Turkey: PM defends police handling of protests as dozens detained across country
Iraq: 32 killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad Shi’a Muslim mosque
Afghanistan: Four NATO soldiers killed in E. Afghan attack
India: Monsoon fury in north India: 131 dead, 70,000 stranded
Pakistan: Five killed in overnight violence in Karachi
Pakistan: Suicide blast at Mardan funeral; death toll rises to 34
Mali: Tuareg rebels sign peace agreement with Mali government
US to hold peace talks with Afghan Taliban in Doha
Palestine: Three Palestinians kidnapped in Qabalan
Palestine: Israeli settlers attack village near Nablus
Palestine: Israeli settlers slash tires of 28 Palestinian cars in Jerusalem
Palestine: Five Palestinians kidnapped in West Bank
Libya pushing arms to Syria rebels
France: Muslim woman loses baby after veil attack
India: Heavy rains continue in north India, Uttarakhand worst hit; flood warning in UP, Delhi
Nigeria: Boko Haram insurgents kill 7 students, 2 teachers in Damaturu
Gambian president slashes West for killing innocent people in anti-terror war
Afghanistan: 3 killed in suicide bombing in Kabul
Pakistan: Lawyers on strike against Quetta carnage, Residency attack
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
Pakistan: Suicide blast at Mardan funeral; death toll rises to 34
The death toll from a suicide attack at a funeral in Mardan district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 34 on Wednesday after seven victims died overnight in hospital, police said
India: Monsoon fury in north India: 131 dead, 70,000 stranded
The famous Kedarnath shrine was virtually submerged in mud and slush where 50 people died in the unprecedented flash floods that claimed over 131 lives in Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh and left over 70,000 pilgrims for Himalayan shrines stranded.
France: Muslim woman loses baby after veil attack
A pregnant Muslim woman who was allegedly attacked in the suburbs of Paris by two ‘skinheads’ for wearing an Islamic face veil has suffered a miscarriage, it was reported on Tuesday.
Palestine: Israeli settlers slash tires of 28 Palestinian cars in Jerusalem
A number of Israeli settlers punctured tires of 28 Palestinian cars in Abu Gosh area in the city.
Palestine: Israeli settlers attack village near Nablus
A number of Israeli settlers attacked the village of Aseera Al-Qibliyya, near Nablus, and burnt the room of the guard of the local water storage facility.
Palestine: Three Palestinians kidnapped in Qabalan
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invadedt Qabalan, southeast of Qalqilia, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
US to hold peace talks with Afghan Taliban in Doha
After 12 years of war, the US and the Taliban have announced that they will seek a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan. The announcement came after the Taliban opened a political office in Qatar.
Mali: Tuareg rebels sign peace agreement with Mali government
Mali’s government has signed an accord with separatists for the military to return to areas under Tuareg rule.
Pakistan: Five killed in overnight violence in Karachi
Five people were killed in overnight violence across the southern Karachi.
Afghanistan: Four NATO soldiers killed in E. Afghan attack
Four NATO soldiers were killed early Wednesday morning in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.
Iraq: 32 killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad Shi’a Muslim mosque
Up to 32 people were killed and 57 wounded in a twin suicide bomb attacks at a Shi'a Muslim mosque in Baghdad.
Turkey: PM defends police handling of protests as dozens detained across country
Prime Minister Erdoğan defended the way the Turkish police have dealt with the weeks-long demonstrations that began in protest of government plans to demolish a park in İstanbul's central Taksim Square.
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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