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Spain

Barcelona death toll rises to 16

The rally was led by emergency workers, shopkeepers and residents of the city's well-known Las Ramblas boulevard, where a van ploughed into pedestrians

Myanmar

Myanmar violence - almost 100 killed, thousands escape over the border to Bangladesh

Thousands of Rohingya muslims are escaping the latest violence in Myanmar by crossing the border with Bangladesh. 98 people have been killed during clashes since friday.

Spain

Father of three-year-old Barcelona attack victim hugs imam

The father of a three-year-old boy that was killed in the Barcelona attack shared a tender moment with Rubi's imam.

Germany

Almost a fifth of 'Europeans' wouldn't want to live next door to a Muslim

Almost a fifth of participants from five European countries would not want to have a Muslim as a neighbour, a recent study found.

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India

India's supreme court rules Muslim practice of instant divorce is unconstitutional

Men should not be allowed to end marriage by a single text message, court rules.

Spain

Spain's Muslims unite against terrorism

Hundreds of Muslims hold rally in Barcelona to condemn violence and to state "terrorists will not prevail"

World News

Senator slammed after burqa ban stunt in Australia

Pauline Hanson criticised after turning up to the Australian senate covered in the full-face veil.

France

Woman made to pay pool cleaning fees after swimming in burkini

The owner of a private residence asked a woman to pay 490 euros to disinfect the communal pool after she swam in a burkini.

Israel

Jerusalem tense as age limit imposed on al-Aqsa mosque

The police were braced for possible violence, but in the end Friday prayers were relatively peaceful

Israel

Palestinians reject new al-Aqsa security measures

Tensions remain high in Jerusalem after Israel replaced metal detectors at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City with CCTV cameras, hoping to calm days of bloodshed.

Israel

Muslim boycott of mosque in Jerusalem to continue

Muslims in Jerusalem will continue the boycott of the Al Aqsa mosque despite Israel dismantling metal detectors at the entrances

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Belgium niqab ban upheld

In this episode: Belgium’s ban on Islamic veils are ruled to be legal; the British Foreign Secretary dismisses talk of a Brexit bill, and Ukraine hosts an EU-Kiev…

Belgium

European Court upholds Belgium's full veil ban

The European Court of Human Rights upholds Belgium's ban on the Islamic full-face veil, rejecting a legal challenge by two Muslim women wearing the niqab.

France

Muslim leaders arrive in Berlin on European tour against terrorism

A group of imams are on a six-day bus tour of cities hit by attacks to denounce violence in the name of political Islam.

Cinema

'The Big Sick': real-life rom-com

His Pakistani parents wanted an arranged Muslim marriage for him, but comedian Kumail Nanjiani chose American writer Emily V Gordon as his wife - and the pair wrote a movie about it.

France

Man tries to ram car into crowd at Paris mosque

The driver apparently failed to get past protective barriers and no one was injured.

USA

Grandmas denied visas under revised US travel ban

Donald Trump's revised travel ban has just kicked in, temporarily barring most citizens from six mainly Muslim countries from getting US visas. Immigrant rights groups say the government has defined too narrowly who should be exempted from the ban.

France

No dogs, no alcohol, no veiled women

The rules state that women are only allowed to wear one-piece or two-piece bathing suits

USA

Trump claims 'victory' over travel ban ruling

Donald Trump says Supreme Court decision is a 'victory for national security', but Civil Liberties experts disagree

Belgium

So what's really in the Koran? How some Belgian schools address the question

Teachers are using a new book to help students decide for themselves.