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Syrians Protest Cuts to Religious Education Amid Reports of Policy Reversal

IQNA – A controversial decision by Syria’s Education Ministry to reduce religious education hours and remove Quran lessons from schools has triggered widespread protests, while unconfirmed reports suggest the ministry may have backtracked under public pressure.
Quran Desecrator Expelled from Bangladeshi University
IQNA – A student arrested by police for desecrating the Quran in Bangladesh last week has been expelled by North South University authorities.
14:15 , 2025 Oct 06
Man Arrested After Graffiti Attack on Watford Mosque Investigated as Hate Crime
IQNA – A man has been arrested on suspicion of religiously aggravated criminal damage after graffiti was painted on a mosque in Watford, England.
10:06 , 2025 Oct 06
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Slammed for Anti-Muslim Post  
IQNA – State leaders in Texas were urged to repudiate a violent anti-Muslim social media post shared by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
12:17 , 2025 Oct 06
Police Probe Suspected Hate Crime After Mosque Fire in East Sussex
IQNA – Police are investigating a suspected hate-motivated arson attack that set fire to a mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex, on Saturday night.
08:44 , 2025 Oct 05
UK Green Party Urges Clarifying Whether East Sussex Mosque Arson Was Terrorism
IQNA – While an arson at a mosque in southern England is being investigated as a hate crime, the UK’s Green Party is urging police to clarify whether it was an act of terrorism.
09:03 , 2025 Oct 06
Detained Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Go on Hunger Strike   
IQNA – Several activists in a Gaza-bound flotilla who were forcibly taken by Israeli forces have begun a hunger strike.
18:17 , 2025 Oct 05
UK Home Secretary Asked to Clarify Comments about Name ‘Jihad’
IQNA – Shabana Mahmood, the UK’s home secretary, has been criticized after saying ‘as a Muslim, I’ve never heard someone being called Jihad’
16:11 , 2025 Oct 05
University Student Detained in Bangladesh over Desecration of Quran
IQNA – Bhatara Police in Bangladesh arrested a North South University (NSU) student over desecrating the Holy Quran.
11:47 , 2025 Oct 05
Glasgow: Man Arrested After Mosque Window Smashed While Children Were Inside
IQNA – A man has been arrested and charged after a window was smashed at a Glasgow mosque while children were attending a Quran class, Police Scotland said.
09:43 , 2025 Oct 04
Court in India Clears Path for Demolition of Another Old Mosque  
IQNA – The High Court in India’s Gujarat refused to halt the partial demolition of a 400-year-old mosque in Ahmedabad, dismissing an appeal by the mosque's trustees against a road-widening project.  
17:20 , 2025 Oct 04
Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets across Italy in Defense of Gaza Aid Flotilla  
IQNA – More than two million Italians to the streets across the European country on Friday as part of a general strike in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
11:09 , 2025 Oct 04
Portsmouth Man Jailed Over Attack on Mosque Worshipper
IQNA – A man in Portsmouth has been sentenced to prison for attacking a worshipper outside a mosque in what police described as a racially and religiously motivated incident.
09:21 , 2025 Oct 04