Quebec province passed religious symbols ban Bill 21. Muslim groups say the Bill unfairly targets Muslim women would have to remove hijab in some public places

Islamophobic group in Norway insulted Muslims, said all Qurans must be destroyed and threw copy of Qur'an in an event near capital Oslo

9 people were killed, 25 wounded by double car bomb blast in Somali capital Mogadishu

Iran is very likely responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Foreign Sec Hunt claimed. Labour Leader Corbyn said there was no "credible evidence".

8 people were killed, incl children, in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan.

Indian Govt approved extension of the President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir for six months effective July 3. The central Govt directly rules the state.

3 mosques in Germany attacked, Eyup Sultan Mosque in Kamen, had hateful graffiti such as “get out," in Hessen, vandals threw rocks at Kassel Central Mosque, in Bremen, Qur'an was burnt

95 people were killed, 19 missing in a suspected ethnic attack in Sobane, a village in Mopti region in central Mali

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Institute for Missing Persons discovered bodies of 12 war victims in a new mass grave at Igman Mountain near Sarajevo.

US-based animal rights group PETA came under fire for posting an inaccurate video on Twitter attacking a Muslim tradition.

African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan's membership with immediate effect as the death toll rises to 113.

Tens of thousands of people filled London’s central Trafalgar Square to protest state visit to UK by US President Donald Trump.

Over 200 Muslim councillors are estimated to have been elected in the English local elections held on May 2, according to data exclusively compiled by The Muslim News.

Political leaders send The Muslim News readers goodwill messages for Eid

The Chinese government has been demolishing mosques and other religious sites in East Turkestan.

Since the inaugural elections, there has been a steady decline in Muslim support for the ANC with a shift towards other parties, namely the opposition Democratic Alliance.