IQNA – The 1,000-year-old Ganj-e-Shahidan Mosque in Varanasi has become the latest target of what critics describe as a systematic campaign by India’s BJP-led government to erase Muslim history.
News ID: 3497919 Publish Date : 2026/06/21
IQNA – Authorities sealed all 15 mosques in the state capital of Arunachal Pradesh, India, drawing criticism from Muslim groups.
News ID: 3497817 Publish Date : 2026/06/13
IQNA – Officials in Lucknow, India, demolished a mosque reportedly built on what is called “government land”.
News ID: 3496952 Publish Date : 2026/04/02
IQNA – Worshippers turned out in large numbers at mosques and designated prayer grounds across the Indian capital on Saturday to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers, bringing the holy month of Ramadan to a close with traditional solemnity and festive cheer.
News ID: 3496848 Publish Date : 2026/03/22
IQNA – The management of the historic Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, India’s Uttar Pradesh, has formally applied to district authorities for permission to install and use loudspeakers during the upcoming month of Ramadan, stressing their intent to adhere strictly to government sound regulations.
News ID: 3496295 Publish Date : 2026/02/03
IQNA – The demolition of a mosque and madrasa in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state marks the latest in a series of such actions in Sambhal district, an area that has seen heightened sectarian strife since a dispute over a different mosque sparked violence 14 months ago.
News ID: 3495972 Publish Date : 2026/01/05
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.
News ID: 3494869 Publish Date : 2025/10/04
IQNA – The stay on the demolition of a mosque was extended by a court in Shimla, the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
News ID: 3493275 Publish Date : 2025/05/30
IQNA – A mosque in Hyderabad, India, that dates back to 4 centuries ago is going to be restored and reopened.
News ID: 3491891 Publish Date : 2025/02/17
IQNA – Muslims in India’s Uttar Pradesh have denounced the demolition of a mosque in Kushinagar under the pretext of “illegal encroachments”.
News ID: 3491816 Publish Date : 2025/02/11
IQNA – A survey of a 14th-century mosque in India’s Uttar Pradesh, demanded by Hindu groups, will not go ahead for now.
News ID: 3491087 Publish Date : 2024/12/17
IQNA – The United Muslim Forum (UMF), a panel of Muslim religious figures, expressed concern about the growing trend of targeting of historic mosques in India.
News ID: 3490859 Publish Date : 2024/11/28
IQNA – The head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars voiced concerns about the escalation of Islamophobia and violence against Muslims in India.
News ID: 3490472 Publish Date : 2024/10/29
IQNA – Five people accused of pelting stones at a mosque in Surathkal, India’s Karnataka State, have been arrested by police.
News ID: 3489916 Publish Date : 2024/09/16
IQNA – The Delhi High Court again refused to permit offering of prayers at the demolished ‘Akhoondji mosque’ site during Ramadan and on Eid al-Fitr.
News ID: 3487871 Publish Date : 2024/04/09
IQNA – A plea seeking permission for special Ramadan prayers at a demolished mosque in India’s capital was rejected.
News ID: 3487600 Publish Date : 2024/03/17
IQNA – Muslim leaders deplored a court order allowing Hindu prayers to be offered at the of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, India’s Uttar Pradesh, saying it relied on an “incorrect and unfounded argument”.
News ID: 3487058 Publish Date : 2024/02/03
IQNA – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) slammed India’s move to launch a Hindu temple on the site of a demolished mosque.
News ID: 3486930 Publish Date : 2024/01/24
IQNA – India’s minority Muslims plan to begin building a new mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, after the holy month of Ramadan (March 10-April 9).
News ID: 3486872 Publish Date : 2024/01/20
IQNA – An Indian court directed a lower bench to evaluate petitions by Hindus on the future of a mosque in city of Varanasi.
News ID: 3486498 Publish Date : 2023/12/20
