IQNA – India’s Supreme Court approved the partial demolition of the 400-year-old Mancha Masjid complex in Ahmedabad.

IQNA – A bill to ban face veils used for “gender or religious motives” in most public spaces has been approved by the Portuguese parliament.

IQNA – The family of Imam Musa Sadr expressed surprise at the Lebanese judiciary’s ruling to release former Libya dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal on bail.

IQNA – A school in the city of Mason, US state of Ohio, teaches the students to not only read the Quran but also memorize it.

IQNA – A prominent German author and politician’s home was raided by police and his phones and computers were seized after he criticized the Israeli regime’s prime minister on social media.

IQNA – Across several states of India governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), authorities are using arrests and property demolitions to punish Muslims for peaceful religious expression, leading to mounting accusations of state-sanctioned religious discrimination.

IQNA – News that Washington County Board of Education Vice President Mike Guessford has agreed to meet with leaders at the Islamic Society of Western Maryland (ISWMD) has been welcomed.

IQNA – "Mosques in Islam" is the title of an art exhibition launched at the Grand Mosque of Paris in the French capital.

IQNA – The King Salman Gate project, a large mixed-use development planned next to Mecca’s Grand Mosque, will create around 900,000 indoor and outdoor prayer spaces, according to the company overseeing the initiative.

IQNA – Anti-Muslim hate crimes in England and Wales rose by nearly 20 percent over the past year, according to new Home Office statistics that highlight a sharp increase in Islamophobic incidents following last summer’s riots.

IQNA – A leading Muslim civil rights group condemned Washington County School Board Vice President Mike Guessford for “dangerous” call to protest a mosque's open house.

IQNA – Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta has issued a new religious ruling allowing citizens to direct their zakat funds toward meeting the basic needs of displaced people in Gaza.