Egypt: Twenty-five injured in Fayoum clashes
India: Rain horror in north India, 182 dead, thousands missing
Iraq: At least 4 killed, 21 wounded in attacks
Palestine: Abbas, Ashton discuss U.S. efforts to revive Mideast peace
Turkey: More trouble in store for Turkey’s deadlocked EU bid
UK: England reach final after South Africa disintegrate yet again
Somalia: Multiple fatalities as Al Shabab attack UN Somalia base
Palestine: 18 Palestinians kidnapped in West Bank
Palestine: Israeli soldiers invade Teqoua’ near Bethlehem
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills local political leader
Germany: Obama keeps mum on US military aid to Syrian rebels
Bahraini teen activist faces up to 80 years in prison
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
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: Rain horror in north India, 182 dead, thousands missing
Close to 63,000 people remained stranded or cut off in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand on Wednesday as the toll touched 150 and the rain finally let up after three days, helping authorities step up rescue and relief operations.
Bahraini teen activist faces up to 80 years in prison
A Bahraini court sentenced an 18-year-old opposition member, Akbar Ali al-Kishi, to 10 years in prison over charges of blowing up gas cylinders, family and activists said, adding that the young activist faces several more decades of imprisonment.
Germany: Obama keeps mum on US military aid to Syrian rebels
US President Barack Obama refused to specify the exact nature of new US military aid to Syrian rebels, despite signals from top US officials that they will be receiving small arms and ammunition.
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills local political leader
A suicide bombing in northern Iraq killed the leader of a provincial political party and four relatives, officials said, on the eve of elections his bloc was to participate in.
Palestine: Israeli soldiers invade Teqoua’ near Bethlehem
Several Israeli soldiers invaded Teqoua’, east of Bethlehem, and clashed with local youths.
Palestine: 18 Palestinians kidnapped in West Bank
Palestinian sources have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped a total of 18 Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Somalia: Multiple fatalities as Al Shabab attack UN Somalia base
Al Shabab have caused multiple deaths after breaking into the United Nations’ main compound in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu.
Turkey: More trouble in store for Turkey’s deadlocked EU bid
Turkey responded defiantly to disconcerting signals that its troubled bid to join the European Union is bracing for yet other setbacks, saying it will not beg anyone to join the 27-nation bloc if it faces new rejection.
Palestine: Abbas, Ashton discuss U.S. efforts to revive Mideast peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and European Union Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton discussed United States' efforts to resume Middle East peace talks.
Iraq: At least 4 killed, 21 wounded in attacks
At least four people were killed and 21 wounded in separate shooting and bomb attacks in Iraq.
Egypt: Twenty-five injured in Fayoum clashes
Twenty-five people were injured in Fayoum’s Itsa City in clashes between supporters of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy and his opponents.
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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