president-elect to bring changes runs high home and abroad
Turkey: Police lock down Taksim, as PM shows off in Istanbul
Pakistan: Quetta tragedy : Women university closed for indefinite period
UK: Syria to dominate discussions at G8 summit in Northern Ireland
Palestine: Elderly man kidnapped near Hebron
Kuwait court dissolves parliament, orders new vote
Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims told postpone Hajj if you can
Iraq: 20 killed in spate of car bombings across Iraq
Afghanistan: 4 civilians killed in southern Afghan blast
Egypt: President Morsi cuts ties with Syria
Pakistan: Female suicide bomber responsible for Quetta attack, 25 killed
Syria: Russia expresses doubts on Syria’s chemical weapons use
EU expresses high hopes for new Iranian President
Palestine: Palestinian injured in Nablus
Lebanon: Noam Chomsky interview: Sykes-Picot is failing
Breaking News: Iran: Hassan Rouhani declared President with landslide victory
Iran wins 1 silver, 1 gold medals at 2013 Junior Asian Championships
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2013
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2013
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2013
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2013
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2013
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2013
Top Stories from the News Section
India: 8 dead, 3700 pilgrims stranded as incessant rains batter Uttarakhand
Eight persons were killed in Uttarakhand as incessant rains lashed the hill state causing landslips in the higher reaches and sweeping away several roads and bridges in Uttarkashi and Chamoli districts leading to suspension of the Char Dham Yatra.
Kuwait court dissolves parliament, orders new vote
Kuwait's constitutional court ordered dissolution of parliament and called for a new vote, but approved a controversial electoral law that sparked massive street protests last year.
Palestine: Elderly man kidnapped near Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man, after a group of Israeli settlers attacked shepherds in a Palestinian village, south of Hebron.
UK: Syria to dominate discussions at G8 summit in Northern Ireland
Syria is expected to dominate discussions as the leaders of the seven leading industrialized nations, plus Russia, gather for the G8 summit. There appeared to be little chance of reaching common ground on the issue.
Pakistan: Quetta tragedy : Women university closed for indefinite period
Sardar Bahadur Khan University has been closed for an indefinite period following Saturday’s bomb attack on one of the university’s buses, killing 14 female students and injuring 19 others
Turkey: Police lock down Taksim, as PM shows off in Istanbul
As clashes continue near Taksim, which was cleared of protesters in a surprise police intervention the day before, Turkish PM Erdoğan addressed his supporters at a park 10 kilometers away.
Iran: Hope for Iran’s president-elect to bring changes runs high home and abroad
Expectations home and abroad for Hassan Rouhani to bring changes to Iran in both its domestic policies and foreign relations are set to put the future president 's administration to a tough test.
Egypt’s court sentences Muslim preacher to jail over blasphemy
An Egyptian misdemeanor court sentenced a Muslim preacher and his son to jail over charges of insulting religion and tearing up the Bible.
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh hopes for warm ties with Tehran under Rouhani
King Abdullah yesterday congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his election as the new president of Iran, while welcoming the new leader’s gesture to improve bilateral ties.
Top Stories from the Newspaper Section - Read the full newspaper online here
‘My dad was killed because of his race and faith’
The daughter of an elderly Birmingham man who was repeatedly and brutally stabbed as he walked home from his local mosque has told The Muslim News she believes the attack on her father was not only premeditated but is racially and Islamophobically motivated.
British soldier hacked to death, mosques attacked
A serving British soldier was hacked to death in a terrorist attack in Woolwich, London, on May 22 afternoon. Two suspects were shot and injured by the police. In the aftermath of the attack, mosques were attacked.
Editorial & Legal Corner
Sex, lies and stereotypes
Lurid details of the horrific criminal acts committed by sexual predators in Oxford, Rochdale and High Wycombe that have recently been exposed in court hearings are gut-wrenchingly repulsive.
Legal Corner: High Commissioner unfairly removed from post based on unsubstantiated allegations
The High Court recently considered the case of John Yapp v Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2013] EWHA 1098.
Other Stories
Interview: Grayling defends controversial policies, backs Muslim community as positive force
In a wide-ranging interview with The Muslim News, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling denied that the setting up of secret courts was to hide evidence, admitted that the Government wanted to change the framework of the European Convention on Human Rights and insisted shortening the time for judicial reviews was aimed to prevent their misuse.
The food system: Crisis in slow motion
Food is gaining increased attention these days; more people are looking into local and organic options, joining CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), and shopping at farmers markets.
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Press Release: Eleventh Muslim Awards Ceremony recognises the very best of British Muslim Achievement
Justice Secretary, Rt Hon Chris Grayling, MP, presenting Alhambra Arts award to Comedian and actor, Jeff Mirza at The Muslim News Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner on 25 March. (photo: Sumayya Juma/The Muslim News)
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