The Muslim News Awards for Excellence Ceremony
Eleventh Muslim Awards Ceremony – Photographs
Photographs from the eleventh awards ceremony for the Muslim News Awards of Excellence 2013 may be found below.
China: 55 dead, 14 missing in S China storms
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Syria: Deadly car bomb hits Damascus killing many
A car bomb exploded in a northern district of the Syrian capital on Saturday night killing an unknown number of people.
Palestine: Archive file shows Israel’s founder tried to erase Palestinian ethnic cleansing
A newly-uncovered document in the government archives reveals that the first Israeli government, including first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, worked to re-write the history of Israel's founding in 1948 to deny the fact that over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled.
Syria: President Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won’t step down
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he won't step down before elections as rebels kidnapped the father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad.
Pakistan: PTI senior leader Zahra Shahid killed on eve of Karachi re-polls
Vice-President of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf’s Sindh chapter, Zahra Shahid Hussain, was killed late on Saturday in an attempted robbery incident on the eve of re-polls in Karachi’s NA-250 constituency,
Nigerian troops arrest 65 rebels in northeast state
Nigerian troops operating in northeast Borno State said on Saturday that 65 rebels had been apprehended so far by officers of the Special Task Force.
India: Five handicapped girls raped in Rajasthan
Five physically challenged girls were allegedly raped and assaulted by two employees at a residential school run by a non-government organization in Jaipur, capital of the western Indian state of Rajasthan.
Ukraine: Thousands rally for Tymoshenko
Thousands of people have attended large rallies in Kyiv in opposition to Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, calling for the release of jailed former PM Yulia Tymoshenko. Some clashed with Yanukovych supporters.
Iraq: Eight killed, 8 policemen kidnapped in violence across Iraq
Eight people were killed in separate attacks across Iraq, while gunmen kidnapped eight policemen in the western province of Anbar, the police said.
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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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