The father of a slain Muslim American soldier hit back at Donald Trump late Saturday, saying the Republican presidential nominee’s criticism of the bereaved parents indicated he “has no soul” and is “void of empathy.” More

German security forces have stormed a mosque run by a group believed to be radicalizing young people in the country and urging them to join terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq More

The Israeli government has issued tenders for the construction of 323 new housing units for Jewish settlers in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, the Israeli media reported Wednesday. More

Police in the southern state of Texas have launched an investigation after a doctor was stabbed and shot near a mosque as he walked to morning prayers, local media said. More

Nigeria’s court of appeals on Thursday ruled that Muslim female students can wear their head covering to schools, dismissing a government ban as “discriminatory and an infringement on the constitutional rights” of the affected students. More

A Palestinian teen was gunned down on Tuesday night by the Israeli army during clashes in the occupied West Bank. More

A 22-nation Arab summit tackling the region’s crises, despite splits over Iran and Turkey, was cut back to a single day Monday due to the absence of the heavyweight leaders. More

A Scottish cinema was criticised for cancelling a screening of the 1977 Islam-themed film The Message, despite receiving fewer than 100 complaints, the Scotsman reported. More

Islamophobic media personality Katie Hopkins has been reported to the police over a tweet after the Nice attack in which she said it was time to “get intolerant of Islam.” More

The parliamentary committee also said there was currently no useable legal definition of extremism. More

Muslims make up just over two per cent of Myanmar’s population, government census figures showed on Thursday, undercutting claims by Buddhist hardliners that Islam poses a threat to the dominance of their faith. More

The Muslim Charities Forum have estimated that British Muslims donated approximately £100 million to charitable causes this Ramadan, which equates to around £38 a second. More