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WEB20th Sep 2024. In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have killed 28 Palestinians in Gaza and 7 in the West Bank through indiscriminate bombings. Since October 7, the death toll has soared, with 41,272 Palestinians— including 16,795 children and 11,378 women—killed, and 95,551 more injured as the violence continues to devastate the region.
26 Muslim women featured in the BBC’s 100 Women List
WEBDec 25, 2020 — Elham Asaad Buaras. Twenty-six Muslim women from 20 countries are featured in the BBC’s 100 Women List of the most inspiring and influential women from around the world. This year’s list includes Hollywood actress and climate activist Jane Fonda and Sanna Marin, who leads Finland’s all-female coalition government.
Over 400 Muslim councillors elected in England
WEBAn estimated 443 Muslim councillors were elected in the local elections in England, according to data exclusively compiled by The Muslim News. At least 70 per cent of councils in England had at least one Muslim candidate contesting for a ward seat on May 5. Over 1,130 Muslim candidates ran in local elections in …
France shuts down 2 Islamic schools - The Muslim News
WEB18th Nov 2022. By Alaattin Dogru. ANKARA, Turkey (AA): Two Islamic schools have been closed down in France’s southern city of Montpellier, according to local media reports. Officials carried out unannounced checks at the two schools on Tuesday and ordered the administrations to shut them down, news outlet Actu.fr reported on Wednesday.
Sweden: 'I can't burn sacred books,' says Muslim who got …
WEBGuest July 17, 2023 . Well done he has risen above the nastiness but he still should not have been given permission to do this (nor of course the anti-Muslim guy) – The double standard is not that they can burn Quran and we cannot burn Bibles or Torah because the Swedes allow both and Muslims honor all prophets and all holy books as per the last two verses of Surah Baqarah anyway.
Video game publisher apologises for ‘disrespectful’ use of Qur’an
WEB26th Nov 2021. Elham Asaad Buaras. Leading American video game publisher Activision Blizzard was forced to apologise following online backlash for its disrespectful depiction of the Qur’an in the latest instalment of its highly anticipated shooter game Call of Duty. News spread via social media that bloodstained pages of the holy book could ...
Record 18 Muslim MPs elected, majority women
WEBDec 27, 2019 — 10 of the 18 elected Muslim MPs are women, first three of whom were elected in 2010 (Shabana Mahmood, Rushanara Ali, Yasmin Qureshi all Labour). Labour’s Faisal Rashid (Warington South) is the only Muslim MP to lose his seat. He was elected in 2017. Apsana Begum – Labour (Poplar and Limehouse) made history as …
Birmingham Qur’an manuscript, is it as early as claimed?
WEBOct 30, 2015 — In the early days of Islam, before the invention of paper, parts of the Qur’an were written on palm folios, parchment as well as animal bones. Professor Thomas states that “the animal from which it was taken was alive during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad or shortly afterwards.”. Although 95.4% accuracy of the radio carbon dating ...
Sarwar becomes UK’s first Muslim and ethnic minority leader of a …
WEBMar 19, 2021 — (Photo credit: Scottish Labour Party) Elham Asaad Buaras. Anas Sarwar, 38, became the first Muslim and the first ethnic minority leader of a major political party in the UK after defeating Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Central Scotland Monica Lennon for the Scottish Labour Party leadership election on February 27.
Remarkable rise in Islamophobia cases and anti-Muslim policies in ...
WEBFeb 24, 2023 — Elham Asaad Buaras. Owing largely to the rise in power of the far right, last year marked a “remarkable rise of Islamophobia and the policies that it inspires” in Europe, said the Collective for Countering Islamophobia in Europe (CCIE) in its annual report.
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